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Debugging Your Programming
Artificial Intelligence I recently listened to a podcast episode (How to Live Forever on This is Love) about love and artificial intelligence. The host interviewed a CEO/AI specialist and also interviews the robot. During the interview the robot says to the interviewer, “I know this is weird for you, because you’re afraid that every answer…
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A Radical New Year
As we approach the new year, the messages around us shout for external goal-setting and aggressive achievement-planning. I want to offer you a different entry point into the process of closing out the last year and beginning a new one. Instead of focusing on what’s wrong with you, what you should be doing better, and…
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Spirit of Christmas
The overdrive of celebration Isn’t it funny that small children, who look forward to Christmas all year long, often end up overtired, overstimulated and just plain overwhelmed by the time the day actually arrives? They might wake up at 5 in the morning and then are completely exhausted by the time Christmas dinner at Grandma’s…
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Celebrating the Winter Solstice
It’s coming on Christmas. They’re cutting down trees. ~River, Joni Mitchell Holidays bustle all around us. Though the year is ending, the to-do lists are endless. The cultural current is in overdrive. Winter Solstice. A counter-current gently calls. Winter solstice marks the threshold of winter. It draws us to the darkness, the stillness, the quiet. Hybernating…
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The Winter Women’s Circle
Many years ago, I participated in a women’s circle that changed everything. Nona Jordan led this beautiful group and she introduced me to the medicine wheel. The wheel became a mighty part of my daily practice. It sparked a new fire in my spirit and healing in my body. I spontaneously shared it with my…
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Shifting Into Why
Coming Soon! We’re wrapping up a long series focused on job interviews and networking. During interview prep, we’ve talked extensively about techniques like Who-What-Win where you consider WHO you’re talking to and WHAT is most important to them. In today’s post I’ll be discussing “Shifting Into Why.” The most common question asked at a networking…
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‘Networking’ Doesn’t Have to Be a Dirty Word
“I hate networking! I’m not a schmoozer…” Yup, I hear that a lot. And if you also think networking is a dirty word, hear me out! It might be because of false beliefs about what networking is. So let’s set the record straight. Networking is NOT: Ugh. If that’s how you see networking, no wonder…
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Your Holiday Survival Guide
Happy Thanksgiving! We all know the holidays can be stressful. We bring our anxieties, expectations and political leanings to the table (along with our appetites), and things don’t always go smoothly. My holiday survival guide will help you survive the holidays, gracefully. What’s your highest intention for the holiday gathering? I ask this question of…
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Apply Interview Tactics in Your Everyday Life
In October I focused heavily on interview strategies – but what if you aren’t actively job-seeking? In this article, I’ll demonstrate how the principles I’ve been teaching about interview skills can apply to everyday life. Practice the skill of visualizing the win. As I described, visualization has some hefty data behind it – so use…
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Visualize Your Way to a Successful Job Interview
Visualizing the outcome you want has been scientifically proven to boost the odds of that outcome. This includes when you’re planning for a successful job interview. In a recent study, 55% of doctors completing a new advanced procedure for the first time did so accurately. In contrast, another group of doctors spent time visualizing the…
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