In our work lives, we sometimes find ourselves in a kind of wilderness. Perhaps we don’t know why we’re still doing what we’re doing, or...

"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...

"Where do you find your people?" is a question I hear a lot. As someone who has been offering writing workshops, coaching, and consulting...

As we prepare for our 2024 Your Right Livelihood class, we're cooking up a trio of workshops to explore the work calling your name and...

Come join Kathryn Lorenzen and me for the Big Picture Retreat to come home to the work, art, or service you most want to incorporate into...

Sorting through my sister’s garage recently, I stumbled across something I recognized immediately – my mother’s leather portfolio full of...

As the last 25 years of my life have been largely focused on people’s relationships with their work, I’ve always held a special place in...

There's a whole lot of travel going on this summer, perhaps some even involving you and a slew of planes, trains, and automobiles. Yet...

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!...

Several years ago, I played rhythm guitar with a wonderful local rockabilly band, Miss Major and Her Minor Mood Swings. We built a nice...

My dad was the pure embodiment of “I work, therefore I am.” Far from being a Type A, he brought pure joy to work, and he equally enjoyed...

I love my work but I have a tendency, to paraphrase the Oklahoma song, to be a gal who can't say no. Yet when our mouths get us into...

I’m surprised at how often I hear this. Since 2002 I’ve been coaching people in career development and job search, and there’s been a...

Kathryn Lorenzen and I have been cooking up a feast of workshops and small group coaching sessions starting in December to invite you to...

When my mother was diagnosed with fast-moving macular degeneration in her 80s, she knew she might not have her vision much longer. Mom...

At some point in our lives, many of us arrive at a reckoning. The scenarios are different, but some version of a question can show up:...

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!...

As a coach, I’ve learned close-up-and-personal that people have very different relationships with planning. This becomes apparent in...

“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...

"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...