Posts by Stephie Althouse
Make Your Dreams Happen with Optionism
One of my childhood dreams is to go trekking in Nepal. You may or may not relate to this dream but have your own dreams. You can use what I’m about to talk about for making YOUR dreams happen. Let’s talk about optionism! A dream is something that moves you. You have a connection to…
Read MoreA Smarter Way to Train New Staff
Many businesses are hurting for labor right now. There is intense competition for bringing people onboard. In such case, do your company have a system on the smarter way to train new staff? At the same time, many people are rethinking which jobs they want to do going forward. They are looking for good pay,…
Read MoreA Picture Is Worth More Than a Thousand Words?!
Can a picture be worth more than a thousand words? Recently, I wrote a Brilliance Nugget about “Saying the right words to the right people.” This got me thinking further about this question: If one had to express the purpose of your business or organization in a few words what would they be? Which words…
Read MoreStanding on the Shoulders of Giants – Part 1: Family
Over the course of my life, I have been blessed with many mentors including my family. No Brilliance Nugget journey would be complete without thinking about what I have gotten from them and how they have influenced my journey. The list of mentors is long – too long for one nugget. Thus, I will break…
Read MoreCreating The Most Magnificent Thing
This is a story about “pulling your hair out” while working to create something new and creating the most magnificent thing. It does have a happy ending though. Thank goodness! In fact, it is my own story. A dear friend of mine who is a branding expert had pointed out something that I already felt…
Read MoreCelebration and Gratitude
Today, I invite you to celebrate with me! I am declaring two victories and that is celebration and gratitude! The first one is: I received my blue belt in Tang Soo Do, the martial art I have been training in for 6 1/2 years. I’m now an official “Black Belt candidate.” When I started training,…
Read More365 Brilliance Nuggets – A Year-Long Journey
As most of you know already, my friend Robert “made” me do it. He challenged me to write one short Brilliance Nugget per day for one year. 365 Brilliance Nuggets days! These nuggets are fun, informative, and refreshingly short. To visualize my journey, I have compared this adventure to hiking the 2,200 miles Appalachian Trail…
Read MoreOpposing But Complimentary Forces – In Life and In Business
Probably you have seen the Yin-Yang symbol. They are the opposing but complimentary forces. Yin-Yang is the Chinese word that describes the concept of two complementary forces that make up all aspects and phenomena of life. That is how the Encyclopedia Britannica defines it. In Korean, it is called Um-Yang. The Japanese call it In-Yo.…
Read MoreSaying The Right Words to the Right People
Recently, I was catching up with a friend I hadn’t seen in at least three years. He had seen a Brilliance Nugget on LinkedIn and we got into contact again. It was great to connect again and thought of saying the right words to the right people! The friend is working as a consultant with…
Read MoreThe Value of An Expert Is Shifting
Nowadays, we face more rapid change than any other generation before. Leaders in every aspect of our society are working hard to keep up with this pace of change. The value of an expert is shifting a lot today. Company leaders. Leaders of non-profits. Leaders of schools and their districts. Parents and teachers. Consider that…
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