by Chatsworth Consulting Group | Jun 18, 2019 | Personal growth
“I finally figured out the only reason to be alive is to enjoy it.” ~Rita Mae Brown Life is too short not to enjoy it. That makes sense, but it can be difficult to remember. Especially when we have a long to-do list, or someone is annoying us, or things are not...
by Lisa Kohn | Mar 14, 2019 | Thoughtful Leadership
Bottom line – we all want to be happy. As we lead our lives, our organizations, our teams, or our families, we all want to be happy. And everyone around us wants this same thing. Well, according to David Steindl-Rast, a Catholic Benedictine monk, not only do we all...
by Lisa Kohn | Jan 17, 2019 | Personal growth
Years ago a client shared with me the title of the book he intended to write, Skipping to work. That idea has stayed with me since. I share it whenever I can with others (while always crediting my client with the concept), and aim for it myself. What would life be...
by Chatsworth Consulting Group | Nov 21, 2017 | Self-Care
“When you die, God and the angels will hold you accountable for all the pleasures in life that you denied yourself.” ~Anonymous I share this quote with my clients (and friends and family) – even those who don’t believe in God or angels – because this is the type of...
by Lisa Kohn | Jun 1, 2017 | Thoughtful Leadership
I was working through an exercise with a colleague in my Positive Psychology course, and I shared with her something that I heard years ago that I found almost unbelievable and quite life-changing. “If you feel guilty when you do something, it probably means...