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Beth Nyland
In praise of Post-it® Notes
If you write at work, your first draft need not look anything like the final product. Rather than jumping into…
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Beth Nyland
How my small business is doing in 2020: a story in words and pictures
in Creativity, Life & Business, Spencer Grace, Story Mode, Technology, Visual Communication / / 0 comments(inspired by Laura Numeroff, one of my favorite children’s book authors; illustrations by yours truly) If you give a creative…
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Beth Nyland
Are you bored? Then you’re boring.
I poured one last cup of tea, propped my iPhone against the empty teapot, kicked my feet up on my…
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Beth Nyland
A short list of phrases to SAY and STIFLE right about now
in External Communication, Internal Communication, Life & Business, Presentations & Speaking, Spencer Grace, Story Mode, Writing / / 0 commentsThings are a mess right now. I’ll spare you a detailed description of “these challenging times” and instead offer a…
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Beth Nyland
Trigger phrases to torch in these challenging times
in External Communication, Internal Communication, Life & Business, Spencer Grace, Story Mode, Writing / / 0 commentsThe other day I was lacing up my shoes to take my favorite podcast for a walk. The episode was…
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Beth Nyland
Life lessons, one by one
“If there’s one thing I’ve learned …” It’s a phrase that makes you want run, right? Typically, those words are…
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Beth Nyland
Could it be time to set aside the Magic Football?
Who’s on your mind right now? In this uncertain time of the coronavirus, the people I’m thinking about are: Striving…
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Beth Nyland
The life-changing magic of reading creative books
in Book Reviews, Creativity, Life & Business, Spencer Grace, Story Mode, Visual Communication, Writing / / 0 comments“What are you reading?” It’s the question I love to ask when I meet others who value great stories, good…
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Beth Nyland
Good questions make better stories
in Presentations & Speaking, Spencer Grace / / 0 commentsAnn, Barb, and Chuck walk into a meeting room. Sounds like the start of a joke, right? Actually, it’s the…
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Beth Nyland
Tigger wins the room
Anyone who’s been in a Story Mode workshop will attest: Jill Pollack and I do not play it safe. We seldom…
