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Dreams, Approval and The Paradox I wanted to make my parents proud. We all do. Whoever denies this one is lying. I especially wanted to make them proud on the occasion of leaving my well-paying “successful” and “oh so safe” career that I’d built over a decade following my hard-earned education to start over by [...]

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Welcome back to Episode #74 of The Daily Interaction podcast. Happy New Year 2013! How is the beginning of this year so far? I hope it’s been fantastic for you. Speaking of new beginnings, this episode kicks off our Interactive Interview Series where I interview people who have either improved their own communication skills so [...]

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A Persian Princess, Her Ferguson, and Never Having to Drive! I am a terrible driver. A terrible and careless driver. Sometimes, even a clumsy one. Mind you, I am not a reckless or crazy one by any means, just a terrible and careless one. I am good at a lot of things but driving an [...]

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Welcome back to Episode #70 of The Daily Interaction podcast where the topic today is inspired by my most favorite aunt from Iran on one her visits to the US – listen to the show for the full story where we explore the sometimes-dreaded question: “So What Do You Do?”. How do you answer the [...]

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Welcome back to Episode #66 of The Daily Interaction podcast. I just love it when one of my listeners sends in a request, so thank you dear Tamkara from Nigeria for asking me to talk about this topic: how do you know when to stay out of it and when to pry to find out [...]

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You were born with wings; why prefer to crawl through life? ~Rumi Grab your Rumi: A Photographic Gallery of Inspirational Quotes for FREE on Amazon both on Sunday Sept. 30th – Rumi’s 805th birthday – and on Monday Oct 1st. Read it on your Kindle Fire, iPad, iPhone, or computer with a FREE Kindle Reading [...]

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Welcome back to Episode #58 of The Daily Interaction podcast. Today’s topic is How to Let Go of Your Money Stigma and Start Creating Your Wealth. This topic was inspired by my fabulous students of the Smart Exit Blueprint, who are going through the ultimate personal challenge: facing their relationship with money, and understanding themselves [...]

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“Every thought we think is creating our future” ~ Louise Hay So many of us are just suffering quietly inside, and pretending that the world is just fine and peachy. So many of us would never utter a word about our inner tumult to anyone and in fact, I am certain that Louise Hay wrote [...]

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Welcome back to Episode #31 of The Daily Interaction podcast. Today’s topic is how respond to and interact with the inevitable baby or children question that is either implied or direct, if you have opted out of the procreation process for now or altogether. So if you don’t want to have babies, Podcast: Play in [...]

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Welcome back to Episode #25 of The Daily Interaction podcast. Today’s topic is about closing the culture gap and making the best impression when you meet people from other cultures and countries. What do you do the same and what do you do differently when you are in an international group setting? I am back [...]

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