this world needs brave

What do we do about Ukraine?

If you’re like most of the people I know, you’re desperately worried and afraid. And you feel helpless. What the hell does any individual person do about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine? First, I’ll tell you what not to do. Stay off the heart-wrenching content. Don’t watch air raid videos. Don’t scroll through picture after picture of Ukrainians who are suffering. You know they’re suffering. They…

On living in fear of COVID

I refuse to live in fear forever is the kind of thing you say when your life has been so comfortable you’ve never had to look at the world straight on In my own community I keep hearing people say, we can’t live in fear forever. And here’s the thing. vulnerable people have in fact been living in fear forever. Ask Uyghurs living in China, for example, if they live in fear of the Chinese…

Things I’ve been thinking lately about COVID

A lot of American systems were one big shock away from disaster and this is that disaster 1. A lot of American systems were one big shock away from disaster and this is that disaster. Healthcare, but also public education, libraries, childcare, firefighting, policing, and food systems. And democracy. I suspect infrastructure will be next. 2. The pandemic has made people’s beliefs about…

Now offering group coaching!

I’m doing something new, and I’m excited about it. Twice a month, I will offer group coaching. No more than eight people can sign up, and the session will last 90 minutes. That will give everyone time for coaching, and the opportunity to learn from each other’s experiences. Only I will have everyone’s full names; participants can share as much or as little as they like about themselves.

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People are on your side

Well, real life people are, anyway. I was helping a friend do job interviews for her NGO last week, and we wanted every candidate to me amazing. We wanted them to come in and blow us away with their competence and brilliance. We were the most supportive audience you can possibly imagine. And it has been that way almost every time I’ve been part of an interview time. No one wants to see a…