by Meredith Walters | Dec 14, 2012 | Blog
That’s right, the life coach is saying that self improvement is impossible. When a client comes to me, regardless of the issue they want to work on, what they’re usually really asking for is that I help them change some aspect of themselves. It’s not an odd request...
by Meredith Walters | Sep 15, 2012 | Blog
There’s a lesson that I find myself learning over and over again, no matter how many times I’ve learned it before. I bump into it with clients, I hear friends complaining about it, and I stumble across it in a much more personal way with greater frequency than I’d...
by Meredith Walters | Aug 9, 2012 | Blog
I’d like to make a distinction between the skills we list in our resumes and cover letters and our actual true gifts. Core gifts are expressions of what makes us unique; they’re the most valuable things we have to offer the world because nobody else can offer them...
by Meredith Walters | Jul 4, 2012 | Blog
It occurred to me today that a little self knowledge can be a dangerous thing. I noticed this when I was getting ready to run a 10k race with my sister and 61,998 other people. Being in crowds is not my strong suit, and I found myself passing the time while I waited...
by Meredith Walters | Jun 20, 2012 | Blog
I went to work on a farm today because as a city girl, I have far too few opportunities to get dirt under my fingernails and a sunburn in the gap between my shirt and my pants (yes, I really did). When I arrived, one of the full-time farmers showed me the row he...