Supporting You in Your Desire to Change
by Michael Feeley
You pass a stranger on the street and think nothing. No opinion or feeling. They’re just a person going by. That’s what it looks like when someone doesn’t matter to you. Now think of the person you ignore. The one you’ve written off. They walk into the room, or someone mentions their name, and a […]
by Michael Feeley
I’ve been thinking about time. All of it. Earth formed 4.54 billion years ago. Our early ancestors walked upright about 6 million years ago. Modern humans arrived about 300,000 years ago. Civilization began about 6,000 years ago, when we first built cities. And here I am, nearly 75 years into my turn. Set against those […]
by Michael Feeley
Yesterday I wrote about competing and collaborating, and the choice we each have. Today, a harder question. Do you know what those words mean to you? We rarely define things. We hear a word, accept it, and think we know. Then we act on a meaning someone else handed us. Who taught you what competition […]
by Michael Feeley
Competition and collaboration are always together in some way. Friendly or combative. Blending well or askew. We can lead with competition: I win. You lose. Or We can lead with what competition truly means. The word comes from the Latin competere, to strive together. If you win, I win too. That is a very different […]
by Michael Feeley
Your mind is a brilliant tool. It weighs, measures, plans, and protects you. Logic matters. But when a decision truly counts, you usually follow your heart. As a career and life coach, one skill I practice with the people I work with is simple and powerful. I ask them to drop from their mind into […]
by Michael Feeley
A flywheel is a heavy wheel. It takes real effort to get it turning. The first pushes feel like nothing is happening. But keep pushing, and the wheel begins to move, and once it moves, its own weight helps carry it. Every push adds to the one before. Business people use this word for how […]
by Michael Feeley
Appreciate Thanks Gratitude What do these words mean to you? What do they do to you when you speak them out loud? A few times. Try it now with care. Listen and feel what happens. I appreciate you… I thank you… I’m grateful for… When I spoke the words, I was flooded with emotion, and […]
by Michael Feeley
We all have problems. No one gets through a day, let alone a life, without them. What we can do is choose how we look at them. When I call something a problem, I feel its weight. My shoulders tighten, my thinking narrows, and I go around in the same worried way. When I ask […]
by Michael Feeley
Nuance. A lovely word. It means a subtle yet important difference in meaning, tone, word choice, feelings, colors, and expression. Nuance is in all we do. Look at a garden. There are so many nuances of green, and then the boldness of red roses with thorns. Think about tomato red and fire-engine red. Both are […]
by Michael Feeley
Ageism exists. It is awful, and I am grateful to know about it, because what we can name, we can fight. The word is younger than I am. Dr. Robert Neil Butler, an American physician, psychiatrist, and gerontologist, coined it in 1968, in the thick of the Civil Rights movement. He modeled it on racism […]
Michael has twenty years experience matching people with positions that allows them to reach their potential. Having worked with corporate decision makers, Michael has expertise in understanding organizational needs in multiple industries. He understands, experientially and intuitively, what gets people hired and what doesn’t. With a big heart and intellect to match, Michael Feeley is an authority on bringing the best out of business owners, executives, and entrepreneurs… he has such amazing energy, not to mention a terrific business background.
…as a trainer I watched Michael Feeley become a masterful coach, being adept at many coaching skills… he is supportive, motivational, action-oriented, open minded, authentic, confident and compassionate… such a delight to work with… fun, high-energy, intuitive, spontaneous!… I have observed him to be very inspirational, empowering, and encouraging clients to go to greater depths in their lives. He is a true ambassador of the profession… Michael has heart and soul along with the ability to deliver!
You, my friend, are the Real Deal.
Michael Feeley walks the walk and talks the talk. He is honest, authentic and incredibly generous in spirit. Michael’s deep commitment to service means his clients get his full attention and will benefit from his coaching skills, experience and wisdom.
Commitment and care are at the center of my coaching work.
Being fully present and useful to you is how I can best serve you because your desire to change and to move forward matters to me.
I care about your happiness and success. Your life – Your changes - That’s my focus and our alliance together.
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Alyssha Csük gives me such a special gift in allowing me to present 5 of her stunning and beautiful photographs on my website. Rust and slate are alive in her exceptional pictures. Alyssha celebrates something which is usually ignored, seen as ugly, corroding, deteriorating and wasting away.
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