VantageShift Insights

As I sit in my backyard contemplating the beauty and wonder of a sky filled with colorful storm clouds, I realize that this was a year of...

Whether You Realize It or Not I read an intriguing column about what researchers call "quantification fixation." We make decisions based...

I recently took my first real vacation in over two years. When I say real, I mean going away, not a staycation, to someplace unfamiliar...

Community can mean something different for each of us. For some, it's a place where you belong. For others, it's a feeling of...

Building Your Network as a Foundation for Your Career When you are near graduation or have just graduated, it's an exciting time of life....

Cultivating a Key Value for Growth Tomorrow is a new day. You shall begin it well and serenely Ralph Waldo Emerson The Beginning Before I...

Every day, I awaken to my playful pup gently performing her self-appointed alarm clock duties. As I scratch behind her ears and smile at...

The Revelation It's been several years since my refrigerator was new. I had carefully researched my options before making the purchase...

“It is not the strongest or the most intelligent who will survive but those who can best manage change.”– Charles Darwin Change. We...

The VantageShift Way People often ask me about the commitment required for coaching. In coaching, commitment is a two-way street. There's...

One of the most popular posts on VantageShift Insights is Bias Against Women - How You Can Help. I was motivated to research and write...

The Tentative Start When our Rottie first came to live with us, she was quite apprehensive about residing in suburbia. We don’t know much...

I've long noted that most people do not look up. Their attention is focused down or forward with an occasional backwards look. They are...

For most of us, decisions involving money are based on affordability and short-term value. If we're hungry, for example, we think about...

If you've spent considerable time and energy on must do's, hunkered down in your little boat of obligations, it's time to take a plunge...

As regular readers of my articles on Medium know, I am the proud dog parent of an adorable Rottie. She's a loving companion, intelligent...

I get a kick out of being born in a Year of the Dragon. It's an auspicious sign of the Chinese zodiac. Those born in the Year of the...

Giving thanks for all the wonderful things we have in our lives The United States observed the Thanksgiving holiday last week and my day...

I was recently honored to be the subject of an article by Fuzia as a Thoughtleader in their Humans of Fuzia feature. When I was first...

"I don't get a good vibe off of her." I was talking with a man who normally reaches conclusions about people based on their individual...