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Category: Self-compassion
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Academic environments are built on critique. Peer review, tenure decisions, grant and award competitions, and traditional governance processes signal that scrutiny is a currency of academic life. While driving us towards excellence and innovation, our academic culture often renders invisible something central to learning: failure. Timmermans and Sutherland (2020) share that “Stories of failure are…
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I’m lucky to have amazing friends who also happen to be incredible coaches. Each January, we gather to talk about the year ahead. I cherish this time and these conversations. We reflect on the highs, lows, and learnings from the past year, then set goals and intentions for what’s coming. This work is hard, vulnerable,…
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This time of year is tough for many leaders. We are juggling everyday leadership responsibilities, fiscal and year-end accountabilities, and navigating the ever-evolving expectations and commitments associated with the holiday season. My Recent Mind Trap Last week, I found myself in a mind trap of failure, not-enoughness, and inadequacy. What does this look like? I…
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