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Where do Your Craziest Ideas Come from?

Sometimes I look back on some of my concerns or choices over the years and wonder, “Who put that idea ...
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Are You Ready for the “Alpha Whisperers: Genesis” Podcast

I love new beginnings, and this is one for the books – or at least the headphones!   I’m so ...
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Saying No When I Want to Say Yes

When Mark Parker became CEO of Nike in 2006, he asked Steve Jobs for advice. Jobs said:   “Well, just one ...
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Giving Tuesday: How to Choose the Right Gift

One of the “first-world stressors” in my life is the calls from my mom or my in-laws with the question: ...
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How to Solve Your “First World” Problems

Overwhelm—it’s a common feeling that seems to hover in the air as the holidays approach.   For me, it hit ...
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The Three Reasons Why You're Stuck

Sometimes my brain just gets stuck.   My older son got me hooked on Wordle a couple of years ago. ...
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How Do You Know if You Are Irrelevant?

Last week I attended a webinar on leveraging AI, and in 90 minutes, the guy shared so many different platforms ...
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It's Hard to Stay Sane When Everyone Else is Nuts

One of my favorite poems is by Shel Silverstein, “If the World Was Crazy.” The third stanza goes like this: ...
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Who Are You Dressed Up As?

Halloween is Thursday, and my 8-year-old is going to be Spider-Man… again.   I love that he’s not wasting money ...
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Why You Need an Inner Circle that Gets It

Sometimes, I’m afraid to get my hopes up when something looks promising. I don’t even like to tell people about ...
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