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Introverts Unite! (oh, might be tough…)

By Camille Smith / May 15, 2012

Hi, I’m Camille and I’m an extrovert. I confess that from time to time I’ve overlooked the talents that introverts have to offer. I’m reforming. On a recent flight home from Ohio, I read Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World that Can’t Stop Talking by Susan Cain. I picked it up because in…

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Are you a Sweet Genius Under Pressure?

By Camille Smith / April 4, 2012

I admit it. No matter what I’m doing when I’m not coaching (watching TV, playing tennis, practicing my guitar), I’m asking “What can I learn right now about being effective and producing desired results?” On a recent rainy day, Sweet Genius, a competitive cooking show, offered some insights on being effective when the heat’s turned…

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What’s Your Beef?

By Camille Smith / March 14, 2012

Remember Wendy’s 2006 commercial with the old lady complaining about the patty size with the slogan “Where’s the beef?”? Complaining is often a way we identify our disatisfactions and things we want to change. On the other hand, if we don’t know we are complaining, it can adversely affect our performance, putting us in a…

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You get what you measure

By Camille Smith / February 16, 2012

GIGO: Garbage In, Garbage Out That phrase reminds us that what you put into something is what you’ll get out of it. If you put garbage in – cheap parts, shoddy workmanship, no quality inspection, inaccurate data – that will determine what comes out. I think it’s time to employ that thinking again to what…

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Riddle:What time will it be when the future shows up?

By Camille Smith / January 10, 2012

In December’s column, Big Enough Why?, I invited you to shift from making resolutions to creating a Big Enough WHY? for 2012 — a shift from being resolved (with crossed fingers) to being committed. How’s it going? One of the questions that naturally arises once you have your B.E.WHY is, How? How do I make…

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Cough it up! Give yourself a communication Heimlich.

By Camille Smith / November 9, 2011

“A is for …” During the change-over in a recent tennis game, one of my buddies reached in his bag and offered his partner some pills, saying “We really need our vitamin A today.”  Wanting to join in, I quipped: “A for attitude?” They laughed, “No. A for Advil. Otherwise, we’ll seize up!”   It got…

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Bright side of BurnOut: How to Fix it! (Part 2)

By Camille Smith / September 15, 2011

Last month, I covered 2 of 4 lessons regarding how to stop burnout: #1: Stop and identify the specific source of the fire (remember: everything’s not burning) and #2: Drop into your Self, listening and paying attention to what matters to you (your voice, vision and values).  (Want a refresher? Read Part 1) Before we…

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Bright side of BurnOut: How to fix it! (Part1)

By Camille Smith / August 18, 2011

No energy. No interest.  Snapping at loved ones.  Sleepless nights.  Being burned out is a drag. Staying burnout out isn’t cool either and it’s avoidable if you Stop-Drop-Roll-Go. Let’s face it: All of us are affected by the economic slowdown. We take on more and take less care of ourselves, burning out in the process.…

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Our Values: How we define them matters

By Camille Smith / July 18, 2011

Our values are one of the key drivers of our performance. They influence the goals we pursue and the methods by which we pursue them.  When our values aren’t fulfilled in a way that is meaningful to us, we feel out of sync and literally, under-valued.  Our performance shrinks. Understanding what our values mean is…

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What’s it gonna take to get what I want? 244 days + perseverance!

By Camille Smith / June 22, 2011

When something’s not happening the way we want it to, when what we get is not what we asked for, when someone promises something and doesn’t deliver … argh … what will it take to make this happen? My answer isn’t the entire answer, it’s a start. It will take a blend of 5 elements…

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