Someone said to me recently that self-serving philosophies spread faster than altruistic ones. A practice that advances a personal agenda is more popular than an action that is primarily for the benefit of others. While I accept my friend’s practical observation, I have a hard time with it. Clearly, an ideal scenario would be a [...]

Tune out the news and media chatter on occasion and look around at the simple examples of people helping one another through trying times. Keep an eye out for signs of enterprise, for those people building from a foundation of principle and purpose. Goodness is here, everywhere—it’s just obscured by the noise of life sometimes.

The quickest route to feeling wonderful is to help someone else. The moment you shift the focus away from yourself and toward another person, you’re back in balance. No matter how difficult the circumstances in your own life might be, reaching out to a friend will nurture feelings of being valuable and needed—and that simply feels good.

We’ve all had that moment. It could be a crisis at work or in a relationship, trouble with kids or finances. Is that the right moment to pick up the phone and ask for coaching? Maybe not.

When you use 3Lunches in a collaborative fashion, to offer ideas, to kick around business concepts or to share information, there is a slightly different dynamic. We call this Collaborative Coaching. Though we’ve developed suggested rules to guide this kind of exchange, we haven’t posted them in the Table Manners section of this site because of space. [...]

Joe Pena interviewed me on his wonderful radio show that profiles entrepreneurs and inspirational stories. What a great opportunity to get the message out. Have a listen, share your thoughts and answer this: are you ready to coach a friend? Enlighten Me: Carol Quinn Rating 3.00 out of 5 [?]

I had an entertaining interview recently with Rob McNealy on his blog radio show, Startup Story Radio. Rob’s passion is to use social media to evangelize about small businesses, and coaching entrepreneurs. I am grateful to Rob for giving me the the opportunity to talk about 3Lunches at length. Have a listen and share your [...]

Before 3Lunches, I had informal “coaching” relationships with several friends and acquaintances. My friend Kate, a reflexologist with her own practice, is a natural coach. “Don’t think negatively,” Kate reminds me when I’m imagining the worst.  “It doesn’t take any effort at all to be positive and open.” Kate has really good, very impractical ideas [...]