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Experiment With ChatGPT
We have been hearing about the advances in artificial intelligence a lot more recently, so I decided to give ChatGPT a try. I was curious...
Sue Schleifer
Apr 2, 20233 min read


I Believe in Magic
Or it often feels like magic. Let me give you an example. Anthony, our playwriting teacher, sends us a writing prompt each Tuesday...
Sue Schleifer
Mar 4, 20232 min read


My Favorite Things
I am posting my February blog a bit early because I want to alert you to a couple of events that begin soon. As February is the month of...
Sue Schleifer
Jan 26, 20232 min read


The Whole Enchilada
In Manny Yekutiel’s January 3, 2023 newsletter he wrote: “How are you feeling about 2023? What's your one-word description of how you...
Sue Schleifer
Jan 5, 20231 min read


Creativity Takes Courage
It was with curiosity, excitement, and trepidation that I headed to the first session of the World Harmony Chorus rehearsal. The last...
Sue Schleifer
Nov 2, 20222 min read


Finding Home/Finding Center
Our next-door neighbor, Charlie, plays baseball on two teams. As you might imagine, that means he attends many practices in addition to...
Sue Schleifer
Oct 5, 20222 min read


Savoring
I’m getting better at savoring small moments of enjoyment and bigger moments of success. I wasn’t always this way. When I was younger, I...
Sue Schleifer
Aug 31, 20222 min read


Surprised
I received a letter from Assessor, Phong La with the County of Alameda. I was happily surprised by the words written on the back of the...
Sue Schleifer
Aug 5, 20222 min read


Everything Is Always Changing
I’m looking out the window of my office/guest room at the overgrown magnolia tree in our front yard, and if I stand, I see a distant view...
Sue Schleifer
Jul 6, 20223 min read


New Destination Part II or Looping Back
In 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 Schleifer
May 5, 20222 min read


New Destination
This 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 Schleifer
Apr 28, 20225 min read


Working In The Field You Love When You Can't Get A Job In Your Field
Do 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 Schleifer
Apr 28, 20224 min read


What'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 Schleifer
Apr 5, 20222 min read


Lean On Me
Recently I’ve discovered a podcast, that I can’t get enough of, called “Soul Music.” In each approximately 30 minute episode, they...
Sue Schleifer
Feb 2, 20222 min read


Possibilities and Paths
My 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 Schleifer
Dec 3, 20212 min read


Fuel and Frictions
On my walk today I listened to Shankar Vedantam interview organizational psychologist Loran Nordgren on The Hidden Brain podcast. They...
Sue Schleifer
Nov 6, 20212 min read


This Story Is About More Than Online Dating
In 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 Schleifer
Oct 6, 20212 min read


Thought Exercise For Organizations
What if you received a call from MacKenzie Scott (see below) informing you that your organization was the recipient of a sum of money...
Sue Schleifer
Sep 7, 20212 min read


Finding Inspiration
If you are like me, you find inspiration from stepping outside your daily routine or in noticing intimate encounters in nature. I invite...
Sue Schleifer
Aug 9, 20211 min read


Unrealized Potential
In 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 Schleifer
Jun 16, 20213 min read
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