December 21st, 2009 | Published in Executive Coaching, Leadership Development, Life Coaching, Personal Growth, The Growing Edge, Work/Life Balance
Now that we are almost done wrapping the presents, I have started to think about wrapping up the year. Most people have some kind of ritual or tradition of saying farewell to the year. During December, I offer my clients the opportunity to recap this year using The YAHOO/BOO HOO/AH-HAH list. (Try saying that 3 times fast.)
December 17th, 2009 | Published in Executive Coaching, Leadership Development, Life Coaching, Personal Growth, The Growing Edge, Work/Life Balance
We had a delightful Thanksgiving sleeping in, enjoying the outdoors, and of course, EATING! We especially relished our new holiday tradition: a post-dinner obstacle course in which family and friends gather in the basement and devise a course incorporating physical challenges such as leaping over couches (see photo of my son, James) crawling under tables and jumping rope; feats of manual dexterity (dropping bamboo skewers into a small glass); and tests of memory (how many times do I rock in the chair?)
December 8th, 2009 | Published in Personal Growth, The Growing Edge, Work/Life Balance
It is the middle of the night. The moon is shining bright. I can’t sleep tight.
My mind is full and it isn’t visions of sugar plums dancing inside of my head. It is that never ending TO DO list caving in on me: Read the rest of this entry »
December 2nd, 2009 | Published in Uncategorized
Some days I am irritable, crabby and grumpy – a downright Crabasaurus. I notice it more often this time of year. It could be because the schedule at our house is extremely busy with work, school, music lessons, workshops, sports, meetings, volunteer commitments, etc. It could be because it gets so dark so early this time of year. It could be because I am not getting enough sleep.
Mary is a seasoned and highly trained professional in the field of human change.
