OK - you're probably thinking, "Beth, really!? The finger?!? Seriously?? That's so not... YOU!" I blame this one on my friend, Leif. He's my partner-in-crime for our "Improv for Introverts" workshop. This blog's title was one of several possible tag lines we had brainstormed for the workshop. Rather than decide on the tag ourselves, we offered up a variety of ideas for feedback from our first … [Read more...]
“Can’t We Do Better Than OK?” & Other Nonsense
About 12 years ago, I was working for a Milwaukee nonprofit as a fundraiser. I was part of a great team of caring people. My wedding day was right around the corner. Life was good. One day, a co-worker was meeting with me in my office. Sally was a very chipper woman, always smiling and in high spirits. She sat across from me and asked, "How are you today?" I responded "I'm doing OK." I'll never, … [Read more...]
Open Mind, Open Doors
This past week I led a lively discussion about empowering language with a group of women from Courage 360 (formerly Washington Women's Employment & Education), and towards the end of the class, one young lady commented, "I know you said that using these disempowering words is draining, but I'm feeling drained trying to catch myself using them and then figuring out what to replace them with! My … [Read more...]