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17
Feb

Do You Have A Dream?

By Andrea Goeglein Do you have a dream? Does your dream have a voice?  What the heck does it mean to have a dream that reflects your voice? I know that for a very long time I was annoyed by such questions. I can still remember the incensed eye roll I would project each time...
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29
Jan

UNLV…It is not what you think it is!

UNLV…It is not what you think it is and TEDxUNLV on April 11, 2014 will help you experience not only the best of UNLV, but the best of what the future of Las Vegas is positioned to be. As a student-driven, community organized event, TEDxUNLV will feature ideas worth spreading from a global leader in...
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16
Oct

What ‘Don’t Die’ Means

I have been contemplating submitting a proposal for a TEDx talk to be held in Las Vegas in December. I am not sure I will yet, but in doing some research I came across this TED talk I felt was worth sharing. A good thought — and I could see this as an inspirational project...
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30
Jul

TGIM

This TED video is going to make you Thank God It’s Monday.  Shawn Achor is an incredible presenter.  He had me hooked with the title:  The happy secret to better work, but when he said the line, “The reason I am here today and the reason I get up excited each morning is Positive Psychology!”...
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09
Jun

Spoken Word Poetry

In 2002 I accompanied our daughter, Dana Courtney, to a youth poetry workshop.  She had won an award and was invited to deliver her work in person.  It was a large event with several hundred teenagers.  I had the opportunity to hear many poems – not knowing they actually were a style of writing and...
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07
Jun

Size Matters

Almost 20 years ago, thanks to an international business class, I learned that India — with over 1 billion people at that time — already had a middle class the size of the entire US population (400 million).  That stat has stayed me with and guided my thinking about globalization and the impact of large...
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21
May

Optimistic or Pessimistic?

I, for one, still come out on the side that if given a choice, I would rather be born naturally too optimistic than born naturally more pessimistic.  Why?  Seeing a situation as negative as it really is would steal me of the moments I might have to enjoy those around me or see the beauty...
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08
Mar

The Righteous MInd

Ted video of interest: Jonathan Haidt The Righteous Mind My 1997 doctoral dissertation was a study of the moral development of transformational CEOs.  I have continued my interest in the the life question, “Why do good people do not so good things regardless of their wealth, education and/or job title? ” In the soon to be released book,...
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08
Feb

Sheryl Sandberg: Why we have too few women leaders | Video on TED.com

Sheryl Sandberg: Why we have too few women leaders Video on TED.com It is hard not to be following Sherly Sandberg, the COO of Facebook, given the pending IPO. I have been researching her since reading an article in the NY Times last week. Very gracious woman. Very sound advice. And I like that I...
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02
Nov

Learning from Mistakes

At a weekend spiritual retreat, my husband Richard became resistant because the word ‘sin’ was used. He couldn’t relate to the word ‘sin’ until I said that it means a ‘mistake’, a turning away from good. That he could relate to. In business, as we review our careers, we usually see all the mistakes we...
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