More than a decade ago, Dr. Daniel Friedland shares in Leading Well from Within, he and his then four-year old son Dylan were walking down the trail to Torrey Pines Beach outside of San Diego.  Despite the spectacular setting, all Danny could think was: “What’s wrong with me?” 

At that time, he was plagued with an increasing sense of regret and remorse over the ten years he had spent … continue reading

This week we are exploring the concept of self-coaching and then teaching others to self-coach themselves – ideas I’ve been exploring with my coach, Dr. Daniel Friedland.  At the same time I am sharing these ideas with you, I am also working on putting these ideas into action myself.  We are on this journey together.

So far this week, we’ve examined the power of: (1) asking questions and (2) starting with … continue reading

Yesterday we looked at what makes a great coach great.

A related question: what makes a great team great? According to Dr. Daniel Friedland, author of Leading Well from Within, it all starts with intention.

Not expectation.

What’s the difference?

Expectation is outside in.  Intention is inside out.  

We understand intention through the lens of purpose.  Why is this important?  Who am I here for?

When we ask ourselves these … continue reading