by Lee Chaix McDonough | Oct 14, 2018 | Emotions, Feeling Stuck, Happiness, Motivation
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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 4, 2018 | Change, Happiness, Motivation, Values
In my last post, I shared my three totem words –my core desired feelings – for 2018: Joyful. Powerful. Limitless. Every day, I’ve written these words down in my journal, and I’ve tried to ensure that my decisions and actions have been in alignment with these feelings....
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...