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Imperfection

| Wednesday, April 10th, 2013 | No Comments »

imperfection the hallmark of humanity pervades all i do i’ve learned to see it less as a flaw more as a flamboyant autograph closing a love letter to this impossibly perfect universe

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April Fool’s Day Post-Mortem

| Tuesday, April 2nd, 2013 | No Comments »

I’m energized and enthused after a brilliant April Fool’s Day yesterday! I got a chance to coach the daring folks who got in on the Annual April Fool’s Day sessions I offered this year and I played into the day with a post about changing my service offering from coaching to criticism. Why do I put so much into April

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New Logo and Services from Being Daring

| Monday, April 1st, 2013 | 4 Comments »

We’re excited to announce our new logo to go with our new service line. Coaching is wonderful as far as it goes, but sometimes it doesn’t go far enough. Today, we’re rolling out a tough new service for when a soft touch isn’t enough. Our professional Criticism + Correction service is where the gloves come off, the truth gets told (from one

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Annual Call for Fools: Free Coaching

| Monday, March 25th, 2013 | No Comments »

In honor of April Fool’s Day which is just around the corner, I’m again looking for a few good fools: people willing to fling themselves in the direction of their purpose and excitement, people willing to run out onto the limb where their dream lives without letting fear of later looking foolish stop them. And I’ll be a fool in

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The Downside of Brilliant

| Wednesday, March 6th, 2013 | No Comments »

Being brilliant, too often no one hears your squeak. No squeak, no oil. No one’s looking to see what you need because you’re already over-performing relative to expectations. You probably don’t get enough practice asking for help. Heck, you might not even know how to. And I’ll be one to ten there’s a solid chance you don’t realize you can

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How does that Self Image Fit?

| Monday, February 25th, 2013 | No Comments »

Do you ever feel like the idea you have of yourself doesn’t quite fit who and where you are in your life today? Ever feel like those around you see you differently than you see yourself? I think our self-images ought to come with expiration dates stamped on them. That way every so often, we’d know we need to sit

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Best Kept Secret for Increasing Confidence

| Thursday, February 21st, 2013 | No Comments »

There’s one fail safe key for increasing your level of confidence. It’s not mantras. It’s not visualization. So what is it? Evidence. You must gather and digest the evidence that supports your confidence. In some instances, you want to feel confident doing something you’ve done quite often. To collect evidence, use Tactic #1: ask for feedback or just accept the

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