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Where Are You in Your Changes?

By Johanna March 18, 2020 question of the week 5 Comments

We’re all in the middle of substantial change. People moved from collocated to remote work overnight. Children are home, too. Your family is home for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Our…

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How Do You Feel When You Achieve a Significant Milestone?

By Johanna December 12, 2019 question of the week 1 Comment

I’ve been pushing myself to get the second book of the Modern Management Made Easy triad ready for my technical reviewers. I found a ton of little problems and then…

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What Makes You Remarkable?

By Johanna December 27, 2018 question of the week 1 Comment

I want to be remarkable, worthy of attention, in some ways—in my writing, speaking, and consulting. I would prefer to not be remarkable for my physical appearance. Yet, I am.…

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Are You On a Streak?

By Johanna December 13, 2017 question of the week 1 Comment

I like to build habits for things I want to do more of and less of. I’ve been writing like mad these days: blogging here and on my business site,…

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When Do You Suffer from FEAR?

By Johanna October 18, 2017 question of the week 13 Comments

I was talking with my father recently about my writing workshops. I’m finishing the last touches on the first one and hope to finally make it available for registration any…

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When are You Excessively Above Average?

By Johanna August 2, 2017 question of the week 1 Comment

A few weeks ago, Mark coined the term, “excessively above average.” Since then, he’s used it for his progress on rehabbing his Achilles tendon post-surgery, my hyperbole, and other things,…

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What Does Success in Learning Look Like to You?

By Johanna February 2, 2017 question of the week No Comments

I’ve been taking online and in-person workshops for several years now. I took a week-long in-person writing workshop last year and learned a ton. We had writing and technique assignments.…

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How Are You Better or Worse?

By Johanna June 22, 2016 question of the week 2 Comments

I’ve been working on several things these weeks, slowly  moving them to done. I have workshops for Agile 2016, books in progress, monthly columns, and my non-fiction writing. As I…

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What Are You Waiting For?

By Johanna May 26, 2016 question of the week 6 Comments

Given that I’ve published so much, I meet people who say, “I want to write. But, I need to wait for a good time to write.” Or, they say they…

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How Confident Are You?

By Johanna March 17, 2016 question of the week 6 Comments

I’m teaching a writing workshop. Writers have all kinds of problems. A common problem is the feeling of Imposter Syndrome. “Who am I to write this? Will anyone believe me?…

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