Transform your life, one step at a time
Ready to stop coping and start growing? Coaching with Stop Coping will empower you to take charge of your journey towards success, growth, and happiness.
About
Welcome to Stop Coping, where you take 100% ownership of your life supported by tailored coaching.
My approach is centered around the belief that real change comes through daily incremental improvements. Let’s embark on this transformative journey together!
Services
Personal Coaching
One-on-one conversations tailored to your specific needs and challenges.
Agile Transformation
Learn and practice the values and mindset that are essential for Agile to succeed and thrive, together.
The Responsibility Process®
Practice strategies to cultivate Intention, Awareness, and Confront. Learn how to take ever greater ownership of everything in your life.
Goal Setting
Establish clear, achievable goals to track your progress, check in regularly, and claim your wins!
Youth Coaching
The best time to stop coping is at birth; the second-best time is now.
Special Focus Items
Theory of Constraints, Thinking in Bets, Lean, Safety Differently, Nonviolent Communication, and more.
Recent Blog Posts
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Ownership Is Not “Being At Fault”
One hurdle that people learning to practice Responsibility stumble on is the feeling that taking 100% Ownership means “being at fault.” You’re conditioned by cultural norms and past experiences to believe in “justice” as an assignment of fault and consequences: These structures and programs reinforce your natural coping strategies of Lay Blame, Justify, Shame, and
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# “People Are Our Foundation”
Do you work for a company that claims “Our people are our foundation”? Maybe it’s that “People are our biggest asset” or phrased in another fashion. “Our heart is our people” perhaps? All of these sound noble and high-minded. Does your lived experience match? For many, unfortunately, no. All of these metaphorical framings betray themselves.
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“Acting Responsible” versus Being Responsible
What’s the difference between “acting responsible” and being Responsible? Ownership. 100%. It’s about your actions being 100% your full and free choice, or being made to meet an external standard that lets you give ownership away. “Acting Responsible” “Acting” responsible is often “doing the right thing.” According to what standard? Who’s making the call on
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You Must Be This Tall
There is no “You must be this tall to ride this ride” requirement for Responsibility. No apprenticeship. No “dues.” 10,000 hours not mandatory. You’ve already had many moments in your life where you’ve operated from the mental position of Responsibility. You may not have called it by that name. You faced a problem, you looked