by Chatsworth Consulting Group | Nov 23, 2021 | Personal growth
“It’s not whether you get knocked down. It’s whether you get up.” ~Vince Lombardi My client was discouraged. Honestly, when she told me what had happened, I was discouraged too. We’d worked together diligently to come up with a plan of...
by Chatsworth Consulting Group | Oct 12, 2021 | Thoughtful Leadership
“Ninety-nine percent of all failures come from people who have a habit of making excuses.” ~George Washington Carver Excuses drive me crazy. Whether it’s someone I work with who is making excuses about why they didn’t get something done, or a client making excuses...
by Lisa Kohn | Feb 11, 2021 | Thoughtful Leadership
Some people will do anything to avoid failing. Playing it safe can certainly help you avoid a big embarrassing failure but it also keeps you stuck in mediocrity and invisibility. Listening to a radio interview recently, I heard the phrase “extraordinarily ordinary.”...
by Chatsworth Consulting Group | Dec 22, 2020 | Communication
“I have come to believe…that what is most important to me must be spoken, made verbal and shared, even at the risk of having it bruised or misunderstood.” ~Audre Lorde I will often be in a session with a coaching client and they will share with me something that is...
by Robyn McLeod | Sep 26, 2019 | Team Development
Recently a client (we’ll call her Sue) shared her frustration following a conversation she had with a colleague. The discussion seemed pretty benign to me, so I asked Sue why she had such strong feelings about it. She then gave me the back story of an earlier...
