Hanna Cooper

Coaching for nonprofit and government leaders and teams

Coaching for nonprofit and government leaders and teams

Choose your perspective

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Depending on how you chose to celebrate it, yesterday January 24th was either: The Worst Day of the Year or Belly Laugh Day.  (Thanks, Carol, for the reminder about BLD!)

Measured by a formula that includes variables such as weather, debt, monthly salary, time since the holidays, and motivation to change, yesterday was named as the worst day of the year.  Whew, glad that’s over!

Or, you could have let out a hearty laugh in a celebration of "our playful, bouyant and joyful spirit" yesterday at 1:24 pm (your local time).  I’m guessing it’s OK to celebrate Belly Laugh Day a day late (or tomorrow, or next week) – want to join me?

It’s a great reminder that we always get to choose how we want to see things: are you mired in what’s worst about your day, or can some of it be laughed off? 

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What perspective do you want to choose for today?
How does your perspective impact how you are able to make a difference? 

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Says who?

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One of the joys I’ve experienced from creating this blog is re-discovering the pleasure of writing.  While written communication is part of many people’s work, I don’t really think of myself as a "writer".  I’ve generally got a sparse, terse to-the-point style, honed from years of writing policy briefs and grant proposals.  "Just the facts, […]

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What’s your dangerous idea?

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Each year, the World Question Center, part of edge.org, presents an annual question to ponder.  This year, over 100 invited scholars responded with original essays in reply to the question for 2006: "What’s your dangerous idea?" The history of science is replete with discoveries that were considered socially, morally, or emotionally dangerous in their time; […]

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No do-over

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When I was growing up, one of the rules negotiated for our playground games – such as 4-square, a game where you bounced the ball to your opponents, trying to bounce it hard enough to make it difficult to catch without going out of bounds – was whether you could "do" your turn over if […]

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Hanna Cooper

Hanna Cooper Coach Before specializing as a professional coach in 2004, I spent more than a decade in leadership, management and program development for state and local government and non-profit organizations.  Now I get to help leaders and teams have more clarity and ability to stand up for what's important in their work and in their organizations. Working with me, leaders and teams find more meaning and purpose, feel happier and more confident, navigate change and conflict, and work together better.