Darcy Luoma Coaching and Consulting

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Didn’t See That Coming?

It takes some bravery to reach out for help, whether for yourself or your team. It can be scary to open yourself up, both to share how you feel about what’s happening in your office, and to hear what others have to say about it. So usually by the time organizations reach out to us to do a team assessment, there are a few things that are really not working.

And inevitably, whenever we start doing interviews as part of a team assessment, there is at least one person that says ‘Everything seems fine to me!’ [Read more…]

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Coaching lessons for life

by DLCC Coach Ndidi Yaucher

My family is excited about the spring season. Not only do we get longer days, warmer weather, and fresher air, but at our house, we also get the beginning of spring sports. My kids are athletes, and they love to spend their time outdoors training and preparing for their seasons in dance, soccer, track and field, and baseball.

A lot of the things our kids have learned in athletics are important life lessons. And they are not just for kids! I use these in life and business as well. Here are a few lessons we’ve all taken to heart: [Read more…]

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Gifts from the Madness

You lose a game. You get passed over for the promotion. You don’t make the starting lineup.

I am sure you have failed at something in your life. I sure have. But luckily, not too many of us experience a failure as dramatic and talked about as the Virginia Cavaliers loss to the University of Maryland – Baltimore County in the first round of the 2018 NCAA Tournament. [Read more…]

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The Next Challenge

A couple of weeks ago I was lucky enough to see Glennon Doyle, author of Carry On Warrior and Love Warrior, speak in Madison. I went in with relatively low expectations. The last speaker I saw was definitely not worth the $65 ticket, and I worried Glennon wouldn’t even live up to her $29 entry fee. But she was fantastic!

For an hour and a half, she told one story after another, in answer to a series of questions. I was tuned in and laughing the whole time, and left completely impressed.

She made it look so easy. [Read more…]

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The Value of Knowing Your Next Move

If you haven’t heard of it, the award-winning movie Free Solo is the story of climber Alex Honnold’s free solo climb of El Capitan in Yosemite National Park. I highly recommend seeing it if you haven’t yet. But, watching it and understanding all that went into making this climb possible was a great reminder of all the work that goes into doing hard things. [Read more…]

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