"The gift must always move," I read in an article by Lewis Hyde over 40 years ago. I was in my early 20s and only knew that I had to write poetry and also find a way to pay the rent and go out for occasional enchiladas. Until I read those lines, I didn't connect the truth of seeing a calling -- something we feel born to do or something that emerges with such clarity that it just about takes our breath away -- as a gift I needed to pay forward. I only knew Hyde was saying som

As spring approaches, there’s a natural uptick in energy for many folks. This can be so much fun to have the sensation of a fresh start! And yet, some of my coaching clients have recently told me they just feel stalled out and can’t seem to get their motors started. During the second year of the pandemic, there was a feeling most of us had, a pervasive sense of joylessness and inertia. Adam Grant published an article in The New York Times that named that feeling for us as “l

“Faith and fear both need to be brought to the bargaining table to hammer out an agreement between them,” Gregg Levoy says of finding the work you love. Gregg should know. As the author of Callings and Vital Signs, he has been writing about unearthing and enacting the work that matters to us based on his passionate insights and lived experience (especially leaping from being a salaried journalist to a beloved freelance writer and inspiring presenter). Last Sunday, Gregg w

"Where do I even begin?" is a question that occupies many of us when considering our next act or how to leap or pivot into the work of our heart. Have a listen to this mini podcast (just 5 minutes), and please pass this onto anyone else who might be interested in figuring out the what of the what, how to get started, or what to focus on when so many possibilities call.