Will You Ask
Will you ask the question, and then, if you do, what are the parameters…if any, that you set? A positive spin. A particular way. A personal request. A multiple choice method. A set up, with only one answer. With a Read More …
Tag: why
Unexplainable
Some things in life are just unexplainable. They just are. Real. Yet. Unreal. Opinions may vary but, perceptions may also be consistent. It’s not your fault. It is just what it is. Completely, utterly, unbelievably unexplainable. You can’t do a Read More …
Take a Pulse
It is always good to take a pulse on what the room thinks. What are their thoughts? Do they have any ideas? Is everything going well? What could we improve? Is this really necessary? What might work better? Are we Read More …
A Good Cause
As much as it seems to be a good cause, do not: Let them win. Give in to less than you are worth. Donate unless you know why (or how) they are spending the funds. Even though most of the Read More …
Does the School Matter
At the end of it all, does the school matter? For kindergarten (or first grade) through twelfth…probably not. But after high school, what about university, college, or technical school… Maybe and maybe not. Beyond the higher ed decision – the Read More …
Setting Expectations
At the heart of most disputes or disagreements is the lack of communication in setting expectations from the beginning. You don’t have to have detailed contract terms and lengthy agreements, but you should at the very least have a conversation. Read More …
But With a Bang
Last night was hopefully the end of winter, leaving us – “not with a whimper, but with a bang” – complete with thunder and lightening, to boot. It is the end although a new beginning. The beginning of summer sales. Read More …
Listening Too
My post from yesterday on hearing was really alot about listening, too. Listening to your customers and what they say, is of utmost importance, not just in what they buy, or are buying but what they really are asking you Read More …
Overheard
I have been told, and overheard, mantras that entrepreneurs embody, believe and live in their new world of business ownership. You, too may find some of these quips to be quite inspirational. – I never drive in traffic. – I Read More …
Why the Name?
I have wondered for a long while, why the name Black Friday? (My curiosity started after hearing someone I care about say that they thought Black Friday should not be called such and thus called it Purple Friday… you know Read More …