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(Not) Karving with Karl
My New Mondays at the Office Adventures initiative, and how it has already reminded me to appreciate life's little miracles.
Feb 5, 2024
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Starting Again, on Purpose
An exploration of how purpose can both get in the way of and support creating what we want.
Oct 4, 2023
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Cracks in the Foundation
On grief, and loss, and not holding back your gifts.
Sep 7, 2023
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Walking Home
Under any other circumstances, it would have been quite a strange scenario.
Feb 28, 2023
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Messy Gardens and Projects
Think your projects are a mess? You should see my garden.
Jun 24, 2022
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Personal Retreat in Minakami
Slow down, create space, and disconnect to reconnect.
The core themes for one of my leadership clients at his personal retreat in Minakami.
Jun 10, 2022
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Note to self: Celebrate!
In this time of transition in the world, creating pockets of light of our own celebrations is critical.
Mar 28, 2022
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Grief and Surrender
There is so much for my sons to be with now compared to when I was a child.
Mar 14, 2022
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Keeping Your Sacred Fire
It is a wonderful time of year to appreciate fire. Both in the literal sense of having the warmth of a fire to provide light and warmth...
Jan 11, 2022
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2021: How small did you play?
End of year reflections can get a bit exhausting, can’t they? And the refrain of ‘whew, how nice will it be to get that year behind us!’...
Dec 20, 2021
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What are we learning?
As I sit writing this, news of the Omicron (extra points to the virus namers for coming up with such an Avenger-like villain name!)...
Dec 3, 2021
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Are you alive?
I was out for a paddle in my kayak on Yagisawa lake in Gunma recently, wanting to find an inspiring place to do some thinking and...
Nov 12, 2021
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From Operational Firefighting to Spacious Leadership
People who run organizations, particularly founders and entrepreneurs have a lot at stake in how their companies run. Embarrassingly...
Aug 16, 2021
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Valleys of Possibility
In Japan, it’s not uncommon for people to have a favorite kanji, or character. Kanji are an interesting mix of being a word with a...
Jul 31, 2021
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Leader as 'No Mistakes' Hammer
Most of us have heard about or read the literature regarding the benefit of failing at things and the growth opportunity that can result...
Jul 19, 2021
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The Gift of Being Stuck
If there is one common theme I am hearing about from new clients or people I am just having coaching conversations with, it is about...
Jun 22, 2021
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Teasing Out Your Edge
Feeling some discomfort? Hello growth edge!
Jun 7, 2021
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Holding Space for Others
I’ve been a student of languages for over 35 years now. Well, not counting English, which has been a few years longer... My Mom signed me...
May 24, 2021
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Becoming Present to Power
I had a really intriguing coaching conversation recently with a wonderful young man - let’s call him Luke. Luke’s core topic that he...
May 10, 2021
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Disconnect to Reconnect
I recently listened to an interesting episode of a podcast I enjoy from time to time called the Happiness Lab that was about the Jewish...
Apr 21, 2021
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