If you break a bone, people can see you have an injury. They may ask when you will be better, and perhaps even get into specifics of what it will take to heal. They aren’t usually too shy about asking what happened. It is not uncommon for them to offer up their own broken bone
There is something that is impacting the way I feel about others and as much as I try to get to know a person for who they are and not make decisions about them too quickly or based on a small amount of information, it is becoming increasingly difficult when it comes to what I’m
Antonio Brown, most recently a wide receiver for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, made the news in early January for taking off some of his equipment, his jersey and undershirt, and leaving the stadium during the third quarter of the game against the New York Jets. This wasn’t the first time Mr. Brown made the news
We can probably all identify people who we believe are good leaders and people we feel are bad leaders. Maybe we came to those conclusions, or perceptions, through first-hand experiences, observations, or stories from our friends and family. You may or may not know the answer to my next question, but I expect you can
Seven times in the last three weeks. That is not a good thing. Seven different people commented to me about their direct supervisor being a poor leader. Seven different people. Seven different supervisors. Seven different places of employment. Seven different industries. In each instance, I asked questions and engaged in discussion. No one told me
When my sister was killed, I was grasping to make sense of the situation. It wasn’t fair, it wasn’t logical, it wasn’t right. Although it still doesn’t make sense and is still extremely emotional and senseless, I was offered advice from someone that helped me move forward without letting what happened drag me down. Many
The communication match game - matching what you communicate with what you actually mean. Easier said than done sometimes. The ultimate meaning of communication always sits with the receiver of it, so the sender of communication must do everything possible to convey the intended meaning. I posted on social media recently a promise to give
There is a video I caught once in which several penguins stand in a huddle (or a colony, rookery or waddle – I had to look that up). They are standing on a few feet of snow covered ground next to some sort of rocky ledge. Snowflakes are blowing around them. There is a smaller
What is going on?! Why are there so many people who believe they are owed something from this world? Success. Happiness. Money. Stuff. Get over it because no one owes you a single thing, except yourself. YOU are the only one who owes you anything. Here is what you owe yourself. Honesty. Real, brutal, insightful
I’ve met a lot of people due to the nature of my work. I believe most people are good, but sadly there are some people who simply aren’t good people. I used to spend a lot of time thinking about the bad people, to the point that it consumed my thoughts in an unhealthy way.