What is your calling? My friend who is a deaf barefoot water skier sent me her favorite Oprah quotes today, from Oprah’s new book, The Path Made Clear. “Your calling is within you.” “You become what you believe.” But what if 95% of your beliefs are unconscious? It’s not even “if.” As…
DetailsThanks to the Missouri Veterans History Project, I’m going to share first-hand stories from my dad, in honor of his Yahrzeit (the anniversary of his passing.) He’ll share how he almost died from pneumonia in the Korean War, pitching for the Army’s baseball team other war stories, his decades-long advertising career, selling to Verner Von Braun and more.
DetailsDo you know how you learn best? You’ve likely heard about the different learning styles—maybe you were even subjected to testing to see what worked best for you. Or you could have talked about them as a reminder when delivering training, in terms of providing variety so everyone in the room is engaged. There is…
DetailsLet’s Talk about “The Two Worlds of Grandparents & Grandchildren” JOIN Debbie Saviano on Tuesday, April 26th for a conversation with Authors Jerry Witkovsky and Deanna Shoss. We will discuss the background of why they collaborated to write “Where Two Worlds Meet: A Guide to Connecting with Your Teenage Grandchildren” and the journey involved. Debbie…
Details“I’m a strong believer that conflict between a group of people escalates because they fail to see one another. Culture is a big part of that,” says Christian Höferle, founder of The Cultural Mastery. Höferle is a cultural coach, trainer, and mentor for multinational organizations – or rather: for people who work globally. Based in Atlanta, he is German by passport, American by choice, Bavarian at heart, and people call him The Culture Guy. His passion is to help people discover commonality when they are overwhelmed by difference. His mission is to create peace by facilitating understanding, relating, and connecting.
DetailsI could not be more tickled pink–actually purple–about the story of my purple matzo ball soup. It happened when I found myself making a seder at our friend Sergio’s house in Cumari, Brazil (Pop. 3000) last week. The problem in telling the story, however, is that the purple soup is NOT the story. And I’m…
DetailsDr. Tamara Beckford is an ER physician, wife and mother on a mission to help busy professional women put their health and wellness first without guilt! She’s the host of the podcast Docs Who Care, featuring interviews with physicians of all specialties. She also understands that as a busy, professional woman, it’s not always easy to take time to care for U, so she built the UR Caring Society, full of “education, inspiration, and support for any of us who feel that guilt when we put our health and wellness first.”
DetailsMost often, you create more problems, without getting to the root of the original trouble. Let me tell you at the outset this is not a scientific study. I’m conscientiously doing what human beings (unfortunately, more and more often) do every day: responding to partial information with a lack of context and forming a…
DetailsSince 2017, Valqari has been providing the missing piece in the drone delivery process. “We have created a secure and practical solution to the challenge of the ‘Last Inch of the Last Mile’,” says Valqari Founder and CEO Ryan Walsh. It’s time to talk tech for entrepreneurs. How might access to drone delivery change your business model?
DetailsWhen does showing vulnerability constitute a norm violation? And what are the consequences? Last week I was pondering if everyday people like you and me have the space to be publicly vulnerable, or if that was only the purview of people like Will Smith. I was referring to how Will was doing the talk…
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