Tell me, please, what do you expect from a coach?
A few weeks ago I began the first in a series of courses I am taking on my quest to become a Certified Creativity Coach through the Creativity Coaching Association. Each week we are asked thought provoking questions and required to post our responses for the group to see. This week, as I wrote my response, I realized that I was speaking from a perspective that was entirely my own, assuming that my prospective clients would see things as I do. As this realization became clearer, that I was envisioning a client’s desired coaching outcomes as identical... [Read more]
Compassion: The Key to Happiness, says the Dalai Lama
Last week I made a special commitment to myself to take time out to be present when His Holiness The 14th Dalai Lama came to town. At the campus of NSU, this simple, humble man, preached an equally uncomplicated message. “Don’t worry…Be Happy!” I left the auditorium that day with that tune in my head and a smile on my face. (I wonder if I was the only one?) I expected this holy man to be somber, quiet and profoundly complex. And instead he was almost jovial, had a sense of humor that surprised me, and he spoke of basic human... [Read more]
From the office of Oprah Winfrey, an Exclusive Invitation…
Thursday, as I casually glanced through my mail, something unusual caught my eye…a pretty pinkish envelope. As I looked at it a little more closely, I realized that the cover read From the Office of Oprah Winfrey, Exclusive Invitation For: Nanette Saylor. And my heart skipped a beat. An invitation from Oprah for me? I’m not embarrassed to share with you that Oprah has been on my list of people I would most like to meet for a few years. My 2010 Vision Board holds a large photo of her directly in the middle. So when I saw this envelope... [Read more]
A New Year…A New You? Not me.
I’ve been pondering all the blogposts, invites, event announcements I’ve been getting since the beginning of this month, and our entry in this new decade, that all speak to this idea of a “New You”. Over the past two years, I’ve even participated in events, even as a speaker, with a “New You” in the title. And yet, today I’m sure that I don’t want to ever be creating a new me. What I’ve learned is that my mission, my purpose, is not to create a new me, but to uncover the true me, the... [Read more]
Breathe In, Breathe Out: Baby Step #2
In my special report, Becoming a Wise Well Woman: How to Baby Step Your Way to Wisdom, Well-being and Wealth, I talk about conscious breathing, Baby Step #2 – Breathe, as a way to bring some relaxation into your life. It really works for me. Yet, I am aware that relaxation isn’t the only benefit experts talk about that comes from conscious breathing. Certainly, there is plenty to share on the topic. These baby steps are so simple, and yet so powerful that I feel compelled to elaborate. And since I’m not a breath expert, I decided to do a... [Read more]
