Sue SchleiferMay 52 minNew Destination Part II or Looping BackIn 2013 I wrote a chapter for my book, The Key To The Castle, entitled “New Destination.” It is time to write “New Destination Part II or...
Sue SchleiferApr 295 minNew DestinationThis story is from my book, The Key To The Castle: Zen and Travel Stories of Trust, 2013. When I travel to a new place, whether to...
Sue SchleiferApr 294 minWorking In The Field You Love When You Can't Get A Job In Your FieldDo you know someone who has trained or studied for years in a particular field or artistic area and then is not able to find work in...
Sue SchleiferApr 62 minWhat's Next?What I love in my coaching work is helping people design their next chapter. For many people, it can be challenging to decide which...
Sue SchleiferFeb 22 minLean On MeRecently I’ve discovered a podcast, that I can’t get enough of, called “Soul Music.” In each approximately 30 minute episode, they...
Sue SchleiferDec 3, 20212 minPossibilities and PathsMy husband stood up from the dining room table after breakfast and said he was headed to his office to write an exam. I said, “Aren’t you...
Sue SchleiferNov 6, 20212 minFuel and FrictionsOn my walk today I listened to Shankar Vedantam interview organizational psychologist Loran Nordgren on The Hidden Brain podcast. They...
Sue SchleiferOct 6, 20212 minThis Story Is About More Than Online DatingIn the last several years, I know of several people who have met their partners through an online dating service and others who have not...
Sue SchleiferSep 7, 20212 minThought Exercise For OrganizationsWhat if you received a call from MacKenzie Scott (see below) informing you that your organization was the recipient of a sum of money...
Sue SchleiferAug 9, 20211 minFinding InspirationIf you are like me, you find inspiration from stepping outside your daily routine or in noticing intimate encounters in nature. I invite...
Sue SchleiferJun 16, 20213 minUnrealized PotentialIn the past few weeks, two of my coaching clients have described “career tests” that they took in their past that they thought told them...
Sue SchleiferMay 5, 20212 minWhen will this be done?Last weekend I decided to make crawfish etouffee for the first time. The recipe called for making a roux. I stirred and stirred and...
Sue SchleiferMar 31, 20212 minIt Smells Like PotentialTed Lasso arrived in my life at just the right time. I wanted to watch something funny and with this program I received so much more. I...
Sue SchleiferMar 5, 20212 minNo GuaranteesWith quiet anticipation, I pick up my favorite knife and the avocado that I have deemed is most likely ripe, finally. I slice it in half...
Sue SchleiferFeb 4, 20213 minWhat Moves You?I am writing this newsletter on Groundhog Day. It got me thinking about the film and wondering if I could choose a day to repeat again...
Sue SchleiferJan 2, 20212 minDoBeDoBeDoLast week my husband Mark and I watched the Ram Dass memorial service, sponsored by Seva Foundation. Ram Dass was one of its founding...
Sue SchleiferNov 2, 20202 minTheater, The Brain, and Empathy What do theater, the brain, and empathy have to do with one another? You’ll find out when you watch Josh Kornbluth’s latest one-person...
Sue SchleiferOct 4, 20202 minLaughing and CryingI have rejoined a book group that I had to leave when I moved from Oakland, CA to Lafayette, LA more than ten years ago. It was just one...
Sue SchleiferSep 5, 20202 minMusings on MaslowEach day, each hour, and in between I “take my pulse.” How do I feel physically, mentally, emotionally, spiritually? At times I am calm,...
Sue SchleiferAug 3, 20202 minMy COVID-19 Escapism TrajectoryThis morning on my walk, I thought about how I have needed ways to “escape” during this pandemic. Where are my places to go when I don’t...