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My father could have been an entrepreneur, but he never became one.

He had the drive, the talent, and the skills. He was a tool-and-die maker — a craftsman who understood how to turn ideas into something real. He tried many business ideas over the years: custom water glasses, back massagers on ...

Last month, Sarah and I went to a fundraising dinner for Whatcom Dream, a local organization doing meaningful work around financial literacy in our community. Good cause. Good people. And exactly the kind of large, structured social event I tend to brace myself for.

I'm not antisocial. I have close f...

When Teams Move Like Starlings

You built it. You funded it. You live and breathe it. You are theOwner, the visionary, the person who makes the final call.

In that position, there's a powerful, subtle truth that eventually becomes a trap:When you are the Owner, no one tells you “No.”

This isn't a power trip; it's a structural realit...

Are you AI's tool?

Thinking about hiring a coach? 

Before you book that coaching discovery session, it’s important to know what to expect—and what shouldn't happen. A coaching discovery session should be a conversation, not a sales pitch. Just like an initial consultation with an attorney, it’s about figuring out ...

Introduction

The coaching industry is booming — yet underneath the hype, it often feels like a frontier town with no sheriff.

No universal standards.

No shared definitions.

No baseline qualification everyone agrees on.

Just noise, marketing tactics, and widely inconsistent skill levels.

But thi...