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Round and round we go.

Round and round we go.

  The woods smelled fresh. Sun was shining through the leaves making the ground have that dappled look. I could hear some kids playing somewhere over to my left. Our dogs were playing and darting in and out of the underbrush. The person I was walking with was...

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About red pill, blue pill and feeding dogs.

About red pill, blue pill and feeding dogs.

I was sipping a lovely espresso. The sun was in my face, jazzy music in the background. I overheard the two people at the table next to me complain about their work situation. That is when it struck me. People, including myself, are really clear on what they do not...

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How one success doesn ‘t always lead to another

How one success doesn ‘t always lead to another

It was like a lightbulb that went off in my head. The man that was sitting at the table with me had no clue what was happening inside my head. ‘Oh my gosh’ I thought. ‘No wonder he is not shining in this role!’.   There he was, this man I was trying to help. He had...

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About talent and why it has nothing to do with excel sheets

About talent and why it has nothing to do with excel sheets

When I worked in the corporate world, I associated talent with something outside of me. Talent was the area of ‘talent managers'. People who had long, complicated excel sheets that they were vigorously updating before important leadership team meetings.  Those lists...

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Confidence – and how it can be infectious

Confidence – and how it can be infectious

It was 16.30 and I had been waiting outside for more than 30 minutes. "It feels like their time is a lot more important than mine" was what went through my head. But hey, these were the norms here: senior financial teams were way more important than guests they...

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