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    The secret seduction of the first climber
    Courtney Kirschaum
    • Jan 21
    • 2 min

    The secret seduction of the first climber

    One summer, I worked at a high ropes course that would get the "real deal" nod of respect from any Navy SEAL. Clients varied. Corporate...
    27 views
    This showed a side of my friend I'd never seen. It was glorious...
    Courtney Kirschaum
    • Jan 11
    • 3 min

    This showed a side of my friend I'd never seen. It was glorious...

    “This can’t be late. I’ve promised the group.” Perfumed with Coppertone, wearing bathing suits under shorts and t-shirts, we were driving...
    29 views
    Check the expiration date on this...
    Courtney Kirschaum
    • Dec 24, 2020
    • 3 min

    Check the expiration date on this...

    In college, one of our professors in the Mass Communications department was usually approached with trepidation, if not outright fear....
    12 views
    Deadheads, doctors and nuns
    Courtney Kirschaum
    • Dec 19, 2020
    • 2 min

    Deadheads, doctors and nuns

    Years ago, not long before they stopped touring, I went to Grateful Dead show at RFK stadium outside D.C. For the record (so to speak), I...
    25 views
    Why talk at work is a Shakespearean tragedy
    Courtney Kirschaum
    • Dec 15, 2020
    • 1 min

    Why talk at work is a Shakespearean tragedy

    “Let me have men about me that are fat... Yond Cassius has a lean and hungry look. He thinks too much: such men are dangerous.” ― William...
    49 views
    Promises do this before breaking
    Courtney Kirschaum
    • Dec 4, 2020
    • 1 min

    Promises do this before breaking

    An author named Seth Godin coined the phrase, “Permission Marketing.” Here’s an hyper-simplified version of how it works. You make a...
    33 views
    Naked bridges and inner avalanches
    Courtney Kirschaum
    • Nov 30, 2020
    • 1 min

    Naked bridges and inner avalanches

    You know the dream. You’re in some public place when you realize your clothes aren't there with you. Then, you're awake wondering, "What...
    17 views
    How you respond when this happens reveals your fortune
    Courtney Kirschaum
    • Nov 15, 2020
    • 1 min

    How you respond when this happens reveals your fortune

    Here's a children's riddle: What's "Round as a butter bowl and deep as a cup and the whole Mississippi couldn't fill it up." The answer....
    8 views
    Do you need this one-word career "prayer?"
    Courtney Kirschaum
    • Nov 9, 2020
    • 2 min

    Do you need this one-word career "prayer?"

    Yesterday, waiting for my coffee to cool a bit, my radio was keeping me company. Mostly talk about the election. The chatter skipped a...
    29 views
    The sad secret employees rarely reveal
    Courtney Kirschaum
    • Sep 20, 2020
    • 3 min

    The sad secret employees rarely reveal

    How would you finish this sentence? "I'm shameless about ...." It reveals more than you might think.
    47 views
    Has this ever happened to you? Where's the line?
    Courtney Kirschaum
    • Aug 27, 2020
    • 2 min

    Has this ever happened to you? Where's the line?

    Where's the line? Who decides? Maybe Arnold Schwarzenegger does.
    17 views
    The dangers of doing this alone
    Courtney Kirschaum
    • Aug 13, 2020
    • 3 min

    The dangers of doing this alone

    You probably don't find other people doing this unusual, so why won't you do it?
    35 views
    When you get more work, but not more money - do this:
    Courtney Kirschaum
    • Aug 9, 2020
    • 3 min

    When you get more work, but not more money - do this:

    Are you getting more work but not more money?
    126 views
    The vital function of getting fired
    Courtney Kirschaum
    • Jul 30, 2020
    • 1 min

    The vital function of getting fired

    Everyone runs from getting fired. Yet, the very best people get fired. Look at it logically instead of emotionally and there's a strong...
    33 views
    Here's one way to bounce back from getting fired
    Courtney Kirschaum
    • Jul 17, 2020
    • 2 min

    Here's one way to bounce back from getting fired

    Getting fired, even laid off, can be a crushing experience.  If that's ever happened to you you'll appreciate this story even more...
    44 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
    Don't let this bother you - it's not true
    Courtney Kirschaum
    • Jul 3, 2020
    • 2 min

    Don't let this bother you - it's not true

    Well-meaning people offer this unwelcome, untrue commentary all the time. Smile and ignore them. They're wrong.
    10 views
    How to see your next best career move (and why it's been in your blind spot)
    Courtney Kirschaum
    • May 19, 2020
    • 3 min

    How to see your next best career move (and why it's been in your blind spot)

    How to get seen and soar higher than you thought possible...
    28 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
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