Executive Coaching with ‘What if?’ – Regrets, Paralysis, and the Learning Edge

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Executive Coaching with ‘What if?’ Regrets, Paralysis, and the Learning Edge by Beth Masterman, President – Masterman Executive Coaching, Inc. Alex walked into the room and sat down with a bright smile that soon faded to a look of concern. “How would you like to use our time together today?” I asked. Alex responded, “I […]

Are You Stuck? Why Stay?

Inertia Why do you stay? Why don’t you say something? Has anyone ever asked you those questions? I bet they have. And I bet you’ve asked others, including yourself, one or both. The fact is, we all stay in situations that we no longer have the use for, that we no longer belong in, or […]

Enlightenment

When was the last time you were enlightened? Have you noticed how the intensity can vary from insight to rapture to genius? When greater understanding or resolution of a lingering question presents itself, do you liven up and pause to grasp it? A fresh idea, or simply re-understanding what we thought we knew, can bring transformative feelings of […]

Resistance: “To be, or not to be…” | To do, or not to do…

Wrestling with inner conflict about whether to do something now, or later, or never, is a battle so fundamental to being human that Prince Hamlet’s famous lament “To be, or not to be…”[1] is among the most memorable questions of all time. Hamlet struggles to decide between enduring another day of life, with all its […]