146: Managing Stress - Grieve Too

146: Managing Stress - Grieve Too

April 27, 2026 · 4 min · Season 4 · Episode 146

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The episode explores the emotional challenges of managing stress and disappointment in capital campaigns through a reading of a poem by Paul Laurence Dunbar.

.."And then with a cry from his soul despairing,He bowed him down to the earth and wept. But a voice cried aloud from the driving rain;“Arise, old man, and plant again!” This week, I’m reading a poem, Disappointed, written by Paul Laurence Dunbar, published in 1913. Reflection question: Has there been a disappointment in the campaign where you need to stop and weep before moving forward?Reflection on the quote: Capital campaigns are full of some many moments that can be also hard and taxing...

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