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The familiar word. A different perspective.

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Substack Essay September 17, 2026

ATTENTION = LIFE

The difference between uttering a word and embodying its power

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Substack Essay August 4, 2026

You and Your Hero = equally important

We usually use the word important to message or communicate positioning of value.

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Substack Essay July 27, 2026

Are You in Your Comfort Zone? Good, Stay there.

Another mis-use of a word turning us away from our power.

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Substack Essay July 21, 2026

If you have been exhausting yourself trying to find what makes you special, you can stop the chase.

You will never win the search to be ‘Special’.

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Substack Audio July 15, 2026

It's not You, it's your Words!

During my conversation with Frank Agin of Networking RX,

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Substack Essay July 6, 2026

Some Words Build. This One Destroys.

The word that acts like a sledgehammer.

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Substack Essay June 22, 2026

Want It Accomplished? Gerund it!

One of the simplest and most empowering ways to activate your “getting it done” power is by adding -ing to your task or goal.

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Substack Essay June 19, 2026

Nowadays, a single word is enough.

With each passing day, a rise in reverence for the wisdom (and legit power) of our WORDS is blooming - big time.

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Substack Essay May 19, 2026

Say this: Your body will love it!

There is something most of us do without knowing we are doing it.

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Substack Essay May 15, 2026

What you hold is what you're worth

I help you understand their is a resonant power in your words which have direct impact on how and what you think, your emotional state, and, consequently, your the reality you are experiencing.

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Substack Essay May 13, 2026

"You Are Not the Boss of Me!"

Good Words to live by.

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Substack Essay May 11, 2026

Leadership Is Not Mind-set

Meet the CEO, COO, and CFO Running 'your' Life

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Substack Essay May 4, 2026

Why You Keep Circling Instead of Landing

If you’ve ever felt like you’re thinking, processing, doing the best you can, and yet somehow you keep circling the same place instead of landing on your desired mark, there’s a reason for that.

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April 29, 2026 · Video · 15:01

The Power of Changing Conclusions Transform Your Emotions & Relationships: with Laura Burkey & Chris Abdey

Laura and Chris Abdey explore how the conclusions we draw can shape emotion, empathy, and the relationships closest to us.

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Substack Essay April 22, 2026

The harder you try to believe it, the less it lands. Here's why.

Sincere question:

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Substack Essay March 31, 2026

“I Want”: The Language of Won’t Get

Condition and flex your new word-power!

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Substack Essay February 3, 2026

Words are not Neutral

They are cause

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Substack Essay February 2, 2026

Please bring to us what you came here for.

Laura B.

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Substack Essay January 28, 2026

Know Thyself

Isn't that why we're all here?

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Substack Essay January 25, 2026

The power 'in' your words

Laura B.

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Substack Essay January 14, 2026

When You Understand the Word 'Worth', Getting Yours Becomes Inevitable

Why money responds to structure, not self-esteem

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Substack Essay December 13, 2025

"We are all so different, yet we are exactly the same.”

I Love A Paradox!

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Substack Essay December 5, 2025

Little Yet Large: One Word That Organizes Chaos in Under One Minute

You’ve got 17 things on your to-do list.

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Substack Essay December 1, 2025

The Original Meaning of the Word PEACE Is Not What You Think It Is

Use your Words

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Substack Essay November 26, 2025

I dare you to pass on saying “Thank You” this Turkey Season

Use your words

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Substack Essay November 24, 2025

Why you often don't get what you 'Want'!

So your MIND thinks “I want this client,” while your BODY feels “I don’t have this client.” Mixed signal = mixed results.

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Substack Audio November 23, 2025

'Say' What You Love

And Watch Life Rise to Meet You

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Substack Essay November 20, 2025

Self says: Stop! Self Says: Go!

You said it, not me.

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Substack Essay November 14, 2025

And you slip into natural-harmonious-clear-and-creative-flow

ALIGNMENT!

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Substack Video November 13, 2025

A sure fire way to success!!

In a single WORD

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Substack Essay November 11, 2025

THE SELF-TALK REVOLUTION

It is time

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Substack Essay November 4, 2025

HOW TO TELL THE TRUTH

AND ADD ALCHEMIST TO YOUR PROFILE

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Substack Essay October 30, 2025

Your Truth is less about fact, and more about Frequency

How it is the Truth really does 'set you free'.

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February 14, 2025 · Video · 12:08

Unlocking the True Power of Words: Making Sense Beyond Logic with Laura Burkey and Chris Abdey

Laura Burkey and Chris Abdey explore how making sense includes more than logic, and how language can register through the mind and the body.

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January 24, 2025

4 Words That Do Not work FOR you + worksheet

Laura explores four familiar words that can stall momentum and includes a worksheet for noticing how language shapes action.

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January 21, 2025

Good People, Hard Relationships: Getting Past Stuck Points + worksheet

Laura looks at the stuck points even loving relationships can create and offers a worksheet for greater self-understanding and connection.

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January 15, 2025

The Hidden Power of the Word “Way”

Laura explores the word “way” as both direction and possibility, and asks what becomes visible when we hear it differently.

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