When you’re in a no-win situation… for example, you’re in the middle of a disagreement between your husband and daughter. Or your clients are demanding one thing and your boss something different, there actually IS a solution. You can shift into third space. Third space is a place we don’t know exists until we’re faced…
Sometimes we need to be smaller in the world…so we can connect with ourselves in a deeper way. What does being smaller mean for you? Smaller may mean understanding that you can’t help everyone. For my client who’s going through a messy tax situation with her ex-husband, it means stepping back and letting things…
Keeping your form when you teach, coach, facilitate, or lead. Whenever we work with other humans, we’re working with the unknown. We can never know what’s going to be thrown at us. What can we do in the face of the unknown? We can keep our form. Long-distance runners reach a point before the finish…
It’s counter-intuitive, but opening up space is more important than filling it. Many who teach, train, coach, or mentor focus on content and strategies, but it’s the opening of space that’s transformative. When we focus solely on content, learning becomes static. We have no room to let the wisdom under the surface reveal itself. Today,…
In management literature, there is something called “contingency theory”—which means that what we want to create determines our methods. Our methods are contingent upon the unique situation in front of us. They will also vary according to the kind of work we do, the particular situation that’s in front of us, what we want to…
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