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In these uncertain times, can you imagine people learning to listen to one another? Listening from the heart, not the head, is the key to successful communications. We often simply throw out or yell our opinions at each other, when what we need to be doing is less talking and more listening. When someone is […]
I started my business, Laurie Burton Training, over thirty years ago. It was and is still based on these words from a letter written by choreographer Martha Graham to her friend and fellow choreographer, Agnes de Mille. “There is a vitality, a life force, a quickening that is translated through you into action, and because […]
IT’S JUNE 1st, 2020 and most of us have been in quarantine or semi-isolation for going on three months. Lately, I’ve started feeling more longing to really communicate with my family. Despite our socially-distanced hikes and Zoom calls I’m feeling deprived and lonely. I haven’t hugged my granddaughters in so long, let alone my daughter […]
The single most effective communication tool on the planet is the human face. Together with your voice and body language, you are uniquely and supremely equipped to communicate and interact with your fellow beings. There is no emotion that cannot be translated and understood through your facial expressions. These days these fabulous tools are constrained […]
Are we having fun yet? Here we are, all of us, in this together. That’s the part I like the most. The part I like the least is worrying about what is going to happen in the future. Every time my mind wants to go there I try to replace it by remembering a blessing […]
I woke up last Monday morning to a backyard that was going through a transformation. What had been a quiet, drab and windy weekend outside was transformed into a new version of somewhere over the rainbow. The sun was out, a pair of Mallard ducks were floating in the pool, the bees were all over […]
Have you ever been part of a business networking group? Do you feel like you get a true sense of who the other members are as individuals? I’m always fascinated by the variety of personalities within groups. Individuals sharing and communicating becomes the essence of the group, giving each group its own unique personality. Though […]
Happy New Year 2020! It’s another year lived on this planet. It always feels a bit strange, bringing in the New Year. “They” love to sell us on what we can do to celebrate or honor it. “Turn over a new leaf.” What? Lose weight or start exercising. I’ve always thought this time of the […]
The holiday season is upon us – family, friends, shopping, and far too many cookies! For many, a stress-free, happy holiday seems impossible. While you likely desire the warm, fuzzy feelings of nostalgia and happy times spent with those you love, creating these memories can be difficult when emotions are running at higher levels. More […]
I recently attended a luncheon for business people and as I looked around my table I was reminded again of the power of one’s individual life force. The dictionary defines life force as “the spirit or energy that animates living creatures; the soul.” There were a total of six people at this table including myself, […]