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Jun 11, 2015 “Best” is the Worst? Bloomberg says We’re Ending Our Emails Wrong. Here’s What I Think On June 2nd, Bloomberg posted a piece on how ending an email with “Best” was, in fact, the worst. I say, not so fast. I was far more horrified by… Read More
Jun 4, 2015 How to Sound Less Confident in Emails Normally, I’m not a fan of a “listicle” (You know “6 things that seem like 3 things that will make 1 Thing Better” – bleh) but the below article struck… Read More
Jun 2, 2015 Frances Interviewed on Authors Talk About It http://authorstalkaboutit.com/how-to-wow/… Read More
May 28, 2015 No Job is Too Small (If You Want to Succeed) I don’t know what conversations you’ve been having in your house of late, but at my house there has been a lot of conversation about plumbing.  Glamorous, right? What occurred… Read More
May 21, 2015 The 9 Kinds of Silence: Which Do You Favor? When Do You Use Them? Last week, I wrote about one of the more dubious distinctions of the www. This week, I’m happy to report that, through brain pickings, the www exposed me to something… Read More
May 14, 2015 “Yes” is also a Complete Sentence (Or, How I was “Fingered by the Lord”) Many of us know the phrase, “No is a complete sentence”. Brought into popular consciousness as a method for reminding us that it’s OK to set boundaries to protect ourselves,… Read More
May 7, 2015 Wanting to Change vs. Wanting to Want to Change A few years ago, I wanted to get over feeling furious about something—or I thought I did. During that time, I would wander around thinking to myself (and saying to… Read More
May 1, 2015 “Thank You for Rejecting Me” Ah, rejection! The sting that keeps on stinging….. Whether it’s a job, a client, or a love interest, I don’t know anyone (I was going to say ‘too many people’… Read More
Apr 23, 2015 Have a Gossip Buddy Ah, office gossip! Sometimes it seems like the only reason to go to work. And I don’t think I”m alone in finding scurrilous joy on hearing a delicious bit of… Read More
Apr 16, 2015 Keep Your Eyes on Your Own Paper A few weeks ago I watched a roundtable of women actresses, sponsored by Variety Magazine. One of the questions asked was, “What is the best advice you’ve ever received in… Read More

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