The title of my book (written with Greg Miller and Aaron Hill) is The Circle Blueprint. So, what is the “Circle”? Supposedly it was Socrates, as he contemplated his death, who said, “The unexamined life is not worth living.” I
I am a Baltimore boy, born and raised. Baltimore is known for the Chesapeake Bay and blue crabs. Ripping open a blue crab steamed in Old Bay is something everyone should do…at least once. The only way crabs can grow
When I ask people why they are working, what do you imagine they say? Too many tell me, “To pay the bills.” How sad! Really? You are this amazing human being with tremendous potential and the capacity for greatness and
You are “below the line” when you are turning a deaf ear to the feedback life is sending your way and, instead, are insisting that you are right and don’t need to change. Some people are committed to living below
One of the most fundamental skills everyone who seeks to improve is called “shifting from below to above the line”. It is so important that we will invest in a few posts in order to make the concept clear. Imagine
Robert Sutton’s book, The No Asshole Rule: Building a Civilized Workplace and Surviving One That Isn’t, points to a second critical role for a coach. People, even bright and talented ones, frequently do really stupid things that are shipwrecking their
What a great question! Sometimes I have been hired to coach a business leader who is certain she doesn’t need a coach. In truth, no one needs a coach. You can probably do just fine figuring things out on your
If you have read The Circle Blueprint or taken The Circle Blueprint Assessment, you know that Independence is composed of six separate sub-factors. It is only by mastering each sub-factor that you will gain your full independence. This brief description
Dr. Greg Miller is the wizard who constructed the Circle Blueprint Assessment. His work is a major gift to everyone who wants to benefit from the wisdom and guidance contained in this system. One of the most difficult parts of