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Sound Serendipity Last night, after a near perfect beach day, I rolled out my yoga mat. No physical movement inspired me, so I just lay there, face down, stretched out, eyes closed. I noticed the sound of chirping crickets. As I listened, I realized that the...
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We have talked about this issue before but it bears repeating. Just because you think what you have to say is ‘off the hook’ important and maybe even life-changing, doesn’t mean your audience thinks the same. You have to give them a reason to listen, and then another,...
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I can’t get ‘The Glee Project’ out of my mind. My kids and I have watched the entire summer series which wraps up in the next two weeks. I am hooked. Twelve talented teenage finalists are competing for a role on Season 3 of Glee. Each week the...
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I was stuck in a meeting from hell today. Boring agenda. Listless participants. Too many tangents. If that weren’t enough, the meeting leader was not on his game and had introduced the first agenda item and then the second without taking time for introductions. One...
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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...
