books

Natalia Mehlman Petrzela on Fitness, Wellness, and Social Change

In The Interview: Episode #12, Ciara Pressler interviews Natalia Mehlman Petrzela, author, historian, and fitness expert. Natalia and Ciara talk about… The idea of public and individual health Remaining cautiously optimistic about social justice and radical change Refusing to accept hollow progress The perfect conditions that had to emerge in order to lead to the […]

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Karla Starr on Resilience, The Nature of Luck, and Trusting Your Abilities

People, Video / Pregame HQ

In The Interview: Episode #08, Ciara Pressler interviews Karla Starr, author, health and behavioral science fanatic, and freelance journalist. Karla and Ciara talk about… Redefining relationships with uncertainty and focusing what we can control Human psychology and how it applies to properties of stress and resilience How we can apply insights of human psychology to

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Pia Silva on Building a Business, Defining Success, and Reaching Goals

Business, People, Strategy, Video, Work / Pregame HQ

In The Interview: Episode #04, Ciara Pressler interviews Pia Silva, entrepreneur, speaker, Forbes contributor, and author of Badass Your Brand. Pia and Ciara talk about… Chasing freedom and what it takes to find it How to create a business that truly fits your talents and interests Exploring and honing a client basis Determining a segment

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Cathey Armillas on Optimizing Ideas and Adapting to Online Speaking

People, Video, Work / Pregame HQ

In The Interview: Episode #02, Ciara Pressler interviews Cathey Armillas, Marketing Strategist, International Speaker, Presentation Coach, and Author. Cathey and Ciara talk about… Reimagining and reengineering practices for online speaking engagements The science of online attention The beautiful accident that led to her turning personal development into helping others become better speakers Optimizing ideas in

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Can You Learn to Be Lucky? Karla Starr Says Yes.

Strategy / Ciara

How’s this for luck: leaving PDX Airport, I happened to select a shared Lyft at just the right moment and found myself on the ride with a smart, savvy, NYC-based journalist who would quickly become a good friend: Karla Starr. Karla’s first book, Can You Learn to Be Lucky?, was a smash success, named as

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My Top 5 Books of 2019

Work / Michael Roderick

As we start to head into the last few months of the year (where did the time go?!) I decided to go back through the ol’ archives and see what I haven’t written about in a while and I realized it’s been a minute since I posted a book list. I love sharing books that

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[excerpt] Relationship Ready: How I Stopped Fucking Randos and Started Cupcaking My Soulmate

Life, People / Pregame HQ

The following is the Introduction from Heidi Busche’s new book, Relationship Ready: How I Stopped Fucking Randos and Started Cupcaking My Soulmate, available now on Amazon.com! If you’re still interested in casually dating, friends with benefit-ing, or fucking randos, then you really aren’t ready for this book. You know that wobbly table you’ve got? For now,

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