“Because You Said So?” I Don’t Think So A few weeks ago, I wrote about phrases that do not promote harmony.  This past week I attended a meeting where I was reminded of another:  “Because I said so.” … Read More
“A Busy Mind is Not Necessarily an Anxious Mind” Greetings all, The onset of fall has been pulling me in multiple directions.  I’m thinking the same might be true for many of you. And while I would like to… Read More
Listen for the Hum Underneath the Humdrum… September is here with its seemingly inexhaustible to-do lists.  After the miasma of August it’s easy to feel overwhelmed by the volume of day-to-day tasks. But what if I asked… Read More
What to Say When You Don’t Know What to Say I can’t tell you how much I appreciate the messages I’ve received since I wrote about Tiger’s passing because I know when someone loses someone they love, it can be… Read More
“Thank You for Your Rude Surprise…AKA Your Email” The below quote strikes a chord all the time, but never more than in the summer months… perhaps because it’s hot and sticky?  At any rate, Friedrich Nietzsche wrote, “A… Read More
Tired of Negative Self-Talk? Make This: A Priority Growing up, one of (many) non-negotiable choices in our house was proper grammar.  (For example, if your sibling was looking for their sneakers, you wouldn’t get in trouble for hurling… Read More
What Could Happen if You Listened to Find Out? One of my favorite quotes about listening comes from J. Krishnamurti who said, “If you are listening to find out, then your mind is free, not committed to anything; it… Read More
When You Go Straight from “Can You Help Me?” to “You’re Dead to Me,” You Miss an Opportunity Over the past month I have had the same experience, in varying iterations, no fewer than 3 times.  Sounded like a topic for a blog post to me. Here’s what’s… Read More
Diagnose Like a Doctor–Without all that Pesky Med School A few weeks ago, I had the opportunity to work with a sales team. Part of my remit was to help them respond to comments (complaints…) with greater finesse (patience….) … Read More
“If You Spot It, You Got It” A few of you may be familiar with the above phrase, best used (in my experience) by yourself, about yourself, when someone is saying or doing something that is getting… Read More