Are YOU letting the air out of your tires?

Have you ever been on a bike when the tire pressure was low?  You can even notice this in your car.  You can still get around OK, but

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When reframing is just dressed up suppression

Is reframing just dressed-up suppression?Before we tackle that question, let’s define reframing:  A technique used to identify and then change the way situations, experiences, events, ideas, and/or emotions

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What does support look like?

Imagine this: You’re in the passenger seat having a great conversation and your friend who’s driving is about to miss her exit.  You start to say something and

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When creating a different context becomes a limitation

Remember when we started the series of emails about context and we told you there was going to be a plot twist?  Well, we’ve arrived at the plot

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Creating the context of your life

If you’ve had any sales or marketing training, you know it is really important to create context for your buyer.  The right people need to see your offer,

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Don’t look where you don’t want to go

Years and yearrrrs ago, in order to qualify for a lower insurance rate, my parents had me take a defensive driving course (I think that was the name).

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The contradiction of low-self esteem

The other day I overheard Burton, the founder of Workability, asking a friend of ours, “Where’s your low self-esteem when you need it?”  I burst out laughing.  There

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Learning to connect when we disagree

For those of you who watched the presidential debate, I’m guessing you didn’t walk away feeling inspired, invigorated, and eager to tackle what’s next.  Am I right?!Did you

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Don’t think inside someone else’s box

The other day we had a car issue.  One of our tires needed replacing.  Because we’re currently living in Antigua, getting replacement parts for anything can present a

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How do you hear exaggerations?

We’ve all been around a child as they describe, IN DETAIL, an exciting event in their life.  Everything is exaggerated.  The wave was 10 feet tall, and the

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