Powerful Language

Tina Turner's Mantra

For sixteen years, her husband beat her. But on this night, Tina Turner washed the blood from her face, wrapped a cape around her...

No!

Something horrendous happened to someone loved by somebody I love. That someone was a 13 year old girl. That someone didn't know the...

3 lessons from Michelle Obama's DNC Speeches from 2008 - 2020

Michelle Obama gave exceptional speeches at the last four Democratic National Conventions. She expertly adjusted her delivery to meet...

Curious to know if you Self Diminish?

I am so excited that the first Declare War on Self Diminishing Language course starts in one week! This morning I received an email from...

On "Weapons-Grade" Communication

"Weapons-Grade" Communication. WTF? What does that even mean, you might be wondering. If you haven't yet seen The Great Hack on Netflix, ple

What's UP?

So you MESSED UP GET UP STRAIGHTEN UP Voice inside your head – SHUT UP! CHIN UP Don’t GIVE UP Get FIRED UP WAKE UP LOOK UP STAND UP SHOW...

Have you been TLDNR'd yet?

First things first. Do you know what that even means? If no, hang on a sec., I'll get there soon. If yes, how'd that go for you? Have you...

Simplify to Clarify

WOW. Talk about a showstopper of a sign! I bet whoever chose the words on the sign in black would never use the term “dumb it down” to...

Humour as Fuel

Last night while my husband and I were watching The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, I asked him to hit pause. Something on the screen had called...

Daughters be Yourselves & Mothers ask more Questions

Part 2 to Daughters don't Diminish. There was laughter the day after. A few hours later on March 29th, Olivia returned from school intent...