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I held a half day Say Yes! Improvisation training this week for some leaders at a nationally recognized ad agency. I had spent significant time planning the activities, putting together the powerpoint, gathering the materials, making sure the curriculum included lots of debrief... Read More

Story + Context + COLOR = BRAND Read More

Finally! A viable alternative to taking notes or wasting time with the replay...meet Nugget! Read More

Serendipity is a chance for both gratitude and increased awareness Read More

The horse, with blinders on – filters out any unnecessary information, and for us, inconvenient information that conflicts with what we want to keep intact for ourselves. I feel like I’m doing battle with my own biases all the time now, and the election season has made it... Read More

There’s plenty out there on how to deliver our message for maximum impact – but we are all listeners too.  How we listen,  and the filters we use in listening can determine much about what we absorb, the nature of our relationships and the actions we ultimately decide to take in... Read More

Are all your days looking alike? Here’s a way to take charge of your calendar! A column in yesterday’s paper struck a chord with me right from the title “What Day is it? Welcome to Blursday” For too many of us, the days of the week are all starting to feel like Sunday.... Read More

I’ve been on three Zoom calls today – which have taken up 2.5 hours of my time. My head hurts, my eyes feel fuzzy, and aside from status updates and content of one kind or another – what was accomplished? In-person meetings tend to energize me (mostly). Online... Read More

Are we sick and tired of Zoom yet?  I sure don’t want to be because it’s here to stay and we’re all finding out how much time we save by not having to commute. Plus, many experts tell us that much of our educational and business systems are going to make heavier use of this tool,... Read More

I suspect I am allergic to coffee.  But I am in DEEP DENIAL.  So don’t rave to me about your macha or your mushrooms or the latest miracle herb.  I. Love. My. COFFEE. But it doesn’t love me anymore.  Sneezing, teeth grinding, TMJ, anxiety… you get the picture. And now comes... Read More