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Trust and Negotiation
Integrity – Trust – Credibility and Negotiation I have learned a big lesson about trust over the last few years, from my own experience and observations, but also from a recent negotiation training I attended, which highlighted how important trust is in negotiation. During the training, a metaphor called “The Speed of Trust” was shared—the…
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Chaos: Untangled
My first session in my journey to become an ICF coach with Coach Companion began with a simple question: choose one picture that represents who I am today and who I will be after the course. The first word that came to my mind was chaos — the unknown. I chose one picture that reflects…
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ATTACHED: The New Science of Adult Attachment and How It Can Help You Find—and Keep—Love
by Amir Levine and Rachel Heller I started reading it in February last year, when I was in Sweden, and the book stayed unfinished for a long while. Today, I closed the last page. Along with many experiences and realizations. It didn’t feel like I was just learning theory—it felt like I was holding a…
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Circles of Control
This is a very common diagram with three layers of circles, and you may have seen it in many places. My colleagues often remind me of it when I start worrying about work-related things — that something is outside my circle of control — so my worries don’t help at all. Keep this diagram in…
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Get to the POINT!
Sharpern your message & make your words matter Sometimes my thoughts are tangled, and my speech doesn’t know where to start or end. But this is a simple yet inspiring book that reminded me how important it is to find and deliver my point clearly and directly. I’m still learning — trying to make it…
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2026 Reading Wishlist
I made a commitment to myself: to buy fewer books and read more, not the other way around. So, I ‘allow’ myself to buy one new book only after finishing two. With that in mind, I’ve started a selective reading list, gathered from recommendations by friends and colleagues. Whenever I have a quota to buy…
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2026 – New Year’s Resolutions
I start my 2026 New Year’s resolutions by looking back at my 2025 ones. I want to adjust them and carry forward some pending goals that I didn’t complete in 2025. We often only truly understand what we did after a year has passed. It’s not bad — I managed to complete several points. 2025…
Lynn By Linh 