No one should ever have to die like George Floyd did last week. After looking at the video countless times of Floyd there on the asphalt pavement with that Minneapolis Police officer’s knee on his neck… There’re no two ways about it. He was murdered. …
If you’re one of those people who thinks relationships are HARD WORK…. And creating the love you want is REALLY HARD WORK… My answer is… Compared to what? A few weeks ago I had a coaching client tell me that (for her) it was really …
Two or three work lifetimes ago, I was forced to go through hell for five straight days and there was nothing I could do about it. It wasn’t actual hell but it was a very strange and annoying period of time that mirrors exactly how …
It’s Otto writing today and sometimes I’ll hear a song lyric, read a line in a book or hear something totally random on a TV show or on the Internet and it strikes me a little bit deeper than it ordinarily might. This happened to …
As she stood at the customer service counter of a well-known large home improvement store, her irritation level and anxiety sky-rocketed after waiting two hours for her order. Carol thought she was just quickly picking up the large order of pavers for a new patio …
Try as we might, we’re all terrible at predicting outcomes and relationship predictions in our lives–but we keep doing it. The problem is that we somehow think this will keep us safe, prepared for the worst or solve some problem in a backwards way but …
Relationships Suffer Because We’re So Bad At THIS Read More »
For people who know me these days it’s probably hard to imagine me as a really angry person… But I was. Not all the time, but some of the time. Not just angry, but once in a while–bordering on rage and on a couple of …
What are you most looking forward to when the Coronavirus is finally over and our lives get back to normal? Seriously? What will be the thing you most want to do or have happen that isn’t possible right now? You have these things in your …
It’s Otto writing and I have a question for you… It’s a question that’s really important (especially in these crazy times we’re living in right now…) The question is… What are you trying to control in your life? Even if you aren’t aware of it, …
The Role of Control in Love, Relationships, Business and Life Read More »
If you’re like me, trying to control almost anything in my life right now seems pretty futile. Whether it’s the virus as it moves across the world, our social life, our work situation, the people we live with or even our emotions… The strategies we …
