Peter's Progress
Three years and growing
Celebrating three years of Gray Bear Coaching and my blog posts by investing in myself and committing to more transformational growth.
Peter’s hand-crafted blog (never AI generated)
Leadership
People follow the leader. Act like one.
Data shows that employees will follow the leader’s action no matter what the leader says. Leaders who don’t get this end up frustrated.
Leadership
Easy is not always quick: leave time for watering the goats
Watering the goats is easy, but it takes far longer than you expect. Always account for how long the “easy” tasks are really going to take.
Life
Finding Fulfillment
Finding fulfillment isn’t about discovering the perfect formula; it’s about knowing how and when to adjust the dials.
Courage
Death really gets in the way of living
The only thing better than seeing a local stand-up comedy show about grief and death is when your partner takes you to see it on Valentine’s Day. Yes, that was the date she took me on last Friday. The comedy Read more…
Decisions
Create an action plan because intention has a half-life
You always need an action plan because intention and inspiration have a half-life. An intention means nothing if you don’t follow through on it. An action plan is how you follow through. On Sunday, I helped the attendees at the Read more…
Life
Unconventional or uninformed?
I was called unconventional recently, but it raised some self-doubt I had to overcome. Thoughts on authority and individuality.
Courage
New mistakes are the key to lifelong learning
Learning from your mistakes isn’t so you stop messing up. It’s so you can go out and have fun making new mistakes.
Burnout
Keep your hands on your self-care steering wheel
Do you keep your hands on your self-care steering wheel? Or do you grab the wheel only when things get overwhelming? Imagine you’re on a long road. When the road is curvy, you need to steer through the curves. When Read more…
Resilience
Resilience is not created in crisis; resilience is revealed by crisis.
Resilience is not built during crisis. Five ways to build your resilience during good times, so you are prepared to survive the next crisis.