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A friend shared this Youtube video with me and I literally cried. It talks about one stereotype that we all know about and how it affects us. It’s amazing how stereotypes are so common in our society. Sometimes people use it intentionally in their communication to put down other people out of insecurity and other… ...
Someone just asked me to answer on Quora – How to deal with a unreasonable tough boss? I want to share my answers here in case you also have a tough boss. The person who asked me this question didn’t provide specifics, so I offered 5 general tips on how to deal with a tough… ...
A month ago, my boss mentioned that everyone on our team is a “Pleaser Achiever”? I have been meaning to write about it ever since. So what is a “Pleaser Achiever”, you may ask? Well, let’s start with a simple quiz When someone comes to you for help at work and your boss tells you you can say… ...
A few months ago, I did a veggie and fruit cleanse for the first time in my life. Why? All the usual reasons Vanity – I wanted to get back to my college weight after having two kids. Peer Pressure – My husband and my friend were doing it that week Efficiency – I didn’t have… ...
My husband shared this video with me and I laughed out loud – “Life after Death by Powerpoint” by Don McMillan. Within 4 minutes, Don talked about some of the most common mistakes we make with our PowerPoint presentations. Here are my favorites. What Not to Do #1: Spelling out Every Word on a Slide I… ...
Why am I here on earth? What makes me truly happy in life? How do I find my passion? I don’t know about you, but I am asking myself these questions more and more often as I get older. There is so much societal pressure to make more money, get that promotion faster, and show off the fancy car/house we… ...
With my new job, I have had many opportunities to learn useful and simple presentation tips. In the last 3 months, I attended two conferences and three Town Hall presentations led by senior leaders. Each one was memorable in its own way. In this article, I summarized four simple presentation tips I learned from watching how these leaders… ...