by arnoudse | Oct 14, 2014 | Connect, Discover, Obstacles
A lot of my coaching clients are dealing with a great deal of uncertainty lately; in their businesses and in their own lives. Can you relate? I sure can. One global business leader, George (not his real name), was telling me how he really couldn’t move ahead without a...
by arnoudse | Oct 7, 2014 | Connect, Obstacles
I was inspired today by a story on the Morning Joe show on MSNBC. After returning home from two tours of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan, Sgt. Daniel Rodriguez felt completely lost. After fighting the Taliban at age 19, he was now back in a world that didn’t really know...
by arnoudse | Sep 30, 2014 | Lead, Vitality
I love watching athletic champions at the top of their game. In fact, I find it fascinating to observe true masters at work in any craft or vocation or hobby. Even “silly pet tricks”. For years, the primary lesson I took from them was their willingness to work hard,...
by arnoudse | Sep 23, 2014 | Discover, Obstacles
As a society, we have become unbalanced between consuming and creating. A key economic metric is “consumer confidence”. We honor “conspicuous consumption” as a sign of “having made it”. The external costs of overconsumption are evident — environmental devastation,...
by arnoudse | Sep 17, 2014 | Discover, Obstacles
In my work as a coach of “exuberant leaders” I have discovered that fear is a constant companion to anyone stepping outside their comfort zone. Fear as an emotion has surprising benefits. However, when we become stuck in fear as our persistent mood, we lose access to...
