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Crouching Tiger, Hidden Wallpaper

We’ve had this wallpaper in our kitchen for several years. I purchased it during an experimental design phase, and loved the effect for about 6 months. My husband hated it immediately. Nevertheless,...

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30-Second Cure for Anxiety

When your fear and doubt begin to spiral out of control, here is a great way to gain control: Ask yourself better questions. That’s how you get better results. Change “Why did this happen to me?” to...

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A video with a powerful message!

Someone shared this short video with me this week, and I wanted to share it with you. It’s by Gary Turk, and it’s a fabulous reminder about the negative impact social media can have on our lives. Like...

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Confidentially speaking….

For everyone and every business, there’s a dream and a dream-come-true. In the middle of these 2 is the process, where many get frustrated and then give up. The fuel that gets you though the process...

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30-Second Cure for Anxiety

So—you’re in the midst of a crazy day, and your anxiety’s beginning to go on overdrive. Your heart’s racing, your stomach’s churning, and you’re getting that awful creepy feeling up the back of your...

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Question of Confidence: Why am I cloudy about the cloud?

Have you ever been at a function, and everyone’s talking about the newest technology? The newest gizmo? The newest social media buzz?  The newest tech terms? And you have no idea what it all means?...

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5 Reasons You Need Process Confidence to Lead and Succeed

“A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.”—Lao-tzu Every leader has the responsibility to turn vision into reality. Between these 2 lies the process—the path to success. You need...

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Business a la Carte: More Tips for Better Business Etiquette Abroad

I just taped my Workplace Confidence TV show, which was all about international etiquette. You know, most people think etiquette is all about which fork or spoon you use, but it’s so much more than...

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Quick tips for more confidence at work.

You can depress yourself with your own words. Don’t. Choose language that’s confident. Speak to yourself with encouragement, not discouragement. Change “What if I fail?” to “What if I succeed?” When...

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Quick tips for more confidence at work!

This week’s tips are about boosting your confidence through humor. Often, we can get bogged down in a cynical world. Don’t. This week, lift up your eyes from your smartphones and start enjoying the...

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Ways You Give Your Power Away @Work

There are many ways you give your power away in your career, often without you even knowing it. I’ve been sharing a few of these with you. The first 2–spending too much time and energy trying to change...

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30-Second Cure for Anxiety

Did you know that the average person has a negative thought every 2 ½ minutes? And, many of us are above average. A good deal of these negative thoughts happen first thing in the morning, often before...

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Quick Tips for More Confidence at Work:

This week’s tips are ways to give you more encouragement so you feel stronger and take more action: No one is going to invest you if you don’t invest & believe in yourself. You’re worth it! Always...

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Ways You Give Your Power Away @Work.

So—we’re up to the next way you give your power away at work. To refresh your memory, here are the first 4: You spend too much time and energy trying to change others. You put all your career eggs in...

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Question of Confidence

What would you be doing differently if you had more confidence at work? Would you ask for that raise you’ve always wanted? Would you invite a cute colleague out for a drink? Would you tell a lazy...

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6 Ways You Give Your Power Away at Work (and How to Get it Back)

There are many ways you give your power away in your career, often without you even knowing it. Here are 6 that leap to mind, along with solutions for avoiding the power drain: #1: You spend too much...

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Decide to.

“In the old days we did the news well. You know how? We just decided to.”—Charlie Skinner, The Newsroom This quote grabbed my attention as I watched the final episode of the HBO series The Newsroom 2...

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30-Second Cure for Anxiety

You’re in the middle of a crazy day, and your eyes are darting everywhere: emails, texts, Facebook…you name it. Your anxious, emotional self is amping up, and you need your practical self to dial...

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8 Tips for Purging in 2015 to Reach Corporate Goals

The topic of hoarding has gotten a lot of attention in the media over the past few years. Anxiety-driven by a fear of letting go of something that may be needed later, the hoarder is portrayed buried...

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Execution is everything. E-ver-y-thing!

“Good ideas are easy. Execution is hard.”—Guy Kawasaki, Entrepreneur, and author of The Art of the Start, 2.0. I couldn’t agree more! Kawasaki was featured on Bloomberg television this morning,...

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