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08/24/2026

Quiz: Navigating Drama in the Workplace
David Stamation, Executive Life Coach

This quiz accompanies the blog titled: DRAMA - It's Not in the Job Description.

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David Stamation, Executive Life CoachThis quiz accompanies the blog titled: DRAMA - It's Not in the Job DescriptionArticle Summary: Delve into the origins of workplace drama and understand its implications, spanning from its detrimental effect on employee retention to the demoralization of non-drama...

08/17/2026

Meditation: How to Start, How to Explore
David Stamation, Executive Life Coach

Meditation is concentrating the mind with a mundane task,
so the rest of the mind can find peace. -J.J. Connolly

This is an ever-present topic with coaching clients, most of whom are seeking an entry point to experiment with it. It's an ancient practice with a lot of modern interpretations. I'll cover five types here to give you some structure for getting started.

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08/10/2026

The Art of Patience
The Power of Cultivating Patience in an Impatient World
David Stamation, Executive Life Coach

Have we lost the capacity to be patient?

Netflix isn't loading. Where's the Amazon same-day delivery? How come we haven't been seated or served yet?

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The Power of Cultivating Patience in an Impatient WorldDavid Stamation, Executive Life CoachHave we lost the capacity to be patient?Netflix isn't loading. Where's the Amazon same-day delivery? How come we haven't been seated or served yet?Things have sped up and become increasingly efficient, to the...

08/03/2026

Decoding Your Childhood Strategy: The Pleaser
David Stamation, Executive Life Coach

Last week you may have taken the quiz to identify your childhood strategy, a fancy way of describing how you, as a kid, went about getting the love and attention you needed from your parents. Haven't taken it yet? Click the link below to take the quiz.

David Stamation, Executive Life CoachLast week you may have taken the quiz to identify your childhood strategy, a fancy way of describing how you, as a kid, went about getting the love and attention you needed from your parents. Haven't taken it yet? You can Take the Quiz before reading on, so you h...

07/27/2026

Quiz: Discover Your Childhood Strategy
David Stamation, Executive Life Coach

Identifying your childhood strategy is an exciting starting point in your personal development journey. It identifies a key aspect of your personality that was formed early in life, principally developed by a child to ensure he or she receives both love and attention from their parents.

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David Stamation, Executive Life CoachIdentifying your childhood strategy is an exciting starting point in your personal development journey. It identifies a key aspect of your personality that was formed early in life, principally developed by a child to ensure he or she receives both love and atten...

07/20/2026

Before You Call the Meeting, Do This
David Stamation, Executive Life Coach

Most meetings go sideways before anyone speaks a word, not because the agenda is weak, but because no one decided what "good" actually feels like when it's over. Here's a simple shift that changes that: pairing your meeting's outcome with a specific emotional intention. When intentions are tied to emotion, and when you're emotionally invested in a goal, you're significantly more likely to achieve it.

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David Stamation, Executive Life CoachMost meetings go sideways before anyone speaks a word, not because the agenda is weak, but because no one decided what "good" actually feels like when it's over. Here's a simple shift that changes that: pairing your meeting's outcome with a specific emotional int...

07/13/2026

You Were Trained to Treat, Not to Lead
David Stamation, Executive Life Coach
Your Endo Quiz Results, Decoded

Last week I put a quiz in front of you, Running the practice...or is it running you? Nine questions on culture, retention, hard conversations, and whether you've got someone to think out loud with. If you took it, you already have a rough read on where you land.

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David Stamation, Executive Life CoachYour Endo Quiz Results, DecodedLast week I put a quiz in front of you, Running the practice...or is it running you? Nine questions on culture, retention, hard conversations, and whether you've got someone to think out loud with. If you took it, you already have a...

07/06/2026

Running the practice... or is it running you?
David Stamation, Executive Life Coach

This isn't another systems audit. It's about the human side of leading: your culture, retention, how the hard conversations go, and having someone to bounce your vision off of. Take 2 minutes. There are no wrong answers, only insight.

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David Stamation, Executive Life CoachThis isn't another systems audit. It's about the human side of leading: your culture, retention, how the hard conversations go, and having someone to bounce your vision off of. Take 2 minutes. There are no wrong answers, only insight.Want more info? Read up on ou...

06/29/2026

Two Kinds of Guilt: One Is a Compass, One Is a Cage
David Stamation, Executive Life Coach

Most people carry guilt like a stone on their chest. Learning to tell them apart is one of the most liberating things we can do.

David Stamation, Executive Life CoachMost people carry guilt like a stone on their chest. Learning to tell them apart is one of the most liberating things we can do.In coaching, guilt comes up frequently with clients seeking to feel more peaceful inside and more comfortable in their own skin and rel...

06/22/2026

If You Want to Improve Yourself, You'll Have to Slow Down
David Stamation, Executive Life Coach

The fastest path to change is the one that feels the slowest.
Most people, myself included, respond to wanting more by adding more. More activities, more commitments, more drive.
It doesn't work. I've seen it fail in my own life and in the lives of every client I've worked with.

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David Stamation, Executive Life CoachThe fastest path to change is the one that feels the slowest.I'm slower now. Partly age, partly wisdom. When I want real change in my personal development, the approach has to be counter-intuitive: go slower.Most people, myself included, respond to wanting more b...