by Jim Struck | Feb 24, 2023 | Uncategorized
The other evening, I was watching TV when an ad came on. During whatever they were advertising was a line, “making peace with the past.” It caught my attention. I said to myself, “that might be an interesting topic to write about.” It is common for me to have...
by Jim Struck | Jun 16, 2022 | Uncategorized
The Coach is In… Discipline The other day I received an inquiry about conducting an ‘all day’ (my emphasis) workshop on the advantages of discipline in leadership. My first thought was, “Oh my gosh an entire day on discipline? Yuk.” I calmed down and decided to have a...
by Jim Struck | Jun 2, 2022 | Uncategorized
The Coach is In… You Don’t Have a Message, You Are the Message I first heard this quote many years ago from the sponsor of Father Leo, a priest who was also a recovering alcoholic. It was part of a 12-Step program for teens that I was participating in as part of my...
by Jim Struck | Apr 18, 2022 | Uncategorized
The Coach is In… Is It In the Knowing or in The Now? My good friend gifted me with a book by Thomas Merton (1915 – 1968), Conjectures of an Innocent Bystander. In the forward by Thomas Moore, Moore states, “Merton can urge us away from information for its own sake or...
by Jim Struck | Mar 25, 2022 | Uncategorized
The Coach is In… Motivation: What We Choose…or Not I was having a ‘check in’ call with my virtual assistant and she asked me if I was having any trouble with motivation, as in, “Am I doing what I want to be doing?” The simple answer was “Yes.” I went on to describe...
by Jim Struck | Dec 21, 2021 | Uncategorized
The Coach is In… “Don’t be afraid of death; be afraid of an unlived life. You don’t have to live forever; you just have to live.” – Natalie Babbitt The Life We Live I have two male friends who are dying. Both have dementia. When you love someone,...
