Sometimes you need an outside perspective to see what’s going on with the chair you’re sitting in.

A few thoughts on becoming the person I needed years ago.

I used to charge by time. Then I shifted focus to the compass over the clock. Progress over time. That has made all the difference.

Meaningful progress often happens in small moments. Here’s what that might look like.

The real work begins when the session ends. It can be challenging at times, always rewarding, and often fun, too.

Please enjoy my entire Medium archive — all the links inside are paywall-free.

A simple guide to understanding and accepting what’s going on when we’re over-checking our work.

Sometimes knowing stuff gets in the way of listening. By setting that aside, we can hear what’s not being said and get to the true work.

The traditional Wheel of Life worksheet used in coaching wasn’t working for me. So I reinvented it. Get your new wheels now.

We often think we need to know more than we do to get started. The truth is, we can trust the process and figure it out as we go.

It’s been said that the best productivity hack is saying no, but delegation works too. Get the free Delegate It worksheet and confidently hand off your next challenging task.

I’m back on Saskia’s podcast — now called Pattern Shift — to talk about bending time. We cover what that means and how to do it, so that you can have more productive days.

If you want to have better conversations, you need to listen. Not to the words, but also the sound of what was said. Listen to The Sound of Coaching in episode 272 at The Coaching Inn

Building from the previous episode, Part II of Self-Coaching for Sewing Success explores all the practical things you can try, so that you get more out of making. And fall in love with your craft again.

In episode 91 of the Check Your Thread podcast, hosted by legendary sewing teacher, writer, and podcaster Zoe Edwards, we get deep into self-knowledge and how we can enjoy our craft — especially when things get frustrating.

Frustrated by the representation of coaching in the BBC series, “A Very British Cult”, I wrote a quick walk-through of what actually happens in a coaching session.

In episode 35 of the Design Feeling podcast, host Nirish Shakya and guest Kim Witten discuss overthinking, noticing, curiosity, creativity and more.

The most important question to remember in any coaching conversation.