Your Mood
We can all tell a little bit from your mood and your voice, especially over the phone when you can’t see the person, ad yes, I am talking about the person filling a customer service role. The funny thing is Read More …
Category: career
Start Off Well
We (should) always want to make a great first impression and start off well ahead of expectations. Unless…you want to test the waters and see how the reactions come in. Or, you are the kind of person who wants to Read More …
Not Quite Right
When you think something is not quite right, trust yourself. Your gut. Your instincts. Your prior experience. Or, your friends who think something is weird. And…the material change of something that has always been there and now is gone. (There Read More …
Just Right
The elusive goal of “just right” is literally a problem for anyone (not just Goldilocks). Sometimes, we don’t have it the way we want it because we care about others and their feelings. However, when feelings are not a part Read More …
Done and Forgotten
It is done and forgotten already. It’s just one of those things. You know, you thought about it for so long that it just consumed every thought…and then all of a sudden it doesn’t have to be done anymore. It Read More …
Make It Look Easy
You can make it look easy, but that doesn’t mean that you should. Life is hard. Some tasks are challenging. They don’t know what you know. Learning new things takes time. Life changes and then, it can be new again. Read More …
Take the Lunch
If asked to make plans, be sure to take the lunch appointment – the one where you share a meal (not just work through.) Have more casual conversations. See how they interact with the wait staff. Get an idea of Read More …
Only Imagine
When something happens, you can only imagine what it was that made it so… shocking. sudden. different. rare. important. impactful. risky. noisy. silly. stupid. If you are not there, to see it and witness it first hand, you have to Read More …
Pulling It Together
Sometimes, information and details come at you in pieces. You are then responsible for pulling it together and making it all work. Cohesively. Effectively. Easily. Productively. Quickly. Timely. Creatively. Start with a plan and strategy, then prepare and review so Read More …
Race to the Finish
Nothing like a race to the finish to get the blood pumping, right? Is it easier to wrap up a project when you have a deadline? Is it more encouraging when you have a lot to do? Is it better Read More …