Here’s a complaint I’ve heard frequently: the latest generation has grown up being told they are special and talented. Consequently, they feel entitled; they are not willing to earn anything or work their way up. I guess this shouldn’t come as a surprise – isn’t every generation criticized by their predecessors for having it too [...]

Meg has a mounting list of grievances against the contractor she hired, but she avoids binging them up because it always just makes it worse. Stan cringes when his wife announces that they “need to talk”. Even though he rehearses his side of the argument in his head he gets flustered and draws a blank [...]

I’ve been observing themes like this for years. My marketing department always suggests I share them with the public. See what you think… One of the themes showing up with several clients this week is the specter of “old stuff” popping up during transition. Right in the middle of the enthusiasm and optimism of entering a [...]

[Obstacles - Part 2 of 4] In part one I suggested that when obstacles are seen as opportunities, their potential value becomes more apparent and it’s easier to be open to them.  Now I would like to offer some other ways of looking at these blocks and struggles that can change your relationship to them, allowing [...]

[Obstacles - Part 1 of 4] For many of us, after we’re finished with school, we never want to see another test again.  Then the “real” world hands us one obstacle after another, and we’re told to look at it as a challenge, or that God is testing us.