Today was my Dad’s 99th birthday. Amazing! He actually is an amazing man but it wasn’t always something I recognized or allowed myself to experience as his daughter. His inner qualities of perseverance and independence combined with personal habits of exercise and a healthy diet are the primary reason he is still going strong at… [Read More]

It comes around once a year, Mother’s Day, that time those near and dear to you to get to shower you with special experiences, good food, maybe getting to sleep late or not being responsible for cooking, decision making or child care. To show up in the most vibrant, insightful and caring way for this… [Read More]

Forty Lunchtime Minutes to enrich your relationship to life and work. Spring is bustin’ out with new insights, energy, and opportunities to review and renew the areas of your life that need a fresh start. Join life coach and author Marilyn Taylor of Confident Directions Life Coaching for lunch and an inspiring Focused 40 talk. Noon to 1 pm (program: 12:10 to 12:50)… [Read More]

On Saturday I was asked to give a eulogy for a client of mine that I’ve known for about the last 12 years. As you can imagine, I was deeply saddened by his passing (age 61) and very honored by the invitation to speak at his funeral. I prayed that I would have the strength… [Read More]

“How do you release your magnificence?” That’s the question that was asked of me recently in a coaching session. The simple answer is easy, you just do it. The simple answer is the one that many people find the most difficult. The reason being we frequently don’t own our magnificence; we keep it buried somewhere… [Read More]