What I Believe
Life and executive coach, Carol Segrave, explains how she helps her clients plan and achieve their own personal 'wild and precious' lifestyle.
Re-igniting Your Passion
We can make amazing life comebacks, no matter what. My client and friend David did just that in 2011. Throughout 2009 and 2010, David struggled to keep his “till death do us part” marriage vow in place, to maintain a healthy and happy relationship with his three-year-old daughter, to retain his VP Position in a...
New Year’s Celebration 6th Century Style
“When we rise from sleep let us rise for the true work that we will be about this day, and considerably cheer one another on.” -The Rule of St. Benedict Have you wondered what it would be like to totally disconnect from computers, cell phones, iPads, TV, family, friends and pets for a few days? ...
Nutcracker X 2!
If you’re passionate about ballet, no matter what your favorites are, you probably can’t resist that much-loved holiday staple, “The Nutcracker”. Your executive coach was lucky enough to see it twice this year. I saw the Joffrey Ballet’s version in Los Angeles and the Moscow Classical Ballet’s performance in Palm Springs. Both presentations were magical!...
PASSIONATE
PASSIONATE: a strong liking or devotion to some activity, object or concept. The word passionate is often used in coaching, writing and speaking, e.g., being passionate about your life, living a passionate lifestyle, identifying your life’s passion. Just what happens when passion turns into action? Even within the language of current economic and political confusion, the word passionate...
Thanksgiving and the Porta Potties
The last thing I wanted to do on Thanksgiving was volunteer at the West Los Angeles Thanksgiving Community Dinner and Celebration at the Santa Monica Civic Center. I have a hard time around being in close proximity to the homeless. Two thoughts contribute to that. 1) The fear I will be one of them one...
Unretirement
Retirement has been, up until very recently, a much- longed-for experience—a time of rest, reward, leisure and financial ease. This kind of retirement lifestyle experience is being seriously challenged by a new wave of individuals who call themselves unretirees. “Unretire” became an official entry in the Random House Unabridged Dictionary in 2006: un-re-tire –...