The Inevitably Incomplete Life
Earlier this year, I wrote a little about the Tibetan meditation on death. It’s a way of focusing on the inevitable end of these lives such that we bring a … Read More
Thank you for your precious, limited time
September 24, 2018
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Sarah B
Each Monday, I publish a new blog post and I ask you for the most precious thing you have: Some of your time. If you are reading this, you’ve granted … Read More
Knowing you’re great doesn’t make you a narcissist
September 17, 2018
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Sarah B
During a recent evening of errands, I suggested adding a bookstore to our stops. I had recently listened to Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates through the library’s … Read More
Personal growth is like Spanx. Kinda.
September 10, 2018
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Sarah B
A few days ago, a friend sent me an email in which she referenced last week’s post about getting a fresh look at someone who bullied me during my childhood. … Read More
What started as a tooth extraction turned into a gremlin smack-down
September 3, 2018
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Sarah B
See, there was this tooth. A molar, actually, and whole bunch of pain. It’s a long story but the punch line was spending last Thursday with a dentist and then … Read More
The Bus Stop Bully’s Guide to Responding
August 27, 2018
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Sarah B
Driving to a networking meeting early one morning in January, I saw two kids standing at the side of the road, waiting for the school bus. The little girl was … Read More
Getting Started with Gremlin Voices
August 19, 2018
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Sarah B
Back in June, I shared about a success I had in gremlin voice management – that is, in discerning the voices of irrational fear that express themselves, generally, through messages … Read More
The Soul of Evolution: A Talk with Bryan Hancock
August 12, 2018
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Sarah B
You have to evolve with purpose. – Bryan Hancock aka Harvest Blaque I ran into Bryan Hancock over the weekend at the farmers market. A couple of his friends were … Read More
Shifting Gears in Tough Conversations
August 5, 2018
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Sarah B
Last week, I gave several workshops on communicating in difficult situations – talking to angry or demanding clients, dealing with coworkers or subordinates who speak in a steady stream of … Read More
The blunt object of limited information
July 30, 2018
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Sarah B
Last week, I read the greater part of How We Decide by Jonah Lehrer, a gift from a friend. It confirmed a couple of things I’ve suspected for a while: … Read More