Public Speaking
When you’re listening to a presentation do you ever find yourself bracing for it? You find you can’t immerse yourself in the speaker because you know it’s coming. When it comes, it’s high-pressured, overwhelming, and makes you feel downright awkward. What is the IT that I’m talking about? The sales pitch. It’s become a ubiquitous…
Read More“Good job!” Whenever I hear someone utter these words to me, I cringe. And it’s not because I’m a perfectionist who doesn’t know to take a compliment or celebrate an accomplishment (ok…I’m a little of both). It’s because I know what “good job” as a stand alone phrase means. It means: “Meh” or just ok.…
Read More2014 whizzed right by. There’s much to celebrate. I’m throwing confetti in the air to honor the anniversary of my THIRD (count them THREE) year of blogging. Considering, most blogs are abandoned in the first few months of life, I’m thrilled to be writing and that you are reading. So here it is the top…
Read More*GROOOOAAAAAN* It’s the noise that I make while trying to get up off the floor after watering the Christmas tree. “So that’s a new development” says my brain. In my heart, I know why I’m struggling to get off the darn floor (and now dread giving water to our beautiful Christmas tree), I haven’t been taking…
Read MoreI’m a nerdy girl when I’m not busy being a rebel. I love (more than I love Duran Duran or my Fluevogs) to read. Fun fact: As a kid, I taught myself to read – the curse of an only child! On any given night, you’ll find my nose planted in a book or my…
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