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GROWTH IS THE JOURNEY

Growth is often messy. It can be uncomfortable and evoke unexpected feelings.

Experiencing the discomfort is identifying personal barriers and career stoppers

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Our Environment Influences Our Growth

What Houseplants Teach Me About Culture I love houseplants. I enjoy caring for the plants and watching them grow. Diagnosing them when...

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FEEDBACK; BREAKFAST OF A CHAMPION

A Life Lesson From A High School Track Coach Coach Cora 042022 My high school track coach gave me the gift of a lifetime. She gave me...

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Self Leadership in a Hierarchical World

A fundamental question of leadership: lead to develop others, or lead to direct others. I played with my barrel of monkeys to the extent...

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INFLUENCE OR COMPLIANCE POLICE? WHAT IS YOUR POWER SCRIPT?

A Barrel of Monkeys creates a power struggle. Being a four-year old bent on testing the boundaries, I often felt compelled to challenge...

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Self-Leadership on Gopher Valley

It is those that lead themselves the best that are naturally followed by others; and require the least amount of management by others....

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The Power of Weakness

Many years ago I was in a class learning about the fascinating topic of team dynamics. The class was divided into teams and assigned a...

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The Power of Questions – The Value of Purpose

Lessons From A Stop Sign “What in the world? What have you got there, Cora?” “Hi, Dad! Look! I have a stop sign for my room!” At...