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The Magic of Borrowing Self-Discipline

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"I don't know how she does it." "I hate him. He's so fit." "I could be that successful if I wanted to." Some people are just so flipping disciplined. I'm thinking of Tim Ferriss from Four-Hour Workweek or Serena Williams, or, heck, my friend Russ Peterson. These are people who have dreams and then, with a relentless effort, make those … [Read more...] about The Magic of Borrowing Self-Discipline

Jumping with The Big Boys

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I was enjoying watching the chaos on the trampoline. Three 9-year-old boys were hoisting a yoga ball up and slamming it into each other with raucous laughter. It looked like (risky) fun. Then my 3-year-old daughter wanted to join. I unzipped the protective netting, made the boys give up the ball, and put her in with the stern instruction to … [Read more...] about Jumping with The Big Boys

We WANT to like you

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It hit me at the Texas Women’s Conference in Austin lately that audiences REALLY WANT to like the speaker. The women in the room arrived at each session hoping that the speaker would be warm and relatable. We wanted to look at that panel of women and think, “She’s cool. She’s been around the block, and she’s honest and funny about it. She’s like … [Read more...] about We WANT to like you

Communication Moments

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"Knowledge is of two kinds: We know a subject ourselves, or we know where we can find information on it." ~ Samuel Johnson (1709-1784)   Informal Communication Networks written by Cynthia Oelkers In business textbooks, communication networks are drawn very neatly in flow charts: Communication should flow from bosses down to employees … [Read more...] about Communication Moments