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Sometimes a simple reminder, a new tip, or a fresh perspective provides the nudge you need to get unstuck. For a decade, I’ve published Thrive Potential’s blog to share insights, struggles, and successes to help professionals thrive at work and in life. From topical to timeless, these posts aim to affirm and inform, while being concise and engaging.

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Different Behavioral Styles: Pa-tay-to, Pa-tah-to

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Cheers to You in the New Year

Over the past few days many of us committed to personal improvement in the coming year. A contrast to Thanksgiving, when we reflect on what

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A Sunny Day for Women and Leadership

On the morning after this year’s presidential election, the local forecast was “chilly with clear skies”—an outlook that remains relevant as new or renewed leaders

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A Leadership Lesson From Stay-at-Home Moms

In Debora Spar’s recent Newsweek article “Why Women Should Stop Trying to Be Perfect”, she asserts, “No woman can have it all, and by using

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Who Could Follow You?

One way to evaluate leaders is to look at their followers. Take this extreme example: Holland Reynolds, a skinny high school runner who became a source

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Energy Helps Make Women Effective Leaders

Ah, summer. If you are like most working women, you spent part of this season not working. Often the highlight of summer, vacation gives us

08/22/2012

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Facing Fear (And Living to Tell About It)

“Do one thing every day that scares you,” recommended Eleanor Roosevelt. While this quote has encouraged at least one woman to dive with sharks and

07/27/2012

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Six Ways to Celebrate Your Personal Independence

LET GO. Decide to let go of something negative. The more you hate something, the more you are bound to it; the more you love

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Writing Potential

For most of my childhood and adolescence I wanted to be a writer. While my top choices were (1) eccentric novelist living in Paris, (2)

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The Journey

One day you finally knew what you had to do, and began, though the voices around you kept shouting their bad advice— though the whole

05/15/2012

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How to Cast a Shining Light on Behavior

As someone who falls near the line between introvert and extrovert, my natural tendency to proactively engage with others varies. Yesterday, the sun was shining

03/14/2012

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Re-examine your to-do list

Are you focusing on what’s most important? In our quest to succeed, sometimes we ignore the basics, operating in a tactical world that is disconnected

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Energy Helps Make Women Effective Leaders

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