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Possibly the Worst Summer Job Ever

Hello! How did I come up with the current idea for my TED Talk title? From the worst summer job ever! I spent the summer of my junior year of college working in jury control at the Newark County Courthouse. I know, you are all so jealous right now. Believe it or not, it wasn’t […]

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Would You Want to Hear This TED Talk?

Hi everyone! I’d like to share that I have been procrastinating, extensively, about doing a TED Talk. Not sure if it is productive procrastination yet, but my hope is alive. If I am confessing here, I am embarrassed to say that I have been asked to do a TED Talk – more than once! You […]

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How Often Do You Ever Ask Yourself This Question?

Hi everyone! What are you waiting for!? Yup, that’s the question I ask myself all too often when I am procrastinating about something. It is resonating with me right now since it’s that time of year that parents can’t wait for and kids dread — back to school. Check out my handsome boys ready for […]

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Success Shortie Video: Vulnerability Leads to Credibility

Hi everyone! I surprised myself when I shared in my last note to you how closed off I used to be and about the moment when I started to take a chance and open up. That brings us to another saying that made me incredibly uncomfortable, at first. When I heard the phrase, “Vulnerability leads […]

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Success Shortie Video: Small Steps to Break Down Big Walls

Hi everyone! I chose a viewer question for this week’s Success Shortie because ten years ago I would have written it myself. They shared that they have been guarded their whole life, and that this has prevented them from developing meaningful relationships. First, I get it. I was in a leadership program once and proclaimed, […]

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Success Shortie Video: Don’t Make the Same Mistake I Made!

Hi everyone! I always say that I teach all the mistakes I’ve ever made, and today is no different. Do you ever undervalue your opinion? I bet you may not even realize you are doing it. It can be subconscious. When I found myself guilty of this bad habit, instead of kicking myself, I thought […]

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Success Shortie: Don’t Make the Same Mistake I Made!

Hi everyone! I always say that I teach all the mistakes I’ve ever made, and today is no different. Do you ever undervalue your opinion? I bet you may not even realize you are doing it. It can be subconscious. When I found myself guilty of this bad habit, instead of kicking myself, I thought […]

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Success Shortie Video: How to Work With Your Ex

Hi everyone! This week’s Success Shortie is a response to a question from an audience member! RC wrote in about the fact that he (or she – hard to tell from initials) doesn’t feel valued working with a coworker that he/she used to date. Chances are, the interactions you have with this person are as […]

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Success Shortie: How to Work With Your Ex

Hi everyone! This week’s Success Shortie is a response to a question from an audience member! RC wrote in about the fact that he (or she – hard to tell from initials) doesn’t feel valued working with a coworker that he/she used to date. Chances are, the interactions you have with this person are as […]

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Are You Charming Them on the Interview?

Hi everyone! I am back from vacation, the kids are home from camp, and August is upon us. People are starting to think about back to school and back to work. Actually, now seems to be the time of year when people are thinking about changing work. The early fall season sees an increase in […]

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