You control you. We say in communication that there are three things you control: you, your message, and your environment to a degree. In communication and in life we tend to concentrate on the things we don’t have control over,...
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Like racing’s Triple Crown, the Oscars are supposed to be the third jewel of the awards season. The Golden Globes, the Screen Actor’s Guild, and then the Oscars. I plan Oscar Sunday so I can start watching the Red Carpet...
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If you watched the Grammy’s on SUNDAY night, I want to draw your attention to something you may have noticed or not noticed. Alicia Keys was the host. She is very used to performing in front of thousands of people. But she...
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I watched as the LA Rams won the Super Bowl coin toss. When Jared Goff elected to defer the ball I knew the Patriots had just won their 6th Super Bowl. Go ahead, play the game, snoozer that it was,...
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The good news was that a client came to me with a referral. A referral is like gold to me. The bad news was that the referral shot herself in the foot. First step was to talk to referral. We...
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I tell my clients all the time. I regale them with examples of my snapshot versus video scenario. Yet I often fail at taking my own advice, looking for that video perspective rather than the snapshot that is so in...
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Several years ago I created a presentation I titled, Develop the Diva Within. The title met with hostility and resistance. To me it was mostly a fun alliteration. To many they either felt they were already a DIVA or did...
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A woman sat in my office today. She said she gave up on fairness in the work place and was going to concentrate on herself and her family. I can’t decide if I am awed or angered. I think of...
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I stopped at CVS to use my $1.00 off coupon before it expired. As I struggled with the 24 water bottles, the kid behind the counter said, Merry Christmas and then he paused. I thought that was it and quietly...
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It has been said that space has the power to transform business—unlocking the potential of people and organizations. Every year we go to Puerto Vallarta we see the “Vanilla Man”. He sells real vanilla. It seems as though almost every...
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