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Be Playful and Draw on the Wall

Although I’m not sure if my mother would have approved, I would have loved to draw happy faces all over the wall. Today, I train how to draw mindmaps and do graphic facilitation on the walls at Apositiva in Portland. … Continue reading

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Belly Wisdom

How do you feel when you are giving a presentation? Maybe you are an online trainer and only give in person presentations rarely, so you are not as concerned. However, trainers need to care for their body not only for … Continue reading

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Meltdown: What Do Coaches Do on Off Days?

Meltdown: What Do Coaches Do on Off Days? Having a bad day? Wondering who to talk to?  Link up with a compassionate colleague who listens when you need to be heard. Many clients find that listening is exactly the “fix” … Continue reading

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Why Do We Do What We Do?

Why Do We Do What We Do? Do you think that you have the power of always doing the right thing all the time? Yet, when you  have a cold or feel exhausted from a day of wrestling with a … Continue reading

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Mixing with Co-Trainers

Mixing with Co-Trainers Years ago I developed training programs for Intel.  It was my first opportunity to work with a Mentor who also had an educational focus in professional training, and my beginning with mixing and working with co-traininers. Jeanie … Continue reading

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Mind Over Money and Time to Prosper

Mind Over Money How Do You Feel It? What happens in the emotions when it comes to money? Behavioral economists believe when it comes to money the human mind responds irrationally. They are using other information which is crazy to … Continue reading

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Inspiration

Inspiration It’s almost midnight and my “muse” will be here any minute! Let’s get everything ready. Once they show up time goes really, really fast! Pens (lots of colors), BIG paper, computer. Tape for sticking paper on walls. Spicy cinnamon, … Continue reading

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Training Looks So Easy!

Training Looks So Easy You go to a class, your instructor is funny, prepared, and you totally get the material you came to learn! What a great occupation! Training.  It looks so easy, that you consider creating your own workshop. … Continue reading

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Visual Recording for Fun, Effectiveness, and Profit

Enhance Training How you present your material can change the way people experience your training. Creating an environment where people feel involved will encourage amazing brainstorming and creativity!  How does a Trainer great such synergy? Visual Recording, Mindmapping, or Clustering. … Continue reading

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Synergistic!

Definitions bring more understanding, and it’s nice knowing where a word came from originally. So, let’s notice the word “synergy.” It originally comes from a Greek word synergos and synergism was originally used for combining substances together to get a … Continue reading

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