by Cathy Miller | Jun 3, 2024
Picture your favorite Olympic athlete. Now try to imagine that athlete’s training to get to the Olympics. For most of us, the scope is beyond our grasp. All those years of training, working out, dealing with injuries, failing, and starting again. Do Olympic athletes...
by Cathy Miller | Apr 18, 2024
Do you wonder what Emily Post would think of today’s social media world? Do you know who Emily Post is? The Emily Post Institute offers the simplest answer – “…her name is synonymous with manners and etiquette.” The Institute is a fifth...
by Cathy Miller | Mar 31, 2024
In this AI era, do you still need an elevator pitch? Picture this. You bump into the CEO of a company you have targeted forever. The CEO asks that simple yet oh-so-complex question. What do you do? You have mere seconds to impress the CEO with your response. Daunting,...
by Cathy Miller | Mar 13, 2024
Customer service is exhausting. We blog about it, rant about it, and take pot shots at the excuses. But a recent good experience brought me back to the topic. Unfortunately, the good experience arrived on the heels of some really bad experiences. So, I’ll share...
by Cathy Miller | Feb 8, 2024
Validation is like a hug to our soul. It signals we’ve been heard and we matter. But like anything worth pursuing, too much of a good thing turns that healing hug into a death grip. Some validation is meaningless. And other alleged validation is just plain mean –...
by Cathy Miller | Jan 29, 2024
Before January slipped out the door, Hannah felt the slap of one of the terrible marketing trends. Or at least it seemed like a trend to her. She just accepted an invitation to connect from someone on LinkedIn. She barely clicked enter when – BAM – the...
