There is always a cost. “The costs of your good habits are in the present. The costs of your bad habits are in the future.” ~James Clear
Category Archives: Self Awareness
Concept: Hold both
Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing… there is a field. I’ll meet you there. ~Rumi We often define other people by their worst moments. However, turn that perspective inward… would you want to be defined by your worst moments? Recognise that life can be complicated. People are complex. You are allowed to dislike some...
If what you seek is truth…
“To negate the ego you must adopt a kind of humility toward knowledge.” ~Robert Greene “…knowledge is constantly progressing. The greatest theories of the timeare eventually disproven or altered at some future point.” ~Michael Faraday Given the choice between being right or effective… choose effective.
But at what cost…
“That’s OK” Is Not OK: The Growth Mindset Rant (Part 1: The Individual)
Christopher J. Colombo MD, CEC, CMC, CPP Introduction “Some people are not good at [insert, whatever here]. And that’s ok.” The genesis of this post came from an interesting set of coincidences: That line came out of a podcast I listened to recently, and it nearly snuck past me on a quick listen, but something...
Why Doing Hard Things Matters
The main purpose of doing hard things, particularly when you do not need to do hard things, is to teach yourself you can do hard things, when you need to do hard things.
The Resilience Rant: Reclaiming and Reframing
Part 5 – What Actually Builds Resilience: Pressure, Process, and Purpose Christopher J. Colombo MD, CEC, CMC, CPP Introduction Let’s step back. Up to now, this series has focused on you—the individual reader. Your internal dialogue. Your emotional load. Your capacity to fall apart and rebuild. That work matters. But if resilience is real, it doesn’t...
Why do you look for a third thing?
“When you’ve done well and another has benefited by it, why like a fool do you look for a third thing on top—credit for the good deed or a favor in return?” ~Marcus Aurelius, Meditations, 7.73 “When you give to someone in need, don’t do as the hypocrites do—blowing trumpets in the synagogues and streets...
The Resilience Rant: Reclaiming and Reframing
Part 3 – Resilience Isn’t Pre-Determined Christopher J. Colombo MD, CEC, CMC, CPP Introduction One of the more seductive critiques of resilience goes like this: “It’s all predetermined. You either have it or you don’t. It’s baked into your DNA, your childhood, your trauma history, your bank account, or your ZIP code.” Now, is there...
When you see anger… train yourself to look for pain.
https://youtube.com/shorts/R8oqlgWizG8?si=DYXv8hG6PLmI5pUH “Anger is often what pain looks like when it shows itself in public.” – Krista Tippett – Book: I Don’t Want to Talk About It: Overcoming the Secret Legacy of Male Depression by Terrence Real