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Your personality’s dark side: Double Troubles

Your personality has valuable, captivating differences. These attract people to you, and help you build relationships. Yet we all have one fatal flaw. When you get stressed, or tired, or out of whack…

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Gather round kids, for a branding story. Centuries ago, a tiny town in Wales struggled with a BIG branding problem: They needed to attract more tourists, but didn’t have the budget to build fancy…

How to know if your job is energizing (or just draining you)

Let’s be honest. You dread certain tasks. Really dread them. You might even wake up in the morning and experience a sinking “uuuugh” feeling when you remember one of them. Here’s the kicker: not only…

Five ways to know you’re adding value

Once you know what makes you valuable to others, you’ll communicate more authentically. You'll feel more confident and you'll be more likely to make a positive impression. The more value you add, the…

Fascinate® is changing the way students navigate their job search

This is a special post by a Fascinate Certified Advisor. Ron was personally trained by me to guide clients on how to incorporate the Fascinate® System to improve communication, build relationships and…

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5 Ways to avoid small talk and make a memorable impression

To make a fascinating first impression, start with understanding the people around you. How many LinkedIn connections do you typically make following a conference? Five? ...Ten? ... More? And of those…

An introvert’s guide to feeling more fascinating

A quick introduction from Sally: A while back, a young woman walked into our office for a job interview. She wasn’t outgoing and bubbly. In fact, she almost didn’t make eye contact with me. She was…

Beware vanilla. Embrace pistachio.

Vanilla ice cream is a crowd-pleaser. Most people like it, and almost everyone will eat it. It’s easy, comfortable, and safe. The Gap khakis of ice cream. Vanilla is the comfort zone. Far fewer…

How to fascinate even the most jaded audience

Nowhere is fascination more relevant than at a big meeting or conference. Even if your event has a limitless budget, it’s tough to impress your clients and audiences. Expectations are higher, and…

3 Insights about YOU (and your team)

Conflict can rip a team apart, skyrocketing resentment against management or even pitting co-workers against each other. But office conflicts will calm down, or even dissolve entirely, once people…