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    Revealed: why this advice is a trap
    Courtney Kirschaum
    • Apr 8
    • 2 min

    Revealed: why this advice is a trap

    Everyone is telling you to wash your face! Stop apologizing and be brave. Don't you know people who are brave and hardworking and bad@ss,...
    23 views
    Two famous female icons share this secret
    Courtney Kirschaum
    • Mar 30
    • 2 min

    Two famous female icons share this secret

    In the 80s, the talk show crazy-train was speeding down the tracks. Oprah tried one of those pseudo-scandalous "reveal a big secret"...
    45 views
    The weird power this has over you
    Courtney Kirschaum
    • Jan 27
    • 2 min

    The weird power this has over you

    Recently, a high-profile activist posted a message announcing a career change. It felt like they were "making it official." Their words:...
    13 views
    2020, I resign...
    Courtney Kirschaum
    • Dec 29, 2020
    • 2 min

    2020, I resign...

    Reporter David Greene is leaving NPR. That’s US public radio if you’re not from around here. I don’t know him personally. His colleagues...
    47 views
    This is what we wait for
    Courtney Kirschaum
    • Dec 20, 2020
    • 1 min

    This is what we wait for

    An inflection point event results in a significant change in the progress of a company, industry, sector or your career. We usually refer...
    14 views
    The Crayola Crayon Box Scale
    Courtney Kirschaum
    • Dec 2, 2020
    • 1 min

    The Crayola Crayon Box Scale

    Crayons have a certain smell. Remember? Scent triggers memory and memories trigger emotion. It's like a time machine. Let's travel. Eight...
    47 views
    Steal Taylor Swift's happy success trick
    Courtney Kirschaum
    • Sep 4, 2020
    • 2 min

    Steal Taylor Swift's happy success trick

    Has anyone you know turned into a “different person” since all this started? You're looking at them, asking... “Who are you and what have...
    17 views
    I quit!
    Courtney Kirschaum
    • Aug 16, 2020
    • 3 min

    I quit!

    About 18 years ago, I saw David Sedaris give a reading in Amsterdam where I was living at the time. He was funny, warm, friendly and
    29 views
    How to stop taking THIS and still get the job
    Courtney Kirschaum
    • Jul 15, 2020
    • 2 min

    How to stop taking THIS and still get the job

    By the time he was 30, Steve Jobs had built a pretty impressive computer company and was such a complete jerk and bad boss, he managed to...
    40 views
    This is the "old normal"? You know that, right?
    Courtney Kirschaum
    • Jul 1, 2020
    • 2 min

    This is the "old normal"? You know that, right?

    There are some disturbing behaviors that are being normalized. Don't fall for it.
    40 views
    There's a 95% chance your profile is scaring away the very people you want to attract
    Courtney Kirschaum
    • May 28, 2020
    • 3 min

    There's a 95% chance your profile is scaring away the very people you want to attract

    Why your profile is driving away the very people you want to appeal to
    46 views
    How to start a revolution with a single word
    Courtney Kirschaum
    • Apr 29, 2020
    • 2 min

    How to start a revolution with a single word

    Even if you’re never bought a theatre ticket or sang a show tune, you’ve likely heard ofLes Misérables.
    29 views
    Would this make you angry?
    Courtney Kirschaum
    • Apr 19, 2020
    • 1 min

    Would this make you angry?

    A man was looking to sell his horse. He found a prospective buyer. “He’s a good horse, but he don’t look too good” said the seller...
    19 views
    Be careful what you believe!
    Courtney Kirschaum
    • Apr 9, 2020
    • 3 min

    Be careful what you believe!

    There’s a picture making the rounds on the Internet right now. You may have seen it. It’s an old black and white photo of a soldier carryin
    62 views
    Rain Man's secret will see you through this storm
    Courtney Kirschaum
    • Mar 27, 2020
    • 3 min

    Rain Man's secret will see you through this storm

    Walking in quarantine last night, I heard it. It's NEVER been so loud before! 3 hours later, the meaning was accidentally decoded...
    29 views
    You can use Brad Pitt's career trick
    Courtney Kirschaum
    • Mar 3, 2020
    • 2 min

    You can use Brad Pitt's career trick

    Ever noticed how people spring into existence for us the day they become famous? Maybe this is that time for you. Here's the thing...
    43 views
    Can you handle this when you get it?
    Courtney Kirschaum
    • Jul 23, 2019
    • 2 min

    Can you handle this when you get it?

    A friend of mine, Bill*, is what's known as a process server. Bill’s principal job is to deliver or “serve” legal documents to a witness,...
    35 views
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