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What Does Your Anger Reflect?

By Johanna February 4, 2016 question of the week 6 Comments

I had a great day yesterday. I had some meetings that went well. I heard from the guy I’d asked to write the foreword to Agile and Lean Program Management.…

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Grumpy, Sneezy, Dopey, or Happy?

By Johanna September 9, 2013 emotional resilience 1 Comment

I’ve had a summer cold for over two weeks now. I’m tired of it. I’m still coughing, mostly at night, or when I want to talk. As someone who has…

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What a Doctor Should Not Say to a Patient on a Friday Afternoon

By Johanna December 11, 2012 see reality 7 Comments

You’ve heard the old joke, “I’ve got good news and I’ve got bad news,” right? Well, that actually happened to me. Back in 2009, when I had my first vertigo…

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End of One Illusion: No Safe Place

By Johanna May 8, 2012 see reality 3 Comments

One of the problems with vertigo is that there is no safe place for me, except for sitting down. I flew to and from Denver last week. I don’t mind…

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Assisted Living: Succeeding With Help From Friends

By Johanna November 28, 2011 support 4 Comments

I spent the most recent four weeks on what I’m calling the “Northern Hemisphere Conference Tour“: four conferences, back to back. Agile Vancouver, AYE, Øredev, and Agile Testing Days. (It…

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What Living with Vertigo Has Taught Me About Emotional Resilience

By Johanna October 21, 2011 emotional resilience 1 Comment

I had a vertigo attack today. I was not expecting it. (No one ever expects the Spanish Inquisition!) I’d gone to the gym, had a great cardio workout, had a…

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Discuss the Undiscussable

By Johanna May 9, 2011 discuss the undiscussable No Comments

I made another mistake last week. It wasn’t a huge horrible mistake. But it was a mistake. I ordered the wrong books for PSL. I ordered Manage It! instead of…

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Know Your Limits

By Johanna May 5, 2011 see reality 1 Comment

I had a challenging workout yesterday, and when I stood up to make my lunch, I had LOL (little old lady) syndrome. I had trouble standing up straight. I had…

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