Supporting You in Your Desire to Change
by Michael Feeley
Doomscrolling. What a word. It means spending too much time reading, watching, and swiping through bad news. The thumb keeps moving while the spirit sinks. We finish an hour with less energy, less hope, and nothing to show for it. Why do we do it? Often it starts with boredom. An empty moment, a lull, […]
by Michael Feeley
You sit down. You close your eyes. Within seconds the visitors arrive. A to-do list. A worry. The cat. A song you haven’t heard in thirty years. You think nothing is happening. I’m doing this wrong. I’m wasting my time. You’re not. I’ve meditated for 35 years, and rambunctious meditation busters still show up almost […]
by Michael Feeley
When I was in school, a couple of teachers tried to draw me out. They asked questions with no right answer waiting at the back of the book. “What do you think?” they’d ask. And I froze. I was too afraid of being wrong, looking stupid, too afraid of criticism. So I memorized, repeated it […]
by Michael Feeley
The phrase “sticking your neck out” comes from an image of danger. A neck stretched out is exposed. It’s the posture of someone on the chopping block. But you can see it another way. A turtle is safe inside its shell, and it can also go nowhere. A line often credited to James Bryant Conant, […]
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
Trust is a feeling. It’s also a choice, a commitment you make and keep living, day after day. Trusting feels good. It opens you. It lets you rest in confidence with another person. When trust breaks, you have two options. You can walk away, or you can rebuild. That decision is yours. Maybe the person […]
by Michael Feeley
We can fear the void. The empty chair. The quiet after the job ends, the house after the children leave, the morning with nothing on the calendar. We call it loss. Lack. Something missing. But turn it over. Is the void really empty? Astronomers tell us black holes are not simply endings. Matter spirals in, […]
by Michael Feeley
Yesterday I wrote about Upskilling, and it felt hopeful — learning, growing, becoming more capable. Today I want to name its opposite: Deskilling. It’s less comfortable to talk about, but just as important, because people are living it, and it’s good to name it. Deskilling is the process of making a job simpler. It requires […]
by Michael Feeley
We all feel both pressure and stress—but they are not the same thing, and mixing them up costs us. Pressure comes from outside you. It’s the deadline, the goal, the real stakes of something you care about. Pressure has an edge, and it has an ending. You feel it, you meet it, and it releases. […]
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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