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The Secret to Persuasion According to “My Big Fat Greek Wedding”
I remember this persuasion lesson from “My Big Fat Greek Wedding” almost 20 years ago. Maria is scheming to get Maria’s husband Kosta to let their...
What a 77-Year-Old New Yorker Can Teach Us About Identity
“I’ve been thrown out of lots of places,” she said proudly. “I’m a New Yorker.” It didn’t matter that she sat 2,000 miles away in an assisted living...
The Self-Help Advice I Hate (But Personally Follow)
There’s one piece of self-help advice I hate… even though I follow it. People act like it’s the ultimate cheat code to success... But it’s...
How a Crappy Free Training Convinced Me That I Could Be Better
Is there anything more tempting than canceling a weeknight plan? It was a Wednesday night, and I beat both LA traffic and the temptation to cancel...
Building Your Personal Cheering Squad
Was it another lifetime when we were happily watching CHEER on Netflix?? Sadly, no. The docuseries following the drama of a college cheerleading...
Grit Gone Wrong
Have you ever created something and after all the work, time, and effort you thought, meh? This happened to me just the other day. I was writing a...
Why Tenacity Trumps Talent
“Tenacity trumps talent.” Growing up, my dad repeated this often. He still does. He would say it to remind me that effort wins out over inherent...
Why Every Webinar Starts with This Important Note
As I’ve been watching more webinars (I bet you have too), I’ve noticed they all start the same way. The content and speakers and platforms are all...
How to Finally Solve Recurring Problems
When you have a problem, you can find a fix or create a solution. The simplest example is this: My mug leaves a coffee stain on the table. I wipe...
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