Podcast is LIVE & How to create balance and boundaries with an analogy
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The Leaders' Playground podcast with yours truly is LIVE! Find it on Apple, Spotify, YouTube, Amazon, at https://www.irenesalter.com/podc...
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Irene Salter
- Aug 18, 2023
- 6 min
How to Write a Book One Tiny Habit at a Time
I wanted to write a chapter of my book in May, but got super busy with the end of school. I intended to do it in June while on a cruise...
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Irene Salter, PhD
- Jul 14, 2023
- 8 min
Inside Public Service: From Playing It Small to Learning to Play Big
Between now and August 1st, I’m practicing what I preach by making space to be with the people I love most in the world. I have a...
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Irene Salter, PhD
- Jun 4, 2023
- 12 min
Summer spaciousness and adventure
It’s summer and many of us are being called towards adventure. I certainly am! Before we deep dive into questions like: “How is a...
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Irene Salter, PhD
- Apr 26, 2023
- 6 min
What's the opposite of overwhelmed?
So many leaders right now are burnt out, tapped out, and strung out. Too much to do, too little time. Juggling too many things. Wearing...
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Irene Salter, PhD
- Feb 18, 2023
- 7 min
The number one way leaders sabotage themselves
Imagine your car has a custom 25 gallon maximum capacity gas tank but someone sabotaged it to stop filling at 12 gallons. No matter what...
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Irene Salter, PhD
- Oct 17, 2022
- 7 min
Caffeine and Me
As a college student, I loved coffee, especially Peet’s Coffee. I was a two or three cups of coffee a day kind of gal. So naturally, as...
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Irene Salter, PhD
- Aug 24, 2022
- 7 min
Smoothing out the stop-go, fast-slow pace of life
Have you ever felt paralyzed with fear… then motivated, passionate, and on fire… and then been forced to slow down? Freeze. Go fast. Go...
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Irene Salter, PhD
- Jul 21, 2022
- 13 min
Why does adventure travel make you come alive? Hint: It's not adrenaline.
The worn tips of my hiking boots dangled over the edge of the Auckland Tower, the tallest structure in the Southern Hemisphere. The view...
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Irene Salter, PhD
- Apr 20, 2022
- 6 min
Feeling stuck? Seek a different perspective.
When was the last time you got to look down on your life and the world from a completely different perspective? I recently had the...
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Irene Salter, PhD
- Feb 3, 2022
- 8 min
How to manage your email
Email Stress The first email was sent 50 years ago. Today, it’s ever so easy for email to become a source of tremendous stress,...
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Irene Salter, PhD
- Jan 30, 2022
- 9 min
What Leaders Need Right Now
Since October, I’ve been engaged in a mini-research project trying to understand the needs of the leaders I serve. I had a hunch that...
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Irene Salter, PhD
- Dec 21, 2021
- 9 min
How to slow down your frantic, overwhelming holiday season
Stacking. Dysregulation. Stress. Recentering. Visions. Armor. A lot has happened since Thanksgiving. My family spent a glorious...
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Irene Salter, PhD
- Nov 22, 2021
- 10 min
Ode to Being Phoneless (Part 2 - The Strategies)
If you haven’t read the original story about my phone being stolen, you may wish to read Part 1 of Ode to Being Phoneless first. Quick...
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Irene Salter, PhD
- Nov 18, 2021
- 7 min
Ode to Being Phoneless (Part 1 - The Lessons)
Modern day professionals like me rely on our phones so much. They’re so much more than a simple piece of technology. We can practically...
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Irene Salter, PhD
- Oct 20, 2021
- 4 min
What If Your Shell No Longer Fits? Time to Molt!
Do you ever get stuck on a project, with a big goal, or in life? Do you sometimes feel like you’d rather hide under a rock than do that...
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Irene Salter, PhD
- Mar 29, 2021
- 7 min
Overwhelmed by your to do list? 5D's to the rescue!
Does it ever feel like your to do list is a many-headed hydra; as soon as you cross something off, two more grow in its place? Or perhaps...
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