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Aug 4, 2022 “Once Upon a Time…” Using Storytelling to Make Magic Happen Monday night I had the opportunity to write speeches for an awards show in NYC. As you know if you’ve watched any awards show, there is a tendency for speakers… Read More
Jun 23, 2022 When You Go Straight from “Can You Help Me?” to “You’re Dead to Me,” You Miss an Opportunity Over the past month I have had the same experience, in varying iterations, no fewer than 3 times.  Sounded like a topic for a blog post to me. Here’s what’s… Read More
Feb 3, 2022 Are You Defending Against Non-Existent Predators? This past week I was lucky enough to travel to the Galapagos Islands. As you can see in the photos, above, prickly cacti abound on every island but one– the… Read More
Jan 27, 2022 It Isn’t the Mountains Ahead to Climb that Wear You Down, it’s the Pebble in Your Shoe “It Isn’t the Mountains Ahead to Climb that Wear You Down, it’s the Pebble in Your Shoe” This quote from Muhammad Ali came across my desk the other day and… Read More
Jan 20, 2022 “If You Spot It, You Got It” A few of you may be familiar with the above phrase, best used (in my experience) by yourself, about yourself, when someone is saying or doing something that is getting… Read More
Dec 16, 2021 It’s Never as Good as it Seems. It’s Never as Bad as it Seems. A few weeks ago, I decided to begin educating myself about cryptocurrency by listening to an interview with Brian Armstrong, the inventor of Coinbase. After listening to it, I’m clearer… Read More
Jun 10, 2021 Expectations: Set Them Up So They Work For You Many of us have heard the phrase, “Expectations are resentments waiting to happen.” and this is certainly true if they are unspoken. (Should you doubt me, don’t articulate your expectations… Read More
May 27, 2021 “You’re Such a Bad Dog…” I imagine some of us have had the experience of having a friend’s dog jump on us while its owner coos, “Oh, you’re such a bad dog… you’re the very… Read More
May 20, 2021 Are You Living Between “When” and “Then”? This past week I was speaking with a client who was feeling….Let’s say ‘disgruntled’ with her situation at work. As we talked through how she might proceed she said, “Look,… Read More
May 6, 2021 Make ‘Let’s Stay in Touch’ a Reality As we emerge from our pandemic cocoons, meeting and greeting one another and getting caught up on the business of our business, I’m guessing (hoping!) there will be exuberance in… Read More

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