Posts by sphippo

Casting no aspersions on our friends down under; popular retorts to Thank You starting with no worries, or no problem, you’re good and many many more… Wait! What? Responding to the classic response with any of these variations says that normally there is a problem with an interaction like this except for now. NO! Check…

We’ve talked about curiosity as an important part of the power of connection with each other. Ok, so let’s add a little spice! Enter intuition. This little gem is defined as a keen and quick insight. Also direct perception of the truth. I say it’s listening to your gut.

This stuff, improving our communication, utilizing EQ, C-IQ, Empathetic listening, etc, takes PRACTICE! Remember the Amygdala? Your ancient brain? That’s the part of the brain that protects us, its ancient wiring that says “don’t get eaten!”. Well, it still has a job today and if we set it off with our counterpoint for even the…

Comedic legend Phil Hartman’s iconic character “The Anal Retentive Chef” was the host of a cooking show that never actually completed one recipe. It was a true metaphor for the internal battle many of us fight – giving ourselves permission to move forward (and maybe failing along the way?)

As the title states: “To be honest with you”. Really? This episode relates to a real-life experience I had that helped me realize just how problematic saying this can be.

When I began my journey to become a certified coach, my instructors limited my use of any question that began with “Why?”. You might be asking “why?”! Check out this episode to find out…why.