Darcy Luoma Coaching and Consulting

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I’m sorry, I didn’t quite get that

I can’t tell you how many times I am on a coaching call, ask the client a question, and they say ‘huh! No one has ever asked me that before!’ For all the talking that we do, in general we do not ask enough questions.

The drive to fix, solve, give advice, or talk about your own experience almost always wins over curiosity and questions. And while there’s a time and place for all of those, questions can really help us access new awareness, get creative, understand the root of problems, and more. [Read more…]

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Well, this feels awkward

For a while now, you’ve been hearing me talk about pausing, and thinking before acting. And during that thinking, a lot of what I tell you to do is ask yourself questions. I have been coaching for so long, that asking questions – both of myself and others – comes really easily. It’s such a habit that I forget that most of you aren’t used to saying things like ‘what obstacles are getting in the way?’ to your kids or coworkers. [Read more…]

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Protecting your emotional energy

by DLCC Coach Brian Yaucher

I look at our emotional energy as rechargeable batteries. When we are fully charged we are productive, energetic, happy and engaged with others. But over time if we do not ‘recharge’, we start feeling unhappy, stressed, exhausted and unfocused. [Read more…]

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If you can’t change the world, maybe you should just change yourself

When I talk with my clients about what in their life needs to change, I cannot tell you how many times the answer is other people! We are all sure that if other people would just go ahead and behave the way WE think they should, life would be so much better. And it likely would!

But, I am here with some bad news: people don’t change just because you want them to. And sitting around wishing they would be different, or even better telling everyone else all about it, wastes a LOT of energy. [Read more…]

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Are you too tired to be a good person?

I know a few things about being physically tired. When I was Ironman training I was out of energy at the end of every day, thanks to the relentless workouts. Though that didn’t really compare to having two kids under two and a full time job – that’s a special kind of exhaustion. And I bet you know how it feels to be just plain spent at the end of a long day. Physical energy is a finite resource, which is why I LOVE naps. [Read more…]

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