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5 Ways an Expert Facilitator Will Elevate Your Next Crucial Meeting
You spend a lot of your time in meetings. You might even be really efficient at running them! But when the stakes are highest, outside facilitation is…
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The Good Lie: Why Some Habits Are Hard To Change
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Learn & Let Go - Dang! Things weren't supposed to go like that! (Part 3)
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Dang! Now what? Things weren't supposed to go like that! Adopting an Improvisers Ethos
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They'll tell you to pick a side. You don't have to. Two things can be true at the same time.
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The Pros and Cons of Listing Pros and Cons
How listing out pros and cons can actually leave you spinning in Limbo, and what to do to fix it!
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Starting new on Facebook after deleting my account. Can it be different this time?
2 years after deleting myself from Meta, I am back on Facebook with a new account. Here's what I've learned in my time away, what I hope will be…
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A Mantra for 2024
A helpful alternative to kicking off a great new year, without setting specific measurable goals.
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5 Ways To Get Amazing Team-Building Results
Is scheduled team time pointless or beneficial? Here's how to get the most out of team-building experiences, and what not to do when planning these…
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They'll tell you to pick a side. You don't have to. Two things can be true at the same time.
Do not fall to the pressure to pick a side without fully understanding the problem. When somebody says you have to pick a side, do this instead.
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When is the Best Time to Set Goals, Evaluate Habits and Take Inventory of your Values?
Hint: it's not all of the time... and it's not never either (probably)!
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It’s now been a year and a half since I cancelled Facebook
It’s still weird. I still haven’t changed my mind.
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Are you burned out on worrying about the future? Me too! Let's take a moment to get present instead.
Disease, Economic Collapse, Artificial Intelligence, Whether or Not Coffee is BAD... Sometimes you just hit a worry wall!
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The Good Lie: Why Some Habits Are Hard To Change
The road to hell is paved with good intentions as the famous proverb holds. Even good habits can go bad if we're dishonest with ourselves about how…
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The Changed Podcast is now part of Making This up as I go!
Pardon my dust, I'm migrating everything under one umbrella...
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Sara Im “How I survived the Killing Fields”
Listen now (43 min) | "How I Survived The Killing Fields" Season 3, Episode 54 This episode I'm talking to Sara Im Sara Im has life lessons and gained…
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#53 Allan “Alonzo” Wild’s Andean Adventures and Beyond
Listen now (53 min) | Allan “Alonzo” Wild’s Andean Adventures and Beyond Season 3, Episode #53 About AJ: Allan J. "Alonzo" Wind is a retired Senior…
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Episode 52 – Model, Actor, Film Maker Bo Roberts and a Message from Beyond
Listen now (46 min) | Bo Roberts and a Message from Beyond Season 3, episode 52 This episode I'm talking to model, actor, & film maker Bo Roberts From…
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Useful Assumption #1: People Have GOOD Reasons for their BAD Behavior
When people say and do things that confuse and bewilder us, here is why it is useful to assume they have good reasons. Pro-tip, this isn't always easy…
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The Joy of Telling Secrets
This is an improv related essay... mostly
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3 Tips for Managing Employees
How do you keep employees happy and engaged?
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I'm human, you're human, and life has ups and downs - A pep talk for the harder times.
Sometimes the most helpful mantra you can adopt is "keep treading water."
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What do you tell yourself when you get rejected?
From auditions, to job interviews to interview requests... there are plenty of opportunities to hear you're not wanted. Here's what you can do!
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When is the Best Time to Set Goals, Evaluate Habits and Take Inventory of your Values?
Hint: it's not all of the time... and it's not never either (probably)!
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It’s now been a year and a half since I cancelled Facebook
It’s still weird. I still haven’t changed my mind.
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