The Universe is conspiring in your favor
How good are you willing to let it get? […]
Tag: courage
When you hit bottom
What happens when you see yourself at the bottom of your game? I don’t care if you’re at the top or the bottom. You still have two directions to choose from. And I don’t care how many times you fall off the horse. All I care about is that you keep getting on the horse. […]
A real life scenario, part 1
In yesterday’s post I suggested volunteering locally or running for local office. Here’s a story from a time I did that, in which my high level of communication skills made a difference. The scenario I was appointed by our county government to serve on a committee creating a 20-year plan for the area in which […]
The highest leverage for effective meetings
The highest leverage point for effective meetings is mature individuals. By mature, I mean people who can self-manage. By self-manage, I mean people who ask themselves key questions before they open their mouth in a meeting. Questions like: Who is this serving? (Am I trying to look smart or impress somebody? Does this serve only […]
the long-short way, and the short-long way
Many times I’ve attempted to take a shortcut, and the project, or the route I was taking, ended up taking longer. I’ve noticed the high cost of this approach especially in interpersonal situations. We avoid a conversation because we don’t want conflict, but the avoidance -or the shortcut- ends up costing more in time, energy, […]