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Personal Authentic Self

Why we don’t have to be good

January 1, 2019 • Articles

New Year’s reflections on gentleness and resolutions It’s 3 p.m. on New Year’s Day and I’m seated at my desk to repeat my semi-annual ritual of taking stock. Resolutions get a bad rap and I get why. I heard yesterday that just 4 in 10 people manage to keep theirs, and there have been many […]

Topics: Most Popular, Personal Authentic Self

10 Months Living in Pittsburgh’s South Side

October 23, 2018 • Articles

Ten months ago, three days before Christmas, my wife and I moved into our new (old) home in Pittsburgh’s South Side neighborhood. Throughout our first year here, I’ve often thought about writing about our experience as new residents. Honestly, though, I haven’t known what I want to say. My history with the neighborhood goes back […]

Topics: Personal Authentic Self, Trail Towns and Communities

Town Mouse, Country Mouse?

April 21, 2017 • Articles

Recounting 16 Years of Life  Yesterday, I had dinner at a restaurant I first tried nearly 16 years ago when I was just getting started in my community development work. I was 24-years-old and new to Pittsburgh’s South Side neighborhood the first time I walked through the door at Dish. Yesterday, while sitting on one […]

Topics: Personal Authentic Self

Getting Clear on Vision

January 25, 2017 • Articles

February 23 Workshop at Whetstone Workgroup Vision boards have been all the rage lately. I held one myself the first week of January (here’s a write up on it in Pittsburgh Magazine). The New Year is always a good time to reflect on where we are and where we’re headed. At the request of some […]

Topics: Coaching, Personal Authentic Self

My Best Gifts this Year

December 28, 2016 • Articles

Most weren’t “things” at all As the year comes to a close, I’ve been thinking about the best gifts that I received this year. Four that touch both my personal and professional lives (and which generally involve the idea of “connecting”) are: The gift of nature. I recently took stock of the parks and trails I’ve […]

Topics: Coaching, human connection, nature, Personal Authentic Self

Days like this

October 27, 2016 • Articles

I’m going to share something with you. I cried about money today. I’m not a frequent all-out crier, although I do get teary-eyed from time to time. But this was a full-fledged cry of frustration and embarrassment. It brought to mind a similar incident last year at a Phoenix International ticket counter. I had missed […]

Topics: Most Popular, Personal Authentic Self, small business

Business Lessons from My Brother

August 9, 2016 • Articles

  One of the last conversations I had with my brother, Jim, before he died was one about our respective businesses. I had ideas on how he could professionalize his construction business of 10 years – things like a website and Facebook page. Sadly, we never got around to these things, not that I’m convinced […]

Topics: Most Popular, Personal Authentic Self, small business

A Cycle Forward client makes space for play

July 25, 2016 • Articles

  One of my amazing coaching clients recently suggested trading posts on each others’ blogs. I couldn’t be more thrilled with what she chose to share. Anyone who want to make more space for play will want to continue reading for Rosslyn Kemerer’s insights on play:  For the past few months, I’ve been receiving thought-provoking […]

Topics: Coaching, Personal Authentic Self

Are Communities Performing the Grand Seduction?

July 13, 2016 • Articles

I watched the movie The Grand Seduction recently and have been thinking about it in the context of community ever since. Somehow this little indie movie about a Newfoundland village that tries to lure a doctor to plant roots has permeated my thinking in consulting projects. The premise of the movie is that the village […]

Topics: Most Popular, Personal Authentic Self, pride of place, Trail Towns and Communities

Taking stock and setting intentions

January 2, 2015 • Articles

What can you do this year that makes you come alive? Yesterday, I spent part of my New Year’s Day with 35 spectacular people kicking off 2015 in down dogs and Savasana. Thanks to Kimberly Musial of The Yoga Hive, I had the opportunity to take part in the Hive’s fifth annual New Year’s Day […]

Topics: Coaching, Personal Authentic Self

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