3 Squares Coaching | Sue "Coach" Koch

Learning the Encore Career Lingo

Sue Koch — Tue, 08 May 2012 06:00:05 +0000

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged, it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and the time in which it is used. ~ Oliver Wendell Holmes

Something fascinating happens in language when a new paradigm arises. Think about the lingo [...]

Enchantment Really IS What It’s All About

Sue Koch — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 21:52:02 +0000

Life is short and opportunities are rare. And we have to be vigilant in protecting them and not only the opportunities to succeed, but the opportunity to laugh, to see the enchantment and to live. Because life doesn’t owe us anything, in fact, I think we owe something to the world. ~ Haley James Scott.

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Dancing with Crazy

Sue Koch — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 06:00:14 +0000

A person needs a little madness, or else they never dare cut the rope and be free. ~ Nikos Kazantzakis

I think the the most challenging lesson on the journey to creating an Encore Career is learning to “dance with crazy”.

I was on a marketing class conference call recently where a participant requested feedback about [...]

Let’s Get Real – What’s Your Excuse?

Sue Koch — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 07:00:25 +0000

If you do not feel yourself growing in your work and your life broadening and deepening, if your task is not a perpetual tonic to you, you have not found your place. - Orison Swett Marden

A few months ago, I wrote a blog post about how excuses act as a crutch that gets in the [...]

Entrepreneuring the Future

Sue Koch — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 06:00:29 +0000

The secret to a resilient life in our kind of world is in knowing how to recycle yourself, over and over, letting go of what is no longer you, taking on new strengths, and shaping new chapters for your life, guided by your own emerging vision. ~ from the book “Life Launch: A Passionate Guide [...]

PROTIREMENT! Where the FUN is!

Sue Koch — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 21:12:52 +0000

As we grow older, we must discipline ourselves to continue expanding, broadening, learning, keeping our minds active and open. ~ Clint Eastwood

Somewhere recently I read something about PRO-tirement as an alternative to RE-tirement! The idea is that instead of retreating and disengaging from the world of work which puts you on the road to [...]

Rainy Day Reflections

Sue Koch — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 22:35:24 +0000

“I like rain, actually.” ~ Bill Rodgers

Earlier this week we experienced a rare rainy day here in the OC. I used to intensely dislike rainy days. Or at least that’s what I thought.

This week I realized I don’t really dislike rainy days. Here’s what I dislike…

Getting up too early to go [...]

Are You Ready for a Vacation? Don’t Let Yourself Take NO for an Answer!

Sue Koch — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 11:00:22 +0000

“Every now and then go away, have a little relaxation, for when you come back to your work your judgment will be surer. Go some distance away because then the work appears smaller and more of it can be taken in at a glance and a lack of harmony and proportion is more readily seen.” [...]

Designing Your Encore Career – Locating the SA-WEET Spot!

Sue Koch — Sat, 30 Jul 2011 08:00:27 +0000

I think we each have a personal sweet spot as well. It’s the state of mind in which we experience the most joy and satisfaction in being ourselves. And from that place of pleasure and joy in being ourselves, energy arises to flow out into our day bringing with it the depth and resonance of [...]

Designing Your Encore Career Means Embracing the Zigzags

Sue Koch — Sat, 23 Jul 2011 08:00:21 +0000

“The road of life twists and turns and no two directions are ever the same. Yet our lessons come from the journey, not the destination. ~ Don Williams Jr.

A friend reminded me recently that the beginnings of big shifts in our lives are hardly ever momentous. They most often begin with one small action [...]