I think it’s fun to be human, but it seems lately I run into humans who aren’t enjoying it. While waiting in line at 7-11 today I witnessed a human get angry when his lottery scratch off card didn’t win him millions. His vocabulary burned its way from one of my ears right through to the
Be careful using corporate jargon and business speak. People never talk like that once they leave the office. When I hear an especially “fluent” corporate jargon speaker I imagine them at the dinner table talking to their kids: “Don’t drink the Kool-Aide at school, I am empowering you to make your own decisions when it comes to
If you grew up in the 70’s you will remember when your TV or radio would beep and a deep voiced announcer would say, “This is only a test. This is only a test of the emergency broadcast system.” Every time it happened I was sure Russia was bombing us. (I was taught that in grade school!) Remember
Nothing is ever truly in balance—just ask any PhD in Quantum physics. So if the earth and the universe are constantly changing and in motion, why do we expect that we can create a life that has balance? We can’t. But don’t worry; we CAN learn to live differently. In 2017, I have decided to
In 2017 let’s do it differently than we have in the past. I used to write lots of resolutions on New Years Eve and after 20 years and 2 PhD’s I realize that I had it all wrong. I already have enough. You already have enough. You are starting 2017 with plenty to make you
You Don’t Have to Wait for Your Dream Career to Be Happy “The grass is always greener where you water it.” —Unknown “Success is liking what you do and liking how you do it.” —Maya Angelou One of the first questions I ask my clients is, “If you could have any job, what would
Work is busy and you are barely keeping up with the heavy demands and upcoming deadlines. Your boss steps into your office asking for a “quick minute” to ask you a question. “Would you be able to take on an extra project? It is important to the department and everyone else is too busy.
When Tim came to work that morning it was obvious he hadn’t slept much. His disheveled look and withdrawn demeanor was unlike his standard gregarious and happy disposition. Everyone knew something was wrong, no one had seen Tim like this in his 11 years tenure at the company. Kerry was always punctual for work
During a break at a workshop Dianne pulled me aside and, glancing around to make sure no one was looking, asked me, “Should I quit my job and start my own business?” I whispered back, “What business would you start?” She responded assuredly, “I don’t know yet.” We both laughed out loud and then
As I walked off the elevator on the way to his office I heard my client (a vice president) screaming at two of his direct reports. I hadn’t even turned the corner when he let words fly that would have made his mother cringe in disbelief. Sometime we do things that we just shouldn’t
