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		<title>Cruel to be Kind?</title>
		<link>http://playingwell.org/2012/02/04/cruel-to-be-kind/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 23:37:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deidre Combs</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was asked to speak on the subject of kindness this week.  To do so, I realized I had to first wrestle with the meaning of kindness. How can it be applied not just to those easy moments when a &#8230; <a href="http://playingwell.org/2012/02/04/cruel-to-be-kind/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>You gotta be flexible</title>
		<link>http://playingwell.org/2011/10/28/you-gotta-be-flexible/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Oct 2011 15:50:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deidre Combs</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My mother-in-law Jinny Combs taught me many things. As one of my most formative bosses, I probably model my leadership style off of hers more than I recognize. I know that I rely on two pieces of constant Jinny advice, &#8230; <a href="http://playingwell.org/2011/10/28/you-gotta-be-flexible/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Open to magic</title>
		<link>http://playingwell.org/2011/05/03/open-to-magic/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 May 2011 19:55:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deidre Combs</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m sitting in the JFK airport with a 5 hour layover, waiting for a flight to Madrid. You wouldn&#8217;t find me complaining if you sat down next to me. I have been waiting expectantly for this opportunity for almost a &#8230; <a href="http://playingwell.org/2011/05/03/open-to-magic/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Check out lifebyme.com</title>
		<link>http://playingwell.org/2011/04/10/check-out-lifebyme-com/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Apr 2011 15:49:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deidre Combs</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A few months ago, I was asked to write an essay for www.lifebyme.com and today it is being featured on their home page! I hope you check out &#8220;Paradox&#8221; and find it of interest. As always, thank you for your &#8230; <a href="http://playingwell.org/2011/04/10/check-out-lifebyme-com/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Are You Willing to Be Seen?</title>
		<link>http://playingwell.org/2011/04/04/are-you-willing-to-be-seen/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Apr 2011 15:47:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deidre Combs</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[At the end of each semester I accept invitations to visit student clubs and selected writing classes to share about our leadership offerings at MSU. During my leadership course pitch I like to ask, “What do you think of when &#8230; <a href="http://playingwell.org/2011/04/04/are-you-willing-to-be-seen/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Do or D.I.E.</title>
		<link>http://playingwell.org/2011/02/26/do-or-d-i-e/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Feb 2011 22:33:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deidre Combs</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://playingwell.org/?p=1212</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A couple of weeks ago, I had the opportunity to share leadership skills with nineteen international English teachers who are visiting on a State Department fellowship. Part of the program includes internships in our area schools. In my workshop we &#8230; <a href="http://playingwell.org/2011/02/26/do-or-d-i-e/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Devil trees and leadership</title>
		<link>http://playingwell.org/2011/01/18/devil-trees-and-leadership/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Jan 2011 16:02:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deidre Combs</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Over the holiday break, a contingent of our family stood on a hill overlooking Panama City. As we took in the view, our son Cameron remarked, &#8220;It&#8217;s all about perspective, isn&#8217;t it? I might suffer a terrible death. From a &#8230; <a href="http://playingwell.org/2011/01/18/devil-trees-and-leadership/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The power of passion</title>
		<link>http://playingwell.org/2010/12/18/the-power-of-passion/</link>
		<comments>http://playingwell.org/2010/12/18/the-power-of-passion/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Dec 2010 17:45:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deidre Combs</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://playingwell.org/?p=1195</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I have to share a recent Bozeman Chronicle article on the MSU leadership students with whom I have worked over the past semester. 11 students presented how they hope to make a difference in their homes and communities. And the &#8230; <a href="http://playingwell.org/2010/12/18/the-power-of-passion/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Thanksgiving as a Global Holiday</title>
		<link>http://playingwell.org/2010/11/28/thanksgiving-as-a-global-holiday/</link>
		<comments>http://playingwell.org/2010/11/28/thanksgiving-as-a-global-holiday/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Nov 2010 21:50:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deidre Combs</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://playingwell.org/?p=1188</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Community cannot for long feed on itself; it can only flourish with the coming of others from beyond, their unknown and undiscovered brothers. ~ Howard Thurman I love the irony; what is considered a uniquely American holiday seems to bring &#8230; <a href="http://playingwell.org/2010/11/28/thanksgiving-as-a-global-holiday/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Chat! It&#8217;s good for your health</title>
		<link>http://playingwell.org/2010/11/08/chat-its-good-for-your-health/</link>
		<comments>http://playingwell.org/2010/11/08/chat-its-good-for-your-health/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Nov 2010 04:24:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deidre Combs</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[University of Michigan psychologist Oscar Ybarra brought me welcome news this week.  As the lead author of a study reported in the journal Social Psychological and Personality Science, Ybarra explains that brief (10 minute) social conversations like those you would use &#8230; <a href="http://playingwell.org/2010/11/08/chat-its-good-for-your-health/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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