It was 2015. No one had heard of Covid-19. I left a lucrative job, quit working for someone else’s fundraising consulting firm, and decided to open my own firm. Potential clients were calling me directly, asking me to work with them and guide them on how...
I know at least four talented, smart nonprofit professionals in my community who lost their job during the past two years. That’s a difficult thing to endure. Life is continually changing and evolving. Sometimes things end. We lose something important; we get fired;...
Has someone ever told you to “just think positive”? Have you told yourself that? I’m not a fan of that expression. Frankly, a lot of negative things happen in this world, and we must acknowledge that without glossing over it with a veneer of positivity. But one thing...
Have you ever had a negative thought about someone at work, perhaps your boss or the board of directors? Maybe you’ve been frustrated while working with them. Almost all of us could say that we’ve been in that position. The problem is that most of us are busy living...
Autonomy and resilience are important parts of good leadership and self-awareness. Every day, we encounter things that impact us, events that are controllable, and others that are uncontrollable. By becoming aware of our strengths and weaknesses, we can evaluate these...
You don’t need a coach to hold you accountable while you work toward your goals. The value of leadership coaching lies elsewhere: helping you to examine your thoughts and beliefs that lead to your actions and results. Working with a coach helped me so much that I...
My father, Ed, passed away recently. In addition to all the events and services that surrounded his death, I’ve had the opportunity to reflect on his life and the impact he made on his little corner of the world. I think very few people, at the end of their lives,...
In a recent conversation with one of my coaching clients, we talked about those little negative voices that pop in our heads from time to time. We’re all human, and we may occasionally be affected by them. Do you listen? Do you believe those thoughts? These are...
I recently worked with an amazing coaching client, who doubted her skills despite a long record of achievements and promotions. Her teams were successful. Her projects achieved and even exceeded their goals. And yet, she doubted her skills. She felt that she...
Here we are in winter 2022. You have the entire year ahead of you. What do you want to do? It could be achieving a professional or a personal goal, like earning your Certified Fund-Raising Executive (CFRE) certification, or getting more exercise and running a...