by Lee Chaix McDonough | Oct 14, 2018 | Emotions, Feeling Stuck, Happiness, Motivation
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by Lee Chaix McDonough | Aug 8, 2018 | Business building, Emotions, Entrepreneurship, Motivation
Last Saturday, I picked up my sons, Jack and Ben, from sleepaway camp. They spent an entire week sailing, hiking, practicing archery, playing in mud puddles (courtesy of the incessant rain we’ve had this summer), and generally having a great time. And they had the...
by Lee Chaix McDonough | Mar 20, 2018 | Disappointment, Emotions, Happiness, Mindfulness
Last weekend, I attended the World Happiness Summit (WoHaSu) in Miami, and today is my first full day back home. The initial days after a conference or training tend to be a little off for me – I want to implement all of the information and insights I inevitably...
by Lee Chaix McDonough | Feb 9, 2018 | Emotions, Happiness, Motivation, Values
Yep, you read that right. Thank goodness it’s February. Now to be honest, I didn’t always feel that way about February. In fact, up until recently, it’s been my least favorite month. It’s cold, it’s gloomy, it has one of the most...
by Lee Chaix McDonough | Jan 3, 2018 | Change, Emotions, Motivation
Happy New Year! This time last year, I was in a bit of a funk. I felt as if I’d false started on my new year, and it took me several days to work my way out. Ultimately, I found a tool that helped me bring purpose and clarity to my year, and looking back, everything...
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...
