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How to Deal With Angry People
When someone yells at me, I get scared. I assume I did something wrong and they are right. I tend to be a people pleaser. Which is not the best way to be. I had to figure out what kinds of people there...
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Something Changed – Embracing Life’s Unexpected Detours
Change. Apparently we don’t do the change thing very well. In fact, somewhere along the way it seems that we became so rubbish at it that ‘Change Managers’ and ‘Change Agents’ (ahem, I shall bite my...
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On Giving Feedback (Don’t) and a Somewhat Shamanic Approach to Business.
Fully Alive: Using the Lessons of the Amazon to Live Your Mission in Business and Life by Tyler Gage. “The shamanic approach says, ‘Try X and see what happens for yourself. If you decide it’s useful,...
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7 Questions to Help You Decode Your Child’s SOS and Respond
“All communication is either an SOS or a care package.” — Kelly Bryson You’ve probably heard the term “Acting out’ refer to misbehaving. It means to act out a need or feeling that you can’t express in...
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An Intimate Invitation
One of the most intimate, heartbreaking, and beautiful responses to pain I will always remember began with a phone call. “Rabbi, do you make house calls?” the man named Mike on the other end of the...
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Lose 50 pounds in 10 minutes! – The Unrealistic Expectations of Diet Trends
Because of my expertise as a body image coach who cares about others’ health and well-being, I always like to keep my eye on trends – particularly trends that have to do with health and dieting. While...
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Explosive Boundaries – How to Respond Instead of React
Have you ever been in a conversation with someone, and before you know it, they are screaming at the top of their lungs? Or have you ever had a boss, who the minute they felt their authority was...
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How to Make a Valentine’s Day Fun!
Since so many of you shared with me how much you enjoyed my New Year’s ritual, I was inspired to create one for Valentine’s Day. It is short and sweet, just like February 14th will be! For those of you...
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Want a Simple Way to Calm Yourself? Describe Your Emotion in One or Two Words.
I read David Rock’s very interesting book, Your Brain at Work: Strategies for Overcoming Distraction, Regaining Focus, and Working Smarter All Day Long. One strategy particularly struck me: if you’re...
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The Thundering Signpost
In the midst of the umpteenth hacking cough, I had angry tears running down my cheeks. Caged in an aeroplane during a night flight to Dubai, I felt a rush of sympathy for my squirming neighbours. After...
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When Money Is More Than Just Money – How Saving Affects Your Mental Health
It was the summer of 2014 when I went to the grocery store one fine morning to buy a carton of milk. I was hungry. And I needed to down my box of Coco Puffs with milk. At the checkout counter, I...
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How to Handle Difficult Conversations
“Raise your words, not your voice. It is rain that grows flowers, not thunder.” – Rumi One of the most common sources of conflict among people is in the way we communicate. Oftentimes, conflicts do not...
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Why Storytelling Is Powerful
Wow. I felt disbelief not because of the story of sexual abuse I just heard. I was amazed that a beautiful lady just shared her most vulnerable moment in life with all of us, despite this being the...
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Is It Better to Have Status or Be Likable?
I’ve always thought you aren’t supposed to try too hard to be liked. You should be nice, of course—but choosing likability as a goal feels odd. Still, new research shows—and 9 out of 10 dentists...
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Read This If You’re a Recovering People-Pleaser (Or Want to Be).
I used to be afraid to say my opinion. The dreams I had were usually in contradiction to what other people expected me to do. Just as any woman with a “good girl syndrome,” I was too, ruled by pleasing...
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And Then I Made My First Million (Only to Lose It Later)
There’s a lot of disgustingly bad books and articles about habits for millionaires. AWFUL. I won’t say the titles. I have a lot of respect for the authors even though they have written useless books....
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Can You Love the Problems That Come with Your Good Choices? (Because There...
I’m in the middle of a grinding conversation with publishing collaborators: “If we do A, then B happens, so what if we do X instead?” Brows are furrowed. We’re workin’ this problem like a piece of gum....
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Here’s How to Find Epic Love on Valentine’s Day
“Love yourself first, because that’s who you’ll be spending the rest of your life with.” – Unknown During my many years of being single, I used to dread Valentine’s Day. It was just another chance to...
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The Hobby That Changed My Life
I believe there’s no person on Earth that could say “I have no hobbies”. I believe everyone’s in love with doing something – knitting, origami, painting, skating, playing various sorts of games and so...
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Powerful Goal-Setting Tips for Creating Your Extraordinary Life
Goal-setting is an absolute must for people who want to succeed, find their true purpose, and create joy in their lives. Without clear goals, you will not have a clear direction on where you’re heading...
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