I’m about to present at a conference. I’ve done my legwork. I’ve gotten my high impact slides sent in, I’ve gone over my visuals and my points and everything is on track to be…. Nope. Stop. I’m not gonna to…
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Tackling Addiction with the Motivational Interview
Standardized Clients help counselors develop Motivational Interview skills.
Spring: Time 2 Plant a Pod!
I’ve been intrigued for some time with podcasting. I’m very taken with the potential to broadcast powerful true stories via audio flash and human imagination. Some of my favorites include The Hidden Brain and RadioLab; specifically, the kinds of stories…
Radical Compassion – What the World Needs NOW
I relished the chance to be a Pecha Kucha presenter last month, (bucket list!) and the night’s theme “Radical Compassion” is sticking with me. Compassion meaning: understanding, empathy, “the desire to alleviate suffering”. But what’s with the “Radical”? It’s supercharged,…
Speaker Op in YOUR Neighborhood!
I’ve been on the board of my local Pecha Kucha for a number of years now, and I’m finally taking the plunge to do one! Not familiar with Pecha Kucha? Think TED talk meets Twitter – Each presenter tells a…
Changing Your Mind in 2019
How can we Build a Shared Reality in a Fractured World? ’Twas the Season. Many of us made the journey home to reconnect with our family of origins…. and all the relational baggage that implies. Some of us were lucky…
The He(ART) of Marketing
I made myself indulge in something called a “mini-collage color workshop” last month. It wasn’t easy. And I’m not even that comfortable writing about it here. I had to drive over an hour to get there and sacrificed half a…
With THIS Asset, Women Candidates Can Win!
More women candidates are running for office than ever before. The Washington Post calls 2018 “A Leap Forward for Women”, and it’s about time. But we’ve been here before. It’s one thing to run, it’s another to win. Like many women…
The Costs of Continuous Partial Attention
As Americans, we aren’t big on reflection. Mulling over the impacts of our often impetuous and impulsive decisions isn’t our thing. We see ourselves as risk-takers, pioneers, self-made individualists embracing the New, the Now, the Loud, the Louder. We’re an ADHD…
Voice Fixes Hillary Needs NOW!
Voice and the way we use it matters. Hillary’s finding this out the hard way. She’s one of the most qualified Presidential candidates in the history of our country, but we can’t stand listening to her voice. Five voice strategies she can…