What's Wrong with the Campaign to Ban the Word "Bossy"?
General Information, Happiness, Lifestyle, Work Life BalanceWhat do Sheryl Sandberg (COO of Facebook), Condoleezza Rice, The Girl Scouts of America, Jennifer Garner, Diane von Furstenberg, Jane Lynch, and Beyoncé have in common?
Answer: They are all sending the wrong message to young girls if they want…
Terminal C – Lessons Learned for Happiness and My Behavior
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I’ve learned a lot since starting the Time to Play, my “reminder to enjoy life” project. Here’s a quick story about an experience I encountered just this past Wednesday, February 19, 2014.
After the fact, it “hit me” that my…
How to connect with the person you are talking to? Silence
General Information, Happiness, Have Money, Work Life BalanceOur last comments were focused on communicating by phone. Your business success is influenced by your phone success. For those that think I am just talking about cold calling you are wrong. When on stage people can see you as you are, but when…
Who Says I Can't
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After spending the past few months worrying about how I can't help where and when I may find a job, how the economy looks, how, even with a Ph.D. I may be out of luck finding a career or how everything seems like its out of my control. I suddenly…
Customer service is something we do every day of our lives – at work and AT HOME.
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Every one of us works in customer service, no matter what our job. And, customer service is not only something we do as part of a work situation, but customer service is also something we do as part of our friendships and family relationships.
As…
Want to be fearless, courageous and to find your confidence? Act!
General Information, Happiness, Health, LifestyleI am an acting teacher, but I prefer to be called a coach because I truly believe you can’t teach someone how to act or dramatize.
Don’t think you can do it? I KNOW that anyone can act or become an actor.
All you need are four basic…
Is It Possible to Be Single and Happy on Valentine’s Day?
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February 14th is Valentine’s Day, and love is in the air: you can’t escape it. It’s a day to celebrate being and falling in love. But what if you don’t have that special person in your life on Valentine’s Day? Is it possible to be…
Getting Along With Others
A Reflection - Life Lessons, General Information, Happiness, Health, LifestyleI have lived long enough to realize we cannot get along with everyone. Not even members of our own family. Do you exhaust yourself trying to get along with everyone? Let’s dig into this topic a little further.
Everyone knows someone who…
You’re lucky because…
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Let me tell you a story. My son Gregory is 22 years old. He lives in Queens, New York in an apartment he shares with friends so he can afford the rent. He is attending a City of New York college and is in his 5th year of his four year…