"Notes" of An Elder

To coach is to bring out possibilities in others that they have not yet realized.

Nothing in life is of any value unless it is shared with others.

"Notes" of An Elder is a depository of pertinent information, knowledge and wisdom. Available weekly will be an elder's "thinking menu" for your use. Enjoy this bounty.

  • You don’t have to be brilliant, rich, beautiful, or powerful to make a difference in someone’s life. You just have to care.

  • It’s easy to make it hard and hard to make it easy.

  • When it comes to attitude, the choice is yours.

  • See your failures as temporary circumstances.

  • A lot of coaches suffer from an identity crisis. They think they are someone that they are not.

  • “Money is a new form of slavery, and distinguishable from the old simply by the fact that it is impersonal - that there is no human relation between master and slave.” ― Leo Tolstoy

  • Teamwork becomes the glue that bonds people together around a shared purpose and collectively engages their hearts and minds.

  • Align your priorities with your values, needs, and desires, then take action.

The Inner Me

  • Energy

  • Emotion

  • Thinking

  • Talking

  • Rest

  • You need other people’s perspectives to keep yourself honest.

  • The more people in your organization who work because they want to rather than because they have to ― the better.

  • Communication is not just the transfer of information. It’s the transfer of thoughts.

  • Coaching teams is more complex than coaching individuals.

  • To coach is to bring out possibilities in others that they have not yet realized.

  • Optimists believe setbacks are temporary.

  • Learn how to fail successfully. Hate to fail but never fear it. Learn to view failure as feedback.

Magic Question

Where are the growth opportunities in my life?