Tag: acceptance
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The Two Letters that Can Ruin Any Relationship
So I came across an interesting nugget the other day. It was about a favorite actor and performer of mine: Nathan Lane. Even if you’re not as smitten by Nathan as I am, chances are you’ll still be somewhat compelled by one of his first official gigs: delivering singing telegrams. Even more compelling? The reason…
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What to Do About the Snark in Your Life
I had a bad moment the other day. It made me look bad. It was potentially damaging to my reputation. And it was 100%, without a doubt, my own fault. I had emailed a colleague to confirm a phone call we’d set up for the next day. I told her I would be expecting her…
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How to Make Life’s Bad Things Better
Recently, a lovely friend of mine named Meg ran 100 miles. As in 100 miles for real. All at once. On purpose. It was part of a race in the mountains. Shortly after she finished the event she and I were on a morning run. (Yes, a run. How she was moving, I don’t know.).…
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How to NOT be Oprah
I used to want to do great things. I mean REALLY great things. Sometime around the age of nine I decided that I was put on this planet to do truly amazing, transformational, really, really great things. I aimed high, my friends…as many of us do from time to time. Me? I wanted to be…
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The Truth About Your Stuck-ness
So…you may have missed it, but we recently passed through another holiday. Groundhog Day. It’s a funny little holiday with a funny little tradition, involving – some might say – a funny little animal. While most of us don’t get too caught up in Groundhog Day, many of us do remember the famous Groundhog Day…
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Your Critical Choice for the New Year
Well, the days leading into this fine new year had a bit of an unexpected flavor. I present to you two different scenarios, and invite you to figure out which one is true. Scenario #1 Just as we were getting down to the holiday, I pushed my body to the point where I caught a…
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When Frustration Hits…Ask Yourself This
Recently I found myself engaging in an annoying pattern of behavior. In just the past two weeks there have been several instances when I’ve tried to open a package of some kind. Once it was a hotel bar of soap. Once it was a packet of Vitamin C. Once it was a bag of airplane…
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How to Lighten Your REAL Load
Today finds me writing my blog not from my home state of California…but from my original home state of New York. How do I know I’m in the Empire State? The stores are filled with this… …and the guys wear hats like this (and smile like this)… The thing that brought me to the east…
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How We Create Our Constant Misery
I recently met a fascinating group of people…exhibiting an even more fascinating behavior. Chances are you’ve met some of them, too. They live in a city called Seattle…a place beloved by people of all ages. I’m actually writing this while flying home from “The Emerald City” (for those who were in my presentation and just joined…
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What 20 Hours With NOLA Can Teach Us All
Last week I found myself in New Orleans. For about 20 hours. It was just enough time to roam the infamous French Quarter, kick around Bourbon Street, take a historical walking tour and head out to the next city. I’d never experienced New Orleans, Louisiana (or NOLA as the locals call it), but I thought…