Dear GOP Handlers/Strategists

I know the only reason youre reading something by a life coach is because you want to have a laugh. So go ahead, get that out of your system. Hahaha. What does she know about our business?

The truth is, next to nothing.

But you want to talk people? I know people. I am genius at people. And people vote.

So you can keep reading and maybe have a shot at a presidential election victory in the foreseeable future or you could scoff, move on, and keep taking honorable men, wringing out all their most human qualities and remaking them into candidates who shift with the wind. Your choice.

Lets start here. How, pray tell, did you not win with an American war hero like John McCain representing your party four years ago? Had you let him be quintessential John McCain, warts and all, and not saddled his ticket with a candidate clearly chosen to fill pandering gaps as opposed to strengthen the potential leadership in the White House, things could have been much different.

And now theres Mitt Romney. On looks alone, he had to be a publicists dream. In that department, hes what much of America considers presidential. Hes a family man. He proudly wore the title of grandfather to the Affordable Care Act. His business record is long and distinguished. Asset after asset for the job of applying himself to our economic challenges. A resume a handler can milk for the long haul.

With me so far?

In life coaching we like to focus on the authentic. Oh, geez, youre laughing again. No, I mean it. We want to get people to their authentic selves, not the self others think they should be. They love it once they get going because they feel more at ease and it comes more naturally. We explore What are their gifts? What is at their core? What makes them tick?

The closest I came in the last year to understanding what makes Mitt Romney the person -- tick is a story I read in New York magazine in late September. You know, that left-leaning publication? The article showed me a depth in Romney I hadnt seen before. It painted a portrait of a man embracing other cultures and, in fact, helping them acclimate to ours, one who was hands-on in bringing the unity to community.

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Life Coaching GOP Strategists