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What To Do When ‘Things Happen’.

Hi everyone! Things happen. We can plan, but we can’t always control. It is a lesson I am trying to teach my son, who absolutely does not like it when things don’t go as planned! I explain to him that we need to be flexible and understanding with ourselves and others. I admit that it is not […]

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Success Shortie: Not Sure How To Answer A Question? Try This.

Hi everyone! In one of my recent newsletters, I gave you tips on how to answer any question. But what about those pesky questions that you can’t, shouldn’t or don’t want to answer? Whether it’s inappropriate, out of scope, or on a topic you would rather not dwell on, every now and then you are asked a […]

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Would You Be Friends With Someone Who Did This?

Hi everyone! How nice are you to yourself? Think about how often you put yourself down, are hard on yourself or have negative thoughts? If your friends spoke to you that way, would you be friends? If this sounds familiar, don’t beat yourself up. It is way too common. In fact, statistics show that nearly […]

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Success Shortie: How to Answer Any Question Thrown Your Way.

Hi everyone! Ever been thrown a question you weren’t prepared for? When I used to teach at NYU we played a game called hardball. The contestant was asked difficult questions by the class. I’ll never forget when they made me the contestant! In the perfect scenario, you would always have time to prepare for the […]

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Are You Hiding Behind a ‘Work Personality’?

Hi everyone! When my book first came out, I was so exited to do a radio tour. That was until they told me I was going on The Rude Awakening Show. Really, just the name of the show is intimidating. My publicist warned me that if these guys don’t like you, they’re going to give you a hard […]

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This Will Exponentially Increase Your Likelihood of Success…

Hi everyone! I hate the phrase ‘soft skills’! Is it just me, or is there a connotation that those skills are somehow less important than the ‘hard’ or ‘technical’ skills? In some ways, they may be easier to learn — but in many ways, they are harder to apply. Truth be told, the so-called ‘soft skills’, often […]

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The Most Important Habit We Often Ignore.

Hi everyone! Since I shared about the work of one of my favorite authors, Stephen Covey, (click HERE to read more!), I’ve been getting lots of people telling me about their favorite habits and asking more about the term ‘Sharpen the Saw’. What does it mean? Per Covey, Sharpen the Saw means preserving and enhancing the greatest […]

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Why You Might Be a Better Manager than You Thought You’d Be

Hi everyone! Recently, I thought about the similarities between being a parent and being a manager. I was a manager before I was a mother. As I raise my kids and teach management, I find myself sharing stories about how I handled something with my children to explain a management concept; realizing that they’re not that different. ​​​​​​​ The […]

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Four Ways To Build Trust.

Hi everyone! I talk a lot about first impressions, about building your personal brand, and about how you want to be known. A lot of this starts with that instant assessment someone makes of you. But that is (hopefully) just the beginning of a relationship. If you want to create a lasting connection, what makes the […]

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Why you should embrace vulnerability.

Hi everyone! When I was doing my You The Brand talk at Lehigh University, I talked about the four pillars of trust: Authenticity, vulnerability, transparency, and consistency. (I will tell you more about those concepts next week!) I always get push-back on the concept of vulnerability — and this talk was no different. I hear, “Why would I want […]

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