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#162 Ten Things I Wish Someone Would Have Told Me
I’ve been a C-suite executive for more than 20 years, learning as I go. Often I was the only woman in the room, at the board table, and first woman CEO. You may not like what I’m going to say here but it’s my honest...
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#161 The Precious Moment of Summer
Summer is a magnificent time full of warm weather, darting fireflies, family picnics and long days. In this episode we capture some of the magic of summer to rekindle some fond memories of your favorite summers and...
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#160 Ten Life Lessons to Get Through Life Transitions
Life carries many transitions – some natural such as aging, some enjoyable such as having a child, and some difficult such as losing a job, marriage, or loved one. In this episode we get into the deep truth of why...
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#159 – 10 Things to Think About as You Approach Retirement
If you wait until retirement to think about retirement you may end up disappointed and unprepared. These 10 concepts are actionable and will help you be ready for what could be the biggest transition of your life. For...
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#158 What Makes Transitions Such As Retirement or Breakups So Hard and What to Do
Transitions are difficult. It is gutting to lose a job, loved one, or end a rewarding a career. At the end of anything meaningful (a career, marriage, relationship, role) comes the threatened losses of: 1) Identity,...
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#157 You May be Grieving and Don’t Even Know It
Grief shows up in many different ways. In this episode we discuss how grief can sneak up on you, what happens when grief is not honored, how you may be grieving something other than the death of a loved one without...
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#156 Storytelling – The Most Effective Persuasion
Storytelling is an art that anyone can learn. The value in it is being able to illustrate your point through the eyes of compelling characters without seeming didactic or preachy. In this episode we talk about how to...
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#155 When They Expect Too Much
We face expectations every day – expectations at work, expectations from our partner and children, expectations from our parents and extended family, expectations of ourselves. Expectations can imply pressure –...
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#154 When They Don’t Know What They Don’t Know
Whether it’s a friend, a direct report, your partner, your boss, or your children sometimes people cannot see the effect of their own behavior or what they haven’t considered that is obvious to you. In this episode we...
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#153 Five Guideposts for High Achievers Approaching a Transition – Retirement, Layoff, Divorce, New Role or Grief
You might be excited about this new phase of your life. You might be anxious about it. You might be a little of both. In this episode we talk about 5 key action items you can take be prepared for a transition and to...
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#152 What to Do About Generational Differences in Your family and at Work
In this episode I disclose some scary information that is out there on generational differences, what we can do about it, and how I deal with generational differences in my own family. Don’t fret over the generational...
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#151 How to Relax – Tactics and a Meditation
We’ve all seen the self-help books on how to find more peace in our lives, focus on our goals and destress. We’ve all heard the pundits talk about how to slow down, spend more time with people who matter, and just let...
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