Have you ever been in a meeting that you felt was a big fat waste of time? Might that be most of them? I’m on a mission to improve the effectiveness of the next meeting you attend…especially if you are responsible for it. First of all: Should you actually call a meeting? If the sole [...]
Proud of Your Uniqueness
I have a friend who sends me the most interesting tidbits about successful people. the latest is about Picasso. It’s written that Picasso’s mother told him he would become Pope if he joined the clergy, and a general if he joined the military. But he reported that he preferred art and “I became Picasso.” Who [...]
Control What You Can
If you watch the news with any regularity, you can feel like the world is out of control (economies, hazings, politics, etc). So my suggestion is to Control What you Can Control. 1. Your Health Eat right, take a walk, avoid the bad stuff like smoking over-drinking, fried everything, take your vitamins*. It’s a tough [...]
Always Remember
¤*¨¨*¤.¸¸ …¸.¤\ \ AMERICA \ .\¸.¤*¨¨*¤ .¸¸.¸.¤* ..\ ☻/ /▌ / \ We say “Never Forget” on 9/11, but I would like to suggest that we come together without regard to political affiliation, religion, gender or any other categorizing factor….every day. Always Remember that each of us comes to life and makes the best of [...]
A Postive Way of Thinking
Have you ever attended a workshop that really turned you on? I have. It was more than 10 years ago and I still use the techniques learned there. The class was on Active Communicating and a book was referenced called “The Four Fold Way” by Angeles Arrien. The concept was that the indigenous people of [...]
Do the Happy Dance
I own a 612-page book called “14,000 things to be happy about.” by Barbara Ann Kipfer. On any given day, I can go to this book and be reminded how little things can bring a smile to your face. There is no one day that doesn’t have a five-minute opportunity to relax, appreciate, grin. These [...]
