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What I Wish More People Knew About Me

Things I wish people knew about me

Update: Many folks have been writing their own “What I Wish People Knew” posts, and I intend to either put a list of them here, or in a separate post in the very near future. If you’ve written one and haven’t let me know, please drop a note or Read more »

A Belated Note of Thanks

This is a relatively personal post in some ways, but there’s a sound lesson here that I hope you’ll hear. In 2007, I was working in the corporate world, and I wasn’t too happy. But one bright spot for me was the work I was doing with Gini Dietrich and Read more »

20 Truths

Inspired by my friend CC Chapman, I got caught up in tossing down a random collection of thoughts, assertions, and truths I’ve currently got in my head. So instead of keeping them to myself, I figured I’d post them here, just for fun. I’d love it if you’d share yours, Read more »

For Memorial Day

It’s rare that I cross the streams and put my personal posts here. I have another blog for that, by design. But there won’t be a post here today, or on the weekend, or on Monday. In honor of Memorial Day, instead, I’d like to share my short tribute to Read more »

Participation, Expectations, and Responsibility

More and more people have an online presence today. For some, it’s casual and conversational and sporadic, for their personal use and not necessarily consistent. For some, it’s a supportive career move. It’s not their job to be online, but doing so lends some additional benefits, connections, visibility. And for Read more »

The Power of The Definitive Affirmative

I’m not talking Stuart Smiley here. Sure, sure, affirmations are fine. You’re good enough and smart enough and I’m sure people like you, mostly. And I’m not talking about empty “positive thinking” either, the crap you read in lousy self-help books that tell you to look in the mirror and Read more »

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