by Chatsworth Consulting Group | Mar 3, 2026 | Personal growth
“To be a champ you have to believe in yourself when nobody else will.” ~Sugar Ray Robinson I was listening to a podcast the other day, and the guest was saying that the only way to increase confidence was to do something over and over and over again, until you know...
by Chatsworth Consulting Group | Apr 1, 2025 | Thoughtful Leadership
“The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” ~Nelson Mandela We have written many times about failing. About how when something goes wrong and we “fail,” we’re not a failure. About failing forward to learn from what’s...
by Lisa Kohn | Feb 13, 2025 | Personal growth
Why is “no” such a difficult thing to say? We’re great at it when we’re two. “No” seems to be our favorite word at that age (at least it was for my kids). But somewhere along the line we forget that ability; we forget the word....
by Chatsworth Consulting Group | Nov 12, 2024 | Thoughtful Leadership
“Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm.” ~Winston Churchill I’m not certain if our fear of failure is more nature or nurture. If we’re hardwired that way or if we’ve been socialized to fear what feels like falling on our face in...
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...