I turned forty recently. I’m not one of those freaks who dreads each birthday but my forties have definitely been different. There has been one shift in my forty-year-old-thinking that is so seemingly trivial it is embarrassing to admit. Because of all the terrible things in this world that I should be concerned about, I […] Read more…
The number one human fear, according to numerous studies and surveys, is public speaking. It’s not my biggest dear. But it was during a public speaking training session that I realized what my biggest fear actually is: not being thought of as nice. Really, you might be thinking? The realization that I don’t want to be thought of […] Read more…
Nobel scientist, Tim Hunt, had a bad week when he mistakenly used his outside voice instead of just thinking quietly in his head to himself. His cringe-worthy evaluation of women scientists is right up there with any backwards comment uttered by your dementia-suffering grandpa at Thanksgiving dinner. Hunt found himself in world of hurt after […] Read more…