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Your Perspective is Not the Only Perspective

By Nancy Turngren 

I recently flew on an airplane. Normally, that’s no big deal. But in the year 2020 things are different! 

This photo is me on the E Concourse at O’Hare International Airport – one of the busiest in the world. I’ve flown one other time during the pandemic and purposely avoided O’Hare because I assumed it’d be too crowded for my comfort level. Suffice to say, my assumption wasn’t close to accurate.

We often walk into situations where we assume what is going to happen. We have an idea in our mind of how things are supposed to be. Due to COVID-19, we are seeing things from a new perspective, and our assumptions are often wrong. We don’t personally have past experience of a pandemic, so we can’t use our experiences to base our thoughts and/or behaviors. 

But perspectives and assumptions aren’t just present in global pandemics.

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Questions are Often the Answer

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I’ve been coaching business owners, executives, and managers for almost twenty years now. In the last few weeks, there’s been a common theme with nearly every coaching client.

I’m not sure what I should do.

What should I do about reopening, social distancing, and overall safety? What should I do to support my employees and colleagues who are hurting? What can I do about the injustice that I see in my community? Should I send my kids back to daycare or summer camps now that restrictions are lifting?

People don’t want to do the wrong thing. They don’t want to say the wrong thing.

No answers. Just questions.

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Find a New Rhythm

by DLCC Coach Nancy Turngren

How many of you think balance between work and “life” just isn’t possible?  You’ve read the information on how to achieve this but are still thinking: ‘I’m just too busy; I don’t have enough time in the day to even think about balance’.  

Well, there’s another way to think about it.  It is called rhythm.   [Read more…]

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What’s Changed Since Your 20s?

As many of you know, in the spring of 2016 my life was flipped upside down. My husband was arrested, and overnight I was a single parent of two young daughters. 

Before John’s arrest, I was free to work as much as I wanted, knowing that he had things covered on the homefront. And I worked a lot. I mean, a lot.

I got used to working long days in Senator Kohl’s office, and when I decided to launch my own business I felt like I needed to work even harder. I wanted to establish myself in the entrepreneur space and felt the fear of leaving behind a steady paycheck and great benefits. [Read more…]

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The Power of Downtime

Whether it’s because you love your job so much that you never want to stop working, or because you feel like it just isn’t possible to take time away from work, I’m here to tell you that a day off is good for you. If we don’t take breaks, we end up less creative, less focused, and less healthy.

I’m here this week to encourage you to make time in your life to relax, enjoy your friends and family, and read a good book. Trust me, your employer will thank you. [Read more…]

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