Dear clients and friends, At the Trust Factory, we love the power of words and communication. As we look back…
Fixed treadmill versus Growth path
As a teenager and young adult, failures and mistakes were indelible stains on my self-esteem which I felt I had…
Everything you always wanted to learn about everyone else’s failures (part 1)
It happened in France, at the end of the 80’s, in a parking lot. I came out of the car,…
Introduction – Stories of failure, part 1
Stories of failures are often hidden stories. Either we have rationalized them so that they don’t feel and look that…
Do you mean “yes” or “no”?
Title: Do you mean "yes" or "no"? We all have been there: saying “yes” to a request when we meant…
Emotional apathy
I used to darn my socks, with a heavy marble egg. This was when I wasn’t so busy and it…
Saying I’m sorry
From time to time, it is useful to remember the basics of being in relationships with others. Yes, I believe…
Boring agreement
I recently read an interesting article about “motivated ignorance” that describes our aversion, if not our “disgust” for listening to…
Girls Gone Astray
There was a time in France, school started on September 15th. I was 7, dragging my feet into the…
Who is in the driver seat?
Notes From Carole My friend Johanna Beyer is an executive coach leading a two hours session next Thursday, December 4th…