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Feb 23, 2012
Need to cut yourself some slack? Staying upright when life throws you off balance.
Sometimes we just have to cut ourselves some slack. At least that's what I'm telling myself at the moment, as I sit here writing my first blog post in well over a month… nearly two. As someone who believes that the quality of our excuses
Jan 09, 2012
A time for Audacity, not Austerity… and some Tall Poppy Courage!
The new year has begun precariously for many. We continue to hear about the austerity measures that individuals and entire countries around the world must take to get back on track. But is it austerity that we need or is it really audacity... and a
Nov 20, 2011
Sex, Power, Courage: Combatting Sexual Harassment & Abuse
There’s been a lot of focus in the media in recent weeks on both sexual harassment and sexual abuse, particularly surrounding the tragedy at Penn State. Both involve the interplay of sex and power, vulnerability and intimidation. Both are issues requiring courage. Both require more
Oct 23, 2011
Women in Leadership: Are we confining ourselves to a "Glass Cage"?
I ran into a friend last weekend. Let's call her Suzie. Suzie shared with me she was very recently passed over for a promotion that she felt she had clearly been the most well placed to get. When she found out that it had gone to a guy
Oct 17, 2011
Perfectionism: Are you stuck on the perfectionist merry-go-round?
One evening last week a girlfriend dropped in for an impromptu visit and said she needed a glass of wine. Being the good friend I am I dutifully shared a bottle with her. Which was all fine until the next morning when I realized that
Sep 09, 2011
Are your assumptions limiting your possibilities?
"Assumptions are the death of possibilities." James Mapes Humans can't fly to the moon. The human body can't run a mile in under 4 minutes. Women are too emotional to be leaders. The sun revolves around the earth (which is flat.) Telephones are only for
May 31, 2011
The Ultimate Productivity Tool To Focus On
Over the last few months I have given myself a self-diagnosis of A.D.D. While I'm not sure that I meet the criteria to make me a hardcore case of Attention Deficit Disorder, I certainly have been struggling with "Attention Distraction Disorder." And the more I've shared my problem
Apr 01, 2011
Want to build more trust in your relationships?
I'm a pretty trusting person. And by and large I've found that it's served me well to assume that most people are honest, well meaning and trust-worthy. That said, I've also learned from some less than pleasant experiences that there are times when I need hold back placing
Lessons For Living Bravely
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