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The Question Determines the Answer
The popular phrase “What’s wrong with this picture?” doesn’t always help us to get things “right.” Things don’t always go as planned. We run out of gas. Miss our daughter’s play. Miss a connecting flight. Get laid off. Have cold lunchmeat for Thanksgiving because the power went out before the bird cooked. When something happens…
Read MoreFind your edge, Ring your bell
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…
Read MoreWater for growth – Careful of the amount!
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…
Read MoreA Turkish work-in-progress
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…
Read MoreWant success? Embrace failure.
It bugs me when someone shouts “Failure is not an option!” The icing on the buggy cake comes if their declaration is punctuated with teeth-grinding and fist-clenching. Sure, I hear their determination and desire that they must succeed, no matter what, come hell or high-water, or no water at all, if that’s the case. Still,…
Read MoreThe garage is clean — what’s left to pass on?
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…
Read MoreWhat’s cluttering your garage (you)?
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…
Read MoreIntroverts Unite! (oh, might be tough…)
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…
Read MoreAre you a Sweet Genius Under Pressure?
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…
Read MoreWhat’s Your Beef?
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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