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Which emotions create cycles of disconnection in your life? The counterfeits will take us down destructive cycles of disconnection.  Stop being fooled by the counterfeits and step into your authentic self
Nice Culture is Killing Your Company kind vs. nice Jan 09, 2025

Recently, I was talking to a friend that happens to run a multi-billion dollar company. We were chat...

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The Misconceptions of Being Nice kind vs. nice Apr 26, 2024

The desire to be a "nice person” often leads us down a deep tunnel of repression. A tunnel filled wi...

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The Lies of People Pleasing: How to Turn Nice into Kind kind vs. nice Mar 19, 2024

Consider the following scenario:

Alyssa has a meeting with her team today. Her boss will review las...

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The Origins and Impact of Being "Nice" kind vs. nice Mar 13, 2024

Exploring the Origins and Implications of Authentic Kindness

The words we choose to express ourselv...

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Invisible Expectations: The Covert Contract kind vs. nice Mar 11, 2024

A friend invited me to sit in his box seats at a Utah Jazz game completely free. The game was an abs...

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The Nice Trap: Why We're Chronically Nice to These 5 Types of People kind vs. nice Sep 28, 2023

In our journey to understand chronic niceness, it's essential to delve deeper into the various types...

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