Month: October 2013

Defying the Odds: The Tenacity of Starcia Ague

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Motivational Stories and Speeches: I want to share a story from the new edition of The Compassionate Geek about a woman who defied the odds and is re-making herself into a great model of tenacity, perseverance, and compassion. I first heard about Starcia Ague in a story on KUOW-FM here in Seattle. Starcia’s mother kicked […]

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Call Center Articles: Humor in the Danger Zone: When Jokes Interfere with Our Job

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Client insights and service tips: We don’t normally associate humor with a danger zone. In fact, I think lots of humor is key to living a fulfilling life. When my family gets together, we laugh, giggle, chortle, and guffaw like crazy people and we love it! So, are there times when humor is dangerous? Absolutely.

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How to Deal with a Negative Environment

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You can find a negative environment nearly anywhere. I have a friend who’s dealing with some really ugly stuff in her life. We all know people in that situation and many of us have found ourselves dealing with ugliness from time-to-time. There’s certainly no denying that there’s ugly, bad stuff in the world. I think

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