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Friction: Love the Rub

By Camille Smith / November 15, 2013

Do these sound familiar?  Don’t rock the boat! Don’t upset the apple cart! Don’t rub people the wrong way! All good advice that maintains the status quo and avoids friction.  When we follow it blindly, we tip-toe around issues, sugar-coat facts, excuse inappropriate behavior.  (Oh, joy!) Friction is not the enemy All good advice except…

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What teaching taught me

By Camille Smith / August 27, 2013

From 1970-80, I taught high school English in Columbus, Ohio. School was designed to move kids through the system and teachers were there to make that happen. Both teachers and students did their best, given the system. I loved teaching and my students. I taught because I wanted to contribute to someone developing competencies that…

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Been nudged lately?

By Camille Smith / June 4, 2013

I got a D in English when I was a sophomore in high school.  I don’t remember who my teacher was or if I liked him or her. I don’t remember who I sat next to in class.  I don’t remember being yelled at by mom or dad; it’s likely they expressed their deep, deep…

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Be “Neo”: Take the red pill

By Camille Smith / January 30, 2013

If you’re exhausted by being connected 24/7, this message is for you. If worried you’ll be seen as a slacker if you don’t answer every email within 14 minutes, this message is for you. If you’re tweeting, liking and pinning multiple times a day because you don’t want to miss anything, then my message is…

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They’re coming! Whoa..They’re here!

By Camille Smith / December 3, 2012

The Holidays.  Family gatherings.  Gift giving.  Travel. Perhaps just reading these words stresses you out a little.   If I added “The Mall” to the list, I’m betting “a little” might be replaced by “a lot”!  Regardless of what this season means to you, whether you are looking forward to it or pulling up the cushions…

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Find your edge, Ring your bell

By Camille Smith / October 23, 2012

When visiting last week, my two AZ nieces demonstrated the job of a kid: try stuff and see what happens.  It’s a job for adults, too. The 7 and 10 year-old were in constant motion – boogie boarding, cart wheeling, tree climbing. We took them to the Pacific Edge. Fearlessly and with big grins, they…

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Water for growth – Careful of the amount!

By Camille Smith / September 18, 2012

Our vacation to the east coast this summer was “wet & wild”.  We got soaked on the Maid of the Mist at Niagara Falls, drenched in a storm while sailing on Chesapeake Bay and drank our fill of river water as we shot rapids in a jet boat.   In each adventure, we felt safe from…

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A Turkish work-in-progress

By Camille Smith / August 27, 2012

Dear Reader,    You are in for a treat with this blog by my guest, Tara Agacayak. Tara is cofounder and COO of GlobalNiche.net, an educational media company working to empower the global you with Web 3.0 and Life 3.0 strategies, web chats and global community. I met Tara in 2006. It’s my pleasure to introduce…

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The garage is clean — what’s left to pass on?

By Camille Smith / July 18, 2012

After last month’s uber-cleansing garage clean-out and revelations, I now walk unimpaired across the floor, dodging only the occasional fur ball.  The walk is both exhilarating and disconcerting. Exhilarating because every step acknowledges weeks of effort that produced the results: space for a vehicle, letting go of inconsequential stuff, putting the past in the past…

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What’s cluttering your garage (you)?

By Camille Smith / June 24, 2012

We’ve been cleaning out our garage so we can park a vehicle in it for the first time in 24 years.  Truth be told, I’m not so much cleaning out the garage as I’m clearing out my past.  If you’ve ever cleaned out a closet, a basement or an attic (we had these in Ohio…

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