It was December 6th, and we were the last house on the block to make the outside of our house merry. Which means that even though it was raining, we got the lights up and the candy canes in the ground. Covered in mud and freezing cold, I hopped in a very warm shower.  Just before this, as we were hanging the wreath on the door, I had briefly thought of Shalini.

Today I cleaned my office.  That may not seem like a big deal but my mental health would beg to differ. It’s been intense around here lately with lots of demands on my time and attention. I know you can relate beca we all get busy. That’s life, right? But, can you recall the last time you were up to your eyeballs in deadlines and commitments and everything was due or happening at once and you felt like one false step and the whole things would unravel? Well, that was me for the last two weeks: We had one soccer season ending while the other is still going, working with a friend to organize the academic olympics at two schools, putting together some gift baskets for a silent auction, and adding a product to my website.  This while I was trying to be faithful to exercise, work, and all the other things present in life.

While coaching is becoming mainstream, most people still have not had the opportunity to work with one. They are not entirely certain as to what a coach does (and in the absence of information it's really easy to fill in the gaps with speculation and supposition).  Let’s take a couple of minutes: I can fill in some of those gaps for you and save us both a bit of awkward small talk.