Thomas Leonard would have been 50 on July 31, 2005.
On this occasion, whether behind closed doors or on more public forums, there have been three kinds of conversation:
(1) The misty-eyed remembering him conversation.
(2) The 'are we still talking about Thomas?' conversation.
(3) The 'Thomas who?' conversation.
Because of having been his Chief Operating Officer (CoachVille and Schools of Coaching) at the time of his death, I get asked a lot for 'stories' or something about Thomas that 'the rest of us didn't know about.'
Kibbitzing on the phone the other day, I made a comment that I've made before. I would say, oh, guessing - I've probably said this particular thing - hmm...at least a dozen times in my life.
It's:
"I'm the girl in grade school who no matter where I was on the field in P.E., if there was a ball involved in what we were doing...it would always hit me in the face, and break my glasses."
Interesting. In particular because this time I said it and heard myself say it. Especially the word always.
Always is one of those words, isn't it? Like the word never. (And must and should.) I'm starting to think that these words are particularly useful because in working with clients, they seem to be doorways into coaching breakthroughs.
Okay well, rereading is more accurate and some of you know I'm a lasagne reader -- I read lots of things at once and together they make a creative stone soup that is the fuel for my personal growth.
I consider the book Making A Living While Making A Difference, and author Melissa Everett, defiant personal mentors.
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A quote, from page 181:
Thomas Merton said it this way, in 1966, in a letter to peace activist Jim Forrest:
"Do not depend on the hope of results. When you are doing the sort of work you have taken on, essentially an apostolic work, you may have to face the fact that your work will be apparently worthless and even achieve no result at all, if not perhaps results opposite to what you expect.
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My friend Lable bought the domains Coaching Refugees.com but I still feel there is a negative connotation to that so we'll stick with Coaching Day Jobs.com.
And, well...it's official. It seems there are a lot of Coaches who are slinking quietly away from the business of building a so-called traditional coaching practice. Lots.
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Every once in a while in conversation I get stopped. And I love it.
The best times are when I get stopped by a great question. One of those deep ones that make me smile and think "Now why doesn't everyone ask that?"
Today was one of those days. The question was...
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The photos say it all don't they? Fiercely beautiful and so dangerous.
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