Mindfulness: A Critical Skill for Project Managers

I am a pathfinder; a leadership & life-balance coach. I coach groups & individuals. I love my work. I am passionate about it. It aligns with who I am. I was not always a coach. Before that I was a project & program manager - for more than 25 (TWENTY FIVE) years! A quarter-century. That's a very long time as a friend said recently. In 2016 I quit. I was burned out. It appeared as sudden insubordination. Principled insubordination (thx Todd Kashdan) but insubordination nonetheless. After 25 years in project management, I couldn't say the word “project”. I was done. Exhausted, disconnected, cynical, useless. Now I live AND coach by the motto BE HOPEFUL; BE STRONG; BE BRAVE; BE CURIOUS Find your path with me - why? It's a winding journey that has brought me here. I've worked in fields from mediation & law to anxiety coaching, economics to massage, & industries from financial services to state government, & non-profits to education. Then there is the project management AND coaching! My coaching practice has been deeply affected by having worked in so many international organizations such as Société Générale, UBS, HVB & Broadridge, as well as NYS Government & an educational non-profit. I live in a place I love. I have two rambunctious dogs with whom I enjoy walks in nature. I have two rabbits who share my office. I am healthier & generally happier than I have been at any other time in my life. I did not think any of that was possible back in 2016. I was wrong. And you can learn to be Hopeful, Strong, Brave & Curious with the right support. For me, that came first from being coached & then learning to coach others. The art & science of coaching continuously develop. Every day I am a better coach than yesterday. Being a coach informs everything I do from training to speaking, to writing to studying. And that means... 1. Everything is about you the client, the audience, the student 2. I listen deeply and make sense for you of what I hear. 3. I playback and retell your story from a different perspective to help you see a new step. 4. I am 100% in your corner – and at the same time I gently challenge you 5. I embrace the light and the dark of life. 7. I believe it is when we listen with and to the whole of our being that we become the best version of ourselves AND I have been trained by some of the best coaches, trainers, authors and speakers in the world to support you. Top VIA strengths: Appreciation, Bravery, Curiosity, Fairness and Love of Learning Favorite MIPI competencies: Motivational Self Efficacy, Motivational Influence, Perseverance