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The Voices of the “Little People” Matter

By Alexia Vernon | April 17th, 2013

As so often happens, a problem, idea, or experience shows up in my life a few times within a week, and my processing of it spawns the musings I share with my virtual community. And so it is this week. First, last weekend I read an article about Majora Carter in the New York Times. [...]

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How One Word Can Make Big Impact

By Alexia Vernon | April 10th, 2013

For the last year, I’ve been dating churches. While my religious upbringing has been a bit of a hodgepodge – I was raised Greek Orthodox, attended Catholic school, and have a sweet spot in my heart for attending synagogue with my dad on Yom Kippur (the holiday that most embodies my spiritual identity because of [...]

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My Month of 100 Percent Honesty Begins

By Alexia Vernon | April 3rd, 2013

This month I agreed to be a part of Tech Cocktail writer Kira Newman’s ambitious project, The Honesty Experiment, where I have vowed to be 100 percent honest with myself and others for 30 days. Each week in April, 7 other participants and I will blog about our experiences. Less than 3 full days in I am [...]

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There are No Do Overs…But There are Do Forwards

By Alexia Vernon | March 13th, 2013

In the last 3 weeks I’ve had the opportunity to go to several prisons and a jail as a part of my participation with the extraordinary Leadership Las Vegas program, facilitated by the Las Vegas Metro Chamber of Commerce. As evidenced by the picture on the left, I’ve even had the opportunity to preside over [...]

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Why Perspective Takers and Problem Finders Finish First

By Alexia Vernon | February 13th, 2013

When most of us think about moving our people to take action – be it to shift their darn behavior to achieve better workplace results or simply to make the commitment to invest in themselves/their organization by purchasing our company’s product or solution, we usually think about understanding where that person is coming from. We’ve [...]

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Will You Help Me Dial-Up My Impact?

By Alexia Vernon | January 9th, 2013

“If you want to know what you do best in the world, start taking note of what you most get complimented for,” advised one of my very first coaches. This is why when I launched my coaching business I initially developed a niche in career development. I had always been told I crafted bang-up resumes [...]

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10 Truths and 1 Fat Lie

By Alexia Vernon | December 13th, 2012

After a period of excessive productivity, public interaction and attention, I typically have a tremendous desire to get quiet and go within. I’m currently cocooning after such a period. At the beginning of the month I had the privilege of co-organizing and co-hosting Las Vegas’ first TEDxWomen event, pictured on the left. This week I saw [...]

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Are You Speaking the Right Love Language to Your People?

By Alexia Vernon | November 28th, 2012

This passed Thanksgiving weekend was one of my favorites. I went the better part of four days without cooking a thing. I got caught up on movies. Completed a lot of prep for the TEDxWomen event I’m hosting, TEDxFremontEastWomen. But most importantly, I indulged my preferred love language – quality time. If you are unfamiliar with [...]

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It’s Time to Get Cozy with Monroe

By Alexia Vernon | November 14th, 2012

When most people think of Monroe, they think of James Monroe, the fifth President of the United States. The last President to be a Founding Father. The creator of the Monroe Doctrine. But in the world of heart-centered, high impact communication, there’s a far more significant Monroe. Alan Monroe. Creator of Monroe’s Motivated Sequence. Developed [...]

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