by Lee Chaix McDonough | Jul 30, 2017 | Adversity, Alchemy, Change, Disappointment
This is the third in a series of blog posts about how we respond to adversity and disappointment. You might find it helpful to first identify which one of the Four Faces best represents you, and then dive deep into how your Face is affected by blame. Last week, I...
by Lee Chaix McDonough | Jul 22, 2017 | Disappointment, Emotions, Feeling Stuck
Last week, I introduced a new way of defining how different people handle disappointment, and I shared a typology that I called the Four Faces of Disappointment. I’m going to be honest – I was pretty proud of that post. As the Four Faces model started to take shape, I...
by Lee Chaix McDonough | Jul 15, 2017 | Disappointment, Emotions, Happiness
(Want the TL;DR version? Download a cheat sheet to the Four Faces of Disappointment. ) This week, one particularly disappointing event left me feeling uncertain and stuck for the better part of a day. I was surprised and even betrayed by my own paralysis, frustrated...
by Lee Chaix McDonough | Jul 6, 2017 | Feeling Stuck, Happiness, Motivation
I’ve been quiet on the blog the last couple months. I’d like to say it’s because I’ve been so busy coaching and building my business that I simply haven’t had a lot of time to write. That’s half-true. The last few weeks have been a whirlwind of activity for me. New...