Paul M. Michaud MD, CPE In the book, Drive, Daniel Pink proposes that intrinsic motivation is the most powerful driver of human behavior, with purpose, mastery and autonomy as the primary intrinsic motivators. Purpose: The feeling of contributing to something larger. Mastery: The desire to improve skills. Autonomy: The freedom to direct one’s own work. What happens when...
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“The cave you fear to enter …”
“The cave you fear to enter holds the treasure you seek.” ~Joseph Campbell
“All models are wrong…some are useful.”
Early in my leadership career, I developed a pattern of finding and pointing out many of the things that were wrong with the processes in my organizations. With time and experience, I learned that I was likely not being as helpful as I was trying to be. Processes are and will always be imperfect. Certainly...
Never negotiate with yourself…
“… humans are experts in wishful thinking and obscuring the truth.” “The first principle is that you must not fool yourself and you are the easiest person to fool.” “The greatest sources of our suffering are the lies we tell ourselves.” “Above all, don’t lie to yourself. The man who lies to himself and listens...
When bad things happen…
All too often… the fear of failure produces the failure you fear.
“Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better.” ~Samuel Beckett
On forgiveness (and self-forgiveness)
“There is a hard law… when a deep injury is done to us, we never recover until we forgive. ”~Alan Paton And it may be useful to remember… sometimes the person you need to forgive is you. “If your compassion does not include yourself… it is incomplete.” ~Jack Kornfield
The Resilience Rant: Reclaiming and Reframing Part 4
Resilience Isn’t Just Bouncing Back (Eggs Break, Tennis Balls Bounce) Christopher J. Colombo MD, CEC, CMC, CPP Introduction There’s something quietly seductive about the phrase “bouncing back.” It conjures images of recovery, strength, even speed: someone knocked down by life who springs right back to where they were, untouched and unchanged. It’s the fairy tale...
Sometimes, the people you always thought would be there won’t…
but also people you never expected to be there will.
In your quest for greatness, remember, there is always a cost. And the bill comes due… always!
Paul M. Michaud MD, CPE Dr. Strange: We did it Mordo: Yes… yes, we did it. No, price to pay!?!? We broke our rules. The bill comes due… Every so often, particularly when you experience some success, consider asking yourself this question… “Is the life I’m living worth what I am giving up to have...