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What does AI Really Think about You?

Lately, I’ve been hearing about a lot of people bravely uploading their personal or brand profiles to AI to see ...
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The 3 Questions That Tell You What to Delegate

Have you ever found yourself drowning in tasks, complaining about being overwhelmed, but still justifying your workload with thoughts like: ...
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What Will be the Color of Your Legacy?

“Well-behaved women rarely make history.” -Eleanor Roosevelt   Yesterday – Aug 26 – was Women’s Equality Day, celebrating the 104th ...
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If You Have a Championship Playbook, Why Wouldn’t You Use It?

It’s disappointing when a movie you’re excited to see doesn’t live up to the hype.   That’s exactly what happened ...
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That's How it's Done: The Speech That Split the Uprights on Day 3

Sometimes I love it when I’m wrong, especially when something far more powerful and exciting happens.   I was wrong ...
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Blessed with a Do-Over? How to Make it Count

Sometimes the universe blesses us with a second chance—even a second chance to make a stronger first impression. If that ...
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How to Leave Them Wanting More: Kamala Harris's Teaser at the DNC

In the world of communication, the “hook”—a brief, compelling teaser designed to pique interest and leave the audience eager for more—is ...
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Deep Down, What is your driving force?

Sometimes the seemingly simplest questions are the hardest to answer.   Over the last decade or so, the question “What’s ...
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Can You See the Writing on the Wall?

There’s an undeniable mixed blessing in doing contract-based work:   The bad news is that just about every contract has an ...
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How I Decided to Make the Leap

All I knew was: I was sick of it. I felt like I had been killing  myself to achieve so ...
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