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Charisma can be defined as having the confidence to be fully yourself – your most engaging, most charming, most energetic, attractive, vibrant, alive self. Our charisma training came as a result of a two-day workshop we did with the Marketing Director of a major corporation and his team. We were on the topic of charisma and how it applies […]
Reluctant as I was to write a New Year’s post, I knew that it would be a good thing for me to go ahead and do it. I’ve always been a glass-half-full kind of woman, so here I go. When my husband and I brought in the New Year, I didn’t know what I was […]
Human dialogue, in my humble opinion, has taken a turn for the worse. Your message is important, and how you deliver your message is equally important. If it’s not received, your message is lost. You don’t want that. We have to take responsibility for what we say…and how we say it. For example, do you […]
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 […]
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, […]
I just posted a quote on my Facebook page that reads “Life is like a ten-speed bike— Most of us have gears we never use.” Charles Schultz Who can deny that pithy observation? My first response is “Why do we settle for limiting ourselves to two or three gears? The main reason is that our […]
Nature and animals have always been a major part of my life. I live on a corner in the foothills bordering Topanga State Park, California, from which we have rescued dogs, cats, baby crows, several sets of hummingbirds, possum, and now my duck story. The Duck Story About 6-8 weeks ago a Mallard male and […]
As a member of several networking groups, 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. These groups call to mind my years spent in classrooms. Looking back, I realize that the personality types I experienced in […]