by Trish Springsteen | Aug 9, 2010 | Business, Personal Development
I woke up this morning to a fine spring day. The early morning sun was just beginning to bring some warmth into the day, and a very faint breeze was stirring the leaves on the weeping acacia. It was inevitable that I took my first cup of coffee and went to sit out in...
by Trish Springsteen | Aug 6, 2010 | Business, Personal Development, Women in Business
I do a lot of my work from home, and every day you will find me dutifully sitting in my office dealing with a number of exciting projects for our business. Friends who work in the traditional nine-to-five routine sigh nostalgically when they think about my working...
by Trish Springsteen | Jul 30, 2010 | Communication, Personal Development, Public Speaking
I like alliteration! And I could think of no other way of describing what I wanted to talk about today.Last weekend we were privileged to be invited to attend a unique and high energy network event. Trischel was one of the sponsors, and as such we were given the...
by Trish Springsteen | Jul 12, 2010 | Business, Communication, Personal Development
Most of the daily decisions we take, are taken quickly and easily. After all, what world shattering effect can result from a choice of either marmalade or peanut butter on my toast?When we go shopping, I don’t think it will engage the United Nations in negotiations if...
by Trish Springsteen | Jul 6, 2010 | Communication, Personal Development, Public Speaking
There has been a lot of discussion recently about the role of the non-verbal dimension in communication, and especially the accuracy of Albert Mehrabian’s formula.Unfortunately we live in a world that seems to prefer sound bites rather than complete explanations and...
by Trish Springsteen | Jul 4, 2010 | Business, Communication, Personal Development, Women in Business
Rogers and Hammerstein put it in a nutshell with their song “I’m just a girl who can’t say No” and alas it is not just the girl that can’t do it; there are an awful lot of the rest of us who can’t do it either.Why is it that even when we are up to our eyeballs in...
