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Puzzled About Your Core Strengths and Values?
In this month’s guest blog, Dede O’Donnell shares how her story-based cast of characters helps her approach a favorite task: completing a jigsaw puzzle. All of us have our own cast like this—an actual “power team” we...
From Overwhelm to Potential
“Resilience is born by grounding yourself in your own loveliness, hitting notes you thought were way out of your range.”Gregory Boyle (Tattoos on the Heart) That’s a poetic way to define resilience, isn’t it, arising...
Shifting from Disillusionment to Hope
Everything has changed since March 16, 2020, hasn’t it? That was the day public school systems started shutting down around the country; the day when the size of public gatherings was significantly restricted in many...
Harry Potter Wasn’t a Magician—and Why That Matters to Your Professional Life
SPOILER ALERT: I’m about to reveal that the Harry Potter books and movies probably really tricked you—even if you never read or saw them. (Also, I’ll be giving away the ending to the entire series at the end of...
Are You the Hero or the Anti-Hero of Your Own Story?
I’ve seen a lot of super hero movies this year. Okay, I’ve seen three—but that’s probably two more than the previous 10 years combined! If the box office results are any indication for these types of movies, I’m not...
What The Beatles Taught Me About Being My Best Self
Okay, I’ll admit someone else has my dream job—advising Hollywood studios about the archetypal resonance of film scripts. The guy who does this can predict a flop or a hit based on whether the storyline plays out the...
Leadership Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Riding
I met Elise Mitchell, CEO of Mitchell, when I gave a keynote last month at the PRSA’s Counselors Academy (a convening of C-suite leaders throughout the public relations industry). She has a great story, building...
Why telling your own story is your scariest–and best–brand strategy
I love a good story. You probably do, too. Stories influence, inspire and capture our imaginations like nothing else. We tell them all the time, whether we realize it or not. And they scare the heck out of many of...