My philosophy of coaching, counseling, teaching, and parenting is founded on the following principles:

• Embracing a growth-oriented mindset that fosters a love for continued learning and self-growth beyond a specific class, certification, or degree.

• Inspiring curiosity, enhanced self-awareness, and the ability to acknowledge one’s own personal biases, strengths, weaknesses, and “blind spots.”

• Utilizing self-knowledge to enhance empathy and understanding and to develop goals for self-improvement in both professional/academic and personal arenas.

• Cultivating the ability to truly “see” the individual in front of us, not just a label, problem, or diagnosis, and, the willingness to learn from them.

• Promoting a mindful way of living and showing up in the world and being the creator of our own destiny in order to be better “guides” for others.

• Operating from a place of “exceptions” that allows the discovery of strengths that can be tapped into to create solutions unique to each individual, whether this individual is a client, athlete, student, or child.

I believe that I am the very best tool in my coaching, counseling, teaching, and/or parenting toolbox.

Therefore, to be the best coach, counselor, teacher, and parent that I can be requires me to actively engage in a continuing journey of self-discovery and educational inquiry.  The goal of this journey is to enhance my own self-awareness and keep building my knowledge and skill base.  After all, I may be the only person in my clients’ lives capable of hearing AND holding their pain.  This is a sacred honor and trust and should be treated so.