I don’t think we should consider coaching services as ‘useful’ or ‘worth spending your money on’, only for those who want to climb up the ladder to senior management positions.
First of all - Dear Lois, where have you been all my life!? If I had read this book ten years ago or at the very beginning of my career, I would have avoided many of the mistakes I made as I climbed (or didn’t climb) the corporate ladder.
A close girlfriend of mine introduced me to the author Michael Singer. I was going through a period of “angst”, worrying about everything, a bad day at the office, a love relationship gone wrong, a friendship not quite right. In this book, Michael explores “Awakening Consciousness”, and the voice that’s in your head, constantly nattering away, and which can be quite judgmental, your worst critic.
It’s certainly been my experience that the better I get along with my boss, the more motivated and happier I am with my job. You know the saying, 'You don’t get a second chance to make a first impression'?
What a pleasure it was to interview Claude Painchaud, an inspiring woman who seems like she's unstoppable. She captured my attention when I learned that, at age 81, she had won Ottawa's 2017 half marathon -- a 21 km race.
Eating your emotions means you suddenly have the overpowering urge to grab a chocolate bar or bag of chips, you succumb to it, and eat it up in a hurry. In reality, you're not hungry, but it feels good to eat this junk food at this exact moment.