Executive Coaching

Gratitude — the quality of being thankful; a readiness to show appreciation for and to return kindness. As the long Thanksgiving weekend comes to a close and our attention turns to the Christmas and Hanukah season, I found myself reflecting on some of the little things to be grateful for and which I know I …

Resilience — an ability to bounce back from unexpected adversity, loss, or change. A set of skills that allows one to thrive during and after the hard times.  Abstract Why is it that some people, organizations, and even communities can face adversity, tragedy, loss, and the unexpected better than others and often come out of the …

“Shyness is nice, and shyness can stop you from doing all the things in life you’d like to. So, if there’s something you’d like to try, if there’s something you’d like to try, ask me, I won’t say no, how could I.” Lyrics from the song Ask, The Smiths (1986) If You Don’t Ask, The Answer Is Already No …

SMART Goals Goal setting is one of the most important components of any coaching engagement. At Kirnan Coaching Associates, LLC, we encourage our clients to adopt SMART Goals in any aspect of their life and/or career they are seeking to change. Every SMART Goal that a client commits to should meet the following criteria — i.e., be: S – Specific M – Measurable A – …

“Hope springs eternal in the human breast. Man never is, but always to be blest. The soul, uneasy and confin’d from home. Rests and expatiates in a life to come.” An Essay on Man – Epistle 1, The English Poet, Alexander Pope (1733) 2017 — Was It Really a Tale of Two Cities? 2017 will undoubtedly …