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The Complaint Marathon: Politely Exit, LOL!
Protect your energy! You can start the day feeling good, then find yourself in a conversation with someone who has something negative to say about EVERYTHING. Every idea, every person, every possibility—somehow, they find a problem. 😩 And sometimes you end up in that conversation by accident. You were just saying hello, and now you’re…
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A Safe Place to Land, With Room for My Own Journey
When you care about someone, it can be hard to watch them struggle. You see a possible solution. You recognize a pattern. Sometimes you have already lived through something similar, and you want to spare them the frustration you experienced. But people need room to figure things out for themselves. That discovery is part of…
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Podcast: I’m Leaving Indiana, But Indiana Isn’t Leaving Me
There’s something strange about packing your bags when you know you’re not the same person who unpacked them. I’ve been in Indiana—and spent some time in Illinois—for about a month now. And now it’s time for me to leave. For now. I keep adding those two words because I’ve learned something during this trip: I…
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Handle Your Business So It Doesn’t Become Everyone Else’s Chaos
I want to talk about something that I think a lot of people experience but don’t always feel comfortable saying out loud. People need to handle their business so that their lack of action doesn’t create chaos for everyone else. There. I said it. And before anybody gets upset, let me explain what I mean.…
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It’s Okay to Feel Sad or Mad When Someone Disappoints You
Let’s talk about disappointment. Not the kind where your favorite restaurant runs out of the meal you wanted. Although, depending on how hungry I am, that can be a serious situation! I’m talking about the kind of disappointment that comes from people. Someone you trusted. Someone you believed in. Someone you thought would show up…
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I Miss the Three-Martini Lunches of the ’90s!
There was a time when a business lunch was actually a LUNCH. Not a protein bar eaten while answering emails. Not a salad in a plastic container while staring at a laptop. And certainly not a 30-minute Zoom meeting where everybody is pretending they aren’t eating. I’m talking about the good old-fashioned business lunch. The…
