The Power of Letting Go
There is a story about a philosophy professor who walked into her lecture hall one day with a glass of water in her hand. She carried the glass around the...
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Beating the Holiday Blues
This time of year is special. It's that time when we slow down, gather together, and reflect on our lives. That can be good. It can also be hard. There's...
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The Internal Critic
We've all heard that voice. It's that small but mighty voice that echoes from within whenever we say or do something we regret. It's that voice that speaks...
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The Ready Position
In the sport of baseball, there is a coaching concept called the "ready position" in which the fielder squares their hips and shoulders, spreads their feet,...
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Changing Zero-Sum Thinking
In game theory, there is a term called zero-sum bias. It involves making a move in order to win the game. Check mate. Game over. I win, you lose. In the...
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The Charlie Brown Syndrome
In A Charlie Brown Christmas, Charlie was having a hard time getting into the Christmas spirit when Linus told him, "Charlie Brown, you're the only person I...
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The Importance of Feedback
Feedback is scary. Feedback is the input we receive from others about how they are experiencing us. The reality is that we are getting feedback all of the...
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Negative Reality
Negative Reality 1.0 Many people are training for success but they should be training for failure. After all, failure is much more common for learners and...
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Global Listening
A few years ago I taught an upper division course on communication at a large university. We spent an entire week on the subject of listening, and I...
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Corrective Experiences
I was recently watching a show on pet rescues, and the host was helping a small dog who had been abused by practicing something called "counter...
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The Importance of Relationships
In his book The Road to Character David Brooks writes that “Decades ago, people typically told pollsters that they had four or five close friends, people to...
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The Passive Rescue Wish
Have you ever been struggling personally, and you've secretly hoped and waited for someone else to come to your aid? That a family member or friend will...
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