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The dreaded “C” word

By Camille Smith / March 22, 2020

No, not cancer and not covid.        The dreaded word is constraint. COVID-19 has dramatically shaped our reality. It’s up to each of us to design an empowering relationship to the current, real, even threatening, constraints. In support of creating this relationship, please consider my offer at the end of this blog. So…

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Turning Ideas into Impact — the book’s available!

By Camille Smith / February 26, 2020

I always wanted to write a book,but the wanting never turned into doing     . . . until NOW! Together with 15 amazing Silicon Valley consultants, we’ve written our book: Turning Ideas Into Impact. It is now on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Turning-Ideas-Into-Impact-Consultants-ebook/dp/B08428RLDY/ . Starting February 27 (Thurs) until March 2 (Mon), we’ll be running an Amazon…

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What she said . . .

By Camille Smith / November 5, 2019

In a live & lively interview with Jim Masters, CUTV News Radio, I reveal … What being a high school teacher taught me How poetry named by company Importance of leaders knowing “why” What’s so special about a conversation A couple of the hardest things about being a coach (at least for me) Grab your…

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Tomorrow: Live Interview: Camille onBlogTalkRadio 9PT/12n EDT

By Camille Smith / October 8, 2019

News Flash! Tomorrow, Wednesday October 9th at 12pm EDT, (9 am PT) I’m being interviewed on BlogTalk Radio. It’s 30 minutes and live … anything (might) happen! Use this link & listen in:  https://www.blogtalkradio.com/cutvnewsradio/2019/10/09/cutv-news-radio-spotlights-camille-smith-of-work-in-progress-coaching  Thanks for your support, blog readers, Camille

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Walk your Talk … Vertically!!

By Camille Smith / November 27, 2016

When I tell people I’m taking an indoor climbing class at Pacific Edge, their “Good for you!” is usually followed quickly by “Why?” My Whys I have several whys.  Every day, I ask leaders to commit to something without knowing how to do it and without a guarantee of success. I ask them to step…

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Don’t be bored: Gather clues!

By Camille Smith / October 12, 2015

When I was a kid (and not damming up Yellow Creek), my brother and I played two board games, Monopoly and Clue. My brother liked (and usually won) Monopoly which probably paid off in his role as a VC. Clue was my favorite. I liked it because I was good at making educated guesses. Nothing…

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Values are more than Skin Deep

By Camille Smith / August 6, 2014

Being an adult dedicated to helping people access their potential, be values-driven and experience an uncommon sense of satisfaction and success, I’m curious as to how folks wind up where they do and how they navigated the path to get there. Being a child of the 60’s dedicated to looking good, I followed the female…

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Swallowing the bitter pill of rejection leads to a diet of success

By Camille Smith / July 31, 2014

No.   Thanks, but no thanks. Decline.   Not interested. Dismissed. Rejected.    Your idea might not be adopted. Your application might be declined. Your declaration of love might receive a blank look.  It’s ok to not like rejection. But, if you avoid it when something really matters to you, I promise you’ll regret it. Why? …

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Do you need coaching or training (or both)?

By Camille Smith / May 11, 2014

About once a month, someone calls asking: “Do you do trainings?”  I love these calls. My first response is something like, “Yes, I do trainings. Tell me more about what you need so I can see if I can deliver it.”   That response seems to go better than me blurting out: “How effective do you…

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What teaching taught me

By Camille Smith / August 27, 2013

From 1970-80, I taught high school English in Columbus, Ohio. School was designed to move kids through the system and teachers were there to make that happen. Both teachers and students did their best, given the system. I loved teaching and my students. I taught because I wanted to contribute to someone developing competencies that…

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