Author Archives: JoMo
New Year River Resolution
I can still feel the river so that I am stillness and the banks move past me on either side. My eyes still search for that silver line, thick as mercury, where the river turns a corner, and drops to … Continue reading
More of us
What do I really want? I want more of the vibe I experienced at Westlake Toastmasters this morning. I just got back on a high of good feeling from good people and I think it boils down to this: Everyone … Continue reading
Crossing the Threshold
Which do you choose? The blue pill or the red pill? You remember Neo in the movie the Matrix? The blue pill keeps you in the world as you know it, the red pill brings you new knowledge and awareness … Continue reading
Show up more often
“I’ve found that luck is quite predictable. If you want more luck, take more chances. Be more active. Show up more often.” BRIAN TRACY
To Be Alive
Fulfillment is about being fully alive. Fulfillment is the state of fully expressing who we are doing what is right for us. Clients have a sense of that feeling. They describe it as wholeness, satisfaction, a sense of rightness and … Continue reading
Managing People Checklist
I work often with David Rock’s SCARF model in my coaching of small business owners. I developed this checklist for managing people in a small business. I would love feedback if you use it! Check the boxes which are true … Continue reading
Evidence for coaching through looking at a chain of impact
The Bailey Group, which work with organizational transformation in the US, acknowledge that it’s difficult to measure the direct impact of coaching on sales and profits but suggest looking at a chain of impact: “Research shows that the chain of … Continue reading
What coaching is about
We can make our minds so like still water that beings gather about us that they may see, it may be, their own images, and so live for a moment with a clear, perhaps even with a fiercer life because … Continue reading
From The Cat’s Table
There is a story, always ahead of you. Barely existing. Only gradually do you attach yourself to it and feed it. You discover the carapace that will contain and test your character. You find in this way the path of … Continue reading
Live the life you imagined
“Go confidently in the direction of your dreams! Live the life you’ve imagined. As you simplify your life, the laws of the universe will be simpler.” HENRY DAVID THOREAU