There isn’t an advisor (or business owner, or consultant or anyone) I’ve worked with (and I’ve had the privilege of working with the best), who hasn’t given me a LIST of values like this: Excellence Service Empathy Commitment Integrity Authenticity …and told me that that’s who they are. And I have to break it to them that…
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You don’t need to say something cool
READ MORE: You don’t need to say something coolNot long ago, Morten Kamp Andersen was in a class and the instructor asked them to go around and introduce themselves. They should say their name, where they’re from, and–wait for it: What they were passionate about. Oy. Of course at that moment every single person started quietly racking their brains for something appealing, profound,…
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Time to unmute yourself
READ MORE: Time to unmute yourselfThis is the face of someone who was just cut off mid-sentence on a Zoom call. Thought you could relate. Conversations are moving targets; they’re also unscripted, unpredictable, and on Zoom, subject to tech glitches. So, interruptions happen sometimes. The problem is when they happen all the time. To you. To women. To underrepresented populations. And…
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Doesn’t matter why you stopped (start again)
READ MORE: Doesn’t matter why you stopped (start again)What’s the difference between someone who writes and someone who used to, means to, or wants to write? How often they START. So you stopped for a while. Got distracted. Waylaid. Depressed. Busy. Overwhelmed. It happens. Whether you’ve been writing for 40 years or for 4 months, it starts the same way. With a blank…
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You’re not stuck
READ MORE: You’re not stuckYou’re not stuck. You may, however, as Austin Powers demonstrates in an almost existentially perfect way, be temporarily caught in a K turn of the soul. Here’s how I know: Because you, me, your dog, my cat, large intestines, tulips, tornadoes, and anything else you can think of, go through periods of contraction and expansion.…
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Are you a secret genius? (Maybe)
READ MORE: Are you a secret genius? (Maybe)One of the most intriguing moments of a show is when you discover someone is really good at something you didn’t expect. Often, they didn’t expect it, either. How can we forget that moment in Good Will Hunting when he takes a break from mopping up the school to solve a complex math problem. Or,…
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You’re not interrupting (promise)
READ MORE: You’re not interrupting (promise)I celebrated International Women’s Day with the women, colleagues, and friends of the people at Franklin Templeton today where I led an event called: “Raise Your Voice: How to amplify your virtual presence and make yourself heard in the Zoom age” and we got record turnout. A question that came up (and always comes up)…
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Want to write together?
READ MORE: Want to write together?I’m in the last few days and hours of finishing up the first draft of my very first book. Do I know what I’m doing? Kinda, not really. It’s a little like climbing a tall ladder: You’re better off staying focused on the next step, rather than looking down. I started dancing around the edges…
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Write a love letter on a Mac Classic (or not)
READ MORE: Write a love letter on a Mac Classic (or not)On Valentine’s Day in 1992, I was in a very involved relationship with my Macintosh Classic. I thought it was adorable and fascinating, couldn’t stop looking at it, couldn’t keep my hands off it. I was wholly unaware of its limits, or my own for that matter, of our own potential and expansive futures. With…
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Hear me out about Clubhouse
READ MORE: Hear me out about ClubhouseAs a rule, I don’t like things that buzz. Especially bees. Near my head. So when I hear a buzz about a new social media platform? Oh no. NOOOOOOOOOOO. But when my friend Laura Belgray said she thinks Clubhouse, with it’s FOMO-inspired is worth checking out, I said ok. I’m hardly a pro. I’m new…
