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Common Traits of Likeable People

August 15, 2013 by Ocean Palmer 4 Comments

part 1 of 2 (note: part 2 will cover “Unlikeable Traits”) I recently worked with a client company where the curriculum turned from the topic of first impressions to likeability. As a group exercise I asked the class to develop of list of likeable traits. They listed 19. I added a few. Shown below is […]

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How to Be Happier Today

August 8, 2013 by Ocean Palmer Leave a Comment

10 Tips to Brighten the Day Just as we can decide to be positive or negative about life, work, and others, we are also empowered to choose between happy and sad. Recalibrating happiness doesn’t require moving mountains—all it takes aresimple reminders to make a major difference in both “real life” and our chosen career. Since […]

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Why I Started Giving Back

June 12, 2013 by Ocean Palmer Leave a Comment

I boarded my first airplane when I was 11. Looking around, I knew before the door was sealed that I would eventually walk into the cabins of hundreds more. By the time I got out of college, my suitcases seemed the most logical possession I owned. I don’t know how many pieces of travel luggage […]

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How to Be Happier Today, Tomorrow & the Day After

June 2, 2013 by Ocean Palmer Leave a Comment

10 Tips to Brighten Each Day Just as we can choose to be positive or negative about life, work, and others, we can also choose to be happy or sad. Withminor tweaks to habits and routines, ten little reminders can make a wonderful difference in both our “real life” and chosen career. While making […]

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How to Protect Your R.O.E. (“Return On Energy”)

April 30, 2013 by Ocean Palmer Leave a Comment

In business we often hear about a company’s desire for a high “ROI” (Return on Investment). “If we invest X amount, how much will we reap from that investment? What’s our rate of return?” High numbers make people happy. Low numbers get them fired. Companies live to know and discuss ROUI. People like chasing a […]

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How to Juggle Your 11 Primary Emotions

April 11, 2013 by Ocean Palmer Leave a Comment

An interesting web article by Diane Raymond caught my eye and I thought her topic—human emotions—was worth sharing and building upon. All of us relentlessly experience a range of singular and blended emotions that vary by degree. We cycle in and out of these things all the time. Since they are part of daily living, […]

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10 Tips for a Happier Life

March 14, 2013 by Ocean Palmer Leave a Comment

During a long early morning walk behind curious dogs I started thinking about my body of work from consulting, coaching, speaking, and teaching. Since it’s hard to be in a bad mood on a perfect late winter day, and today is one, my general thoughts turned specific: I started thinking about happiness. Having heard this […]

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Why Good Talent Leaves

March 5, 2013 by Ocean Palmer Leave a Comment

Talented people choose to leave organizations for a simple reason: Talent has options. The further you slide back along the excellence curve, the fewer options those lesser performers will have. Because of that, mediocrity tends to stay. But top performers live with a different realism. They will be courted by other companies, recruited by headhunters, […]

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Difficult Conversations: 10 Tips

February 25, 2013 by Ocean Palmer Leave a Comment

As more people withdraw to keyboards interactions instead of talking over the telephone or in-person, interactive effectiveness when confronted with a difficult conversation is diminished for two reasons: lack of comfort and lack of experience. Tortuous to the uninitiated, experience makes them easier. Conflict resolution is sometimes a choice, sometimes a necessity. When faced with […]

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Why Millennials Are the Most Stressed Out Generation

February 7, 2013 by Ocean Palmer Leave a Comment

A recent survey commissioned by the American Psychological Association measured the relative stress levels of four generations: Matures (Post-WWII workers, aged 67+) Boomers (48-to-66) Gen Xers (34-to-47) Millennials (Gen Y, ages 18-to-33) For clarity’s sake, we’ll define anxiety and stress this way: “The unpleasant emotional state consisting of psychological and physiological responses to anticipation of […]

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