Personal Growth

What you do says a lot about what you think I had a bit of angst the other day while driving home from a client. There was a bit of traffic and I watched as yet another car went around the others merging from the entrance ramp to force their way in at the very […]

Using minor tasks to find solutions to the bigger problems There is something calming in repetitive actions. Things that don’t really require your full attention to successfully complete. Some people find it relaxing to do things such as sort and roll coins, prepare vegetables, fold laundry. Others will clean the house, wash the car, or […]

Good advice over dinner after a friend’s wedding;-) I knew the groom and his family. They had gone above and beyond normal arrangements to provide a sitter for children, an immediate formal reception, and a barbecue for families that would last into the night. And sitting next to other friends of the groom, I would […]

Don’t discount your own presentation The presenter started off with – “I’m not sure if anybody here cares about this but …” Why set yourself up for failure? If you’re going to tell us anyway, don’t clue us in to the fact that the next thing you are going to say is worthless. Better yet […]

You don’t know what you can do until you need to. “Woman lifts car off trapped child” “Boy survives six days in collapsed apartment” “Trapped climber amputates own arm” “Failing student aces college entrance exams” Ok, I made up that last headline, but all the others come from web/news searches. Why is it that when […]