My kid just started middle school. On their first day, they arrived with a backpack full of binders and required notebooks. They also carried a lunch bag and a water bottle. Then, they were handed a Chromebook. As I watched…
What is doubt really? Uncertainty, sure. Lack of confidence, sometimes. How about a lack of conviction? I believe that doubt in speaking is something else altogether. Doubt can be an expression of trying to make yourself smaller, perhaps even invisible.…
You know those things you tell yourself, about yourself? Your doubts, your fears, your limitations. The things you claim competence in, but where you aren't quite there. The little stories you craft around yourself. Swinging from underestimating yourself, to overcompensating,…
I don't meet very many people who like the sound of their recorded voice. The fact is that many people have no idea what they sound like. This is because of the way in which the brain processes the sound…