I am surrounded by gratitude this evening. I have just returned from the Leader’s Circle Dinner for the Thought Leader Gathering™ held at Craig & Patricia Neal’s home. What a wonderful experience of building community. Dinner, intimate conversation, and then the stringing of the beads. The stringing of the beads is like an extended check-in and a thought or question is posed that is in the room. Today the topic was "What are you grateful for?".

I am in such awe and wonder at the depth and soulful connection we all shared. From the gift of children (young and old) to the love and support of our peers and mentors to being different yet being more similar than different.

I am grateful for the amazing network of coaches that presented themselves to me last Fall as I engaged this profound evolution to soulful coaching and being at peace. For the past six or so months I have been working with four coaches simultaneously.- Yes you read it clearly - 4.
Jon Benfer who leads the Arbinger Coaches Network kicked my ass and rubbed my soul to discover how much I love my brother and all of those people I have stories about only to discover that it is really all about ME and about ME in relationship to the world. Thank You Jon. Now Jon is co-leading the Choice In Coaching program which is training me to use the Arbinger material in my coaching.
Clive Prout who works with me on the issues of the Bigger Game around "Bringing Soul To Work". He listens, confronts, challenges, and pushes me over with the art of a zen master. We grapple with issues of the Soul, Work, Intention and the integration of them all. Thank You Clive.
Jan Berg Who is a phenominal coach who I happened upon through my Corvus Peer Coaching Network. I am not her typical client, but I needed her to hold me, keep me sane, keep me focused, and let me meander though our coaching for two terms (6 months). I needed her as a life coach. She held me so reverently that in our completion call last week I described her coaching style as the "lick of a momma kitty." Her voice dialogue session with me was a real eye opener as well. Thank You.
Barbara McAfee is my voice coach who has been connecting my voice, my body and my soul in ways that I had forgotten about or never even knew. For 15 years I have been a 2nd Bass after being a 1st Tenor turned bari-tenor in High School. Barbara, through her grace, skill, training, and "Voice Yoga" has released this lyric baritone out of me. She has extensive training with the Roy Hart Theatre. I am now singing with the Apollo Male Chorus, a 109 year old male choir that is just a delight to be a part of. Barbara is AWESOME.

I have so much to be grateful for, but we’ll stop there today.

I am off for four days to be with myself without distraction at Gunflint Lodge up in the Boundary Waters. I am doing a little business retreat for myself and Working Intentionally™. Look for the results in the new WorkingIntentionally™ website scheduled to debute April 15th.