Anthony Ongaro interviews me about finding clarity, making lasting changes and how I got into this thing called coaching. It’s a rebroadcast from his video podcast in 2019. Highlights Links mentioned in the introduction * The original conversation which contains Anthony’s notes, links, etc. * Video of our conversation * Learning To Play Like Yourself In 2020 My highlights after re-listening to our conversation * Becoming a CPA and leaving it–starting my career in a very different place than today * The big hole in my resume that never was * Scary transitions can make a big impact * Courage versus commitment * How I started working with my first coach * Asking for what you need and want * My path to coaching * The intensity and value of my coaching training through the Co-Active Training Institute * Taking little steps forward vs. doing nothing / experimenting * Thoughts create feelings * Over-identifying with our thoughts and feelings * The stories we create about ourselves and live into * The power of changing and using different physical spaces * Embodiment * Thinking your way to different place often doesn’t work * Being vs. Doing and the power from doing both * Systems and task tracking * Fail safe storage * The Beehive * Successful and motivating instead of self-defeating * The amount of things that have our attention * Book reading fast * Looking for a hit of knowledge * Conscious and intentional reading instead of * As much as possible * The latest shiny object * Honoring my committment * Straight-Line Leadership: Tools for Living with Velocity and Power in Turbulent Times by Dusan Djukich * The most successful people don’t necessary ready more books–they likely take more action based on what they know or learn * Redefining minimalism as removing distractions * 6,800 mile road trip * Being present to everything in the moment even if it is unpleasant * Michael Neill * Challenges and experiments that have paid off * Meditation–Insight Timer App * Daily journaling with the Five Minute Journal * The “legacy” I want to create around ending unnecessary suffering Credits * Hallon by Christian Bjoerklund * Cold Funk by Kevin MacLeod * Original photo source All songs licensed under Creative Commons