Sue Schleifer
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...
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Sue Schleifer
Oct 5, 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
Aug 31, 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 5, 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
Jul 6, 20223 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
May 5, 20222 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
Apr 28, 20225 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, 20224 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 5, 20222 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
Feb 2, 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
Dec 3, 20212 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
Nov 6, 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
Oct 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
Sep 7, 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
Aug 9, 20211 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
Jun 16, 20213 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
May 5, 20212 min read
When 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 Schleifer
Mar 31, 20212 min read
It Smells Like Potential
Ted 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 Schleifer
Mar 5, 20212 min read
No Guarantees
With 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 Schleifer
Feb 4, 20213 min read
What 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...
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