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Alicia 1 Perfectionism 0

February 25, 2010

In case you’re new to this blog, I’ve shared that I am a “recovering perfectionist.” Perfectionism wastes time, energy, money, kills relationships and stalls businesses. Having said that, every perfectionistic leaning I have was challenged yesterday by a training perfect storm. This is what my morning felt like yesterday. Okay, perhaps not this bad, but [...]

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Charlie Brown Business Sense

December 7, 2009

Forget business for a moment. Let’s talk Christmas trees.
Have you ever been to a tree lot with a perfectionist? That one’s too big. That one’s scrawny. That one has a gap on the left side where a bird had a nest. Too small. Too short. Too green. Too pine-y. Too spruce-y. And after hours of [...]

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I’m OK, You’re OK: Social Media Self-Esteem

November 16, 2009

Just when we thought we’d found our place in the business world and our community and gotten comfortable in our own skin, along came Social Media.
Suddenly, it’s time for a high-school flashback. Instead of worrying about making the cheerleader squad or debate team, we’re obsessing over follower and friend counts. Rather than worry if we’re [...]

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Is Honesty The New Authentic

October 5, 2009

How many times have you heard the word “authenticity” in the last seven days? If you are online or went to any of the social media/tech conferences last week, I bet you heard it a bunch. The messages “be yourself”and “be authentic” are the mantras, of social media evangelists. It is the 2.0 way of [...]

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