What drives productivity for you? Is it visions of success or fear of failure? If it’s the latter, you’re probably a perfectionist.
I admit it. I have been known to set impossibly high standards for myself. …

Who isn’t affected by the financial melt-down these days?
As a coach, I hear daily about the psychological, physical, emotional and relational impact of rocky financial times. Adversity is part of life, but if your …

The $10,000,000 question that leaders ask most is “How can we motivate people?” Let’s reframe the question to reflect what can be done for others, “How can we create an environment that enables people …

Can anything be more pure than a parent’s love for a child? But is it possible for parents to love their children too much? A spate of recent media stories focuses on parents who hover over their young adult offspring to the detriment of naturally developing autonomy…

Human beings change. Young human beings need our support as they change. How can parents and other adults help children to grow and change in healthy directions?
The theme of change is in the air. The …

December is a time of holiday preparations. For many parents of high school seniors, it’s also the time for a different ritual— finishing college applications and waiting for decisions. Even though that time was a …

The underlying assumption is that “it’s all invented.” What’s all invented? Reality. The labels we give ourselves. Our explanations of why things happen to us. … The Zanders are proposing that since we’re inventing it anyway, why not intentionally practice choosing meanings that help us to create upward and expansive meanings, rather than downward and constricting meanings?

Eleanor Chin, MAPP ’08, is a life and executive coach. Founder and Principal of Clarity Partners Coaching and Consulting, Ms Chin works with institutional and individual clients to support them as they navigate …