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Written by Laura Lavigne

Coaching: On The Radio!

Over the past few months, I became aware of a little voice talking to me in the background, after most of my coaching sessions. It is not enough, it whispered. Be quiet, I shouted back. You see, while my book is selling steadily and speaking engagements provide great windfalls, my income is made up ... Read More

Coaching Moment-The Gift of Mt Baker

The truck was packed and I was readying myself to leave "Our Home on the Lake" for the last time. It had been our nest for almost two years and the view from the 25-foot glass windows overlooking the lake had given me so much. Not once had I walked ... Read More

Coaching Moment: Oprah and the Chocolate Cookies

A lifetime ago, I co-owned and ran a popular French Bakery on Fidalgo Island. Those were days of much activity, many faces, frantic schedules and not near enough time to sit and reflect. Add to that the fact that I was seemingly always either pregnant or nursing and you will ... Read More

Have You Always Been Like This?

"Have you always been like this?" The question flies at me from across the audience. It has been posed by a man who is standing against the wall, quite obviously waiting for an answer. There is something about his words that I initially mistake for aggressivity and for a second, I ... Read More