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What a Hill and the Beatles Tell You About Resiliency!
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Linda Mintle
The Beatles sang about a fool on a hill. Day after day, all alone, the fool stands. While I don’t believe the Beatles had any intention to tie this song to resiliency, it does speak to something very important. If you work in an organization or coach a team and want people to be more resilient, the…
Do This When You Are Anxious to Give a Talk or Presentation
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Linda Mintle
It’s that time of year again. You need to get up in front of a group of people and give a presentation to the class, to your boss or to the team. You want to do it right. And you want to do more than just get through it. You want to be confident. So…
Do This One Thing to Make a Change
By
Linda Mintle
Imagine sitting in a park. Before you on the grass are several cups turned over. One of them has a surprise underneath it. All you have to do is turn over the cups to find the surprise. Would you do it or just sit and look at the cups? Now imagine the surprise is something…
Why Moms Are So Important to Our Adult Lives
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Linda Mintle
This year, thankfully, we can finally be together as families and celebrate our moms in person. Their importance in a family cannot be overstated despite attempts to minimize this. Moms are necessary and needed. This important attachment figure plays a critical role in our healthy development and cannot be easily replaced. Our relationship with our…
Raise Your Hand if You’re Offended By the Word, “Food”
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Linda Mintle
People are offended for the slightest things. Offense is now a right! You should be concerned. It is a problem that has gotten out of hand. This past week, I attended a national academic training event. The topic was how to handle negative student feedback. Example after example was given of students who responded to…
Obsessed or is it OCD?
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Linda Mintle
“Stop being so OCD!” “You are obsessed with your phone.” “I am obsessed with him!” “I am obsessed with that line of make-up!” The term OCD is thrown around casually in our culture. It usually refers to liking something a lot or being very particular. This causal use of the term implies something fleeting that…
7 Ways to Recognize an Emotionally Intelligent Partner
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Linda Mintle
A co-worker and I walked out of a meeting. She said, “Well that administrator didn’t know how to read the room! He was totally out of touch with the problems we face. And he didn’t show any empathy for what we all have been going through.” Clearly on display was a lack of emotional intelligence.…
Can You Really Be Anxious About Nothing?
By
Linda Mintle
So many people are anxious about the pandemic. It has thrown anxiety front and center. We worry about everything now. How will our kids fare? What is the job market going to be like? Will I still have a job? What about the variants? Am I really safe? When will schools re-open? The list goes…
How to Deal With An Explosive Person
By
Linda Mintle
Lisa: “Hey Tim, would you mind taking out the trash on your way to the car?” Tim could feel his anger rising. Yes, it was a simple request but he knew he was about to have another attack. He could feel the aggressive impulse building. “I am so tired of being told what to do.…
The Dark Side of Legalized Marijuana
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Linda Mintle
Our Governor, a physician, announced that marijuana will be legalized in Virginia July 1 of 2021 with retail sales to begin in 2024. No reasons were given except it’s time and this will make it more equitable for all Virginians–more equitable to have access to more drugs??? To me, this defies sensibilities. I don’t see…
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