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 everything from how we shop for groceries, to how we plan a vacation, to how we tackle a big project or a change we want to make. In working with people on finding their right work, or possibly aiming for a specific job – and really, anything they want to accomplish – I’ve seen patterns and styles of behavior that are pretty darn clear. So I’ve

“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.

Toward the end of my ad agency career, I had an experience that was a classic turning point, one that allowed me for the first time to realize I could set my own priorities. In a relatively small shop, I’d gained a reputation as a “fixer,” able to take an account with a difficult client, stabilize it, and sometimes even grow it. This wasn’t always much fun, but it did provide a certain satisfaction, and I gained both people skills and extra business and marketing skills. So,

I had a gorgeous friend during my college years, and she even had a colorful name – Hester. She was a woman of bold and impetuous action, the one of our crew who proposed the wildest adventures, and then proceeded to launch herself into them. I was in awe of how Hester purposefully reached for what she really wanted. She seemed at home on the planet, willing to just decide and go. In contrast, I was more cautious and sometimes a non-starter. Always an information-gatherer by

Caryn was recently featured in KC Voyager Magazine . In her interview, she says, "I was born hard-wired to make things....The way I make a living now wasn’t conceivable when I was coming of age, so yes, there have been tiny and massive learning edges along the way. Yet all of my struggles revealed gifts and guidance, sometimes in what seems like miraculous ways." Although she rarely rides bumper car rides as she did often as a little kid growing up in Brooklyn, she has a lot

After I was thrown out of journalism school at the University of Missouri (long story involving activism and graphic design gone bad), my 20-year-old self shrugged with relief because I had a double major in history, and more specifically labor history. I had always been drawn to poetry and meaning, especially in how we tracked true to our passions while earning enough to keep the electricity on and some tasty vittles in the fridge. Although I grew up in a middle class family

Nothing like making a plan, especially when it comes to your livelihood, to make God (or anyone for that matter) laugh. So let's talk about surprising diversions that took us exactly where we needed to be. We'll share transitions and transformations we've experienced or witnessed in our clients. Come listen to how Kathryn became an accidental advertiser, and from there, surprised her way into coaching career transitions and development, uniting hundreds of people with their n

"If you really want to take this journey you need to find the core of who you are and let that hold you up until you are ready." Donna...