by Lee Chaix McDonough | Sep 7, 2018 | Adversity, Change, Disappointment, Motivation, Transition
Four weeks ago, I returned to running after a break of over two years. I stopped running shortly after finishing my second marathon, the 2016 Tobacco Road Marathon in Cary, North Carolina. It was a grueling race, with temperatures 20 degrees hotter than normal. I...
by Lee Chaix McDonough | Aug 4, 2017 | Adversity, Alchemy, Perfectionism
If you’ve been reading my blog over the last few weeks, you know that I’ve been developing a new typology about how we deal with adversity and how facing adversity transforms us. It’s been both exhilarating and terrifying to create a new idea and bring it to life, and...
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...