Courage
Self-Confidence in Two Quotes
Self-confidence is a feeling based on facts, not a fact based on feelings. A comfort zone is a box with imaginary walls. You can re-imagine those walls.
Peter’s hand-crafted blog
Life Fulfillment and Purpose
You’ve Got This! And Other Small Wisdoms
We gave away handwritten scrolls containing small wisdoms at a senior resource fair last week. This is why, and how it went.
Resilience
The Expert, Derailed and Recovering
When I got derailed this morning, I reminded myself of three facts that helped me get back on track. Good thing I teach resilience.
Executive and Nonprofit Leadership
Strategic Planning Should Build the Future, not Describe it
Strategic Planning is fun for board members but too often results in a plan no one reads. The problem is in the strategic planning process.
Executive and Nonprofit Leadership
How to Find Hidden Dysfunction
People normalize hidden dysfunction to the point that it feels like the way things are supposed to work. Here are examples and how to spot them.
Conflict
How Unconscious Strategy Causes Friction
Strategy isn’t a document. It’s how you make every decision. Learn how unconscious strategies may cause friction, and how to align action with strategy.
Burnout and Compassion Fatigue
The Loneliest Job in Business
Nonprofit EDs face every challenge for-profit CEOs do… plus some unique ones. Learn why the ED role is so lonely and how boards can fix it.
Caregiver Support
Four Ways to be Heroic in a Caregiving Support Role
Caregiving isn’t a solo battle. Learn how to be the best support person possible (Molly Pitcher) without destroying everything or losing your own boundaries.
Caregiver Support
It’s Not Fair – Why so Many Caregivers Sacrifice Everything
Caregivers sacrifice their own health and careers when they fall into the Fairness Trap. Here’s how to stop the culture of self-sacrifice.
Burnout and Compassion Fatigue
Pacing, Prioritization, and Release: Navigating High-Stakes Crisis Without Overwhelm
Gathering more data won’t solve overwhelm in a crisis. Learn the 4-part framework to gain true clarity: Prioritization, Discernment, Pacing, and Release.