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Simple Steps to Creativity
"The chief enemy of creativity is "good" sense." -- Pablo Picasso
Jennie Antolak, MA, MCC
Sep 15, 20201 min read
Review of "Never Split the Difference"
By Chris Voss Reviewed by Joey Ihle Chris Voss spent 24 years as one of the FBI’s top hostage negotiators. He now owns a firm called the...
Jennie Antolak, MA, MCC
Sep 14, 20203 min read
One is NOT the Loneliest Number
“As for now I’m gonna hear the saddest songs and sit alone and wonder.” -Dashboard Confessional Three Dog Night expressed in two simple...
Jennie Antolak, MA, MCC
Sep 9, 20203 min read
Review of The Art of Possibility
Authors: Rosamund Stone Zander & Benjamin Zander Book Review Written By: William Rees It is said that once you learn a foreign language...
Jennie Antolak, MA, MCC
Jun 26, 202021 min read
The Big Leap by Gay Hendricks
Big Leap is a really motivating deep dive into the concepts of “limiting beliefs” giving real life application to how to overcome them.
Jennie Antolak, MA, MCC
May 19, 20204 min read
Before Happiness Book Review
Book Review by: William Rees - Book Title: Before Happiness Author: Shawn Achor As I get more comfortable in Learning Journeys’ gentle...
Jennie Antolak, MA, MCC
May 13, 20205 min read
Don't Stop Trying Amidst the Chaos
written by Jennie Antolak, MA, MCC Five lessons, 10 hours and $400 later, I know nothing about singing. While I believed I was hiring a...
Jennie Antolak, MA, MCC
May 5, 20205 min read
If I Let Me Be Free
This special piece is from Tirzah McPherson-Lewis. It was a writing exercise as part of the Narrative Coaching certification. Enjoy!!!...
Jennie Antolak, MA, MCC
Apr 30, 20202 min read
Playing Big: Practical Wisdom for Women Who Want to Speak Up, Create, and Lead written by Tara Mohr
Playing Big is helpful in assisting clients understand what is keeping them from leaping and gaining the confidence to play big.
Jennie Antolak, MA, MCC
Apr 24, 20204 min read
Trust the Process
What really happens when we shift from rescuing clients to releasing responsibility? Most of us would deny we ever rescued a client. We...
Jennie Antolak, MA, MCC
Apr 21, 20201 min read
Whose Story is It Anyway? The Struggle Between Becoming and Belonging
The battle between belonging and becoming. The narratives we tell ourselves and how they cause us to lose ourselves.
Jennie Antolak, MA, MCC
Apr 1, 20204 min read
The Dream Giver: A Book Review, Coaching Insights, and the Power of Metaphor
The Dream Giver is a parable on the challenges of change, outlined here to show its powerful connection to coaching and personal growth.
Jennie Antolak, MA, MCC
Mar 14, 20206 min read
What Could I Make of Today?
I know today is Monday...
And you assume it's going to suck,
but according to statistics,
there will be over 5000 weddings,
10,000
Jennie Antolak, MA, MCC
Feb 10, 20201 min read
The Paradox of Becoming & Belonging
Follow the herd too closely and you'll end up in a heap of sheep. - Maxims4Mavericks.com I...
Jennie Antolak, MA, MCC
Dec 3, 20195 min read
Human-Centered Approach
I am often asked how our students and graduates apply their coach training within work and/or life. This post is dedicated to conveying...
Jennie Antolak, MA, MCC
Nov 24, 20195 min read
The Paradox of Success and Failure
On my younger son’s first day of school, he took it upon himself to share with his teacher that his mom’s favorite word had 4-letters and...
Jennie Antolak, MA, MCC
Sep 27, 20194 min read
The Best Coaching Advice? Shut Up & Listen
In our classroom, a poem by Shel Silverstein hangs on the wall: "There is a voice inside of you That whispers all day long,‘ “I feel that...
Jennie Antolak, MA, MCC
Sep 27, 20191 min read
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