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Failing Forward at the School of Hard Knocks
STRUCTURES December 2008
Textbooks transfer knowledge to help you learn how things work, but the only way you can learn to apply the knowledge is by enrolling in the school of hard knocks. This article examines how to graduate from the school of hard knocks with a degree in failing forward.

"Mr. Market"
STRUCTURES December 2008
This is a timely article using Ben Graham’s “Mr. Market” metaphor (as told by Warren Buffett) as a means to draw your attention to how what you pay attention to is affected by how you believe something works.

Digital Descriptions
STRUCTURES October 2008
This article explores how "labels" may obstruct one from attaining a clear picture of what is real and suggests that digital descriptions might be a more effective way to bring specificity to what the label represents. To illustrate this, the word/label "leader" versus digital descriptions is used.

Problems, Obvious Solutions, and Alternatives When You Get Stuck
STRUCTURES September 2008
This article focuses on our natural tendency to resolve problems by starting with what appears to be the obvious solution. When that solution doesn't work, this article explores alternatives and our tendency to try to "fix" ourselves so the alternatives work versus finding a better solution that might not seem obvious.

“To be” or “to be what others want you to be”? That is the question.
STRUCTURES August 2008
This article explores what you pay attention to when it comes to “casting” yourself in life. It features a short parable and an example that clearly illuminates how “what you pay attention to” can impact the outcome of your life.

“So, who programmed U?” A new paradigm for a new century
STRUCTURES July 2008
This article discusses paradigms, explores the differences between consulting and coaching, and puts DIG Coaching Practice’s “So, who programmed U?” model into context.

Miscasting: Just a Bad Cast or the Wrong Hobby?
STRUCTURES June 2008
Most people long to be “cast” in the role of their life. This article takes a look at “miscasting” by defining, illustrating and looking at the nature of it.

Two Sides of Attention
STRUCTURES May 2008
This article uses the phrase, "The squeaky wheel gets the grease," as a metaphor to look at attention by exploring what you do to get attention and what you pay attention to, and also asks the question: Does the way you manage attention serve you?

Paradigms: Defined, Illustrated, and Applied
STRUCTURES Apr. 2008
This article explores paradigm shifts by defining them, illustrating them, and relating them to coaching in a very powerful way. This is a must-read article if you are interested in the coaching experience.

Pressure and Its Relationship to Half a Glass of Water
STRUCTURES Mar. 2008
This article looks at pressure and has fun exploring the dominant strategies people use to manage it.

Excavating Talents by Removing Barriers
STRUCTURES Feb. 2008
This article explores the FOUR obstructive barriers that get in the way of excavating your unique gifts, talents, or abilities, such as society's use of labels versus descriptions.

What Does “Modality” Have to Do with Organization? Everything!
STRUCTURES Jan. 2008
This article defines modalities by using actual client examples to draw attention to how we all do things differently, the importance of understanding your individual modalities, and the impact on your life by paying attention to your dominate way of doing things.

Take Off Your Sunglasses to See the Blinding Flash of the Obvious
STRUCTURES Dec. 2007
This article shows how a client (Gayle) used coaching to help her remove/change her limiting beliefs, thus redirecting her down the path of least resistance.

The Opposite End of the Spectrum
STRUCTURES Nov. 2007
This article explores the link between focusing on what you "can't" do and feeling frustrated and unhappy versus focusing on what you "can" do and getting what you want.

What is Your Ego Paying Attention to?
STRUCTURES Oct. 2007
This article reveals what the ego pays attention to by using a simple parable that illustrates how an innkeeper ignored his own ego and profited from it.

The 50 Percent Rule
Structures Sept. 2007
This article compares the impact of paying attention to your strengths over paying attention to your weaknesses.