When people come to you with something important, what is your default response? Do you offer advice? Tell a story about when that happened to you? Chime in with all your relevant life experience?...
Roadtrip to 2019
By DLCC Coach Nancy Turngren As you start the new year, I’m wondering how well you know yourself. We often start off the year strong with good intentions but end up getting stuck in the same rut....
Resolve to Think Twice
Someone snaps at you, and you snap back. It’s so easy, it just happens. You don’t pause and think about what’s going to come out of your mouth, you just shoot it out as fast as you can. But where...
Resolve to Take a Breather
I’m happy to report that I am already feeling rested, as my girls and I decided to just stay home for the holidays this year. No time spent on highways or in airplanes, and plenty of time to enjoy...
Our Top Posts from 2018
I hope you are having a wonderful holiday! Josie, Jadyn and I are chillin' out and loving the relaxed pace of vacation. As I get ready to record my last Thoughtfully Fit Thursday of the year, I...
Learning to Swim in a Sea of Change
By Mike Touhey, DLCC Coach Businesses today are faced with many changes including technological, social, environmental, regulatory, economic and competitive. It is easy to get overwhelmed and be...
What Aspiring Toddlers Can Teach Us
Recently I was giving a presentation on endurance to an audience of career women. At one point, when I asked about strategies for cultivating a growth mindset, someone in the audience said ‘Just...
Why Hope is Essential for Change
I was recently inspired by an article in National Geographic by Anne Lamott, whom I love. She talked about how hope keeps her going when facing adversity. With the spate of recent disasters, hunger,...
Hope + Plan = Game Changer
by DLCC Coach Brian Yaucher About five years ago I quit my job as a registered nurse to become a stay-at-home dad. I knew that I wanted to do something else, but I wasn’t quite sure what that was or...
Take Your Gratitude to Work Day
Saying thank you isn’t just for toddlers. When I was parenting small children, I felt like we were forever telling the girls to say thank you. Someone handed you juice? Say thank you. Complimented...
Get Feedback Out of the Breakroom and Into the Conference Room
The other day my daughter came home and said “Mom, I need to tell you something. But don’t get too mad, I was already beating myself up the whole bus ride.” Turns out she had misplaced her new...
When the Peter Principle Affects Performance Reviews
Most people are promoted to the level of incompetence. That may sound harsh, but I see it over and over again. As a matter of fact, it has a name. It’s called the Peter Principle. Someone has strong...