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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
Apr 10, 2015 Apologize Once (Sincerely!) and Move On As you can imagine, as a resident of the Wow-world I’m never in a position to have to apologize for anything. In fact, my life is an endless loop of… Read More
Apr 2, 2015 “How Can We? vs. “Can We?”: An Invitation to Collaboration As many of you know, I am an enormous fan of Harvard professor, Ellen Langer’s study that shows that giving people the “because” behind why you are asking them to… Read More
Mar 27, 2015 Why Everybody Needs Bifocals This past week, I’ve had the distinct pleasure of taking part in a mediation course. (Who doesn’t love a new skill set?) One of the concepts I learned– and like–… Read More
Mar 19, 2015 “Keep Your Feet on the Grass”: a Reminder about the Power of Positive Reinforcement Those of you who have been reading this Wow for awhile know about my beloved dog, Seymour. Up until this spring, one thing Seymour could always be counted on to… Read More

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