Coach Cora's Blog

Our Environment Influences Our Growth
What Houseplants Teach Me About Culture I love houseplants. I enjoy caring for the plants and watching them grow. Diagnosing them when they are growth

FEEDBACK; BREAKFAST OF A CHAMPION
A Life Lesson From A High School Track Coach Coach Cora 042022 My high school track coach gave me the gift of a lifetime. She

Self Leadership in a Hierarchical World
A fundamental question of leadership: lead to develop others, or lead to direct others. I played with my barrel of monkeys to the extent that

INFLUENCE OR COMPLIANCE POLICE? WHAT IS YOUR POWER SCRIPT?
Being a four-year old bent on testing the boundaries, I often felt compelled to challenge house rules. Such as dragging my Barrel of Monkeys out

Self-Leadership on Gopher Valley
1979. Gopher Valley Rd., Sheridan, Oregon. “Cora, run to town and get me a pack of cigarettes.”“I can’t. I can’t drive. I can’t do it.

The Power of Weakness
Many years ago I was in a class learning about the fascinating topic of team dynamics. The class was divided into teams and assigned a

The Power of Questions – The Value of Purpose
Lessons From A Stop Sign “What in the world? What have you got there, Cora?” “Hi, Dad! Look! I have a stop sign for my