Do you have capacity?

Do you have capacity? 
Coaching with Me!
On the Nightstand
In Case You Missed It  – Aint’ no room in my heart for hate. 
 

Do you have capacity?
 
When the spirit moves me, I love to ask people a simple question:
“What’s one little thing I can do for you?”
 
The answers? All over the map.

A calm: “You’ve already done it by checking in.”
A slightly panicked: “Our speaker just cancelled – can you get downtown?!”(I could… and I did.)

Every once in a while, someone asks for something I simply can’t do. That part’s hard. I don’t love saying no.
 
Still, when I have capacity, I ask.
 
Because more often than not, something meaningful happens – sometimes small… sometimes surprisingly powerful.
 
Like this one.
 
A few weeks ago, I was meeting a gentleman from my songwriting group. We were getting together so I get some advice and in one of our back-and-forth emails, I asked my usual question:
 
“What’s one little thing I can do for you?”
 
He said he’d think about it.
 
A few days later, just before our meeting, he replied:
“In answer to your question… please bring a shiny toonie.”
(For my global friends – that’s a Canadian two-dollar coin.)
 
No explanation. No context.
Just… a shiny toonie.
 
So naturally, I found the shiniest one I could, slipped it into my pocket, and headed out to meet him.
 
He told me my question had sparked an idea.
 
He was going to create dozens of small packages – each with a note and a shiny toonie inside – and leave them anonymously all around town.
 
What he wrote is pictured above. 
 
There was a time in his life when he didn’t have the capacity. But someone showed up for him. Someone helped. Someone inspired him.
 
And now?
 
Now he has capacity (and then some.
 
What he’s doing here will make him feel great. It will make someone else feel great. And just maybe… it will inspire that person to do something great for someone else.
 
That’s how it works.
 
There’s no way to know how something you do, say, or even ask might ripple outward. But it will. And whether you see it or not, the world needs you at your best – perhaps now more than ever.
 
May you have the capacity to do, say, and ask the things that matter.
 
Who might you ask today?
 
And…“What’s one little thing I can do for you?”
 
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Coaching with Me!
At max capacity?
Is your best all used up?
Are you feeling a little… devitalized?
 
I’ve coached people from factory workers to physicists, and I’ve never met anyone who doesn’t want to be happier, healthier, or have better relationships.
Most people can go farther, faster with a coach in their corner.
 
At some point, it’s worth asking:Is hoping things will magically improve… working?
 
I was certified as a coach (and started being coached myself) over 20 years ago – back when most people thought coaching was just for sports.
 
It changed my life.
 
Since then, I’ve seen it change the lives of so many others.
If you’re ready, it can be a true game-changer.
Click reply and let’s see if we’re a good match.
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On the Nightstand
Much Ado about Nada by Uzma Jalaluddin – It was my first time reading a Muslim romance book, and I enjoyed it very much!
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In Case You Missed It  – Aint’ no room in my heart for hate.