Balkin Coaching Leadership Insights

“To let go does not mean to get rid of. To let go means to let be. When we let be with compassion, things come and go on their own.” Jack Kornfield A new client contacted me for coaching because she has too much on her plate and is acutely aware of the need to let go of some things in her personal and work life. During the first coaching session we discussed her current role in a high level of detail. As we broke her job down into all its components, she rated her level of s

"It’s a relief to be called out on your contradictions ... Once they have air we can change ..."

There are often poignant times in our lives when we need to make significant decisions that will impact both our personal and professional lives. Often, these choices can be aptly described by Robert Frost’s famous poem “The Road Not Taken”. Interestingly, there is a great deal of research that suggests we are more rational in our decisions at work and more emotional in our decisions in our private lives. This is possibly due to the fact that in the business world we are mor

There is a plethora of blog posts on how to ask for help. Yet no one seems to ask for help until they are almost 'drowning".