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What I Learned About Control from a Group of World Changers

By Alexia Vernon | March 27th, 2013

In one of the activities that I do with leaders as an entry-point into discussing how we harness our personal power, individual participants are asked to label each one of 20 hypothetical possibilities for power a unique number from 1-20. 1 signifies what you would most like to do with your personal power and 20, [...]

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The Most Important Takeaway from the Election – Moxie Matters

By Alexia Vernon | November 7th, 2012

If you’re anything like me, your inbox has been flooded with reflections on Tuesday’s election. Whether you are part of the approximately 50% of the country and saw your preferred presidential candidate re-elected or align with the 48% of the country that’s still a little ticked that their candidate did not achieve victory, I bet [...]

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Camp 2.0: From Shame to Shine

By Alexia Vernon | March 8th, 2012

When I was in elementary school, I used to go to the niftiest day camp. It was one of the only places where I felt like I could truly play – whether I was dancing the hula, singing camp songs, making rainbow-colored lanyards, or cooking international food. At my camp, there wasn’t the typical hierarchy [...]

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When is the Last Time You Let Yourself “Bump”?

By Alexia Vernon | October 19th, 2011

This last month has been conference central for me. First, I had the opportunity both to plan and present at the Nevada Professional Coaches Association’s first state conference. From there I went straight into the International Coach Federation’s global conference. Last week I attended the American Society for Training and Development’s Chapter Leaders conference. And [...]

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What Have You Been Called to Inaugurate?

By Alexia Vernon | January 21st, 2009

I was there. Sandwiched between 1.5 million to 2 million of my fellow Americans on the National Mall. Watching our 44th president, Barack Obama, take the oath of office. To summarize the myriad of swirling emotions I experienced is impossible and would border on gauche. Some experiences can only be summarized in a picture, a [...]

Also posted in Adult Learning, Coaching, Leadership, Personal Development, Politics | 6 Comments

Fear and Loathing are NOT Activist Values

By Alexia Vernon | November 20th, 2008

Amy Richards was the first person to call me an activist. Although she denied the nonprofit young women’s leadership organization I started in Las Vegas a grant, she called me up towards the end of college asking for permission to profile me in Grassroots: A Field Guide for Feminist Activism. “Your values really embrace me,” [...]

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Engage in the Dialogue. Ask a Question.

By Alexia Vernon | September 10th, 2008

The group was preaching. And rambling. I asked for them to flex their “efficient language” muscle, to articulate their responses to the various prompts in the values clarification exercise in 2-3 sentences. Max. After hearing the seventh or eighth passionate but unfocused answer, one that reflected the speaker’s emotions more than his/her critical thinking, I [...]

Also posted in Coaching, Leadership, Politics, Teaching | 5 Comments

10 Things I Learned While Sojourning in the Pacific Northwest

By Alexia Vernon | August 5th, 2008

1. Going green originated in the PNW for a reason.2. I should have been born a decade earlier. I LOVE the Talking Heads.3. Leaving Lewis and Clark was a mistake, even if the dorms have a lot of fecal matter on their windows and inadequate insulation.4. Even artistic work created in sustainable communities can be [...]

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