Gray Zone Thinking

Gray Zone Thinking

Have you subscribed to “gray zone thinking”? When I was in secondary school in Germany, most kids had a little diary book. We would give them to friends at school and to teachers we liked. They wrote a few things into the diaries. The idea was to create a memory of that person we could…

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Trailblazing Mom Eagle

Trailblazing Mom Eagle

What I mean when I say “Trailblazing Mom Eagle?” When our son was five years old, my dear friend Amy said, “Let’s join the Y-explorers. It is a YMCA program. We’ll go camping with our sons once per month”. Yes, I was in! I love camping, and going camping with Amy and our sons Dylan…

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Take Your Shot

Take your shot

A friend recently invited me to help launch LeanIn circles in our area. The mission is to empower women in their careers. During the conversation, she mentioned that Forbes accepts nominations for their “Next 1000” list. On Forbes website, it says: “Take Your Shot. This first-of-its-kind initiative will spotlight bold and inspiring entrepreneurs on their…

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Wipe When Through

wipe when through

Imagine my surprise. A few months ago I came into the kitchen. To my shock, I saw the words “wipe when through” written with a big black sharpie on our beautiful bamboo cutting board. We keep it next to the sink. “What is that all about?” I was thinking to myself. Still feeling mildly innocent,…

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Dr. Stephie?! – How Much Should We Let Our Credentials Speak For Us?

Dr. Stephie

Our Rotary Club is awesome. We do good for other people. We also get together to have social fun. Sometimes, we let our credentials speak for us. Take our “Literary Society.” Yes, we talk about the book we read that month. But we also talk about a lot of other things. Most of all it…

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Don’t Ever Lose Your Zest For Life

scuba diving in Fiji

Here is the “zest for life” story of mine. It is the year 2001. I’m in Fiji. I’m firmly in the grip of the Scuba period of my life (I still love it – but haven’t been in a loooong time). I’m barely hovering above the ocean floor aiming my video camera at this cool…

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Back To Basics: Creating a Breakthrough By Focusing On ONE Thing

Back to Basics

Last Saturday I gave a talk at a Women’s event called “Back to Basics.” Thank you, Tammy Dean, for inviting me. There’s a twist to this story; so bear with me for a moment. I decided to call my talk “Embrace Your Brillance and KISS Your Mission.” If you guessed that KISS has a double…

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Stephie, The Parrot

Stephie the parrot

It was around the year 1990 at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville (UTK) when I became like Stephie, The Parrot. I had arrived there on August 11, 1989, as an exchange student. The plan was for me to study chemistry in Graduate school for nine months and get to know more about America. Then…

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The Declaration of Brilliance

Declaration of Brilliance

In October of 2020, my dear friend Robert said to me “I think you should write a manifesto.” Robert Donnell This is the same Robert who suggested that I take on writing Short Brilliance Nuggets each day. “What even is a manifesto? It sounds political to me. Why should I write one?” I was full…

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Wait – A Blog About Procrastination?

procrastination

I think I will write this one later… just kidding. What causes procrastination? Why do people put things off? It seems to me, the most common causes are I help my clients push through their procrastination all the time. Together we think through the ones that stand in their way for getting the results that…

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