ADAPTIVE ALTERNATIVES BLOG
Ideas, tools, and inspiration for leaders and teams
Fear of Failure
How is a fear of failure showing up in your life? Are you willing to get honest about the costs of letting that fear of failure drive you? For me, the fear of failure has driven me to a relentless work ethic. It's also led me to exhaustion and sickness. Fear of...
Withholds
Have you ever stopped to consider that there may be a downside to confidentiality? When people ask me about confidentiality in a coaching session I say yes, this is a confidential session. Your story is yours. It’s not my place to share your story. That would be...
Revealing vs. Concealing
What are you willing to see and reveal today that you have been keeping under wraps and otherwise afraid to name? Personal and leadership growth is found in being willing to see the shadow parts of us that we would prefer to keep hidden. A prompt I often use in group...
RBG Resilience
In a year of strong gut punches, the news of Ruth Bader Ginsberg’s death hit hard. When taking a gut punch the wind gets knocked out of a boxer’s lungs. She may fall down, feel unable to spring back to her feet to continue the fight. That's how I felt this weekend,...
Optimization vs. Maximization
As many kids return to virtual or in-person school today, parents face new rhythms once again in work and home life. The best advice I can offer in the midst of these challenging times is: Optimize vs. Maximize Maximizing looks like pushing to the maximum. It's...
Costs of overachieving
For the overachievers out there, I see you, and I have a question. When will you be ready to get real about the costs of your overachieving? Do any of these sound familiar? > You're exhausted and burned out. > You haven't taken time off recently. > You don't...
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