Standing up for yourself and being assertive is not about being rude, pushy, mean, or aggressive. It’s about finding a way for you to be comfortable when asking for what you want ...
LaurieTALKS
Tap Dancer, Author, Podcaster, VR Streamer
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self-awareness
Think with Ink: Goal Setting 101
What does having a goal do for you?Goals provide direction. They also provide a way to see beyond today.Many experts on the subject of goal setting seem to agree on one thing: the ...
EP48 | Finding Freedom in Solitude
In this episode, I TALK about how intentionally investing time in yourself can reinvigorate your mind and help you tap into your strengths. Sending you love. Thanks for listeni ...
The Highest Form of Immaturity
I don’t know if emotional immaturity is the highest form of immaturity, but I’m pretty certain it’s way up on the list. I was once in a situation where someone h ...
Thinking Before Speaking: Not All Thoughts Should Be Voiced
I learned about tact the same day I learned the principal distinction between observing the obvious and speaking it. That morning, as an innocent child of ten, I shouted to a neigh ...
EP 39| Avoiding Arguments: Easier Said Than Done
Think for a second about what happens when you get into an argument. It’s rare that anything truly positive comes from it. In fact, winning an argument is overrated. And wasting ...
EP 37 | Say Yes to You, Try Something New: Spinning a Hula Hoop of Yes
In this episode, I TALK about why one of my mom’s lectures, when I was just eight, has stuck with me all these years, and how it contributed toward me getting my job with Tremaine ...
Three Kinds of People
One day while sitting in the dentist’s chair, I had a mini-meltdown between the injection of novocaine and my dentist saying, “Shall we begin?”I didn’t have to go into great detail ...
Running Toward Opportunity
When I was growing up, nobody in my family talked about any of us kids going to college. The only expectation was that we would all graduate from high school. This was considered t ...