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The fights we lose
Dear friend, I know we lost touch when I left Kyrgyzstan, because our particular kinds of social awkwardness intersected in not-useful ways. I know we weren’t super close, and our paths only crossed...
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Silent never made you safe
“Silent never made you safe.” I think I read that on tumblr, and it stuck with me. It’s an appealing idea – that being brave is safer. But it’s not true, is it? Being silent has kept plenty of people...
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for your consideration: an abridged chronological listing of the times I have...
It’s not my job to do this. It is not the job of women to educate men – or anyone – on what has hurt them, or how it has hurt them, or why they didn’t share their hurt publicly. But I will do this...
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Career Resources
Four of the best career articles I’ve seen lately: How To Prepare For Your Dream Career While You’re In The Job You Have Now, Fast Company How to Recognize a Bad Workplace Before You Take the Job How...
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PCV shout-out
To whoever came by my site over the weekend and read all the posts about Peace Corps. I offer pro bono coaching to all current and recently returned PCVs (yes, even if you ET’d). You are idealists...
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Self-coaching: Using Our Strengths
It’s easy to to think of our lives as a series of missed opportunities – one long list of things we could have done better. You can flip that script, though, and see life as a chance to use your...
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Giving Tuesday
Giving to others changes you, in ways that go well beyond the altruistic. Yes, altruism is valuable in a top-line moral sense. We all know that. But it also has subtle follow-on effects. It roots you...
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The Warning Signs
You’re not stupid. Your heart and your body and your brain – they know what to do. And they know when you’ve gone wrong. When you are out of alignment with your true self – when you have lost your...
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Three questions to maximize your year-end giving
The easiest way to do good year-end giving is to give to an organization you already know and love. Sometimes, though, you don’t have an organization you know and love. Answering these questions will...
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Things to know: tech for non-tech people
I suspect blockchain is going to change everything about contracting, communications, and currency transfer. It has accountability applications we’re barely even thinking about yet.(Well, Paul Currion...
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Resources: making ethical choices at work
Alison Green from Ask a Manager shares a personal story about sexual harassment in the workplace. For me, it really highlights the challenges of making good choices in complex situations. Alison made...
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The Christmas story is one of the defining stories of American culture. The fact that I’m Muslim didn’t keep this story from shaping me. On Christmas, I think about the story and what it means for my...
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A word from our sponsor
Actually, we don’t have a sponsor. But I do get paid to coach people, and every so often I like to mention that. I’ve done some really fun vision work, helping people imagine exactly the 2018 they...
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The year of crazy ideas and failure
I haven’t just been helping other people dream out their 2018. I’ve been doing my own vision work too. Here’s what I figured out. My home life is good; I have Egypt figured out, mostly. My...
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Introducing the Postcard Project
Here’s my first crazy idea. If you read this blog, I’d like to send you a postcard. Every month. In the actual physical mail. Send me an email – alanna@needsbrave.com – and I’ll send you a postcard...
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Men have too much power and it’s bad for men
The patriarchy hurts everybody. The wildly disproportionate distribution of global money and power hurts women, but not only women. Men are harmed, too.(1) When you have all the power and all the...
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Self-Coaching: Motivation
This may seem like a simple question, but for most of us it’s not: What motivates you to do your best work and take on difficult challenges?
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Useful reading: Global Health Security
The Wall Street Journal published an article a few days ago that CDC was scaling back its overseas work. I didn’t pay much attention at first – CDC and USAID share funding and responsibility for US...
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Let’s Talk Coaching
Specifically, why you might want to coach with me. My focus as a coach is on helping you find clarity and courage. If you feel unhappy at work, but don’t know how to change that, coaching can help. If...
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Coaching in action: preparing for stress
My husband spent a year at an unaccompanied posting with the US government. He wasn’t a solider; he was a bureaucrat. But it was a year away from me and the kids in an environment where there was risk...
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