2015

Deep Imprints

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Sitting in Transition

Deep Imprints

I put out a frantic text to my cohort. "I can see my life shrinking. Soon it won't be bigger than my couch." This was a critical moment in my recent transitions. We all reach that point - some of you aren't as dramatic as I was. I knew I was in trouble because I […].

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Pivot Leadership by Angela Craig

Deep Imprints

My friend Angela has written a book, and you will find it an excellent companion as you prepare to organize your life again this Fall. We all look for times of renewal and fresh start. For many of us, Fall is the perfect time to refresh and renew. Angela's book is your leadership refresher in […].

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One Word 2015

Deep Imprints

'Every year in late December or early January, I ask God for a word to encompass the next year. I don’t use this word like a fortune cookie, to predict the future, but actually as a mirror. At the middle of the year and the end of the year, I look up what my word […].

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Do you talk to yourself?

Deep Imprints

Yesterday, while running a quick errand, I came across two people who were talking to themselves. Well, one was clearly seeing people who weren't there, and talking to them. The other was so mad at someone that he vented all the way to work - outloud - on the street. This isn't the type of […].

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Are you trying too hard?

Deep Imprints

"A bird planted that." "Without even trying?" I looked at my arborist (person who is really smart with plants) friend, then back to the mini-tree in my front yard incredulously. You see, I am bad with plants. So, when I moved into a house with way too many bushes, I asked my friend to join me […].

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Afraid to be first

Deep Imprints

'I was watching my son’s First robotics competition, and a young woman spoke. I didn’t catch her name, but her words were inspiring. “If you are the first in any area, it is scary because there is no model for you to follow.” This parallels my recent thoughts on risk aversion. It is ingrained in […].

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Your attitude is showing!

Deep Imprints

Let’s face it. Sometimes we don’t feel "nice". In fact, we are downright grumpy. Sometimes it feels like every word that others speak is a scrub brush on an open wound. And as you know, hurting people hurt people. Yet, we still have to progress through the day. How do you have a good attitude […].

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