Yes, it’s true. There IS research suggesting that people fear public speaking more than death. In a 1973 study by R.H. Bruskin Associates, which surveyed Americans about their fears, public speaking ranked as the number one fear, even above death. This led to the famous quote by … [Read more...] about The Science of Great Speaking: How to Engage, Persuade, and Inspire
We all have to have them, whether we like it or not. Difficult conversations that is. Those conversations that make you cringe, and give you a topsy-turvy feeling in the pit of your stomach. The ones you’re dreading and are liable to find any excuse to avoid. Often though, … [Read more...] about Learning and Development Roundtable: How to have those difficult conversations that you’re dreading
Do you dream of lazy days on the couch with books in hand, soaking up new knowledge, skills, and perspectives? Does that feel like a pipe dream? If you’d like to read more this year and you’re keen on learning, take advantage of my review of the books I read in 2024. Because books are … [Read more...] about Have you read any of these, my top favorite reads from 2024? Part two
No time for taking courses? Want to read more this year? Keen on learning? Take advantage of my review of the books I read in 2024. Books are underrated. A vast universe is at your disposal to inhale. Books allow you to learn, lead, and laugh. They wait patiently for you … [Read more...] about Have you read any of these, my top favorite reads from 2024? Part one
New month. New year. Opportunities abound. Especially if you’re experiencing the same ol’ same ol’ digital stress. Are you overwhelmed and frustrated with your tech? Is it sucking the lifeblood out of you? Are big swathes of time disappearing into the tech void? It doesn't … [Read more...] about Your No-Stress Guide To Digital Wellness: Unplugging Made Easy
Information is flowing faster than ever. We are walking and talking faster than a decade ago. We’re inundated with platforms, blogs, websites, tweets, LinkedIn posts, YouTube videos, online courses, etc., etc. But who has time for learning? The better question is ‘Who doesn’t have time for … [Read more...] about Learning and Development Roundtable: Design a customized learning plan for 2025 that fits you to a T
At the beginning of 2024 I launched a new year-long project. Past projects have induced getting rid of three things every day for as it turned out, two years, making handmade watercolour cards and writing a note of gratitude to someone every week, for again, what turned out to be two … [Read more...] about Update on my year-long anti-racism project (join me won’t you?!) Part Two
As we open the door to a whole new year I have twelve wishes for you. One for every month of the year. I’m sending them to you with hope, and tenaciousness for a happy healthy year full of learning, laughing, and leading. Here we go. January – Gratitude (in a … [Read more...] about My 2025 wishes for you, one for every month
Phew! It’s been (another) unusual year. No matter how you’re rolling into the holiday season (excited, energized, and invigorated, exhausted, overwhelmed, and weary, or somewhere in between the Life Lenses® and I have your back So pull up a chair, put up your feet and cast your mind … [Read more...] about Happy Holidays from me and Life Lenses®
It’s been several years now where you could be excused for thinking gravity is going to stop working next. War, conflict, famine, climate change, political upheaval, gender-based violence, racism, and more are all top of mind. It’s enough to leave us talkin’ about a revolution. That or … [Read more...] about Celebrating you, yes you, with a special gift!
For twelve sweet years, I’ve been convening folks from around the world, for a free, monthly Learning and Development Roundtable on a range of interesting and engaging topics that members have asked for. Our community is a global group of diverse, social change-makers, who are committed to … [Read more...] about That’s a wrap for 2024 – Highlights of the year’s Learning and Development Roundtables Part Two
Did you know for twelve years I’ve been convening folks from around the world, for a free, monthly Learning and Development Roundtable on a range of interesting and engaging topics that members have asked for? Our community is a global group of diverse, social change-makers, who are committed to … [Read more...] about That’s a wrap for 2024 – Highlights of the Year’s Learning and Development Roundtables Part One
The trick is for the (scissor) blades to learn to work smoothly together, so as not to cut each other.
— Mary Jo Putney
The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity. The fears are paper tigers. You can do anything you decide to do. You can act to change and control your life; and the procedure, the process is its own reward.
— Amelia Earhart
There will always be rocks in the road ahead of us. They will be stumbling blocks or stepping stones; it all depends on how you use them.
— Friedrich Nietzsche
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