So, What Do You Do?

I’m trying to remember who did that speed dating commercial. Her prospective date asked “so what do you do?” And she answered, printing…shipping…packaging…presentations… The ad jumps to the end, everyone has left, and she’s still listing things that her company does. Do you remember what company that was advertising?   Me neither.   The idea…

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The Truth About Getting Older With “No Regrets”

“If I could just lose that last ten pounds!” That was the lament of an 80-something-year-old at the gym. “Really?” I thought, “at 80 I’m still going to have that same regret? That sounds awful!”   Are end of life disappointments inevitable?   The truth about aging is that while society may say it’s an…

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Don’t You Be the One to Say No

Did you know that Leonardo DiCaprio turned down the part of Anakin Skywalker in the Star Wars prequels because he felt he wasn’t ready? Of course he went on to great fame with Titanic, but it begs the question—should you be the one to say no?   We say no to things for many reasons.…

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Giving and Getting Feedback

As changemakers in the world even as we drive our businesses we are often working with volunteers or corralling support around our ideas. Being able to receive feedback is critical on the road to shining as your authentic self. Listen to the interview from The Suggestion Box: Navigating Feedback The Good, The Bad, and the Say Whaattt? with Nicole Smith.

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Would You Try AI for Writing?

“Save hours writing clever, original content.”   Well who doesn’t want that? Although it sounds like an oxymoron, given the source: conversion.ai artificial intelligence (AI) generated writing. Can a computer produce clever, original content? And how does that threaten the future of writing, aka will humans still have a purpose in the world?   Existential…

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