Discharge Notes Archives

Strategic Stress

Recognizing we can’t control other people, the past or the future is a huge step toward eyes-wide-open acceptance of our situations.

Graduations symbolize and make real the transition from one state of our lives to another.

Is someone a “real vet” when they step back from the clinic? I’m just contributing to my field in a different way.

Our job as leaders is to grow people, regardless of whether they stay or eventually depart.

Don’t be so focused on showing up for your job that you forget to show up for the rest of your life.

Choosing how we see ourselves is within our power, even as we simultaneously work to overcome external challenges.

We’ve been on a quest to capture the dragon so long that we don’t know what the dragon is anymore.

Part of setting healthy boundaries is being willing to walk away from the relationship if those boundaries aren’t respected.

When goals and deadlines are treated as inflexible absolutes, they can lead people to behave in ways that don’t make sense.

Take a little more time to feel the warmth.

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