December 30, 2018

Create an Unbelievable Year

Konstantin Stanislavski Konstantin Stanislavski was a seminal Russian theatre practitioner. He was widely recognized as an outstanding character actor and the many productions that he directed garnered him a reputation as

November 27, 2018

You Lose Your Way When You Lose Your WANT

Today I was thinking about the times in my life when I resigned. Not from my job, but from life. I was thinking about the times when I just settled into

by Traci Duez

Emotion

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August 14, 2018

You Should Avoid Schadenfreude

How often do you experience schadenfreude? If you’re like I was, you have no idea because you don’t even know what the word means. It’s a German word. Schadenfreude is the experience

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Mindfulness

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June 14, 2018

3 Reasons You Should Give Boredom a Try

Attention! Attention! Let's Get Bored! Who has control of your attention? Seriously, who controls what you focus on? Is it YouTube, Facebook, Google? Is it the news or an app? How

by Traci Duez

Leadership

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May 9, 2018

Why leadership traits are NOT enough to ensure success

Leadership traits and talents are NOT enough... You've probably heard that in order to be a good leader there specific traits that you need. Recently, a book published by Gallup listed

by Traci Duez

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April 17, 2018

12 Questions You Need to Ask When Networking with Other Leaders

Networking Questions for Every Leader As someone who doesn’t particularly like talking to strangers, networking events (how should I say this tactfully)… Well, networking events were like the spawn of Satan…

by Traci Duez

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March 30, 2018

7 Ways to Handle the Sting of Criticism

Criticism Argh! Criticism is something that impacts everyone at some point in their lives. We've been taught from a young age to value the opinion of others. As a matter of

by Traci Duez

Accountability

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February 13, 2018

Is Accountability Sabotaging Your Success?

So, you want a culture of accountability, huh? This has been a trend lately in our culture. Just look at how the use of this word has exploded over the past

by Traci Duez

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January 17, 2018