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Not Getting What We Want

While reading the book, Seven Thousand Ways to Listen by Mark Nepo, I came across a chapter titled, "Not Getting What We Want". An internal dialogue ensued. Me: Oh my, I need to read this.  Book:  "We are taught early on that...

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Blessings From Burning Out

Three years ago, I hit a low point in my life.  I was on a self-imposed sabbatical,  hoping to reverse the effects of working on a losing proposition.  For two years, I had poured 90% of my time and energy...
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Who Is That Woman?

Photo by Dhinal Chheda I was recently interviewed by Joan Sotkin, for her podcast, The Prosperity Show.  While I love being the interviewer, it's just as fun being interviewed, when I can engage in interesting dialogue with interesting people.  That's...
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You Are a Genius

Those are the words I heard at a recent workshop that I gave.  I had just helped a participant make sense of key events in her life, to tell  a story of how her past fits into present and how...
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Why The World Needs More Pen Pals

I've been catching up on decades of movies via a free trial of Amazon Prime.  Last night, I watched  You've Got Mail with Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan. The movie was released in 1998. I miss the 90's, especially the...
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What Is This Blog About?

It may be that you are reading this post because you've subscribed to one of my previous blogs/sites (e.g., via Feedblitz), including: Boundary Crosser A Bigger Voice Networking Naturally Ordinary Life, Extraordinary Living Don't worry.  Even though this new blog...
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The Luckiest Woman in the World

Note: This is another in a series of articles that I wrote a decade ago.  Looking back, I can see that my history with cars has taught me the value of partnering with life--listening to what life brings me, good...
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How Big Will You Dare to Be?

The following article was originally published on HR.com.  It's one of my favorites.  Re-reading what I wrote so long ago, I'm pleased that this essay has stood the test of time.  Now seems like the perfect moment to re-introduce the...
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What I Believe

What I believe drives my actions.  How I experience the world influences my behavior.  Your inner world creates your outer world. Which is a whole other blog post in itself.  Photo by katerha. But first, what I believe: About Careers...