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Getting to ‘NO’
Two recently completed studies were presented at a business conference. In one study, 47 business school students were asked to recall...
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Sep 28, 20141 min read


Effective Body Language
DO: HOLD YOUR CHIN– It’s a thinking pose DON’T: PULL IN YOUR LIPS- Sucking in your lips suggests that you are holding back, perhaps...
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Sep 21, 20141 min read
Precrastination
When I first came upon the word, precrastination, I assumed that it was a misspelling. Intriguing as it might be, it sounded like another...
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Sep 14, 20141 min read


The Perversity of Perfection
“I have spent my days stringing and unstringing my instrument, while the song I came to sing remains unsung.” Rabindranth Tagore, poet...
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Sep 7, 20141 min read


Listen to the Whispers
Sometimes, the whisper can appear with such consistency that we still ignore it even when the tone rises to a SHOUT! A most memorable...
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Sep 1, 20143 min read


The Three Rs: Ruminate – Regret – Refocus
Get over, over thinking. It’s a trap, a habit that can be changed. Are we primed to ruminate? According to psychology professor, Stephen...
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Aug 24, 20142 min read


Another Time Management Perspective
I decide to water my garden. As I turn on the hose in the driveway, I look over at my car and decide it needs washing. As I start toward...
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Aug 10, 20142 min read


Stuck in First Gear
My boyfriend, later to become my husband, drove a Volkswagen bug everywhere. He and “Betsy” had a long relationship and I was relatively...
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Aug 3, 20142 min read


A Peek in Your Wallet
Glancing around the room I couldn’t help but notice the discomfort level rising. This was not intended to be a public shaming, rather an...
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Jul 27, 20141 min read


10 Things You Could Do Better Today
1. Increase your response time to requests. 2. Improve the brevity and simplicity of your electronic correspondence. 3. Connect with 5...
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Jul 20, 20141 min read


Who Do You Want to Be?
Who do you want to be? Who are you choosing to be? It has also been said that there are three kinds of people in the world. 1. Those who...
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Jul 15, 20141 min read


More Effective Networking Strategies
Reach out to a friend you may have lost touch with. It’s a good opportunity to get current and perhaps be of assistance to that person....
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Jul 8, 20141 min read


Networking Tips
The best networkers know how to: 1. Introduce themselves confidently 2. Make eye contact 3. Always wear nametags on the RIGHT side 4....
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Jun 23, 20141 min read


Tourist or Pilgrim?
“Only the walker who sets out toward ultimate things is a pilgrim. In this lies the terrible difference between tourist and pilgrim. The...
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Jun 15, 20141 min read


Women Business Owners: Fad or Trend
KICKSTART Your Transition is one of 8 million businesses nationally that are owned by women. Women-owned businesses employ more than 23...
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Jun 8, 20142 min read


Taking Notes
New information suggests that longhand may be a better tool for locking in learning and help us remember what we heard. UCLA researchers...
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Jun 2, 20141 min read


Your Next Great Presentation
Take heart. Kevin Surace of Inc. Magazine, spells it out concisely below as the “The 5 Things NOT to Do” that are the basis of a great...
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May 26, 20141 min read


Other Places to Look
What topics do you enjoy helping others with? ________________________________________________________________ What topics do friends,...
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May 18, 20141 min read


Stop Giving Away Your $$ Time
“Women need real moments of solitude and self-reflection to balance out how much of ourselves we give away.” ~ Barbara De Angelis It’s...
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May 11, 20142 min read


Spring Clean Your Closet
However, when getting down to the real business of a seasonal closet reorganization it is easy to get off track and lost in the land of...
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Apr 27, 20141 min read
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