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Our Words Matter

By Annette Petrick

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I can certainly remember words spoken to me by adults when I was a child. Most were warm and encouraging. Some not so much. My guest  and Connection Messenger * Annette Petrick, creator and host of the Consider This Radio Show, reminds us how much of an impact our words can have, even years later.  My guy and […]

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What We Say Makes A Difference

By Elizabeth H. Cottrell

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I am 63 years old, and I am still astounded at the pleasure—and yes, the pain—that can come as a result of someone’s words, often quickly or casually said. The ones that give me pleasure are like a ray of sunshine and instant euphoria: I cleaned out my desk this weekend, and you wouldn’t believe […]

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Words, Words, Words

By Elizabeth H. Cottrell

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I’m honored to be a guest this morning on Karen R. Sanderson’s The Word Shark blog as part of her “Words, Words, Words Week.” My guest post is called “Words, words, words: tools for touching hearts and lives.“ It was wonderful to reflect on letters and notes I’ve received in the past and to be […]

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You Are Your Words

By Elizabeth H. Cottrell

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It’s not often I read an article/essay and get excited by the pure pleasure of the way the words are put together. That was my happy experience this morning in reading Shawn MacKenzie’s amazing contribution entitled “You Are Your Words” to Karen R. Sanderson’s “Words, Words, Words Week” on her Word Shark blog. Every paragraph, it […]

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3 Words To Frame My Year (2012)

By Elizabeth H. Cottrell

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Chris Brogan is a highly sought-after speaker, motivator, and consultant who is on a mission is ensure humanity is not lost when marketing and technology intersect in corporations and organizations. I find his writing and teaching to be unusually compelling, and he was one of the first online experts I followed when I began my foray […]

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