Always Say Yes
No matter what you have to do, no matter how much effort it takes – when it comes to friends always say yes. Yes, I’d be able to meet you for breakfast. Yes, I can drop you off at the Read More …
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Ignore Me…
Yesterday, I ranted…yes, it was a rant about people who talk too much in public places. Well, you can ignore me. If I am: In a bar, a public place, on a Friday night. On a train, a public place, Read More …
It’s Still About Communication
Whenever things go wrong, most of the time it’s still about communication. Is that what they said, or is that what they meant to say? Is that what they told you, or what you heard? Is that what SIRI heard, Read More …
Change the Group
When you change the group so many things happen. You learn new things. You see a different perspective. You create a new dynamic. You have to think about what you say more carefully. You may wonder if everything is authentic. Read More …
Know the Whole Story
It is always best to know the whole story before you react. In the age of e-mail, Facebook posts and text…it is easy to misinterpret someone’s simple communication. Years ago, before all of that existed, it was just a little Read More …
Never Too Late
Really. It is never too late… to call to say I love you to try to make amends to talk to someone – really talk to someone to read that book they told you to read in high school to Read More …
The Phone
Sometimes, I think the phone is the bane of my existence…our existence. As humans. Maybe it is just a love-hate relationship. Or, a Stockholm syndrome in hiding. I thought it was just me. Formerly a girl…It was something that I 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 …
Stories We Tell At Dinner
Sometimes, the stories we tell at dinner drive the kids to laughter. Sometimes it is confusion. Other times, down right teenage-angst. Go figure. It happens. When we were kids, we had to be careful. Dad would go on and on Read More …
Talk and Really Communicate
It takes far more effort when we talk and really communicate with others, whether professionally or personally. What you mean, versus what you say, is the basis of success in this area. Vocabulary, in casual conversation can be vague and Read More …