Mastodon? Mastodon? Do we really need another social network? And do we really need to name it Mastodon? Thats hard for people to spell off the top of their heads. If youre wondering why people are talking about Mastodon and what it looks like, I give you a glib and superficial glance at this open &

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Im going to lay a head trip on you. Check this out. If youre feeling nervous or scared before your next presentation, think about this: “&why not re-frame that term ‘I’m nervous and scared of public speaking’ into ‘I am excited about presenting to my audience’? Its a small change, but its effective. Try it out &

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Im going to lay a head trip on you. Check this out. If youre feeling nervous or scared before your next presentation, think about this: “&why not re-frame that term ‘I’m nervous and scared of public speaking’ into ‘I am excited about presenting to my audience’? Its a small change, but its effective. Try it out &

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I give up. Starting today, on #EqualPayDay  I wont pay to go to business conferences where speakers dont get paid. The conference organizers will pay for the room and the food. But they wont pay speakers for crafting and delivering content? The conference venue makes money  but the speakers dont? It makes no sense to &

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I give up. Starting today, on #EqualPayDay  I wont pay to go to business conferences where speakers dont get paid. The conference organizers will pay for the room and the food. But they wont pay speakers for crafting and delivering content? The conference venue makes money  but the speakers dont? It makes no sense to &

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I keep a daily journal in Scrivener. Ive been writing in a personal journal every morning for decades now. Yet I only started using Scrivener for my journal since October 2015. At that time, I looked for an online template to use, but I couldnt find one. Undaunted, I kept writing in Scrivener every morning. I refined my &

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I keep a daily journal in Scrivener. Ive been writing in a personal journal every morning for decades now. Yet I only started using Scrivener for my journal since October 2015. At that time, I looked for an online template to use, but I couldnt find one. Undaunted, I kept writing in Scrivener every morning. I refined my &

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I’m a cheerful person. And I don’t like positive thinking. It makes me cringe. Instead, I try to spend some quality time every day engaging in negative thinking. For me, it’s a joyful meditation. “What’s the worse that could happen?” is a question I ask myself every day. And then, I imagine it. I take &

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I’m a cheerful person. And I don’t like positive thinking. It makes me cringe. Instead, I try to spend some quality time every day engaging in negative thinking. For me, it’s a joyful meditation. “What’s the worse that could happen?” is a question I ask myself every day. And then, I imagine it. I take &

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  I came across a stranger with a dog a few months ago. As we walked toward each other on my empty street, I grinned. “Cute dog,” I said as we grew closer. “Thanks,” she said. “It’s not mine, though. I’m dogsitting for a friend. Hey, do you know any good places to walk around &

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  I came across a stranger with a dog a few months ago. As we walked toward each other on my empty street, I grinned. “Cute dog,” I said as we grew closer. “Thanks,” she said. “It’s not mine, though. I’m dogsitting for a friend. Hey, do you know any good places to walk around &

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Theres no way around it. Sometimes, terrible things happen. And you have to be the bearer of bad news. To begin communicating your bad news, just say it. No hemming. No hawing. Get to the point. No couching it with theres no easy way to put this, but& You must lead clearly and concisely with &

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Theres no way around it. Sometimes, terrible things happen. And you have to be the bearer of bad news. To begin communicating your bad news, just say it. No hemming. No hawing. Get to the point. No couching it with theres no easy way to put this, but& You must lead clearly and concisely with &

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Microsoft Sway is now freely available online. If youre a story teller, check it out. Take a few minutes to watch the Microsoft tutorial video.  It will give you a broad overview of what Sway is and how you might use it. Then, go monkey around with it a little. Its at Sway.com. Whatever you do, &

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I can bore you to death with a couple hundred PowerPoint slides for the next hour, or we can have a discussion and make this fun and interactive, said the speaker. Seriously. Those were the first words out of his mouth. The audience of around 50 just sat there, including me. After about 5 silent &

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As an intelligent business person, you might think you are excellent at answering simple, direct questions. But are you? Take this easy, 5-question quiz to find out: 1. A venture capitalist asks how much your new service costs. You: A: Explain how you and your team arrived at the various price points. B. Respond, $79 &

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