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Post by Myra Salzer Recently, I’ve had a lot of interest by various groups interested in hearing me speak about the mistakes I have seen in both giving and receiving gifts/wealth.  Since this is a topic of interest to many audiences, it seemed appropriate to write about it in a series of blogs covering common […]

Another year has passed, and with that, another successful day of volunteering in Colorado. We were fortunate to have a cool, overcast morning where we spent a few hours harvesting vegetables at Earth’s Table, a local garden in Boulder. Earth’s Table is a non-profit organization located in Boulder & Broomfield Counties, donating 100% of the […]

Analysis by Myra Salzer I recently wrote a blog post on More Time To Think – the book and the practice of creating a Thinking Environment. Theories are great but, does it work? The answer is – YES! Let me share some of the ways it has worked for me, personally, or ways I’ve seen it […]

Review by Myra Salzer It’s been, maybe, 10 years now since I first saw Nancy Kline’s book, More Time To Think and encountered a pivotal shift in how I communicate. More Time To Think is actually the second book in Kline’s series about the “Thinking Environment.”  To be honest, when I first picked up the […]

Book Review by Myra Salzer. When books are given to me as gifts, I usually resent feeling an obligation to read something I would never have picked up myself. This book, a gift from my entrepreneurial coach, Dan Sullivan, is an exception. Simply put, it’s an exceptional book! Johnson combines history, science, and story to […]

Self-criticism, complaining, venting. All of us succumb to these at times, (some folks more than others) with one of several goals (conscious or unconscious) in mind. Robin Kowalski, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology at Clemson University, breaks down complainers into three types: Venters are those dissatisfied people who aren’t really interested in solutions. They can leave […]