Almost every person that attends an Inside Out program or chooses to engage in coaching or counseling is looking for some kind of personal change. They have taken stock of their lives and have concluded that there are areas of their lives that have not or are not working. They attend a program looking for (…) Read More

I had an experience last Thursday that reminded me that life can dramatically change at any given moment. I like to refer to these in the moment, dramatic changes as game changers. These game changers can alter to course of your life for better or for worse but what you can be assured of is (…) Read More

It has been a week now since Christine and I have been moving into our new home in Black Mountain. It has taken all of a week to accomplish that move and make a home for ourselves and our businesses. There have been many lessons learned in this move that I would like to talk (…) Read More

I am a creature of habit. Like most of you, I appreciate the consistency and continuity of daily routines and rituals and the feelings of security and safety that accompany those routines and rituals. I have a yearly calendar that is filled with a schedule of Inside Out programs that governs my monthly, weekly and (…) Read More

So far in this blog series you have gained clarity on the change you want, you have made the commitments to self that will sustain you along that path, you have established some new behaviors and habits and hopefully the strategy you have implemented is realistic and doable. A final step in this change process (…) Read More

So far in this blog series you have gained clarity on the change you want, you have made the commitments to self that will sustain you along that path and you have established some new behaviors and habits. At least that is what I hope you have done, because change will never happen unless you (…) Read More

On your path to creating the change you want, you have gained clarity about the change you want and you have made the commitments to self that will sustain you along that path. The third step requires you to establish new behaviors and habits. The change you want will not take place until you change (…) Read More

In my last blog entry I identified that first step in creating lasting change…Be clear about the change you want. Get Focused. Once you have clarity about the change you want, it is crucial to commit to the change. It is not enough just to say you want something, you have to set your intention (…) Read More

As I continue the daily business of personal and professional development, the question that drives me daily and at times haunts me during a sleepless night is, ‘how do I create lasting, healthy change for myself and my clients?’ Coming up with effective answers to the question can bring real joy or it can generate (…) Read More

With the launching of a new website, I can truly say that this is the beginning of a new season in my life and work. New seasons are a fresh opportunity to clean the slate and let go of all the old baggage accumulated over years of poor choices, bad attitudes and unhealthy habits. It (…) Read More