by Jim Chaput | Aug 9, 2020 | Guest Post, Jim's Blog
As I sit in a bricks and mortar tower in central Warsaw, Poland, I’ve taken a moment to reflect on a few of my experiences over lockdown and beyond … there has got to be some learning in here somewhere! I’ve recently been matched with a new coaching client and...
by Jim Chaput | Aug 8, 2020 | Jim's Blog
Games often hold valuable lessons for life. One recent lesson I learned is that it’s unwise to assume other people think like we do. One of my sisters brought over a new dice game last night. Each player rolls 6 dice and the other players cannot see what you have. You...
by Jim Chaput | Aug 7, 2020 | Jim's Blog
We all have the same amount of time each day even if it doesn’t feel this way. If you don’t have time to do what you want to do, find a way to make different choices. When you’re too busy to follow your dreams, it’s only a matter of time until you end up...
by Jim Chaput | Aug 6, 2020 | Jim's Blog
My friend’s family and my sister’s family each lost beloved dogs this week. One was 11 years old, the other was 6 and both were heartbreaking losses. We never know how much time we have and we always wish we had more. Trish and I have gone through this grief a couple...
by Jim Chaput | Aug 5, 2020 | Jim's Blog
When I was younger, I was motivated by money. Part of it was seeing many of my friends growing up with more than I had. I was foolish enough to think that having more money would make me happier. At some point I realized money would only take me so far. More important...
by Jim Chaput | Aug 4, 2020 | Jim's Blog
Sometimes you get so used to feeling a certain way, you don’t realize how much better you could be. The only way to find out is to try something different. For our latest experiment, Trish and I decided to give up coffee for August. Trish only dinks decaf, so it...
