I love Sesame Street! I learned my first Spanish word, ‘agua’ from Sesame Street. loved Bert and Ernie/s friendship. Big Bird was embraced despite his super size. The Count was fun to count along with. Sesame Street was created to help level the playing field for children of lower economic status who could not afford
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The Power of Self Reflection Look In the Mirror, Leader By Jamie Laura “I’m going to fire X”. My first gut reaction still is “Here we go, buckle up Jamie.” And then I remember I have to think of myself as the doctor. The patient is telling me, they have a problem and they want
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Welcome June. We are halfway through the year of 2019. College graduation season has ended. High school graduations are on the horizon. The school year is ending. Some companies are nearing the end of their fiscal year. Seasons are changing. Life is busy. It is very easy to simply go with the flow or operate
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Self-reflection is defined as a serious thought about one’s character and actions. Psychology further defines self-reflection as the examination of one’s own conscious thoughts and feelings. As a workshop facilitator for youth and adults, I have often opened a session with an icebreaker that asks, “If you were an animal what animal would you be
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Today is officially the last day of National Foster Care Month. Our Annual Pack A Backpack Drive has officially ended. All donations have been delivered. In 2019, we were able to collect and distribute 36 backpacks and duffels bags filled with personal hygiene items for teen boys in foster homes, group homes, and homeless shelters.
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When Managers Take Their Stress Out on Their Employees By Sabina Nawaz, Harvard Business Review Adam ran a $500 million business. The company was on a sharp upward trajectory, the biggest competitor was a distant second, and his board loved him. But there was a problem. Even though his company was performing well, his employees’
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Memorial Day is an American holiday, observed on the last Monday of May, honoring the men and women who died while serving in the U.S. military. Memorial Day 2019 occurs on Monday, May 27. Originally known as Decoration Day, it originated in the years following the Civil War and became an official federal holiday in
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What Anxiety Does to Us at Work By Alice Boyes I have an anxiety-prone brain. When presented with a new idea, my first instinct is usually to think of what could go wrong and the worst-case scenario. Whenever communication is ambiguous, the first conclusion I jump to is a negative one. If you share these
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How to Be a Better Manager (When Your Team Members Are All Different) By Kat Boogard, The Muse Whether you’re established and experienced or a total newbie, managing a team isn’t easy. You have one team member who responds really well to constructive criticism, while another needs feedback phrased in a gentler way. You have
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John C. Maxwell: 10 Actions to Help Your Team Accept Change By John C. Maxwell in Success Magazine Early in my career, I took over a volunteer-driven organization that had been led by the same man for 27 years. I respected the previous leader and admired a lot of the things he did. But I knew that
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