Encouraged or Scripted
Sometimes, I wonder if someone is merely encouraged or scripted to say certain things. When you hear them say it – the words said in a such a way that doesn’t quite seem natural, almost forced and looking for a Read More …
Category: career
Skip Breakfast
If you choose to skip breakfast why do you do it? To… find some time? get there early? be ready for the day? lose some weight? avoid traffic? sleep in? linger over just coffee? spend more time at home? save Read More …
All Adult-like
Do we have to be all adult-like? Professional and focused. Listening to everyone. Focusing on the future. Working and working some more. Reading the news. Listening to the economic report. Planning ahead. Dressing the part. Watching age-appropriate entertainment. Ignoring the Read More …
Follow Me
You can follow me. No pretenses. No pressure. No patronizing. No pass or fail. Just lean in… I will too. Just learn, I will be willing too. Just listen, I will share with you too. Just be you. If you Read More …
Make it Work
If you can make it work for you…more power to you. Is this the best or just the beginning? The jokes. The stories. The guts. The try it all attitude. The ambivalence. The way you laugh. The lack of healthy Read More …
Here We Are
Yep, here we are, ready for something new. Yet, old habits die hard (no pun intended) and it is not easy to give up on the way you have lived your life so far. Sometimes, you do have to step Read More …
Pay Yourself First
Pay yourself first. Old advice, often given, still applies. Maybe just with some modern twists. Of course, saving for the future, for holidays and for a rainy day is still valid today. But, also… Take vacation. Go home for dinner. Read More …
Smiling Works
I know that I have recently talked about this, but I must re-iterate, smiling works. Period. Do it. All you have to do is … do it. Today. Tomorrow. Every day. You will figure it out in your own if Read More …
Do The Math
In your head or out loud, do the math. No matter what you say, no matter what the answer – make it sound convincing. Yes…that is pretty much all it takes. The people who speak first are the ones who Read More …
Do Both
When you can choose to do both, go for it. Make it happen. Sacrifice some level of perfection if needed. Focus. Get it done. Turn off distractions. Get help. Take the deal. Make the choices that you have to make, Read More …