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Feb 29, 2024
Dis Your Distraction: Do Less, Be More
This past weekend I went for a beach run with Dolly, my hound, and Pruitt, a delightful Corgi. As Dolly’s modus operandi is to vanish within seconds of arriving and…
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Jan 18, 2024
How to Talk (Effectively) with Your Doctor
A few weeks ago, I was asked to be on “The Physician’s Guide to Doctoring” podcast. The host’s intention was for me to help doctors communicate more effectively with their…
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Jan 4, 2024
It’s 2024: Ask for (and Offer) Direction—Not DirectionS
Hello! It’s lovely to reconnect. If you’ve been in the Wow-world for a bit, you know I pick a theme for each year. (Last year was decreed a “one-touch” year…
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Sep 27, 2023
Adopt this Sailing Technique & Keep Your Employees (Not to Mention Kids, Partners—& Dogs!) Happy
Part of my recent vacation was spent on a sailboat (Yep, that’s the boat, pictured above, left.) One thing I learned from our captain (Yep, that is she—with me—pictured above,…
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Aug 3, 2023
Your Passport to Infinite Pleasures
This past week, I published the below quote from Henry James as my daily “Wow, that’s a Thought”**: “Innocent and infinite are the pleasures of observation.” Why did that strike…
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Jul 20, 2023
Is it Too Hard For You, or Too Hard On You?
Recently, I took a movement class with a very cool fellow named David Wilson (You can find him on Instagram as Oldscoolmoves. He’s fantastic.) One thing he said that struck…
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Jul 6, 2023
“Here’s What You’re Doing Right”: How to Give Great Advice
In 2019, I was listening to Howard Stern interview Trevor Noah. (PSA: Howard Stern’s interviews are excellent. The rest of it? I can take it or leave it—or leave it…
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Jun 22, 2023
“Don’t Talk About My Friend Like That…”
A few years ago my friend Sarah was running herself down in front of her boyfriend. This aspect of her body wasn’t correct…that one was awful…etc. Her boyfriend’s response? “Don’t…
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Jun 8, 2023
No Before Yes? Yes, Please
For some time I’ve been meaning to write a post on my instinct/pattern of saying “No” before I say, “Yes.” And this is not just “No” to big asks. This…
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May 25, 2023
Sacred Mistakes Ahead (and They’re All Mine)
A few weeks ago Salvador Dali contributed the day’s “Wow, That’s a Thought.” He said, “Mistakes are almost always of a sacred nature.” This idea on its own was thought…
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Mar 16, 2023
Second Guessing Your Intuition? Check (List) in with Yourself
Even though “Trust your intuition,” is a frequently used phrase, intuition can feel incomprehensible, or inaccessible. It’s easy to think, “What—and where—is my intuition? And why should I trust it?”…
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