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This week we are focusing on cliches, those overexposed sayings and overused metaphors that we hear everyday. As I write this I am sitting in an office reception area that itself could be a cliche: neutral colored couch and chairs, ferns and greenery (some real/some...
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Part One of a Two-Part Series on Ridding your Speech of Clichés The debt ceiling debate has shed light on many problems, not the least of which is our penchant for speaking in clichés. After weeks of listening to politicians on both sides of the aisle sound like used...
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Suddenly I am inundated with impersonators. This week I saw a Barbra Streisand drag queen, the movie, ‘The Trip’ and the attached YouTube video link sent from a friend. The drag queen was essentially a train wreck; (one we couldn’t stop watching until we escaped,...
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Thirty minutes into a challenging indoor cycling class when I was “seeing Elvis,” the instructor said, “If you have anything left in the tank, turn the tension up one more time.” At that moment I had an epiphany: the human body is capable of much more than the mind...
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I just finished the recent New Yorker profile about Sheryl Sandberg, COO of Facebook. This led me to her recent talk at TEDWomen, which was focused on women, leadership and the sad lack of women in the C-Suite. She dives into this complication, sharing interesting...
