Executive & Career Coach Lynn Nicolai and I had an insightful chat about coaching and what to think about when hiring a coach.
Whether you’re feeling stuck in your career or a relationship, or simply seeking guidance to grow and unlock your full potential, choosing the right coach for you matters.
Here’s how you can prepare for that important decision process.
I don’t use the word love much with my executive clients. Not because it isn’t present in the room — it is, in almost every session.
But most of the people I work with would visibly flinch at it. This piece is for them.
And for anyone who has ever sensed that something essential is missing from corporate culture, and how they lead — but couldn’t quite name what it was.
Avoidance, over time, shrinks your world & multiplies problems & pain.
Our very own internal feelings have become the ‘danger’ our bodies and minds desperately want to get rid of.
Learning to accept difficult feelings as a part of life is key to creating a rich life. And that does not mean to just suck it up.
Self Leadership is the lifelong practice of returning leadership to your Authentic Self — building the awareness, trust, and safety needed to move beyond protection-organized patterns, reclaim your natural capacities, and live in alignment with your deepest values even under pressure.
It is not self-management. It is not productivity optimization, emotional control, or disciplining yourself into better habits. Self Leadership asks a different question entirely:
Who is actually leading within you?