Author: Beth Wonson
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How limiting is my fear?
There are many theories and studies that support that we have a natural tendency to avoid, push away from, or fear people who are different from us. Our inherent fight or flight responses trigger us to turn away from, or defend against, people who are different until we understand that they are safe. Researchers claim…
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Will I get a pay increase?
Your boss comes to you and says, “We need you to learn the new scheduling system so you can provide backup when the primary scheduler is out”. What is your immediate response? Based on what I hear from employers, 90% of the time the response is, “Will I get a pay increase?” Or worse, the employer asks…
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I Hope She Doesn’t Leave Me
How many times have you wondered if your most valued team members are considering jumping ship? The Truth No one (including you) is irreplaceable. So don’t let that thought keep you awake at night. There’s no way you can guarantee that your employees will stay with you forever. Here are some easy things you can…
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Minding my business
I always knew it was a good idea to mind my business. Mostly because I could see the drama and unnecessary antics that are caused when I don’t. However, especially now as my daughter transitions into motherhood, I am experiencing how staying in my own business is one of the best things I’ve ever learned…
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Would you like joy and abundance right now?
There is a street in my neighborhood that is lined with gigantic eucalyptus trees and this is my favorite time of year on that street. Right now the monarch butterflies are as thick as pea soup, hanging out in the eucalyptus grove. You can barely walk down the road without out bumping into one or…
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90-Day Road Map
I overheard a woman talking about her journey from the airport to a remote location in Northern New Mexico. She said that her niece had given her exact details and descriptions for each turn over the phone such as, “At the adobe church, turn right” and “At the market/post office, continue for 3 miles”. “I…
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Delegation – is it risky business?
Many of us have risen to a place of great responsibility or leadership because we are perfectionists and control freaks. Then one day we wake up and realize that we can’t carry it all alone any longer and our To Do List has surpassed our bandwidth. At some point a coach, supervisor, friend or staff person says,…
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Work and Home – Leave it at the door?
My daughter Annie recently returned to work as a dental hygienist. It is a job she enjoys, in an office she loves, with patients she cares about. What is different now is Annie is a working mom. Her sweet son, my grandson, is six weeks old. She returned to work with her heart and her…
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Finding grassy sweetness at the false summit!
“I’m betwixt and between.” I’ve always heard that expression but never quite knew where that was. So if I were to find myself there – how would I know? Well, I am there and now I know. Here is the only way I can explain it. This place – betwixt and between – is like…
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It is a bridge not a leap!
Good riddance 2015!Not sorry to see you go 2015. Not looking back. These are just some of the sentiments I see on social media with regard to last year. And for me too, there were events in 2015 that I’m not sad to be done with such as: Bumpy transitions. Decisions that didn’t generate the…