What Martin Luther King Jr. Knew About The Secret

Tweet Yesterday I was preparing to do a couple of guest spots on Seattle’s new SmartTalk radio program, Sunrise Seattle. In celebration of Martin Luther King Day, I’d proposed that we do the segment based on “I Have a Dream.” In preparation for the show I watched (for the twentieth time) Dr. King deliver his [...]

Welcome to the World of Permission 2.0

Tweet Prefer to listen? An MP3 download and Transcription are available at the end of this post. When I first coined the term Permission 2.0 in 2004, I was looked at rather oddly, and I was frequently asked to repeat myself (neither of which is actually rare). Reminiscent of the 1950’s, the notion of permission [...]

We Are Just One Circumstance Away From Doing Anything

Tweet Prefer to listen? An MP3 download and Transcription are available at the end of this post. We are all just one circumstance away from doing anything. Every time I say that a few people vigorously shake their heads in a horizontal dance; “Not me!” they say. I would never steal a car. I would [...]

You Don’t Fit In! (and that’s the good news)

Tweet Prefer to listen? An MP3 download and Transcription are available at the end of this post. Raise your hand if you’ve ever been told you were “too” anything. Now put a check mark next to the feedback you’ve received from others. Too tall Too shy Too smart Too loud Too big Too afraid Too [...]

Confessions of a Cyber-Challenged Woman…or (as my mother told me) God Helps Those Who Help Themselves

Tweet If the question is: Where have you been, Nancy? Then the answer is: “Cibernating” (as in hibernating in cyberspace). For all of you who’ve wondered where I disappeared to the past three weeks (yikes!) I want to first thank you for missing me. I missed you too. Next, I want to respectfully request that [...]

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