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September 21, 2017
The best approach to building self-confidence is captured in one word: achievement. Building self-confidence comes down to stringing together a series of achievements. It is not 3 steps. I put that in the title as clickbait. No, if you want to build self-confidence you need to plan achievements so that […]
June 27, 2017
A great manager must eventually choose a philosophy. Core elements for the boss holding a stick approach will vary from the fellow dangling a carrot. For control freaks, the difference between filter and bottleneck can be hard to distinguish. Type A’s can be recognized by their self-assuredness; a blessing albeit […]
May 9, 2017
I did not develop this opinion from statistical analyses or formal education. If pushed, I would have little beyond anecdotal vignettes to support a contention that it is hard to be negative when you are being useful. Yet I am confident in believing just that. That productive people are typically […]
November 9, 2016
Tonight as we await the election results I retreated, and compiled a list of the four qualities found in the perfect employee, or for that matter neighbor, son, daughter, or any other role you can imagine. I’ll hope my President has these four qualities. To start, consider this example-how pleasant can a restaurant […]
September 21, 2016
I got this on FaceBook Messenger a couple months ago. Hello. My name is Ashley (not real name). I hope this message brings you a smile… Summer before 6th grade my parents got divorced and I was forced to switch schools. I was not happy, but my mom told me Alki […]
August 10, 2016
People are rational and people are emotional. Even the most rational among us are more emotional than rational. Do you agree with that? I am very sure of it. I believe that while we are all rational in our basic makeup, we are governed even more by emotion. I acknowledge […]
July 13, 2016
Positive, Productive, Fresh, and, Enthusiastic; hereafter to be referenced as PPFE, is much on my mind lately as several of my prior colleagues handle a recent notification from their employer. Each received a letter formally alerting them to a business dynamic which will eliminate their positions; a letter expected, yet […]