Skill-sets
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Five Cheat Codes for more Powerful Relationships
In my 20s, I was gifted five cheat codes for powerful relationships. I am now passing them on to you free of charge. I have had many creative pursuits, but the most rewarding is my love for improvisation. By performing comedy onstage with my friends, I have mastered skills in my business and personal life.…
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Being Nice Vs. Being kind
Being compassionate is a fundamental aspect of our humanity. It involves the genuine desire to understand and alleviate the suffering of others. Compassion is empathy in action, driving us to offer kindness, support, and understanding to those in need. It is a powerful force that can mend relationships, build communities, and create a more harmonious…
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Playing Up and Playing Down in Tennis: Lessons for Real Life
My mom and adoptive father met on a tennis court in our apartment complex when I was five. I remember wandering around the outside of the fenced-in courts and watching the two of them play. I never got very good at tennis, but one thing that has stuck with me throughout my life is watching…
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Finding Comfort in a New Workspace
Join me as I attempt to find comfort in a new workspace and adapt to changes in productivity and flow.
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The Untended Garden and the Unplanted Seed
When I moved into my new home a month ago, the former renter had left all of the plants on the property in a sad state. Some were dead, others were overgrown, and some were blooming beautifully from the ends of long, untrimmed branches. This is what I originally thought was the definition of an…
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A Freakish Finding Following a Forearm Failure of Flow
Have you ever become hyper-aware of a particular muscle group in your body? I have. Around 8:00 pm last night I started being acutely aware of my forearms. Here’s what I have been doing differently for the last week: It was today when I was blowing leaves around my yard that I got a distracting…
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Making tough decisions with Frog DNA
When a company, team, or individual goes about creating a strategy, they like to have as close to a full picture as possible of all the details to give themselves the best chance of heading in the right direction. But what about times when you don’t have a full picture? When I am working, there…
