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Giving & Receiving the Gift of Feedback

August 16, 2010

Giving feedback is an important aspect of communicating with others. When you want to have meaningful relationships with others, you must open yourself up and risk giving and receiving feedback. Some of it will be positive reinforcement, some of it will be constructive feedback. All of it is important in figuring out how to deal [...]

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Powerless Words

March 16, 2010

I recently read a blog posting by Jonathan Mead on his Illuminated Mind website about choosing not to fail.  His blog repeatedly discussed one of the most powerless words in English, “try.”  In fact, “try” is so powerless that in many countries and languages there is no equivalent of the word; it can not be [...]

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My Top 15 Lessons from 2009

December 29, 2009

I recently read two separate blog entries concerning Lessons from 2009 by Corinne McElroy and Kim Clausen.  After reading theirs, I was inspired to create my own list of lessons from 2009.  I hope you enjoy these! 1.  Know what’s really important in your life, then focus your attention on the most important areas. I [...]

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Job Satisfaction

August 31, 2009

A recent article on CNN.com revealed how employees who have escaped the layoffs during this recession aren’t very happy due to the increased expectations of work completed, decreases in benefits, and, in some cases, decreases in pay.  The article quotes a survey from Adecco Group North America that revealed 54% of employed Americans are planning [...]

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New Year’s Resolution Process

January 16, 2009

Happy New Year to everyone!! I hope the holiday season exceeded your expectations across the board! I feel compelled to write about planning for the new year. Are you like many people who set their goals and then forget about them, or give up on them during the year? Some people may have given up [...]

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New Perspective for Decisions

December 28, 2008

A while back, my mentor and friend was counseling another friend concerning a major purchase decision for her husband.  My mentor asked, “If your husband had only six months to live, what would you do?”  That question altered our friend’s perspective, and she immediately decided she would go ahead with the purchase, even though her husband was [...]

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