How to Use Your Intuition To Be More Creative

You’re on deadline, and you’re behind. You’re sitting at your keyboard, tapping letters then hitting delete. Over and over. Only an hour left. Why can’t you just get the words out? You decide to take a walk before you confess to your boss you’ll  be late. You’re imagining your promotion going down the drain. Then!…

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How To Identify And Maintain Your Core Audience

Perhaps you’ve thought about writing a memoir or novel for some time, or maybe you already started. It’s both exciting and intimidating. A thousand ideas are running through your head about story lines and characters, anecdotes to include, and experiences to write about. Yet before you go any farther, there are some important things to…

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The 5 Effective Communication Skills You Need Most

5 Effective Communication Skills You Need Most

I usually talk about the C’s of communication when I’m teaching or giving a presentation because they are foundational to building relationships and establishing good rapport. I find there to be 5 effective communication skills you need most, though many other communication skills are great to possess and use. One of the main difficulties in…

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7 Strategies To Develop Effective Communication Skills

Learn strategies to develop effective communication skills

Learning how to develop effective communication skills is not as hard as it may seem. Below are 7 strategies I often use with clients to set them on the right track. To begin, most people think communicating is all about talking, speaking words. It’s not. Communication is the art of speaking AND listening. Many people…

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Discovering Americans

Welcome to my blog, Ground One. Ground Zero :  Function:  noun; Date:  1946 ~ 1: the point directly above, below, or at which a nuclear explosion occurs; 2: the center or origin of rapid, intense, or violent activity or change; 3: the very beginning . Ground One:  Function: verb; Date: 2008 ~ 1: to create a new beginning…

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