Leadership | Coach David J. Greer

Personal Challenges

Post author:David Greer
Post published:November 18, 2011
Post category:Leadership Performance
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I recently returned from a trip to Nepal where I realized a long term dream. I trekked with my wife Karalee and a group of friends through the Himalayan Mountains to the Annapurna Sanctuary where we got to get up before dawn to hike up to Annapurna Base Camp and view the early rising sun paint Annapurna, the tenth tallest mountain in the world, with light. While any fit person can do this trek, it created some personal challenges for me that are among the greatest I’ve ever overcome.

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Orchestrate

Post author:David Greer
Post published:September 1, 2011
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A colleague and I were discussing our career paths the other day. Both of us are musicians. He is a professional and I am a serious amateur. We were talking about the power of music to coordinate individuals and teams.

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Creative People

Post author:David Greer
Post published:August 30, 2011
Post category:Leadership Strategy
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A recent status update from my friend Becky Robinson from Weaving Influence reminded me of the simplicity of inspiring children to be creative:

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A Personal Thank You

Post author:David Greer
Post published:August 9, 2011
Post category:Community Leadership
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Four years ago today on my fiftieth birthday I started a new relationship. After some time of personal frustration with where I was in life, I hired Kevin Lawrence as my personal and professional coach. We spent the entire day together four years ago in my first ever coaching session.

We all have people who enter our lives and have an impact. Sometimes small and sometimes big. All too often, we never acknowledge those people who help us to change course, grow, and learn helping us to move through personal and professional growth.

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Challenges

Post author:David Greer
Post published:August 4, 2011
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The photograph is my son Allen climbing the BCMC trail on the mountains of North Vancouver, BC. Allen is goofing around in this picture and it wasn’t long ago that either climbing the steep trail or lifting the log he is holding were insurmountable challenges for Allen. My children are an inspiration to me as I watch them be challenged and then rise above the challenge to achieve personal growth.

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