I Felt Like I Had Lost My Voice

In 2017, I had just left a job where I had been a voice. I had been the voice of the people I served: listening to their stories, bringing them back to company leadership, turning them into action that moved the needle. I had been my VP's voice, too: writing his weekly executive blog illuminating …

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Do you let yourself daydream?

Scientists at the University of Oslo studying the brain have a new theory that daydreaming is important to memory storage. They found that the hippocampus uses daydreaming to move memories from short-term to long-term storage, allowing us to hold onto memories – the same way that sleep-dreaming does. This happens throughout the day in fractions …

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Are You a Keeper of the Flame?

Do you work for a mission-driven organization? Do you uphold certain standards that you steadfastly believe are essential to the success of that organization? Have you found yourself fighting for these standards, regardless of the impact on the organization’s results? You may be a Keeper of the Flame. I recognize flame-keepers because I have been …

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