I have to say, I took three things from this thread: look at the road, not the hill, drop my shoulders, and smile, and I used them today climbing some crazy steep hills (stoking a massive tandem no less) and IT WORKED! In fact, my boyfriend said he wasn't even pedaling that hard, that I was pushing us up the hills 
Thanks TE ladies!
2013 Volagi Viaje
2002 LeMond Tete de Course rebuild/"The Chimaera"
2012 Scott Contessa Foil with Dura-Ace
2011? budget "Takara Kabuto" Single Speed/Fixie "The Bumblebee"
1999 Santana Team Ti 700 tandem/"Silver Streak"