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Jan 23, 2020 “That’s Not a Terrible Idea…” Don’t Let a Tepid Response Push Your Hot Button Recently, I was working with a client who—in response to a suggestion I made regarding how he might move forward—said, “That’s not a terrible idea.” While my internal reaction was… Read More
Jan 16, 2020 Clarifying is Critical: How Clarifying Questions Can Alleviate Stress and Offer Control This past Wednesday I had the pleasure and privilege of speaking to students at my Alma Mater. (See photo above) Among the many topics we covered was the importance of… Read More
Jan 9, 2020 Patience, Young Grasshopper, 2020 is Only One Week Old I don’t know about the rest of you but I’ve spent the first days of 2020 feeling discombobulated/stressed/blue. I’m thinking this is partly due to the additional hoopla surrounding this… Read More
Dec 19, 2019 “The Problem, if You Love It, Is as Beautiful as the Sunset” Greetings Wow-of-the-Week-ers, As is the promise of the holiday season, I hope that all is marvelously well in your worlds. On the off chance that you have—or are concerned about—encountering… Read More
Dec 12, 2019 Victimhood is Powerful… But is it the Power You Want? This past week I was speaking with a client whose bad judgment call had – without question—created uproar in her firm. She called me not to confer about how to… Read More
Dec 5, 2019 If You Want Your Suggestion Taken Seriously, Swap “If” for “When” Greetings Wow-of-the-Week-ers, Just before Thanksgiving I attended a meeting where my primary function was to listen to the meeting’s organizer and various experts in the room. Because my “listening ears”… Read More
Nov 27, 2019 You Are, Among all People, Most Richly Blessed Hello and welcome to the beginning of the holiday season! For some, this time of year is a Hallmark movie, complete with cozy sweaters, warm cider, crackling fires and the… Read More
Nov 21, 2019 What Other People Think of You is None of Your Business Hello, hello, The title of this post is a quote that you can find attributed to everyone from Deepak Chopra to Paulo Coelho to Jack Canfield to Madonna… It came… Read More
Nov 14, 2019 You are Presenting (or Interviewing or Dating) from 3 Blocks Away This past Tuesday I had the opportunity to meet with a number of young fashion designers to discuss the launch of their brands. One of the things we talked about… Read More
Nov 7, 2019 The Formula for Effective Feedback How many of you have suffered when giving others feedback—either because you worry about how it will land or because you have tried in the past to mixed results? You… Read More

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