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Minisode: Leadership Presence with Jenn DeWall

Crestcom

I like to describe leadership presence as our shadow. If you are that individual, it’s telling people I’d rather not be here, or I don’t have any interest in this conversation or entertain me. Write down all of your accomplishments or noteworthy achievements that you are proud of. It’s what is always with us.

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How Getting Nothing Done Can Make You More Productive

Lateral Action

It also means no TV, radio, Internet, mobile phone, or entertainment of any kind. All I was doing was being very present and paying attention to my senses - my breathing, the movement of my body while walking, the grass under my feet, the cloud-shadows racing across the grass. And the parallel with the well-known 'Eureka!'

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How to put blog comments to good use | Penelope Trunk's Brazen.

Penelope Trunk

I think you need to write a post about things you've done right, things you want, and how you are going to move on and accomplish them. She (Penelope) has an uncanny way of portraying all of the complexity, pitfalls (and joy) of life in an entertaining way. It provides a much needed check on our self-awareness.

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How to write about your life | Penelope Trunk's Brazen Careerist

Penelope Trunk

You do it behind a curtain with shadows, giving hints of it, but not giving too much detail. This allows them to accomplish a lot while putting things in perspective and maintaining a positive outlook about the grind along the way. When you talk about your family, coworkers, friends. You are one of the best at doing doing this.

IT 111
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How to manage a college education | Penelope Trunk's Brazen Careerist

Penelope Trunk

That I didn't accomplish that goal is on me, for not being diligent enough to follow my initial vision to completion. Your options for entertainment are so much greater at a Michigan State because of the bigger student body; plays, musical performances, indie bands. I'm not talking about a smaller school. I mean Big Ten size.

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Martin Luther King Day Special: Racism is alive and kicking.

Penelope Trunk

The intermission entertainment is different. You know Rodeo, Monster Truck,Bullriding and Pro wrestling are industries that attract quite a few people, hard working folks that try to do good but like alittle entertainment that is a little wild. In the school-age events, girls also do the catch-and-release version of calf roping.

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