Blog categorized as Growth & Failure

Making Change (& Continuing On When You've Let Yourself Down)

24.02.21 09:27 PM By Heather Kleinschmidt - Comment(s)
Change is hard. But when you have a framework to handle the ups and downs, it IS possible to keep moving forward.

Getting Past An Embarrassing Start: Harmonizing self-compassion & self-criticism to keep moving forward.

20.09.20 05:16 PM By Heather Kleinschmidt - Comment(s)
Getting Past An Embarrassing Start: Harmonizing self-compassion & self-criticism to keep moving forward.


I couldn’t wait to get started with this new seminar.


It was a last-minute request. But I had a lot of hopes for the impact it could have. It was an extension of something I was already doing and cared a lot about, but it also was a very new style for me.


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What To Do When Your Confidence Is Shaken

20.09.20 03:05 PM By Heather Kleinschmidt - Comment(s)
What To Do When Your Confidence Is Shaken
You don't know what you don't know. But what do you do - how do you treat yourself - when you find yourself embarrassingly ignorant on something important?

Failure, and His Three Counterfeits

11.05.20 09:42 AM By Heather Kleinschmidt - Comment(s)
Failure, and His Three Counterfeits
Failure is a teacher and a good surgeon. But there are three counterfeits to failure that masquerade as the good teacher - and they get in the way of everything of value that failure offers.