by Paula | Jun 29, 2016 | People Stories, Workshops
My client the other day told me a deep, dark secret. It was in part why she signed up for a Session on Writing. She specifically wanted to talk about blogging. Her secret? She was afraid to write. She could write, but only if she pushed herself, and that felt...
by Paula | Jun 21, 2016 | People Stories, Storytelling How To
Who are you? I mean, WHO are you? What do you do that you love and have incorporated it into what you offer as an entrepreneur? Perhaps it’s part of your signature story. A few months ago, I was prepping for a local speaking gig. I was asked to make the...
by | Apr 1, 2016 | People Stories
This has been a difficult week in which to work, write content, and just be. My sister, Barbara Jean, succumbed to a horrible disease called Friedreich’s Ataxia, a genetic condition. She had been ill for a very long time, losing her ability to walk, to use her arms to...
by Paula | Mar 19, 2015 | People Stories
I gave a talk yesterday to an enthusiastic group of women business owners for an organization called WBON. I engaged the group with a few exercises on language and word usage, including sound symbology. What a lively conversation. The topic? Strategies, 5...
by Paula | Nov 10, 2014 | People Stories
I remember the Kodak Carousel. It was a big deal to have one and my family did not, but a friend whose parents owned one did. That meant that they also owned a camera to take the film that was converted to slides–photos that slid into the carousel tray–and...