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Musings

Is It Workin’ For Ya? The Wild Ride of Social Media

by Wendy Appel on June 9, 2011

in Leadership,Musings,Productivity,Social Media

On the advice of a good friend, I jumped into the raging river of Social Media. Well, actually I climbed in the river with water shoes, a life vest, a helmet and set off in a rubber raft with other people helping me paddle and steer. I did not enter this decision lightly. The writing [...]

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Light Bulb Moments

by Wendy Appel on May 11, 2011

in Creativity,Musings,Productivity

What does it mean to be productive? Although I couldn’t account for much of my day and it was already 3:30 in the afternoon, I decided to get out and take a hike. Sometimes I get so involved with what I am doing, my exercise takes a back seat. For those of you who know [...]

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Childish or Childlike?

by Wendy Appel on April 12, 2011

in Musings

When did we stop giving ourselves permission to lay in the grass, let our minds wander and watch the clouds form and reform into describable shapes? Oh, there’s a cow, oh now it looks like giraffe! When did we stop jumping in the leaf pile, splashing in a puddle or getting muddy without worrying about [...]

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We Can Run, But We Can’t Hide

by Wendy Appel on August 15, 2010

in Musings

I ask my clients to be courageous in the face of prevailing thinking; to have the courage of their convictions to do what they believe is best. I need to take my own medicine in the face of fear that I will alienate some or risk losing client work. Nothing I am saying here hasn’t [...]

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Reverse Colonization

by Wendy Appel on August 15, 2010

in Musings

When I left California to move to Europe almost four years ago, there were ongoing reports of killer bees and stinging Argentine ants coming to the Western United States from South America. Happily I moved to Europe before I felt the sting of the invasion. However, I have come to find out that the tiniest [...]

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