Just Ask
If you do not understand, just ask. No harm will come to you. Seeking to learn or relate can actually make it more likely to come to common ground. Call. Text. Reach out. Why? It’s because you want to know…to Read More …
If you do not understand, just ask. No harm will come to you. Seeking to learn or relate can actually make it more likely to come to common ground. Call. Text. Reach out. Why? It’s because you want to know…to Read More …
Whenever you can, just reach out and touch base, say hello and follow up on old info. You never know who you might help, support, “be there for” in a moment of crisis. You never know what you might have Read More …
What do they want? What do they need? What would be their ideal (anything.) You won’t know unless you talk to them. My advice…just ask. Not just for a Christmas gift, but for anything. A client, a colleague or a Read More …
Often from a distance, the sound is negligible. The noise is quieter. The impact is less. Be louder. Look closer. Get connected. Listen in. Willingly share. Speak carefully. It is harder from a distance to hear and see what is Read More …
If you are up in the air, then say so. Over communicate and make it clear. Say “I am so confused” if you have to get the point fully across. Ask for clarity. Ask the questions you need to know. Read More …
Some things are out of control. Your control that is. Your ability to make things change. To turn down the volume or make it not rain. To make someone smile when they hate their job or they are totally sad. Read More …
In work hours, and when you are scheduled back to back, time matters. One more question can make you late, which has a ripple effect. But, taking the moments to answer matter, more than you know. Especially when it isn’t Read More …
The best way to empathy is to share your stories. No one knows what you’re experiencing, except you (unless you tell them). Everyone has their own issues to deal with about those every day issues related to: Work. Family. Friends. Read More …
Do you have anything else? People often say no and then they ask the questions… Why do they say no when: They need to know. They have a question. Or, a comment. Maybe… They don’t want the meeting to drag Read More …
When you ask and receive, this is a good thing. Unless, what you asked for was not what you really wanted and you were just testing the waters. Think through what you really want. Access to a better future. Access Read More …