You Don't Have to Push Through Everything
To be honest, I struggle with the term "mental toughness." The word "tough" carries a lot of connotations for me, many of them rooted in judgment, about what we should be able to handle, how we should show up, and what it means to be strong.
A recent poll I ran asked: What comes to mind when you hear "mental toughness"?
Most people didn’t say "push through no matter what." They chos...
A five minute reset that actually works
I don't get this feeling often.The last time I remember noticing similar signals was right after COVID.
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Just a quiet sense that something in me needed attention.
So yesterday morning, I made a simple intention.I decided to be fully present with whatever crossed my path.No forcing clarity.No pushing through.Just staying open.
And that small intention shifted everything.
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When leadership feels lonely (and what helps)
There’s something happening quietly in so many teams right now.People are tired.
Not “end of a long week” tired, more like carrying too much for too long tired.
Some of it is work.Some of it is what’s happening in the world, the violence, the injustice, the constant stream of horror so many of us have witnessed for two years straight. You can try to function as normal, but it affect...
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