Welcome to my site.
I was asked the question; “How often do you feel inspired by your work?” Below is my answer:
I often feel inspired at work, but I would not classify the "work" itself as what inspires me. I have always felt that I am on a journey of self-discovery (whether in my work or non-work life). In this journey, I have always believed it is up to me to generate inspiration, not wait for someone else to offer it to me... Put a different verb in place of inspiration (such as: Challenge, Success, Love, Passion, Achievement, etc.) and you will know my nature.
I am not one to blame my misfortune on my environment, as I tend to change the environment if it is harmful to me. My wife told me one time, that she heard a sermon in which the preacher said; “God gave us skills, he makes us able to change a flat tire, so we can chose to change the flat tire, or wait to see if someone else will change it”. I choose to actively be a part of my life, whether it is my work or personal life. I chose to be inspired, courageous, honorable, passionate, spiritual…. A lessor state of mind is not tolerable and is not anyone else fault but my own.
“Happiness is a state of mind, a choice, a way of living; it is not something to be achieved, it is something to be experienced.”
~ Steve Maraboli
"Hope is a state of mind, not of the world. Hope, in this deep and powerful sense, is not the same as joy that things are going well, or willingness to invest in enterprises that are obviously heading for success, but rather an ability to work for something because it is good."
~ Vaclav Havel
My Agile Coaching Vision and Manifesto
As an Agile Coach, at
times I will be a teacher and mentor sharing my experience; at other times I
will be a coach guiding you to clarifying your own experience not mine. Teaching and mentoring is instructive and necessary;
coaching is illuminating and maturing. Both are essential.
I view my craft as a
focus on encouraging you to think beyond your conscious limitations and to
become more courageous in your Agile journey and work-life. I will consciously
cheer you on; I will be curious through powerful questions, avoiding direction
when we can. I will help you discover and revive your knowledge, values,
principles and passions. Our relationship will be designed as an Agile
collaborative partnership. I will help you explore what keeps you from
realizing maturity in your Agile journey; I will inspire you into action, while
holding you accountable.
I recognize you are not broken and do not need fixing; my goal is to help you find transparency and discover that you already have what it takes to produce success and accomplishment in work and life.
- I value the philosophy of Agile Manifesto over waterfall, Scrum, Kanban or any other defined process
- I value my coachee's need and experience over my need and experience
- I value learning something new over adhering to the old
- I value practice, experience and competency over training
You are most welcome on my site and please feel free to
reach out to me, and be a part of my life!
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