Simon Says Consulting
There is a specific kind of oblivious I was, for quite a few months, that I want to describe accurately in case others are being that same kind of oblivious right now and nobody has told them. I had ten years in high tech behind me that spanned countries, companies, technologies, and teams. All of … Between Jobs, Between Selves, and Fonts Nobody Asked For
When my parents were finally able to travel and start seeing the world, their travel looked like checking off boxes of countries, places, cities, and museums. Arrive somewhere. Walk through a place without stopping much. Take some photos. Check off a mental box. On to the next place. And when I traveled with them, I … Ways of Traveling
I had several possible titles to this piece, from “What Nepal did (and didn’t do) to me, “ to “I Went to Nepal to Facilitate. Nepal Had Other Plans,” to “Something Softened. I’m Not Sure What.” You get the idea. Realistically, I have been trying to write this post for weeks. Which, honestly, is information … The Mystery Kept Its Promise
I used to think awakening was something that happened to you. Like a lightning strike. Or a really good retreat. Or that one conversation at 2 AM that reorganizes everything. You’d go in as one person, something would crack open, and you would come out different. Awakened. Transformed. Done. Cue the sunrise. I was wrong … Awakening Is Not What I Thought It Was
When the Battery Runs Dry I once sat with an executive who had just completed a 14-hour day, preparing to do the same tomorrow, and the day after that. She looked at me with exhausted eyes and said, “I feel like I’m running on fumes, but I can’t figure out where the leak is.” This … The Ecology of Energy: Learning to Balance in a World that Forgot How to Rest
I want to tell you a story about something I don’t yet fully understand. Which, if you know me at all, is both terrifying and exhilarating in equal measure. And if you don’t know me – well, welcome. You have arrived at a good time. I am deep in the middle of something. Here is … The Mystery of Sacred Transitions
There are moments in life when something inside us quietly stops cooperating. A relationship, a role, a rhythm, a way of being that once felt right suddenly doesn’t fit anymore – like trying to slip back into a favourite jacket only to discover that, somewhere along the way, you outgrew it. The zipper no longer … Sacred Transitions: The Art of Not Knowing What Comes Next
I once watched a high-powered executive – someone who managed substantial amounts in assets – literally forget how to breathe during a coaching session. Not metaphorically. She had become so disconnected from her body after decades of “neck-up” leadership that when asked to take a deep breath, she moved her shoulders up and down while … The Evolution of Coaching: From Boardrooms to Bodies, Nature, and Ancient Wisdom
Briefly, this reflection is about a question – How will you go about finding that thing the nature of which is totally unknown to you? And, to elaborate… Lately, I’ve been haunted by a question. Not in a spooky, ghost-under-the-bed kind of way, but more like the quiet murmur of something ancient and wise that … In Search of the Unknown
(and Why I Sometimes Can’t Shut Up About It) Let me just say it plainly: I am in a long-term, wildly fulfilling, occasionally exasperating, and at times, frustrating relationship with the Enneagram. Now, after years of deep and focused learning, and becoming a Certified Enneagram Teacher, we are going stronger than ever. However, it hasn’t … The Enneagram: A Map of the Soul