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 | Mar 3, 2022 | The Coach Is In Blog
The Coach is In… Back in December of last year I wrote a post, The Life We Live. It was about two of my good friends who had dementia and their declining health. One of them passed away this past week. I had the honor of leading his funeral service. I remember the...
by Jim Struck | Feb 18, 2022 | The Coach Is In Blog
The Coach is In… The Questions We Knew When I was talking with my good friend the other day about a gentleman I was coaching who reminded me of me 30 years earlier. The questions he would ask me, the dilemmas he was trying to solve were uncanny in their resemblance...
by Jim Struck | Jan 31, 2022 | The Coach Is In Blog
The Coach is In… No Pain No Gain Two weeks ago, I went through my second knee replacement surgery. The other one was two years ago. Nurses, doctors train us to respond to our pain with a number from zero to ten, zero being “no problem,” ten being ☹ (unmanageable)....
by Jim Struck | Jan 10, 2022 | The Coach Is In Blog
The Coach is In… Nothing Stands Alone For all of 2021 I have reflected on our ‘connectedness’ with one another and the world around us. Some of this time included a deeper understanding of where my biases and deep-seated assumptions lie. The assumptions were deep,...
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,...
by Jim Struck | Dec 6, 2021 | Uncategorized
“These are the times that try men’s souls.” – Thomas Paine The end of 2021. Wow. The end of this year feels very different from last year. Is that true for you? What does the end of this year and a look into next year feel like for you? For me, it is...
by Jim Struck | Nov 22, 2021 | Articles
While I was ‘nosing’ around the internet exploring what it had to say about gratitude I ran across the statement about Autumn. I thought about the ‘letting go’ of summer. I thought about me being in the autumn of my life, with winter just over the hill – letting go of...
by Jim Struck | Oct 27, 2021 | Uncategorized
The ‘Head’ and ‘Heart’ of Life We are rapidly moving into Fall. A time when days shorten noticeably, the air becomes brisker in the morning and evening, leaves are painted another color, and pumpkins announce the beginning of the holiday season. I enjoy the Fall. By...
by Jim Struck | Oct 1, 2021 | Uncategorized
The Confluence of Grace, Acceptance, and Love in the Face of Worthiness – Part 2 – Letting Go In re-reading and reflecting on Part 1, what keeps coming to mind is ‘letting go.’ It is just one of many branches that I will continue to explore in the weeks, months, and...
