by Beth FItzgerald | Sep 3, 2020 | Failure, Inspirational, Resilience
Why are we afraid to fail? Why have we created a culture where failure is essentially frowned upon? If I asked you if failure was good or bad, you’d likely say, “Bad,” right? Or, you might say, “Good,” because that’s the answer you...
by Beth FItzgerald | Aug 11, 2020 | Resilience
Have you ever thought about the word resilient? My weekly executive leadership team asked to discussed this topic on our next call. It’s a great word and there is certainly a lot to unpack with this one word. Resiliency is our ability to bounce back. So we can...
by Beth FItzgerald | Jul 22, 2020 | Burdens, Inner Peace, Resilience, Stress, Worry
Yesterday, I was directed by a classmate to watch a TEDx talk by Lucy Hone, Phd. about resiliency and she did not disappoint. She declares that resiliency is not a fixed trait but rather one that we can willingly develop. Furthermore, she suggests that it’s...
by Beth FItzgerald | Jul 20, 2020 | Failure, Inspirational, Motivational Monday, Persistence, Resilience, Success
Like many of you, I started riding my bike again during this pandemic. I have never been part of a cycling group like my husband, but apparently there are rules when you ride. The person leading the group is like a scout. They point out everything they see so the...
by Beth FItzgerald | May 26, 2020 | Inspirational, Persistence, Perspective, Resilience
Over the weekend, Doug and I went hiking in the forest. As spring is burgeoning everywhere, so to is the forest, albeit at a slower pace, perhaps due to the lack of direct sunlight. Regardless, everything seemed like it was elated to finally be growing after such a...
by Beth FItzgerald | Apr 22, 2020 | Persistence, Resilience, Success
Yesterday, Doug and I went for a bike ride (in the wind, and I don’t recommend that, btw. LOL). A road nearby was recently detoured so we rode our bikes in that direction to see why. We stopped at the final barricade to view the road completely excavated and...
