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Ultimately hopeless?
To my body, I might be or seem ultimately hopeless. Is that really the case?
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Learning to Live with my Anxiety
In between these two extremes of “don’t feed’ and “don’t avoid”, I needed to find the happy medium in between. But where is that happy medium in between?
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Concussion Management
Have you ever had a concussion?
![Missing the Trees for the Forest](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64e3a8d4510eda6b250b444e/1693950370751-JPSH46MFL7PJMFZ49I2J/Crash+Collective+3.jpeg)
Missing the Trees for the Forest
I had a number of new experiences over the weekend of August 7, 2022 which I hope to never have again. Some tell me it was a rite of passage. Others tell me they feel my pain. But there is something for leaders to think about in all of this.
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Challenging the Typical
As I continued to recover from my MTB crash, I kept having new experiences which provided insights into what is not typical for me, but might be typical for others. I found a leadership lesson here as well which I will share.
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Empathy Up Close
As I lived through a number of new experiences where my mobility was hampered, the pain I felt, dealing with different health practitioners, an ambulance ride and an overnight stay in an emergency department, it made me think about what pure empathy is.
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The Beauty of Kaizen
During my concussion recovery, different health providers recommended various supplements. I blindly started a couple of new ones all at once….forgetting how sensitive my body is to foreign entries (Maybe I can blame my concussion for that!). I also reduced the amount of one and stopped taking another.
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My Crazy, Caring Brain
The complexity and care of my brain continues to amaze and astound me.