Lori Gibson-Washington, Author at The Calming Coach

Are you a Naïve Optimistic or a Hopeful Skeptic?

November 25, 2024November 24, 2024 by Lori Gibson-Washington

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As I grapple with life's headlines, I'm constantly hearing the words "hope," "cynicism," and "skepticism" boxing with each other in my mind. As fate would have it, the book "Hope for Cynics" came upon my radar. Often called a Pollyanna, aka naïve optimist back in the day. I recently have…

Are You A Rebel?

January 5, 2023January 1, 2023 by Lori Gibson-Washington

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Happy New Year Dear Ones, Are you a rebel (like me)? As you probably know, rebels get a bad name. Mostly, in the workplace. That is even when they're called "Challengers" as in the Parker Team Player Survey, they are not appreciated. Challengers question. Sometimes not so gently. Check out…

The Haves and Have-Nots: COVID and Mass Transit

August 29, 2022August 28, 2022 by Lori Gibson-Washington

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Knowledge is Important I'm always on the lookout to increase my knowledge about the issues that impact my clients championing affordable housing and anti-poverty. As I think of my birthplace and the place I moved to, I'm astonished that my old hometown has surpassed my new hometown as a mass…

Acknowledging, Pivoting, and Validating

August 15, 2022November 21, 2022 by Lori Gibson-Washington

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ACKNOWLEDGING I believe in acknowledging others when I've been lukewarm or resistant to an idea. PIVOTING When I pivoted my coaching practice, I thought my target audience was formerly successful and revered Baby Boomers angry at being pushed out of their jobs. I also thought I was running a B2C…

From Offended to Collaborating (in Two Weeks)

August 5, 2022August 10, 2022 by Lori Gibson-Washington

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Someone will be offended by one or many comments in this post. But stay with me. There's a nugget or two in here for you. (I want you to look beyond being offended and defensiveness to get to collaboration.) I was participating in a Bible Study on Zoom. The Facilitator…

Journaling My Way Through Grief

May 12, 2022May 13, 2022 by Lori Gibson-Washington

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I like many people lost my Mom during Lockdown 2020. Actually, it was pre-lockdown. Even though her death certificate said pneumonia, many of us believe that her coughing and breathing issues of 2019 probably was due to that dad-blasted COVID-19 virus. This was truly a time of many dark nights of…

Faith and Truth in Business

April 17, 2022April 17, 2022 by Lori Gibson-Washington

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Today is Good Friday! And Good Friday is when I stepped out in faith and founded Gibson Washington Consulting (GWC) 26 years ago.GWC was dedicated to helping clients find their personal power as leaders. We did that by facilitating conflict resolution, diversity, and leadership training sessions. A lot has changed…

Somebody Bigger Than You and I

April 15, 2022April 15, 2022 by Lori Gibson-Washington

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Am I Good Enough? I'm always doubting and second-guessing myself. Am I good enough, smart enough, pretty enough, slim enough? Enough enough? ENOUGH! Enough of being my own traitor. So I usually turn to one of my spiritual practices and remember as Whitney Houston sang there's "somebody bigger than you…

How Financially Stable People Can Make Life More Equitable

April 5, 2022April 5, 2022 by Lori Gibson-Washington

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I am a voracious reader. I love learning new things. I value making life more equitable for as many people as possible. As I was scrolling through LinkedIn, I learned a new thing about equity in this article. I learned a term I had never heard of - “Higher-Income Solipsism…

Is Your Sprint Getting in the Way?

January 30, 2022March 12, 2022 by Lori Gibson-Washington

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Is your sprint getting in the way of your self-care? Many of us who are working for the betterment of the planet, our communities, or our families are burnt out. We sometimes think if we take time off something bad will happen. We sometimes think... *We'll let someone down. *No…

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