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Failure is a good thing

Posted by Lisa Kohn on January 7, 2011

I have a coaching client (I’ll call her Jane) who convinced me today that failure can truly be a good thing.

We were catching up during our session this morning, and Jane related to me a few episodes where she had “failed,” and where those failures worked out in the long run and gave her much more than she might have received had she “succeeded.”
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Top 5 lessons from 2010

Posted by Lisa Kohn on December 24, 2010

My clients never cease to inspire me – and each year, as the year draws to an end, I reflect on the lessons they have taught me. Here is what I learned in 2010:

Nothing is more important than taking care of yourself – because if you don’t, you have nothing to give. Without the rest, exercise, space, reflection, food…whatever it is that fuels you, you are not able to lead, or take care of, others. As they say, “put your own oxygen mask on first.”

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Tips for managing holiday stress

Posted by Robyn McLeod on December 17, 2010

With so many things to do and so little time to do it in, I decided to surf the internet for tips on reducing all of the stress we (and that may include you) put on ourselves this time of year. This list of six great tips published on The Huffington Post was the best of the lot. So, post these on your wall or fridge – and refer back as needed. Happy Holidays!
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Don’t just do something, sit there

Posted by Chatsworth Consulting Group on November 1, 2010

“Take rest; a field that has rested gives a beautiful crop.” Ovid

If you are anything like me, you have a long to-do list. Both at work and at home, my list of what I have to accomplish often seems endless. I think of the book, I Don’t Know How She Does It by Allison Pearson. My favorite part of the book was at the end of each chapter, when the main character ran through a list of all the things she had to do in her mind. “Must remember…” is how it started, and the list was seemingly endless, varied, daunting, and from the outside, at times hysterical.
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Stop and smell the roses

Posted by Chatsworth Consulting Group on August 16, 2010

“Getting there isn’t half the fun – it’s all the fun.” Robert Townsend

Just the other day a client shared with me that she had roses, roses she loved, growing outside her house on the veranda…and she couldn’t remember the last time she’d actually seen them, or noticed them.
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Filed under: Awareness,Care for self,Personal growth,Show gratitude - appreciation,The Thoughtful Leaders Minute - Tags: Appreciation, Personal growth, self-care —

One Response to “Stop and smell the roses”

Dwight McLeod says:

August 18, 2010 at 6:58 am

You two are on point. Life is not a dress rehearsal, we only get to do it once. We are bombarded by sound bites that show where we should be (career wise), what we should look like, how we should exercise and how to live basically. But, what if you don’t want to do any of those things. What if your goal is to enjoy the simpler things? Family, friends and health are critical for true wealth and happiness. Taking time to smell the roses or smell the coffee or just play a game with your 13 year old or listen to music with your 9 year old are important things. Keep preaching and reaching the choir needs to hear.
Thanks,

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