The last three blogs have focused on your SuperPowers – especially those everyone has but not everyone knows: like keeping your word (doing what you say you’re going to do) and making someone feel important. These are in everyone’s tool box – they just need to remember to take them out and actually use them. […]
Make Me Feel Important
Make me feel important. The first time I heard those words, I was in a conference hall with several thousand people. The speaker on the stage, (who happens to be the founder of the company I’ve worked with for almost eighteen years), was encouraging us to pretend that everyone we meet has that tattooed on […]
Play to Your Strength
Last week I bought six jigsaw puzzles from my local independent bookstore. I LOVE independent bookstores! Every time I visit a new town, I make it a point to visit (and support) the local indie bookstore. Last year, when the second edition of my book was published, I was contemplating putting together a book tour […]
Back to Basics
When did life get so complicated? Could it be that over time we just added layer after layer until we no longer recognize – or remember where we started? Sometimes the easiest way to reboot is to hit the reset button. Peel away the layers. Wipe the slate clean. Start over. Go back to basics. […]
Seven Minutes
Whether your desk is in your dining room or on the 7th floor of a downtown office building, have you ever had one of those days where you’re looking at a stack of something (papers, laundry, unanswered emails and text messages) and you know that’s what you need to focus on, but you’d rather do […]