I grew up in a culture that expected you to deal with life and solve the problems thrown at you. No whining, don’t be vulnerable, make things work!

Luckily, societal attitudes evolved and I married a clinical social worker who adjusted my thinking. I personally received clinical and non-clinical guidance from counselors and coaches. Mentors and friends helped keep me on a solid path and accountable for good decisions and execution.

Being a business coach who spends 10 hours or so a week in session with clients is a far cry from the life I would have envisioned for myself when I was playing cowboys and Indians or dealing with teenage angst. But that I am able to be of such ongoing help to business owners and leaders is a real privilege. I am proud of my clients who have taken what once was a taboo step: Opening up their businesses and their minds to let me in so that they can share and get expert third-party insight on how to make their businesess better in the ways that they want them to be better.