Have you ever found that your favorite musician consistently writes songs that you swear are specifically written for you? It’s as though they opened your heart, flipped through your memories, and pushed the buttons that transport you to place that can only be experienced deep in their songs. And with each new song, you’re frantically … continue reading »
Whether we like it or not, creativity is a very important quality for us to bring into ALL of our relationships. Think about it . . . Our clients need creative solutions to their challenges! How about the boss and our internal clients? How about our own challenges and opportunities? Now you don’t have to … continue reading »
A speaker steps up to the podium and says “Good morning”. In a split second, you find yourself thinking “Don’t do it bro. Don’t reject our good morning” but you return fire with the obligatory “Good morning” along with the rest of the audience. The speaker makes a disappointed face and you immediately start thinking … continue reading »
It’s the call none of us like to get. Yep, I’m talking about “That Call” . . . the one where you find out that you lost the deal! And yes, those calls totally suck . . . like a groin kick to both the wallet and the ego. But now what? It’s now a … continue reading »
Whether you know Italian or you recognize that line from the movie Eat Pray Love, Dolce far niente is quite a powerful phrase . . . if you want it to be. It means “the sweetness of doing nothing” . . . It could be sitting and reading Chillin in one’s sweats Catching one of … continue reading »
There comes a time in every social networking relationship, where it must indeed become a relationship as in . . . Some kind of “get to know you” process. To that end there are two schools of thought . . . Get to know you by trying for an immediate “real time” phone call, cup … continue reading »
Perhaps I was experiencing a temporary “glass half empty” moment on Friday, but there seemed to be a rash of pissiness in da house. It all started when Linkedin did the unthinkable . . . they decided to have some fun and alter the column that shows who you might want to connect with, with … continue reading »
People who work with me love to tease me about an expression I have when things are going well. When things are going well for me or the companies I work with I always tell them that, that’s the precise moment when I get “suspicious and superstitious” I become suspicious that we are missing something … continue reading »
There was an interesting article in last month’s Success Magazine on how Howard Schultz, had to rebuild the Starbucks brand. One of the things he did was just brilliant and cost him nothing but a little sweat and lots of transparency! He created a series of internal memos he called “transformational memos” to instill confidence … continue reading »
This is the kind of post that you write and feel like a wuss the whole time but things need to be said and perhaps a lesson can be learned. Back in December, I mentioned that “someone very close to me” was diagnosed with Breast Cancer. I mentioned how lucky she was to have found … continue reading »
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