I've heard this simple bit of advice at several points in my career but have never really applied it until recently... namely, that we should avoid the use of the word "but" when talking to people; instead, we use "and" and then watch how the tone of our conversations change. Think about it. When someone... Continue Reading →
Someone recently recommended a casual word game to me and so I downloaded it onto my iPad. Sure enough, it's an enjoyable time waster where you form words out of a 5 x 5 grid of letters. What's a little different about this game, however, is that you can swipe left-or-right to rotate the board... Continue Reading →
A few days ago, I was talking with a colleague and at one point he turned our conversation to the topic of reading. He mentioned a management book he thinks highly of but then admitted he has never been a big reader and often relies on audio books to pick up new ideas. As a... Continue Reading →
There's a sorta-famous saying attributed to Albert Einstein where he observed that the moment you stop learning is the moment you start dying. Personally, I believe that to be one of the universal truths of existence. When we are learning, we are engaged - perhaps physically, perhaps mentally, perhaps both - and that fans the... Continue Reading →
While not intentional, I've not written anything on the blog for several weeks now as I'm watching events play out in my community, our country and the world. Like many of you, my mood can change pretty rapidly based on what's going on around me and so it just hasn't seemed right to sit down... Continue Reading →
Let's be honest - we typically get told "no" way more often than we ever hear "yes." Applying for jobs, asking someone out on a date, suggesting something new at work or even asking for ice cream at breakfast. No. No. No! No!!! The world, in short, has a lot more Nos than Yeses. So... Continue Reading →
That was the bold declaration of a speaker I saw several months ago and which has stayed with me. He was presenting to a packed room of professionals and had started his talk by making polite fun of all the trite buzz words we sometimes use to describe ourselves. He was laughing at how many... Continue Reading →
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