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Change Around the World!

Change Around the World!

Bonjour to my new friend, Emmanuelle, who is shown here (with my book) in Paris, France! I have now mailed my book to India, China, Belgium, Canada, and France. I LOVE social networking . In fact, I would like to start posting pictures of my new change warrior friends reading my book in  place that is [...]

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3 C.H.I.P.S. Tips on How Not to Influence

3 C.H.I.P.S. Tips on How Not to Influence

Most of us talk about what we’d like to change in the world, while a few people stop talking and just do it. I’ve been talking about changing my weight for twenty years. In fairness to me, I have increased it. That’s change, just not the kind I was hoping for. What I want to discuss are [...]

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Real Change Leaders: Dig or Ditch?

Real Change Leaders: Dig or Ditch?

“I’m sick of change. I’ve had change forced down my throat for five years now, and I’ve had it.” “I don’t trust the people leading change at our company. If I trusted them, I’d feel better about the change.” “Change just means a bunch of consultants making a bunch of money off a new process [...]

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Grabbing onto Change

Grabbing onto Change

Ever get the nagging feeling that you’re supposed to change but you a) have no idea what the change is supposed to be, or b) have a pretty good idea and are not really crazy about it? I’ve been going through that process for the past year or so, and I understand your pain and [...]

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Three Girls, Three Wheelchairs, and the Power of Serving

Three Girls, Three Wheelchairs, and the Power of Serving

I was eight years old, lying in a bed located in a children’s ward at Cedars of Lebanon hospital in Los Angeles. I had a series of symptoms that were confounding the doctors in my hometown fifty miles away, so they had sent me to the teaching hospital to run tests. My parents had to [...]

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The Big, Bodacious Leap!

The Big, Bodacious Leap!

I watched myself (yes, I actually kind of floated out of my body and watched my own behavior) as I drove to the beach with my daughter a few days ago. I wanted to be excited about the whole adventure – I hadn’t seen her since Christmas and this was going to be our time. [...]

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