"Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better." ~Samuel Beckett
In Praise of Doing Hard Things (Badly)
Christopher J. Colombo MD, CEC, CMC, CPP Introduction I recently bought an online singing course. Yes — me. A guy who, in high school, was told (by his best friend no less) that his back-up vocals were so wildly off-key that it "actually worked as harmony." Spoiler: it didn’t. That wasn’t a compliment. So why,Continue reading "In Praise of Doing Hard Things (Badly)"
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.
So, Ya Got Fired…Part 3 Move to Action
Christopher J. Colombo MD, CEC, CMC, CPP Next take home point: Still fired, so Now What? In our previous installments we discussed an approach to the initial reaction (emotionally) of getting fired, and then discussed an approach to sorting thru the feedback to gain an accurate picture of your current self. Now is the nextContinue reading "So, Ya Got Fired…Part 3 Move to Action"
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
“In the hopes of reaching the moon men fail to see the flowers that blossom at their feet.” ~Albert Schweitzer
So, Ya Got Fired…Part 2: Feedback and Insight
Christopher J. Colombo MD, CEC, CMC, CPP In our first installment, I broached the topic of firing. We started at the beginning and discussed our ground-rules for avoiding unnecessary negative emotional responses, and used that to discuss an approach to managing the initial emotions that come with getting fired. We left off with three stepsContinue reading "So, Ya Got Fired…Part 2: Feedback and Insight"
So, Ya Got Fired…Part 1
Christopher J. Colombo MD, CEC, CMC, CPP Introduction Odds are you’ve been fired, cut, dumped, or ghosted—by a job, a team, a person, or an institution—even though you thought you were good/great/vital/pivotal/indispensable. Full disclosure: Me too. I’ll talk about it during this post (and the sequels), but not in gory detail. First off, much ofContinue reading "So, Ya Got Fired…Part 1"
The Resilience Rant: Reclaiming and Reframing Part 6
The Wrap-Up: What We’ve Learned, What Comes Next Christopher J. Colombo MD, CEC, CMC, CPP The Rant Wasn’t Just a Rant Let’s face it—resilience needed a rebrand. Too many conversations about it either go Full Metal Jacket (“suck it up and drive on”), collapse into mushy platitudes (“just bounce back!”), or—on the flip side—dismiss resilienceContinue reading "The Resilience Rant: Reclaiming and Reframing Part 6"
“Curses don’t end…they’re broken.”
https://youtube.com/shorts/Adz_Myjr7kY?si=mmBLe7B9Oa_Xgv7x "Face your pain now or pass it along (even unwittingly) to those you love... just as it was passed on to you." ~ Terrence Real, I Don't Want To Talk About It. "The way you treat yourself is ultimately the way you will treat those you love most." ~Paul Conti, MD "Curses don't end...they'reContinue reading "“Curses don’t end…they’re broken.”"