It’s funny, but I’ve used this “lottery” phrase several times in the last couple of months with friends and colleagues, and it seemed like an appropriate theme to consider as we start this new year. Typically, the context around this has involved someone bringing some sort of life opportunity - maybe talking to someone about... Continue Reading →
If you have ever attended a Christian church, you probably will recognize the Bible passage where Christ encourages his followers to approach him as if they were a child. Having heard that recently, it got me thinking about how that might actually be a good way to approach all aspects of life. Let me explain..... Continue Reading →
These last few weeks, I keep encountering situations where it feels like disagreements quickly turn into personal attacks, whether they were meant to be or not. And that's troubling to me. To help set the stage, let me offer a few situations just to illustrate what I've been seeing: I saw two friends - we'll... Continue Reading →
As I write the first draft of this post, it's my birthday and I had a fight with my wife a couple of hours ago. The details are not important but it occurred - seemingly out of the blue - as we were driving to go out to eat. Understand, we rarely fight so this... Continue Reading →
Maybe 10 years ago, I was asked to coordinate our department's summer intern program. It was a little atypical as the students we were interviewing were in a special accelerated program at a local university and were rotating semesters between school and work assignments. So for two years, me and my friend Dan found ourselves... Continue Reading →
Years ago, I received some advice that I have come to really appreciate and will use often to good effect - when you're in the middle of tough negotiations or find yourself in a heated disagreement, it can be helpful to offer the other side a way out that allows them to save face. Doing... Continue Reading →
Like all of us, my life has been comprised of its fair share of ups-and-downs, with the occasional extreme high and low - the birth of my child, the death of my parents, landing a new job, being laid off, and so on. Life is comprised of a wide variety of experiences, some of which... Continue Reading →
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