Do you like lists? I don’t particularly like how they look, but I like how well they work. I’ve been trying to design a new list. Something that captures events by family member on a weekly basis. Here’s what I’ve designed so far. Is there something out there that you like to use? Please share! […]
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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 […]
Being Lucky
A while ago, I heard a quote that made me stop and think: “Intentionality can change the path of our lives” Richard Boyatzis. Was the universe sending me a message? Maybe, or maybe I was at a stage in my life in which I was ready to hear the message. I had been […]
Being Who You Are
When we have reached a certain point in our lives or careers, we know who we are and we know how to “be” who we are. Yet that ever-nagging head voice can sometimes get in the way of being ourselves, because we think we are supposed to act or look a certain way. This is […]
The Costco Dilemma
I was at Costco today returning two kids lunch boxes when I realized during our transaction that the customer service supervisor overpaid me for the goods. At first I looked puzzled, walked away and then looked back at the receipt. I immediately understood his confusion. He saw “disney princess” on my receipt and assumed the […]
What to do?
By Agent N1 on September 18, 2013 in Fireside Chats, Riffs & Ideas, Weekly Survival, Work Life Balance
How do you make choices? Some choices are straightforward and easy. You want something. You choose it. You need something. You get it. You ought to do something. You do it. Other times, it isn’t so simple to make a choice. Recently, I found myself in the (lucky) position of struggling with what felt like […]
Exhausted Living
A friend told me the other day that she was so tired all of the time and living in a sort of fog. It made me think about my anemia and how I’ve had to pursue alternate medicine in order to”fix” it and counter fatigue. Her symptoms were exactly how I felt, and I knew […]
Superpower
Have you ever noticed how contagious emotions are? That social collective action that happens when strong emotions are expressed? I’m sure you’ve observed that if one person starts complaining, everyone starts complaining. We’re all guilty of it – sitting with a few friends at a coffee shop, and one of us mentions something about the […]
Recognizing What We Control
About two years ago, while attending an endless project meeting, I found myself getting really stressed about yet another delay in contracting someone to train my team. I understood that we had to follow proper procurement procedures. We had to advertise, to get three bids, to get senior level approval for what would be a […]
Introverted in an Extrovert Role
The other day I was explaining to Kay why I needed time to process content. Although I am seemingly extroverted, highly social and in “sales” for much of my career, I am actually an introvert. In fact, Myers-Briggs reported back when I first took the test, that I am a HIGH introvert. I was in […]
