Today, as I lay on ice to help aleviate my chronic back pain, I felt just a wee bit sorry for myself.  I was scanning my in box and I had an email from coach Jim Vuocolo, who had received this from a friend, and felt compelled to share it with his friends.  He didn’t [...]

Those of you who know me know I don’t smoke, don’t drink, don’t take drugs, don’t usually eat meat, work out on a regular basis, love hiking, used to be a ballet dancer, ran marathons, love yoga and Pilates, and so on.  At one place they used to call me the “Tofu Queen”, and for about 15 [...]

It was a cold, crisp, clear December day when I pulled into the parking lot of Barnes Elementary School to meet my “little” for the first time.  I was nervous.  Woudl she like me?  Would I be able to be everything she needed/expected?  Would I embarrass her in front of her peers?  The questions were [...]

     One of the ways to increase excitement and engagement in the ranks is to raise people’s self-worth.  In this economy, a lot of charities have been hit really hard, and need awareness, funds, attention, and volunteers.  Check out what one young Portland woman started just recently: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEdVfyt-mLw   It’s called the Pink Glove Dance.  How [...]

All of us need to improve our decision making abilities in this business environment. 
IQ (Intelligence Quotient) measures your overall general intelligence. EQ (Emotional Quotient) measures your emotional intelligence: your ability to sense, understand, and effectively apply the power and acumen of emotions to facilitate high levels of collaboration and productivity.  This is how effective leaders [...]

SECRET……The dictionary tells us that a secret (noun) is something that is kept hidden or concealed.
 
Most of us have been exposed to the tremendously successful movie and/or the book called “The Secret”, which contains knowledge that has been around for thousands of years, and it was packaged in an intriguing and ingenious way to attract [...]

 
I have always loved this poem.  I don’t know who wrote it.  But I find it has been true in my life and I couldn’t write anything that better describes prayer and God as I have come to know Him.  I offer it to you as Thanksgiving eve approaches.
Happy Thanksgiving!
 
I asked God for strength, that I [...]

There are not too many words I can add, or even need to.  This wonderful video speaks for itself.
Please take less than 5 minutes to watch this and pray for our soldiers on this Veterans Day.
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Coach Julia

Yesterday I received an family email from my sister, who is Chief Risk Officer at a very large international bank.  Apparently, family members have been contacting her, asking about economic survival strategies.  They are concerned about their 401K’s, investments, retirement security, etc.
The world is in a panic, and I’m stating the obvious unless you’ve been [...]

In my executive coaching, I frequently use the metaphor of someone having their “hair on fire” to describe a leader being visibly super-stressed.
Well, yesterday I got to witness it first hand in a non-metaphorical sense.  Yes, for real!  Get this: my husband and I are in LA on business.  His back was bothering him, and [...]