a blog by John P. Schuster
As we witness the United States’ process for selecting its next leader, we’re struck by the over-coverage, and at the same time fascinated by the endless character analysis of the candidates. Among other things, we look for who is the wisest of them all, not the brashest or the coolest or the best debater, even. It is wisdom we most want and need. The world of coaching, with its endless angles on self-reflection, promotes wisdom[…]
Read moreThe Holiday breather is upon us. Not a breather entirely of course, as we will run around a lot trying to make it all happen again. Still, this time of year we often notice the difference in the air and in ourselves. We slow down and look back at our year, and we give thanks and wonder and assess how we really did through it all. One author I like, Kathy Dowling Singh, writes about[…]
Read moreSelf Renewal for all of Life’s Stages from one of the progenitors of the field of coaching (I have one more post coming on this, my comments at his memorial…they will come some day. And if you want to see one more angle on his life I posted something recently on Psychology Today about him.) “The quality of your life is determined by…” There may be several good ways to finish the above sentence, such[…]
Read moreI have trained several hundred people in the past few years in the work of retirement planning. Many have been very ready to move ahead and enjoy or endure their last months of work. They were ready to plunge into this less-career-identified space we still most often call retirement. Others were somewhat ready and knew they had work to do unless they wanted to be totally surprised by leaving their career. And still others were[…]
Read moreSome teachers of human awareness start with the language we used a long time ago, before we knew what a synapse or neuro-science was. One of our great teachers, with one foot in modern anthropology but with her heart in the wisdom traditions, needs to be better known. I invite you to learn more about this teacher, Angeles Arrien, whom we lost this spring, via this piece I recently wrote for my Psychology Today blog. Image[…]
Read moreClick “play” below to listen to the February 12, 2014 episode of Wellness By Design, a regular BlogTalkRadio program by Sarah Harris. In this episode, Sarah talks with me about the Power of Your Past. More Health Podcasts at Blog Talk Radio with Wellness By Design on BlogTalkRadio
Read moreCoaches and therapists work in the same two energy fields—the first, those cognitive places where we think, and the second, the those pre-verbal, old brain places from which our core energy emerges. Coaches and therapists have different terms and ways of working with these inner energy fields as we interact in the world of work, families, and communities. The article “Therapy, Depth Psychology and Executive Coaching” is my attempt to describe how these two professions[…]
Read moreAs I look back at my journey, I see that at times the choice to keep it simple worked out for the best, and at other times simple was a regression. When I stuck with simple love and kindness it generally served me. When my head would run out of avenues to pursue, when I was on the edge of my understanding, which was often and still happens, I eventually learned to breathe deep, feel[…]
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