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Perfectly Imperfect Crowned One Week from Tonight #leader #success perfection perfectionism wagalicious westminster kennel club Feb 04, 2025

Today I’m putting on my dog show judge hat while we talk about perfectionism. Unexpected, I know – this weekend, accomplished dog sports enthusiasts are converging on Madison Square Garden and the Jacob K. Javitz Center in New York City for the Westminster Kennel Club dog show. The best of the best ...

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How Far Left are You? #leader dress for success left handers day neuroplasticity Aug 13, 2024

How far left are you?

Wait…I’m not asking about your politics, I’m asking about your handedness. Today is all about being a leftie (not leftist) and what that means to you. If you’re right-handed, like 87% of Earth’s human residents, this newsletter is for you, too, because you’re farther left than...

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Trying to Reason With Hurricane Season #leader #success attitude control happiness hurricane season tilting at windmills uncontrollable Jun 25, 2024

Are you a Jimmy Buffet fan? A full-on Parrothead? Or maybe you’re someone who never understood the appeal of a man who wore loud shirts, shorts, and performed barefoot in front of thousands of adoring fans?

It doesn’t matter where you land on the Beach Balladeer’s spectrum of fandom, you’ve probabl...

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How to Change How You Feel #leader point of view solstice vantage point wellbeing Jun 18, 2024

This week marks the summer solstice – it actually happens the day after tomorrow. This week also marks the winter solstice, which oddly enough also happens the day after tomorrow.

How can this be? It depends on your vantage point. If you’re in the northern hemisphere, Thursday at 4:50 PM eastern ti...

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Can You Appreciate the Price of a Broken Heart? #leader #success broken heart coping loss Jun 11, 2024

When something hurts so much we say that it breaks our heart – does it really, or does it save it?

Have you ever lost someone you love? And yes, pets count. Can you remember the physicalness of the pain – the pain in your chest, the hollowness of your being? What is that? Why is that? And can we ev...

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Better Bodies Equals Bigger Brains #leader #success brain health golf mental wellbeing sports May 28, 2024

Today is Women’s Golf Day, and whether you’re a golfer or a woman or a woman golfer or none of the foregoing, it’s a great day to talk about sports and how playing your favorite sport contributes to giving you a bigger, better brain and a longer, healthier life.

Human beings were nomadic hunter-gat...

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Can You Believe Your Beliefs? #leader #leadership #success argument beliefs believe in yourself disagreement May 21, 2024

Have you ever thought about belief? We think of our own beliefs as correct and even judge others based on whether they believe the same way we do or not. Our beliefs feel so real, and so true, that we can’t imagine how others could possibly believe differently.

And yet they do. And they always will...

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Freedom for Working Moms #leader #success happiness mother's day work at home moms week May 14, 2024

This past Sunday was Mother’s Day. It’s a lovely holiday designed to let moms relax for one day of the year while being appreciated and pampered. It’s a day that features flowers, favorite foods, gifts, and maybe even a macaroni necklace designed by a 3-year-old. Can AI ever replace those? (Please d...

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The Sun, the Moon, the Seasons, and You #leader change change management succcess Apr 23, 2024

During the winter months, those of us who live in the northern hemisphere experienced shrinkage. No, not THAT kind of shrinkage. I’m talking about brain shrinkage. Your cerebellum got smaller through the winter months, and as the longer days take over, the part of your brain that controls fine motor...

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Creating More Creativity in Your Life #agriculture #creativity #fun #leader #petindustry #success #veterinary #wagalicious Mar 26, 2024

Today let’s talk about creativity. What it is, why it’s important, and how to create a more creative life for yourself.

First, what the heck is creativity? Merriam-Webster’s definition is “the ability to be creative.” Cambridge Dictionary’s definition goes deeper, making it by far the more creative...

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