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We coach people to make a fundamental shift in the way they understand their own power to communicate.

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Cut to the chase

Sometimes you need to be direct. Example: Recently I needed my son to do something. I said (okay, I yelled into another room), “Hey, when you get a second, would you mind moving these boxes out of the hall?” He yelled back, “What?” I yelled, “BOXES!” He moved the boxes. Two lessons: 1) go to …

Backseat driver

My son Cameron got his learner’s permit recently. For his first driving outing, my husband Charlie and I were both in the car. Cameron had spent six hours driving with an instructor, but of course he still has a lot to learn. (Thus, “learner’s permit.”) As it turned out, I had an opportunity to learn …

Number one fear

Many people are familiar with a famous study that reported that more people list “public speaking” as their number one fear than “death.” (This finding has been taken out of context, as it turns out. People are very afraid of dying and most people do actually get through a speech or two.) Anyway, it is …

Memorials

The most basic definition of a memorial is that it’s something that exists to remind us of a person or an event. Many of us have personal memorials—objects or photos or books or even places that we keep in our lives in order to help us think about people or times past.  These are some …

How do you play?

I’ve been reading a book called Younger Next Year, about what we can do to make sure our bodies and minds stay fit and healthy into old age. (Not that I’m anywhere near that threshold, of course, but it’s good to stay informed!) A concept that comes up in the book is that we want …

How do I know if my intention “worked”?

When we are coaching clients to have more effective conversations, we talk about how to create a deliberate, productive intention. What do you want the outcome of the interaction to be? How can you connect with this person in a way that furthers that outcome? What should you do to avoid sabotaging the outcome you’re …

Introducing a new Ignite CSP coach: Geo Jones!

Over the past 18 months or so, Ignite CSP has been growing and expanding into more areas. The pandemic really jumpstarted more virtual coaching and training, allowing us to do work with clients all over the country. Along with this client expansion, we’ve been adding to our coaching roster, as well! I’m excited to introduce …

“Right?,” an update

I posted last week that I was working on my habit of saying “right?” at the ends of sentences that don’t need them. Being interviewed for a podcast was going to give me a great opportunity to try to bring my self-awareness to bear on thus particular habit. Well, here’s the update. I did okay. …

Being honest about what we’re thinking

One of the toughest parts of coming to grips with how we communicate is being really honest with ourselves about our default intentions. Default intention is that immediate, reflexive reaction that occurs in response to a stimulus. It’s a short-term, unproductive comment or response that doesn’t further relationships or results.  I’ll give you an example. …

Having a productive conversation isn’t all on you

A recent topic with several of my clients is: “This is all great stuff about deliberate intention, but what happens when I do all this work to show up positively and the person I’m talking to is their regular old default intention self?” Obviously, you can only work on yourself. And when you prepare and …

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