David Taylor-Klaus, MCC
@iamdtk.bsky.social
I Reintroduce Successful Entrepreneurs & Senior Executives to Their Families.
Master Certified Coach, Speaker, Author
DTKcoaching.com
Master Certified Coach, Speaker, Author
DTKcoaching.com
You’ve probably heard the term VUCA before — it’s how the military once described the world:
Volatile. Uncertain. Complex. Ambiguous.
That model doesn’t quite fit anymore.
Today, I unpack what’s replacing VUCA — and a simple way to reset when everything feels off-balance.
#vuca #executivecoaching
Volatile. Uncertain. Complex. Ambiguous.
That model doesn’t quite fit anymore.
Today, I unpack what’s replacing VUCA — and a simple way to reset when everything feels off-balance.
#vuca #executivecoaching
November 10, 2025 at 2:05 PM
You’ve probably heard the term VUCA before — it’s how the military once described the world:
Volatile. Uncertain. Complex. Ambiguous.
That model doesn’t quite fit anymore.
Today, I unpack what’s replacing VUCA — and a simple way to reset when everything feels off-balance.
#vuca #executivecoaching
Volatile. Uncertain. Complex. Ambiguous.
That model doesn’t quite fit anymore.
Today, I unpack what’s replacing VUCA — and a simple way to reset when everything feels off-balance.
#vuca #executivecoaching
Attention is your most valuable currency.
Where it goes, your life goes.
Your values. Your relationships. Your experience of the moment.
Stop giving it away like it’s free.
👉 What’s one thing you want to pay attention to today?
@gapingvoid.bsky.social
#values
Where it goes, your life goes.
Your values. Your relationships. Your experience of the moment.
Stop giving it away like it’s free.
👉 What’s one thing you want to pay attention to today?
@gapingvoid.bsky.social
#values
November 7, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Attention is your most valuable currency.
Where it goes, your life goes.
Your values. Your relationships. Your experience of the moment.
Stop giving it away like it’s free.
👉 What’s one thing you want to pay attention to today?
@gapingvoid.bsky.social
#values
Where it goes, your life goes.
Your values. Your relationships. Your experience of the moment.
Stop giving it away like it’s free.
👉 What’s one thing you want to pay attention to today?
@gapingvoid.bsky.social
#values
✨ Jung reminds us: emotions don’t vanish just because we push them aside. They'll always resurface — sometimes as anxiety, irritability, or even in our bodies. The key isn’t burying it, but transforming it into something new, with equal intensity.
November 6, 2025 at 3:06 PM
✨ Jung reminds us: emotions don’t vanish just because we push them aside. They'll always resurface — sometimes as anxiety, irritability, or even in our bodies. The key isn’t burying it, but transforming it into something new, with equal intensity.
I used to think setting boundaries meant keeping people out.
Turns out, it’s more about keeping myself in check.
Funny how that shift changes everything.
#mindsetshift #boundaries #change #limitations #relationships
Turns out, it’s more about keeping myself in check.
Funny how that shift changes everything.
#mindsetshift #boundaries #change #limitations #relationships
November 5, 2025 at 2:06 PM
I used to think setting boundaries meant keeping people out.
Turns out, it’s more about keeping myself in check.
Funny how that shift changes everything.
#mindsetshift #boundaries #change #limitations #relationships
Turns out, it’s more about keeping myself in check.
Funny how that shift changes everything.
#mindsetshift #boundaries #change #limitations #relationships
When you're told not to ask questions, pay attention. That's not leadership. It's control.
#leadership #questioneverything #richardfeynman
#leadership #questioneverything #richardfeynman
November 3, 2025 at 3:42 PM
When you're told not to ask questions, pay attention. That's not leadership. It's control.
#leadership #questioneverything #richardfeynman
#leadership #questioneverything #richardfeynman
We hit one goal and instantly chase the next.
But what if… it is enough?
Success doesn’t always mean more — sometimes it means stopping to celebrate what is.
Inspired by @gapingvoid.bsky.social — a reminder to pause, appreciate, and recognize enough.
#Gratitude
But what if… it is enough?
Success doesn’t always mean more — sometimes it means stopping to celebrate what is.
Inspired by @gapingvoid.bsky.social — a reminder to pause, appreciate, and recognize enough.
#Gratitude
October 31, 2025 at 12:04 PM
We hit one goal and instantly chase the next.
But what if… it is enough?
Success doesn’t always mean more — sometimes it means stopping to celebrate what is.
Inspired by @gapingvoid.bsky.social — a reminder to pause, appreciate, and recognize enough.
#Gratitude
But what if… it is enough?
Success doesn’t always mean more — sometimes it means stopping to celebrate what is.
Inspired by @gapingvoid.bsky.social — a reminder to pause, appreciate, and recognize enough.
#Gratitude
Ever feel like you're walking a tightrope, trying to keep everyone else happy, sometimes at the expense of your own sanity?🤔
I invite you to explore this subtle — but powerful shift — in perspective: boundaries vs. limitations.
#boundaries #selfcare #mindsetshift #peoplepleaser #personalgrowth
I invite you to explore this subtle — but powerful shift — in perspective: boundaries vs. limitations.
#boundaries #selfcare #mindsetshift #peoplepleaser #personalgrowth
October 30, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Ever feel like you're walking a tightrope, trying to keep everyone else happy, sometimes at the expense of your own sanity?🤔
I invite you to explore this subtle — but powerful shift — in perspective: boundaries vs. limitations.
#boundaries #selfcare #mindsetshift #peoplepleaser #personalgrowth
I invite you to explore this subtle — but powerful shift — in perspective: boundaries vs. limitations.
#boundaries #selfcare #mindsetshift #peoplepleaser #personalgrowth
Ever notice how “I’ll finally relax on vacation” turns into “I’ll check email one more time”?
The truth: It’s not the inbox that keeps us from resting — it’s our wiring.
The message your brain needs: “Be here now.”
When you’re off the clock, actually be off the clock.
No inbox. Just presence.
The truth: It’s not the inbox that keeps us from resting — it’s our wiring.
The message your brain needs: “Be here now.”
When you’re off the clock, actually be off the clock.
No inbox. Just presence.
October 29, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Ever notice how “I’ll finally relax on vacation” turns into “I’ll check email one more time”?
The truth: It’s not the inbox that keeps us from resting — it’s our wiring.
The message your brain needs: “Be here now.”
When you’re off the clock, actually be off the clock.
No inbox. Just presence.
The truth: It’s not the inbox that keeps us from resting — it’s our wiring.
The message your brain needs: “Be here now.”
When you’re off the clock, actually be off the clock.
No inbox. Just presence.
You call it drive.
But what if it’s 𝐟𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐢𝐧 𝐚 𝐬𝐮𝐢𝐭?
You work hard because you learned worth is earned.
Your output isn’t your value.
Your title isn’t your identity.
Stop doing.
Start being.
👉 If you stopped achieving tomorrow, would you still know who you are?
#ExecutiveCoaching
But what if it’s 𝐟𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐢𝐧 𝐚 𝐬𝐮𝐢𝐭?
You work hard because you learned worth is earned.
Your output isn’t your value.
Your title isn’t your identity.
Stop doing.
Start being.
👉 If you stopped achieving tomorrow, would you still know who you are?
#ExecutiveCoaching
October 27, 2025 at 1:06 PM
You call it drive.
But what if it’s 𝐟𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐢𝐧 𝐚 𝐬𝐮𝐢𝐭?
You work hard because you learned worth is earned.
Your output isn’t your value.
Your title isn’t your identity.
Stop doing.
Start being.
👉 If you stopped achieving tomorrow, would you still know who you are?
#ExecutiveCoaching
But what if it’s 𝐟𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐢𝐧 𝐚 𝐬𝐮𝐢𝐭?
You work hard because you learned worth is earned.
Your output isn’t your value.
Your title isn’t your identity.
Stop doing.
Start being.
👉 If you stopped achieving tomorrow, would you still know who you are?
#ExecutiveCoaching
Every season of my life has a book that shapes it.
Some crack you open.
Some steady your hand.
Some shift your lens entirely.
I'm rereading "The Art of Possibility" and it’s doing that all for me right now.
📖 What’s the book that’s shaping your current season?
https://amzn.to/4n9PVOq
Some crack you open.
Some steady your hand.
Some shift your lens entirely.
I'm rereading "The Art of Possibility" and it’s doing that all for me right now.
📖 What’s the book that’s shaping your current season?
https://amzn.to/4n9PVOq
October 24, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Every season of my life has a book that shapes it.
Some crack you open.
Some steady your hand.
Some shift your lens entirely.
I'm rereading "The Art of Possibility" and it’s doing that all for me right now.
📖 What’s the book that’s shaping your current season?
https://amzn.to/4n9PVOq
Some crack you open.
Some steady your hand.
Some shift your lens entirely.
I'm rereading "The Art of Possibility" and it’s doing that all for me right now.
📖 What’s the book that’s shaping your current season?
https://amzn.to/4n9PVOq
Some leaders keep talking about “getting back to normal.”
But what if normal is gone for good—and your abnormal reaction is actually healthy?
The real question isn’t how do we go back?
It’s how do we evolve forward, without losing ourselves in the noise.
What's keeping you grounded?
#newnormal
But what if normal is gone for good—and your abnormal reaction is actually healthy?
The real question isn’t how do we go back?
It’s how do we evolve forward, without losing ourselves in the noise.
What's keeping you grounded?
#newnormal
October 23, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Some leaders keep talking about “getting back to normal.”
But what if normal is gone for good—and your abnormal reaction is actually healthy?
The real question isn’t how do we go back?
It’s how do we evolve forward, without losing ourselves in the noise.
What's keeping you grounded?
#newnormal
But what if normal is gone for good—and your abnormal reaction is actually healthy?
The real question isn’t how do we go back?
It’s how do we evolve forward, without losing ourselves in the noise.
What's keeping you grounded?
#newnormal
Frankl’s words hit harder every time I read them:
We forget that attitude isn’t just optimism.
It’s authorship.
Even when the world feels chaotic, you still hold the pen.
🧭 What would it look like to reclaim that freedom—and choose your way on purpose?
We forget that attitude isn’t just optimism.
It’s authorship.
Even when the world feels chaotic, you still hold the pen.
🧭 What would it look like to reclaim that freedom—and choose your way on purpose?
October 21, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Frankl’s words hit harder every time I read them:
We forget that attitude isn’t just optimism.
It’s authorship.
Even when the world feels chaotic, you still hold the pen.
🧭 What would it look like to reclaim that freedom—and choose your way on purpose?
We forget that attitude isn’t just optimism.
It’s authorship.
Even when the world feels chaotic, you still hold the pen.
🧭 What would it look like to reclaim that freedom—and choose your way on purpose?
What if the reason you’re not seeing results…
…is because you’re fighting the wrong battles?
Most leaders don’t burn out from doing too much—they burn out from doing the wrong things with everything they’ve got.
💬 Your turn: what’s one thing you’re finally done giving energy to?
#executiveburnout
…is because you’re fighting the wrong battles?
Most leaders don’t burn out from doing too much—they burn out from doing the wrong things with everything they’ve got.
💬 Your turn: what’s one thing you’re finally done giving energy to?
#executiveburnout
October 20, 2025 at 1:06 PM
What if the reason you’re not seeing results…
…is because you’re fighting the wrong battles?
Most leaders don’t burn out from doing too much—they burn out from doing the wrong things with everything they’ve got.
💬 Your turn: what’s one thing you’re finally done giving energy to?
#executiveburnout
…is because you’re fighting the wrong battles?
Most leaders don’t burn out from doing too much—they burn out from doing the wrong things with everything they’ve got.
💬 Your turn: what’s one thing you’re finally done giving energy to?
#executiveburnout
Everyone loves “innovation.”
Few are brave enough to talk about creativity.
AI can outproduce us —
but it can’t out-discern us.
Creativity is human pattern recognition with heart.
And that’s something no algorithm can fake.
(comic & inspiration by Gapingvoid)
Few are brave enough to talk about creativity.
AI can outproduce us —
but it can’t out-discern us.
Creativity is human pattern recognition with heart.
And that’s something no algorithm can fake.
(comic & inspiration by Gapingvoid)
October 17, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Everyone loves “innovation.”
Few are brave enough to talk about creativity.
AI can outproduce us —
but it can’t out-discern us.
Creativity is human pattern recognition with heart.
And that’s something no algorithm can fake.
(comic & inspiration by Gapingvoid)
Few are brave enough to talk about creativity.
AI can outproduce us —
but it can’t out-discern us.
Creativity is human pattern recognition with heart.
And that’s something no algorithm can fake.
(comic & inspiration by Gapingvoid)
Emotional depth: superpower or self-sabotage?
We say it’s wisdom — but sometimes it just feels like touching the hot stove again (on purpose).
Does feeling deeply make us more human… or just easier to break?
Where do you land — head, heart, or somewhere in the whiplash between?
#beinghuman
We say it’s wisdom — but sometimes it just feels like touching the hot stove again (on purpose).
Does feeling deeply make us more human… or just easier to break?
Where do you land — head, heart, or somewhere in the whiplash between?
#beinghuman
October 16, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Emotional depth: superpower or self-sabotage?
We say it’s wisdom — but sometimes it just feels like touching the hot stove again (on purpose).
Does feeling deeply make us more human… or just easier to break?
Where do you land — head, heart, or somewhere in the whiplash between?
#beinghuman
We say it’s wisdom — but sometimes it just feels like touching the hot stove again (on purpose).
Does feeling deeply make us more human… or just easier to break?
Where do you land — head, heart, or somewhere in the whiplash between?
#beinghuman
We had the joy of attending the premiere of Bex Taylor-Klaus’s new movie, Re-Election! Watching Bex on the big screen was surreal & spectacular — couldn’t be prouder of the amazing career they’ve built & the heart they bring to every role.
Check it out in ATL & DFW theaters opening THIS Friday!
Check it out in ATL & DFW theaters opening THIS Friday!
October 15, 2025 at 1:07 PM
We had the joy of attending the premiere of Bex Taylor-Klaus’s new movie, Re-Election! Watching Bex on the big screen was surreal & spectacular — couldn’t be prouder of the amazing career they’ve built & the heart they bring to every role.
Check it out in ATL & DFW theaters opening THIS Friday!
Check it out in ATL & DFW theaters opening THIS Friday!
✨Feel it. Wallow in it. Let the emotion spill.
But don’t hand it the keys to your whole day.
Name it. Box it. Contain it.
💭 Are you a quick vent-and-done type, or do you camp out in the feelings?
#feelitletitgo #honor #mindfulness
But don’t hand it the keys to your whole day.
Name it. Box it. Contain it.
💭 Are you a quick vent-and-done type, or do you camp out in the feelings?
#feelitletitgo #honor #mindfulness
October 14, 2025 at 1:57 PM
✨Feel it. Wallow in it. Let the emotion spill.
But don’t hand it the keys to your whole day.
Name it. Box it. Contain it.
💭 Are you a quick vent-and-done type, or do you camp out in the feelings?
#feelitletitgo #honor #mindfulness
But don’t hand it the keys to your whole day.
Name it. Box it. Contain it.
💭 Are you a quick vent-and-done type, or do you camp out in the feelings?
#feelitletitgo #honor #mindfulness
You’re not burned out.
You’re betraying your values.
It’s not about doing too much — it’s about doing too much of what doesn’t align.
You don’t need rest.
You need realignment.
👉 WakeUpSession.com
#LeadershipCoach #BurnoutTruth #WorkThatMatters
You’re betraying your values.
It’s not about doing too much — it’s about doing too much of what doesn’t align.
You don’t need rest.
You need realignment.
👉 WakeUpSession.com
#LeadershipCoach #BurnoutTruth #WorkThatMatters
October 13, 2025 at 1:09 PM
You’re not burned out.
You’re betraying your values.
It’s not about doing too much — it’s about doing too much of what doesn’t align.
You don’t need rest.
You need realignment.
👉 WakeUpSession.com
#LeadershipCoach #BurnoutTruth #WorkThatMatters
You’re betraying your values.
It’s not about doing too much — it’s about doing too much of what doesn’t align.
You don’t need rest.
You need realignment.
👉 WakeUpSession.com
#LeadershipCoach #BurnoutTruth #WorkThatMatters
Hit the milestone. Buy the thing.
Then you’ll be happy.
Here’s the truth: you can be doing all the things & still feel hollow inside… if you’re living by values that aren’t your own.
That’s why I loved this comic from TheNewHappy
: it’s a reminder to pause and ask yourself not just what, but why.
Then you’ll be happy.
Here’s the truth: you can be doing all the things & still feel hollow inside… if you’re living by values that aren’t your own.
That’s why I loved this comic from TheNewHappy
: it’s a reminder to pause and ask yourself not just what, but why.
October 10, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Hit the milestone. Buy the thing.
Then you’ll be happy.
Here’s the truth: you can be doing all the things & still feel hollow inside… if you’re living by values that aren’t your own.
That’s why I loved this comic from TheNewHappy
: it’s a reminder to pause and ask yourself not just what, but why.
Then you’ll be happy.
Here’s the truth: you can be doing all the things & still feel hollow inside… if you’re living by values that aren’t your own.
That’s why I loved this comic from TheNewHappy
: it’s a reminder to pause and ask yourself not just what, but why.
If all you’re doing is putting out fires…
you’re not building anything worth a damn.
Fixing what’s broken doesn’t create what you actually want.
🔥 If you’ve been stuck in “maintenance mode” — in your work, your life, your relationships — this one’s for you.
you’re not building anything worth a damn.
Fixing what’s broken doesn’t create what you actually want.
🔥 If you’ve been stuck in “maintenance mode” — in your work, your life, your relationships — this one’s for you.
October 9, 2025 at 12:03 PM
If all you’re doing is putting out fires…
you’re not building anything worth a damn.
Fixing what’s broken doesn’t create what you actually want.
🔥 If you’ve been stuck in “maintenance mode” — in your work, your life, your relationships — this one’s for you.
you’re not building anything worth a damn.
Fixing what’s broken doesn’t create what you actually want.
🔥 If you’ve been stuck in “maintenance mode” — in your work, your life, your relationships — this one’s for you.
Negativity has a way of draining energy and clouding decisions. The good news? The right ideas (and the right books) can help shift that mindset. 📚
Here are our top picks: https://www.forbes.com/councils/forbescoachescouncil/2025/09/26/how-to-beat-negativity-and-pessimism-18-recommended-reads/
Here are our top picks: https://www.forbes.com/councils/forbescoachescouncil/2025/09/26/how-to-beat-negativity-and-pessimism-18-recommended-reads/
October 8, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Negativity has a way of draining energy and clouding decisions. The good news? The right ideas (and the right books) can help shift that mindset. 📚
Here are our top picks: https://www.forbes.com/councils/forbescoachescouncil/2025/09/26/how-to-beat-negativity-and-pessimism-18-recommended-reads/
Here are our top picks: https://www.forbes.com/councils/forbescoachescouncil/2025/09/26/how-to-beat-negativity-and-pessimism-18-recommended-reads/
You’re not a bad leader.
You’re just running old code.
Leadership habits that worked 3 promotions ago?
They won’t cut it now.
Update your operating system.
👉 WakeUpSession.com
#LeadershipUpgrade #ExecutiveCoach #OutgrownYourOldSelf
You’re just running old code.
Leadership habits that worked 3 promotions ago?
They won’t cut it now.
Update your operating system.
👉 WakeUpSession.com
#LeadershipUpgrade #ExecutiveCoach #OutgrownYourOldSelf
October 7, 2025 at 1:05 PM
You’re not a bad leader.
You’re just running old code.
Leadership habits that worked 3 promotions ago?
They won’t cut it now.
Update your operating system.
👉 WakeUpSession.com
#LeadershipUpgrade #ExecutiveCoach #OutgrownYourOldSelf
You’re just running old code.
Leadership habits that worked 3 promotions ago?
They won’t cut it now.
Update your operating system.
👉 WakeUpSession.com
#LeadershipUpgrade #ExecutiveCoach #OutgrownYourOldSelf
Everything looks harder when you’re alone.
Even hills look steeper — science says so.
Connection makes life feel lighter.
Safer. More possible.
You don’t have to carry it all by yourself.
#BetterTogether #LeadershipCoach #ConnectionHeals #Don’tGoItAlone
Even hills look steeper — science says so.
Connection makes life feel lighter.
Safer. More possible.
You don’t have to carry it all by yourself.
#BetterTogether #LeadershipCoach #ConnectionHeals #Don’tGoItAlone
October 6, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Everything looks harder when you’re alone.
Even hills look steeper — science says so.
Connection makes life feel lighter.
Safer. More possible.
You don’t have to carry it all by yourself.
#BetterTogether #LeadershipCoach #ConnectionHeals #Don’tGoItAlone
Even hills look steeper — science says so.
Connection makes life feel lighter.
Safer. More possible.
You don’t have to carry it all by yourself.
#BetterTogether #LeadershipCoach #ConnectionHeals #Don’tGoItAlone
Tiny wins. Huge wins. Still standing anyway wins. ✨ Celebration isn’t fluff—it’s fuel.
What’s one thing you’re celebrating right now?
#celebrate #cheeringforyou #celebratewins
What’s one thing you’re celebrating right now?
#celebrate #cheeringforyou #celebratewins
October 3, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Tiny wins. Huge wins. Still standing anyway wins. ✨ Celebration isn’t fluff—it’s fuel.
What’s one thing you’re celebrating right now?
#celebrate #cheeringforyou #celebratewins
What’s one thing you’re celebrating right now?
#celebrate #cheeringforyou #celebratewins