“What is the one piece of advice you’d offer that will improve any conversation we might have today?”
I was wrapping up an interview on “how to have better conversations.” It had not been great.
“Be curious,” was my guest’s
Be Curious
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For starters, as AI runs roughshod through the marketplace, the size of your organization is becoming irrelevant..
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I was visiting
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My mother was talking to the eighth grade me. I’d been trying to explain why I’d come home from school with blood on my shirt.
“Remember three things about bullies. The more they talk the more insecure they are…”
I
Here’s One Thing That Won’t Change Any Time Soon
My friend and I were having one of those conversations that seem more prevalent with each passing year. We were running through a list of relatively dramatic changes over the last couple of years.
Maybe you’ve had your own version
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“I hate going to parties. I usually love having been.”
My friend was putting words to the dread she wrestles with, especially during the holiday season.
“It’s one gathering after another. And the first question from every person you meet is some variation
YOU Are The Difference
It begins the moment we start to feel like what we do doesn’t matter.
“It” is discouragement. A sense of futility. The feeling that a day is little more than a hamster’s wheel. That direction, balance and time are out
An Investment That Pays Dividends. Every Time.
Everyone is giving their life to something.
We all sense this…more acutely in some moments than in others. Yet, study after study indicates that many feel like they have little to no control over the day-to-day, nevermind where their life
Three Bottles Of Water A Week
“You going to the garage to practice juggling?”
My wife was carrying three bottles of water as she struggled to open the back door.
“Very funny.” Her tone was code for you’re not half as funny as you think you are.
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It felt like I was standing a little taller…moving with more confidence. I was headed down the airport corridor toward my gate, armed with a status that implied I was special…that I deserved a bit of pampering.
I was young
Here’s How To Differentiate Yourself, Instantly
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I was meeting a colleague for coffee. She wanted to introduce me to a potential new hire.
“You’re going to love this guy. He’s so nice.”
I half-joked, “I’m not too sure being ‘nice’ is an asset in the