Monthly Archives: July 2009

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  As the philosopher Jagger once said…

  Posted on July 31, 2009 by Kat French in managing attention, real life

  “You can’t always get what you want. But if you try sometimes, you might find you get what you need.” — The Rolling Stones. Plans are lovely. Goals are wonderful. Everyone should have lots of plans and goals, and work diligently towards them. Honestly, that diligence alone–win, lose or draw on the outcomes–sculpts your character. [...]

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  The stories you choose not to tell.

  Posted on July 29, 2009 by Kat French in real life, story & craft

  Stories are powerful. I’ve  seen the way that story can mobilize people around a common cause. When my kids get in trouble, coming up with a good story is always their first response in trying to get out of it. Counselors encourage people to tell their story, and in telling it, gain freedom to change [...]

  Post Tagged with archetypes, delivery, heroes, standup, stories, story, timing, transformative, villains
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  It’s all in the quality of construction.

  Posted on July 27, 2009 by Kat French in managing attention, real life

  I’m not a huge fan of personal drama, believe it or not. That said, it somehow seems to find me anyway.  In great abundance, at times. Don’t get me wrong–as a younger woman, I was every bit the melodramatic enneagram 4 drama queen.  Personal drama serves a purpose.  It can be a lovely distraction from [...]

  Post Tagged with character, ego, enneagram 4, personal drama, perspective, relationships, self-examination
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  Coming into focus.

  Posted on July 24, 2009 by Kat French in managing attention, real life

  Marshall: They just pay me to drive the limo, sir. I’m not here to tell you who you are. Joe Banks: I didn’t ask you to tell me who I am. Marshall: You were hinting around about clothes. That happens to be a very important topic to me, sir. Clothes, Mr… Joe Banks: Banks. Marshall: [...]

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  Tangled in my own parachutes.

  Posted on July 22, 2009 by Kat French in managing attention, real life

  The last few weeks have been, to say the least, more challenging than usual. I went on vacation, partly to have the luxury of actually having the total emotional meltdown my stress level has been stewing for months.  Partly, it was to create some space to make a few decisions about the direction of my [...]

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  Who we are in someone else’s story.

  Posted on July 20, 2009 by Kat French in real life, relationships, story & craft

  In the last few days, I’ve been pondering the idea of who we are in someone else’s story.  As a friend of mine says, we all tend to view life as our own personal Broadway musical.  We’re the star, the hero(ine), and other people dance across the stage to serve our story and move our [...]

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