This clip from the John Olivier show says it all. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PsB1e-1BB4Y Need I say more?
Tag Archives | Behavior
People afraid of people
We live in a world that is no longer bonded by the idea of “we’re in this together”. It seems that we’ve become more and more isolated, whether it’s home to car to home or stay home and work remotely from a screen. Unless we take public transit or work in organizations focused on helping […]
Drive Drive Drive
Do you ever wonder when the wheels will stop turning in your head – and you can finally just breathe with a glass of water, wine or bevvie of your choice, and a good book? My head feels like it’s on over drive much of the time. Maybe it’s because I’m all too aware of […]
French “Feminisme’
This story is so absurd, it had to be French (influenced by the likes of Albert Camus). And yet… as surreal as it is, and rather shocking, it’s sort of the reverse truth of what it feels like to be objectified as a woman. In her case, the writer chose to cast the house-man as […]
Channelling Success
There are times in our lives when we are on top of the world. The Gods are on our side and we’ve hit a streak of good fortune. Or we’ve simply found our “zen” and we can relax about the things we cannot control. And then there are times when we’ve hit an all-time low. […]
Based on a True Story
Last night a group of friends went out for a long overdue get together. We had initially talked about seeing The Wolf of Wall Street or American Hustle, and decided on dinner and drinks instead. When referring to potential Oscar winners, I learned about the Wolf of Wall Street letter (here) and was surprised when […]
Managing Appearances Part 2
In an earlier blog I shared a story about a boss who was more concerned about managing appearances than delivering quality product. Thus not always pleasing his/her constituents. But what happens when you aren’t really good at neither managing appearances nor pleasing your audience? Seems to me that these are two critical aspects to keeping […]
Perspectives
We all have our own version of the truth – good or bad. And sometimes it takes a little nudge to get over any hang ups if your own version has its baggage. My mom had held a grudge for years and years about her mother. She was out of touch and extremely angry when […]
Holiday Returns
Today I resolved to do my least favorite post-holiday thing – run errands and return stuff. Mostly my very own frivolous purchases during Black Friday when my family bought way too much crap at 7 am at Freddy’s. Socks, scarves, who knows what else and why. But I also had another case of being given […]
Making Positive Change
I ran into an old acquaintance today – somebody whom we had considered among our “coopetition” within a specific industry back in 2003. He recently (within a year) experienced a tragedy when his wife passed away from cancer. I could tell he was still bereaving. And I couldn’t imagine how this unexpected change effected his […]
