Why you should play your aces
The Lonely Mountain and Smaug, drawn by J. R. R Tolkein Use the best of what you’ve got & who you are I’m sure we’re shaped by the books we...
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Five fatal hesitations
Don’t worry about the poisonous gasses. You’ll be fine. ???? Five fatal hesitations There’s always a good reason not to begin. Target anxiety hesitation. I want to do something that...
Self-talk & summits
Ron and Michael climb a mountain Self-talk The other week, when I was climbing up a live volcano … (“Name dropping” is one thing. “Geological feature dropping” is a whole...
How to get bent out of shape (and other lessons from the trail)
My walking companions, heading off after a lunch break at a public hut Three More Unexpected Life Lessons from my Tasmanian Hike A couple of newsletters ago, I shared three...
What it means to be a guru (he says, modestly) (plus two resources)
You probably notice the serene wisdom I now emanate. You’re welcome. Three non-BS ways to embody guru-ness Global Gurus named me the #4 Coaching Guru this month. Woo hoo! I’ve...
Leech lessons (and more) from the trail
End of the Overland Trail, with my friends Gabs and Batch Three Unexpected Life Lessons from my Tasmanian Hike The Overland Trail in Tasmania is one of the great walks...
Creating Your Life: Time & Temperature
Salt: Maldon. Pinch bowl: Scandinavian crystal “borrowed” from my parents. How to season your life An article in the New York Times, a primer about salt, which, by the way,...
More & Less. Forward or Back (Helpful tool inside)
The downloadable link for this is below. More and Less. Forward or Back. Well, here we are. 2024. Huzzah ????! I hope it’s a really great year for you and...
Light it up
Marcella and me, with the front yard display twinkling in the background Light it up Marcella and I spend the first week of December in Nova Scotia, her home province....
The real win wasn’t the trophy
My Oscar moment The trophy isn’t the real win (although it’s very nice ????) Earlier this month, I won the “Marshall Goldsmith Award for Coaching & Mentoring” at Thinkers50. This...
My deep fear about saying No
Tens only Removing the 9.9s One of my big things for next year is to begin working on a new book. What! Another book?! I know, I know, I know....
Three ways to get your bearings
Black Mountain Tower, Canberra’s bearing point Three ways to get your bearings (Ha! I’d forgotten that the newsletter section before the article was titled “take your bearings” … so clearly,...
