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 where I would begin. I was hopeful that if I took the time and energy to explore what interested me, I would figure it out. [Read more…]
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 your rain boots? Thank you! Bought you a present? Thank you. (Or in my house handwritten thank you notes sent no more than three days later.)
And yet as we grow up, although we clearly view gratitude as fundamental, we often forget. [Read more…]
by Jill Mueller, DLCC Coaching Coordinator
I have a confession: I’m a doer. I like creating checklists and getting things accomplished. If I am planning an event, I like thinking about every single detail that needs to be taken care of. The priest at my wedding even called me out, during the ceremony, for timing out the day down to the minute.
I do the same thing when setting goals. I know I’m not the only one that has learned that a goal needs to be specific and measurable. It needs to have a deadline, benchmarks to achieve along the way, and a series of tasks to make sure we are making progress towards the goal. My goodness….the “doer” part of my brain is doing jumping jacks just thinking about it. YES! LET’S MAKE A PLAN!
But sometimes with all the focus on the doing, we can lose sight of the bigger picture. [Read more…]
Having trouble getting excited about going to work? Office politics got you down? Or maybe it’s time for a change?
We spend thousands of hours every year at work, so wouldn’t it be cool if you actually felt good about it? So many of us waste our Sundays dreading Monday mornings. Then we drag ourselves home after a full day at work with very little energy left. But it doesn’t have to be this way! While in some cases the best next step is a letter of resignation, there are lots of small changes that might make all the difference before you decide to jump ship. [Read more…]
Although I loooooove coaching, I was reminded recently that a lot of people still don’t really know what coaching IS. So, I am here to help you understand. A lot of times people say to me – aren’t life coaches really just a paid friend? Well, we are paid, and often we’ll feel like a trusted friend, but…NO. [Read more…]
