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Dumb and Duh

April 8, 2016 by hotdogpr

In a truth-facing moment, my speech coach told me this: “If you are saying ‘um’ and ‘uh’ often in your presentation, you might as well be saying ‘dumb’ and ‘duh’ because that’s what the audience hears.” Filler words. Disfluencies. Distractors. Whatever you call them, I was a repeat offender. The coach asked me to tell a story off the cuff … [Read more...] about Dumb and Duh

Filed Under: power Tagged With: language, power, presentations

The Magic of Borrowing Self-Discipline

April 4, 2016 by hotdogpr

"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

Filed Under: power, self-improvement Tagged With: accountability, Austin, coaching, self-discipline

Jumping with The Big Boys

April 2, 2016 by hotdogpr

Young girls sits with older brother and his friends at a backyard party.

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

Filed Under: development, power Tagged With: Austin, coaching, performance

Balancing Power in Relationships

March 3, 2015 by hotdogpr

"You've got to have an ace in the hole." ~ Clint Black It only takes a matter of seconds to discern someone's status. At work, it's easy to pick out the VP in a room full of people by how others treat her: making room for her to walk by, greeting her enthusiastically, and allowing her to initiate conversations. But even in relationships with … [Read more...] about Balancing Power in Relationships

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The formal power of uniforms

October 18, 2011 by hotdogpr

In the study of compliance-gaining, power figures heavily. We are suckers for people who have higher status, perceived authority, or power. So, how do you get power? The first type of power is formal power. Formal power is conferred to a person through: Uniforms - Leonard Bickman first published a study in 1974 in the Journal of Applied … [Read more...] about The formal power of uniforms

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