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Oct 31, 2019 Forget Their Shoes—Put Yourself in Someone Else’s Chair Last week, I received another great email via the “Ask a Question” button on my site. My correspondent had been moved to a new position—after being promised a promotion in… Read More
Oct 24, 2019 Need to Help Others (or Yourself) Problem Solve? Listen Like a Rubber Duck As my lovely and long-suffering marketing assistants can attest, my relationship with technology is love/hate (at best….) That said, I love learning new ways to help others solve problems, so… Read More
Oct 17, 2019 Want Success with Less Stress? Do the Heavy Lifting First… Hello hello, This past week I was helping a yoga student stand up from a backbend. One of the things we discussed is that you want your head and arms… Read More
Sep 26, 2019 The Downside of Offering Advice—and How You May Be Offering Advice Without Realizing it Have you ever been asked for advice and then been frustrated that the person requesting it paid no attention to it? Have you ever offered advice and been blamed for… Read More
Sep 12, 2019 “A Money Diet” vs. “Impulse Savings” This past week, a friend posted on Facebook about waking up to discover her husband had canceled their premium TV and changed all the passwords. In her words, “Apparently he… Read More
Aug 29, 2019 ________________ (Noun) is an Inside Job Does anybody else remember Mad Libs? Books of stories with various blank spaces where you fill in the noun, verb, adjective, etc. of your choice to make the most ridiculous,… Read More
Aug 8, 2019 Weed Your Brain As those of you who have been reading the Wow for a while know, among my least favorite phrases in the world is “Pick your brain.” (Perhaps it’s an opportunity… Read More
Jun 20, 2019 Throw Your Hand in the Air Like You Just Do Care—Tips for an Effective Apology While some people say the ‘throw your hands in the air’ lyric is played out, I’m not here to talk about its musical merits. Today, I’m going to talk about… Read More
Jun 13, 2019 The More Fun You Have, the More Fun Others Will Have This past Monday, I worked an event with multiple speakers. As I was standing backstage with someone about to present, she couldn’t stop speaking about how nervous she was. (My… Read More
Jun 6, 2019 “It’s not a choice.” Or, The Gentle Art of Laying Down the Law Yesterday, I had the opportunity to sub for a friend who teaches nursery school (FYI: I am qualified to do this. I began my career as a nursery school teacher.… Read More

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