This insight has impacted my life, and relationships with others greatly over the last year or so. I was reminded to it again today, when I had a coaching call with an amazing guy, and he expressed how much he appreciated that he felt heard and deeply listened to. There is something really great, when we show up genuinely interested in the other person. And two strangers can create a bond surprisingly quickly. I decided to shot a quick video sharing this distinction between really listening, and "listening" that had a profound impact on my relationships. I truly believe that…
Living authentically – A life of personal freedom
It was Wednesday morning. I woke up, went through my normal morning ritual, and I had a natural impulse to do some self-reflection. I was attending a 5-day seminar, and it was the morning of day 3. I recognized I have this fear of speaking up in front of the group, around 45 people. Now I have done speaking events for bigger audiences as well, but this initial fear has always been there. And that's alright. I believe fear is not bad, fear is not a problem. How we respond to it that's a whole different story on the other…
Speaking our truth
I'm writing this article from Los Angeles, the "city of dreams." I had some time to reflect on today's topic. Couple days ago we had a coaching call with my group coaching clients, where one of the guys mentioned his insight about how he gave up his opinion so many times in the past, and how much frustration it has caused him. Everyone could relate to that in the call, myself included. When we don't express ourselves authentically because of fear then we don't respect ourselves highly enough. Since in our 5 month long group coaching program we arrived to…