Understanding that the brain's natural tendency to simulate the future is a flawed process can be the first step in helping a client overcome the dissonance created by unrealistic expectations.

What about the men and women we coach? What role does regret, the avoidance of regret, and post-regret decisions and actions play in their lives and work?

Rather than reflecting on where the state of personal and life coaching are right now, we are looking at trending that has been done over the past five years and projecting these trends forward.

The Rational Optimist by Matt Ridley is one of the books that I greater admire and from which I have extracted many insights as a professional coach. I am not alone in expressing enthusiasm for this book — it has received many rave reviews.  In this brief review of The Rational Optimist we want to highlight several key points, indicate where other authors we …

There is a kind of “multi-tasking” that takes place in this remarkable city located on the Mississippi River. It is a state of mind that should be cherished in the lives and minds of the men and women we coach.