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Claudette Rowley is a professional coach, speaker and author who helps business professionals like you turn their soft skills into hard results. Sign up for Claudette's free monthly ezine "Insights for the Savvy" at http://www.metavoice.org or contact her directly at info@metavoice.org.

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Embrace Yourself
Lately, I've noticed a strange phenomenon: I spend large chunks of most days feeling great. After a few years of rough patches, setbacks and some mighty big speed bumps, this experience is truly new and it crept up on me so slowly, that it didn't sink in for a while. So... Read
By: Claudette Rowley | 13/06/2007 | Advice
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Risky Business
I just got a new computer. It's the most fun I have had in a long time. For those of you thinking, "Boy, she needs to get out more," let me explain. My old computer was dying a slow death -- and I'd procrastinated mightily in identifying its replacement. I was... Read
By: Claudette Rowley | 28/04/2007 | Business
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Feel The Joy
My grandmother died on January 1, 2007. She was my last living grandparent. Her name was Joy. She was 86. The funeral was in a small Wisconsin town about two hours from Milwaukee. I debated about going - I live near Boston and it felt like a long flight and long... Read
By: Claudette Rowley | 11/03/2007 | Relationships
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Let Purpose Be Your Guide
We live in a "should" culture. We bow to the "shoulds," pay homage to the "ought tos" and enslave ourselves to the "have tos." We listen to the wrong voices. And by doing so, we neglect the voice of our life purpose - the voice that really has something to say... Read
By: Claudette Rowley | 20/01/2007 | Advice
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Give Yourself The Gift Of Value
My 4-year-old son caught my attention the other day with a simple announcement: "I'm special and important." He uttered this statement with complete conviction. Curious, I asked, "Who did you talk to about that?" He said, "No one. I told myself that." Again, stated with complete conviction. As his mother, I... Read
By: Claudette Rowley | 14/12/2006 | Self Help
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How Do You Support Yourself?
"You can't help someone get up a hill without getting closer to the top yourself." —H. Read
By: Claudette Rowley | 02/11/2006 | Advice
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Caught In The Perfection Trap? Learn How To Untangle Yourself
Are you a perfectionist? Here's permission to stop pursuing perfection. Perfectionism is impossible. We're all imperfect. Perfectionism leaves a trail of wreckage on our psyches, careers, families and entire self-perceptions. Read
By: Claudette Rowley | 17/09/2006 | Advice
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Get Lucky
Do you know someone who's always lucky - a friend or colleague for whom things just work out - as if by magic? The concept of luck brings up an age-old question: Are some people born lucky and others not? The answer to both questions is "no. Read
By: Claudette Rowley | 18/08/2006 | Advice
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Kick The Habit
Habits have a bad rap. Most people think that habits either "should" be gotten or "should" be eliminated. Yet, in reality, habits are simply behaviors that show how we operate internally and externally. Read
By: Claudette Rowley | 15/08/2006 | Advice
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The Benefits Of Being Stuck
You know what you want. You have a vision and a plan. You try to implement that plan but for some reason you can't. You are officially "stuck" You feel like you can't move forward, but can't discern why. Read
By: Claudette Rowley | 22/06/2006 | Advice