Coaches provide clients new awareness, and sometimes it is the coach who needs the awareness. The most frustrating aspect of coaching is not the coaching. It is everything else. And who knew how much “everything else” there would be? Unfortunately, it is the rare coach who has clients knocking at all hours on their door.

I appreciate clear agreements. When you drive through at Steak-n-Shake, they tell you, “This isn’t fast-food.” I know not to expect to whiz right through the line. This is helpful. Sometimes when I give the message at a funeral, I inform the family, “It’s ok to cry. It’s ok to laugh. There will be times

There are four tools that I use everyday in my coaching that make life much easier. I would describe each tool as cheap, easy, and reliable. They save me time. They always work.

I was trained to solve problems. As a kid, I was given tests and rewarded for good problem solving. In college, I studied engineering, the ultimate in problem solving. Then I became a pastor and found that ministry is a wonderland of problems. Everywhere you look, problems. It’s like Willy Wonka’s chocolate factory for people

Todd is the youngest brother to attend the academy. Expectations are very high for his success. But Todd only feels defeat and dread. No matter his effort, he will fall short of the expectations. Mr. Keating, Todd’s English teacher, believes that teaching Todd more facts about poetry is a waste of time until Todd is

Ethan flicked his strawberry blonde hair with a quick head jerk to the right. He wanted to be able to see clearly as his body slipped into the weight machine. Exercise had never been his thing. He was a band geek, and band geeks were exempt from High School P.E. But there he sat, getting