April 21st, 2020 by Kelly Kienzle
The Letting Go I have been rushing down a twisting river and the scenery has been changing daily and sometimes hourly. As the pandemic gained strength, I tried to understand how it would affect me. I tried to mentally grasp its size. I tried to see what benefits it…
January 31st, 2020 by Kelly Kienzle
“We tend to see ourselves as our limitations, instead of our potential.” I heard this comment recently and was struck by how true it is. When faced with a challenge, how often do we ask, “How am I unprepared or unsuited to overcome this challenge?” “What don’t I…
December 31st, 2019 by Kelly Kienzle
Forgiveness. How about if we close out 2019 with forgiveness? Forgiveness washes away the hurt, anger and frustration we feel. Forgiveness is a way of rising above what has happened to us. Forgiveness is how we show we are greater and stronger than the roadblocks in our lives. Forgiveness is…
October 24th, 2019 by Kelly Kienzle
Do you remember this photo from 1990? Do you see our “pale blue dot”? Look closely in the center, a bit to the right. This is a photograph taken of the Earth as the Voyager left it behind to explore our solar system. This photo helps me…
August 28th, 2019 by Kelly Kienzle
“I am already that person.” This is a new phrase that I re-discovered today as I was looking at some old notes from a few years ago. I had been talking about a change that I wanted to make in my coaching style but was getting stuck. My…
July 30th, 2019 by Kelly Kienzle
We live so much of our lives in the past or in the future. As leaders, as colleagues, as parents, as friends, we are constantly analyzing and replaying events from the past hour, the past week or the past year. We also spend large amounts of time…
June 26th, 2019 by Kelly Kienzle
The Questions As I consider my next birthday, the 50th one, I begin to indulge in fantasies of what and when my retirement will be. What will it look like? How will I find meaning in what I do each day? How do I approach this period…
May 7th, 2019 by Kelly Kienzle
The Scene The team’s leader frowned as she clicked forward through the coming months of her calendar. She could see the mounting number of changes that her team would soon face. She could feel her temples start to press inward on her brain as she considered…
March 1st, 2019 by Kelly Kienzle
Internal politics, personal drama, and conflicting viewpoints are what most often drain our energy at work. We feel dragged down by the heaviness of trying to keep the peace, find middle ground or push our agenda through the sticky cog wheel of internal decision-making. Finding Common Ground…
January 8th, 2019 by Kelly Kienzle
In January, work teams often discuss new goals for the coming year. This admirable task can have a dark side to it though. Setting new goals can make us view the past year as “not enough” or as a short-lived victory, barely acknowledged. If we are…