Shift Happens!

Shift Happens!

Shift Happens! I am working with several clients who are in a parallel process—they are managing things the way they are while they are creating things the way they might be. Career transition, empty nesting, strategic planning, and business development are examples...
School Days

School Days

School Days Last night was back-to-school night at my son’s high school. Hundreds of parents shuffling from classroom to classroom, listening to teachers describe grading procedures, attendance policies, methods for contacting them, online grade reports, and...
Sacred Cows

Sacred Cows

Sacred Cows I have been to India twice. Once as a college student studying abroad and once for a summer with my then ten-year-old son to retrace my steps thirty years earlier. I love India for many simple and many more complex reasons. It is a country that has been...
Road Map

Road Map

Road Map I was outside a subway station in town when I noticed a construction crew prepping the street for a project. Barricades were being set, sidewalks were being redirected, and the “plan” was being mapped out on the road with different colors of spray paint. I...
R.I.P.

R.I.P.

R.I.P. Spouse and I had a goal for one of our vacation days (yesterday): to plan for the end of our lives! What? We had been neglecting this project for years and planning this day for months. It was a process. We recently met with our lawyer to update our wills,...