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Group Help 101

Group Help 101

by Norma Thatcher | Jul 4, 2021 | Interesting information, Leadership, Thought provoking

Have you ever considered that, on paper, AA (Alcoholics Anonymous) shouldn’t work? Think about the concept: In an unfamiliar setting, let’s assemble a group of strangers who share a serious health problem and have them take turns acknowledging their personal issues....
From Similar Root Words

From Similar Root Words

by Norma Thatcher | Oct 10, 2020 | Inspirational, Interesting information, Leadership, Spiritual, Thought provoking

Some meaningful words harbor negative connotations. Consider the word “humility.” From the Latin “humilitatem” meaning insignificance, humility isn’t an aspect to which very many people aspire to these days. Anther similar root word, “humus” (earth), means “on the...
Five Bucks, Two Hours, and Three Minutes

Five Bucks, Two Hours, and Three Minutes

by Norma Thatcher | Aug 18, 2019 | Inspirational, Interesting information, Leadership, Thought provoking

Legendary Stanford professor Tina Seelig posed the following assignment to teams of students in one of her classes: How profitably can a team run a (very) short-term business with $5 in seed money? The team could spend as much time as they wanted in the planning...
Cha-cha-cha-Changes

Cha-cha-cha-Changes

by Norma Thatcher | Apr 24, 2018 | Healthy Living, Inspirational, Leadership, Thought provoking

Change is good for us. But that doesn’t mean we love it or even like it. Some of us can barely tolerate it. I once worked for a company that drove me crazy by the corporate office’s  on-going, seemingly never-ending changes. We’d barely get used to a new corporate...
This is Another Fine Mess You’ve Gotten Us Into

This is Another Fine Mess You’ve Gotten Us Into

by Norma Thatcher | Apr 21, 2018 | Inspirational, Leadership, Thought provoking

I just finished a book titled Finish. It’s coded “new” at my local library which means I can’t renew it. I had been on a wait list for seven weeks just to get the book. So considering all that, I would have felt pretty lame if I hadn’t read it all before it was due...
Mirror, Mirror…Just Don’t Let Me Catch You At It

Mirror, Mirror…Just Don’t Let Me Catch You At It

by Norma Thatcher | Mar 20, 2018 | Inspirational, Leadership, Professional Image, Thought provoking

Are you aware of the communication/empathy/rapport building technique called mirroring? Many of us do this naturally when we’re with people we’re close to. For instance, if I’ve just had lunch in a restaurant with a good friend, I might suddenly realize that we’re...
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