When I moved into my first place, I had very little money. I still remember looking at all of the photos of professionally styled homes and apartments, finally realizing
You’re Just So Direct! And other insults disguised as compliments BY JEN OLENICZAK BROWN How often have you been hit with a backhanded compliment? Maybe you’re unsure – let me
Being Concise – Using Less to Say More BY JEN OLENICZAK BROWN We’ve all been in that conversation. You know the one. Someone makes a comment or asks a question,
Faith McKnight What makes you? I don’t take NO for an answer! I am persistent and have a creative mind which is always trying to keep up with the
What’s your apology language? BY JEN OLENICZAK Apologies are harder than they look. How often have you – or someone else – said, “I’m sorry you feel like that” in
I’m Wrong and Uncomfortable About It. Now what? BY JEN OLENICZAK BROWN You were so sure. So. Incredibly. Sure. You fought hard to convince the other person you were right.
Selene Johnson What makes you YOU? I’ve always had a passion for equity and social justice – my first real activism started when I organized a 3-day school-wide lunch boycott
Confessions of an Ex-People Pleaser BY JEN OLENICZAK BROWN I was a people-pleaser for most of my life and it wasn’t a good thing. You’re probably thinking, Oh Jen! You
BY JEN OLENICZAK BROWN As a plant person, I have a lot of very long and very viney plants, so I’ve spent a lot of painstaking hours figuring out how
BY JEN OLENICZAK BROWN Camille Adair, pictured left What makes you YOU? What makes me, me was my father’s effort and my mother’s love, friends who came to my
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