The Comeback Is Not a Straight Line
Setbacks inside the recovery are part of the recovery.
Category: Moments
Short real-time updates and posts from Chris — the “Magic Moments” live feed.
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Leading Yourself First: The Basics of Self-Leadership
The hardest person most of us will ever lead is ourselves, especially when no one is watching. How to give yourself the clarity, fair expectations and honest feedback a good leader gives a team. Read more
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Decision Fatigue: Why Hard Seasons Make Small Choices Exhausting
Standing in front of the fridge unable to choose is not weakness. Hard seasons multiply decisions and drain the capacity to make them. Here is how to make fewer choices, at better hours. Read more
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A Short History of the Word Resilience
From a Latin verb meaning to leap back, through engineering, ecology and psychology, the word resilience has shifted meaning for centuries. Its history is more hopeful than the slogan version. Read more
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Why the Second Attempt Feels Harder Than the First
The first try is carried by not knowing. The second begins with a vivid memory of failure and higher stakes. Here is why that weight is normal, and how to use the second attempt well. Read more
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Returning to Work After a Long Absence
Coming back after caregiving, illness, parenting or a layoff is its own kind of comeback. The skills are usually still there; here is how to rebuild the rhythm, the confidence and the belonging. Read more
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What Gardeners Know About Seasons of Growth
Gardening is slow, uncertain and ruled by forces you cannot control, which is why gardeners understand growth better than most of us. Five lessons from the garden for anyone rebuilding. Read more
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The Fifteen-Minute Weekly Review That Keeps Goals Alive
Most goals do not die dramatically; they fade. A short weekly review, built on four questions, keeps them in view and catches small problems before they compound. Read more
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Q&A: Should I Share My Comeback Goal or Keep It Private?
Tell everyone, or say nothing until there is something to show? Answers to the most common questions about who to tell, what to keep private and how to share in a way that helps. Read more
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Grit or Stubbornness? How to Tell the Difference
Persistence has an evil twin. Grit is loyalty to a goal; stubbornness is loyalty to a method or an image of yourself. Five questions to tell which one you are showing. Read more
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Patience Is a Skill You Can Practice
Patience is usually called a virtue, which is not much help when you are waiting on a slow recovery. Treated as a skill, it can be drilled, improved and relied on when it counts. Read more