One of the most difficult conversations to have as a coach is a conversation where a client realizes something along the lines of “this is totally out of my hands.” 

What strategies do you use to hold yourself accountable? If you’re like me - other people are the most effective accountability tool out there.

One of the most effective ways to help people see a challenge in a new light is getting them to zoom way out. Often that new perspective is enough to shake loose a different angle or path forward that wasn’t obvious before.

How many times have you heard “let’s take the emotion out of this decision” or “Let’s look at this rationally”?
As a man with 2 business degrees - I’ve been taught so many strategies for making decisions “rationally.”

When $@#% hits the fan, who do you call? I know for me, there are a few people that I can trust to talk me off the ledge. For my clients, I often play that role.

“Your life is the sum total of what you pay attention to” was the way Ezra Klein started a recent podcast. I had to rewind a few times to really hear that because… yep… I wasn’t quite paying attention.

Here’s a blueprint for a Peer Annual Review - to start the year off right and jam with a friend or a few.

From the many heavy conversations I’ve had lately I’ve heard some creative ideas for how to manage this stress. A few really resonated with me, and I wanted to share them:

Can we use the same system we use to build great software products to organize our lives? Or does that sound miserable?

I offer my experience from the tech world - as a leader and as someone who doubted himself. And I offer my experience as a coach - one who has the tools to help people reimagine the stories in their head that are holding them back.