by aliciayoung | Apr 3, 2013 | Body, Communication, Humor, LIfe, Relationships, Social Life
A lot of women struggle with compliments – and I was one of them for years. If you’re complimented on a dress, how do you respond? “Oh, this old thing?” We can make others feel silly for their seemingly questionable taste. Others think a compliment must be...
by aliciayoung | Mar 28, 2013 | Communication, Community, LIfe, Relationships
In a coffee shop today, I discreetly observed an elderly man with his two granddaughters, young teens who had just finished a sports game. My heart broke for him as he tried to engage them, smiling as he talked proudly about one girl’s great kick, or recounting...
by aliciayoung | Mar 13, 2013 | Communication, Humor
Making a wedding toast. Presenting at work. Persuading a jury you really are an upstanding citizen (despite those drunken videos online). Public speaking is a fabulous life skill, and it needn’t be a daunting one to acquire. Whether we speak to agitate, educate...
by aliciayoung | Mar 6, 2013 | Communication, Humor, LIfe, Relationships
I’ve just shrugged off a bout of laryngitis— and despite a red-raw throat, there were unexpected perks. First: not being able to talk at my usual 90mph. At the hairdressers’, our dynamic changed. We normally chat nonstop about life, movies, and the headlines—in...
by aliciayoung | Jan 16, 2013 | Communication, Community, LIfe, Relationships, Spirit
If you’ve ever experienced a little charity fatigue, I feel for you. I live in an activist neighborhood, where most days a Savvy Girl can’t take three steps without being pressed for a signature, a membership, a donation, or occasionally, a kidney. You want to...
by aliciayoung | Jan 2, 2013 | Communication, Community, Mind, Relationships, Spirit
Hello – and Happy New Year to you! January holds its own magic, when the year ahead stretches out crisp and fresh, brimming with potential. At a party yesterday, we were asked our intent for the year…not a specific resolution per se… but what guiding intent we want to...
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