Ask Ahead of Time
Not sure how, why or where, be sure to ask ahead of time. Make a point to have a plan. Prepare accordingly. Make sure they are ready, too. Communicate what you need, why and when. Learn more and ask ahead Read More …
Category: career
Insert Yourself
For those of you who are not invited, just be ready – when the opportunity presents itself – to insert yourself into the conversation. That said, it is best to… Announce it Ask for forgiveness ahead of time Make a Read More …
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 …
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 …