From Grumpy's Garage

Willi Heidelbach, CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons Well, this is embarrassing! I haven't published a blog post since July, and here it is October. Wow! Three months! It's like I took Q3 off or something. OK, I took Q3 off. I've been trying to figure out what my message is, what my purpose is, and what the hell I'm trying to do with this blog and this side gig. No, I don't have the answers, yet. But that's no excuse to not write and speak and listen. I must engage with others to find some answers, to find what resonates with my audience and with my soul. So here I am, pouring stream of conscious into a blog post, not knowing where this is going. And, you know what? That's OK! So, tell you what. I'm going to go pour myself another cup of coffee. When I get back, we can have a chat about what lies ahead today. I'll be right back. *     *     * OK, I'm back with a warm cup of French Roast coffee. I get my K-cups, err, coffee pods, from San Francisco B...

Wow! The past few days have been transformative. This past weekend (Friday through Sunday) I participated in the last Co-Active Coaching course in the series, entitled Synergy . Based on CTI's penchant for euphemism, I inferred that it would tie together the themes of the previous three courses and integrate them into practice. Yes, and . . . It did that, plus it gave me some new tools. Wait. "Tools" is the wrong metaphor. I'm not a carpenter or mechanic. I'm growing myself. OK. Gardeners use tools, too. I'll stay with "tools". Back to Synergy . . . Refining my Life Purpose I was called forth to get out of my head and into my heart, to refine my Life Purpose Statement, and live into that space, that purpose. It was intense. And now, my Life Purpose (which will probably continue to evolve): I am the Pirate who guides teams to take charge and helps people find treasure in their work. Living into that has been rather fun.  On Sunday, the last day of th...