I was scanning an article in Fast Co. about how insecurity can contribute to success in business and life. This is news, since the usual message is that confidence and, what is not called ego but really is ego, can forge success. The question may not be about whether we all have fear / insecurity, […]
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Weekly or bi-monthly stories and tips for surviving your work week. We like to find the humor in our irony, and hope you do, too.
Forgetting that “Service” Means “People”
What’s your perspective on the JPMorgan penalty for the entire housing collapse – did you feel it was long overdue or that they were unjustly punished? As I listen to NPR, I’m reminded throughout the hours upon hours of news stories that life can certainly feel like a downward spiral, if we let it. We […]
Take Me to Your Leader!
In a leadership role, whether covert or not, you are like the roots of a big strong tree, with branches that spread around the world, touching all the places you have lived and worked. The leaves that cover these branches represent the many, many colleagues who’s professional and personal lives you have touched and influenced. […]
Lists
This article from Fast Company on keeping lists seemed appropriate to share as I battle whether to give my “listing” over to technology. But, I’m stubborn. When it comes to something as mundane but necessary as writing lists, I think I’m old fashioned. I’ve had a really hard time trying to use Any.do. I like it, […]
Giving your Skills a New Voice
Let’s face it. From the time we are very young and into our 20’s, we are aspiring to be “all grown up”. We watch what others do, listen to what they say, observe how they behave. We learn from our environment including peers, mentors, parents. We look for our voice in the world. Who we […]
How to Start A Business
I’m not going to tell you that it’s up to you to decide the best way to start your business, because there is nothing more frustrating than not even knowing where to begin, let alone what’s “best for you” based on your personality. Me, I choose lawyers to help. And accountants. I choose handlers when […]
Feelings
Almost all (positive) change starts with a positive emotional attractor. Change, whether at a professional or a personal level, has tipping points based on emotions. Positive emotional attractors, through our peripheral nervous system, help us thrive and grow. Positive emotional attractors are activated by our trusting relationships. They give us our ideal self, fill […]
What Country Leaders Are Doing Wrong
I am not interested in joining the diatribe of Obama vs Boehner as a Covert Agent (since I have plenty to say in my own skin outside of this venue)! I am interested in studying what they are doing wrong as leaders with respect to “who’s the customer, and who’s the boss”. As a friend […]
Better Than Perfect
We all want to do the best we can do, to be our own version of perfect. I resolve to stop eating cheese (all those calories from fatty animal sources, messing with my HDL levels). I pledge to only spend money on the things that are absolutely needed by my family so that I can […]
How do we attract “moms”?
There is nothing more rewarding than hearing, yes, finally hearing, a bunch of folks crowded around a table at work and talking about attracting moms. I have a friend who is the breadwinner and works for a supplier to a very big and well known sporting goods brand. She is constantly being called on to […]
