by Chatsworth Consulting Group | Sep 3, 2024 | Personal growth
“The only man who never makes a mistake is the man who never does anything.” ~Theodore Roosevelt Why is it that we (that I) get so hung up on the mistakes we make? Or even sometimes on the mistakes that others make around us. What is this notion that somehow resides...
by Chatsworth Consulting Group | Aug 6, 2024 | Personal growth
“Advice is what we ask for when we already know the answer but wish we didn’t.” ~Erica Jong The other day I noticed a pattern during a recent coaching session. It was pretty obvious and hard to miss. My client was sharing a number of situations she was facing...
by Chatsworth Consulting Group | May 14, 2024 | Personal growth
“I’ve had a lot of worries in my life, most of which never happened.” ~Mark Twain I was on the phone with a coaching client, when he got an unexpected text from his boss that his boss needed to talk with him that day. Pretty much immediately. My client, who like...
by Chatsworth Consulting Group | Apr 23, 2024 | Personal growth
“Your deepest struggle can, if you’re willing and open, produce your greatest strength.” ~Oprah Winfrey There are many quotes and sayings that echo this sentiment, and they can sometimes be annoying to read, especially if you’re going through a...
by Chatsworth Consulting Group | Apr 9, 2024 | Personal growth
“It’s never too late to be who you might have been.” ~George Eliot “Today is the first day of the rest of your life.” This is one of those old sayings that seems to still ring true, because it reminds me that we can always start over and that...
by Robyn McLeod | Feb 29, 2024 | Personal growth
Often we assume poor leaders and bad bosses are hopelessly stuck in their worst behaviors. Yet a recent post, Bad Leaders Can Change Their Spots, at HBR.org shares research that shows that, with clear developmental focus, the lowest-rated leaders can show significant...