You Know All This
Why do I write this blog? Pretty much everything that I and others write is to remind you. We remind you of your goodness. We …
Extra Credit
Does saying “I can handle anything” mean you stop planning? Not at all. You just stop trying to plan with worry, fear, or anger. …
You Can Handle Anything
When we are worried or angry, we are anticipating that something we don’t want–some threat–might happen. Pause to verify this for yourself: notice something you …
A Useful Antidote to Struggle in Business, Career, and Home
We saw in the prior post that a useful antidote to struggle is a change of perspective. Instead of trying so hard to get some …
You Don’t Need to Know How
A client and friend of mine tends to get good parking spots at the busiest times. At the crowded supermarket, at a busy restaurant, and …
Debugging Delegation
There are four reasons people fail to delegate when they should. They Fear doing it incorrectly. “I don’t know what to delegate or how to …
Effectiveness Habit #8: Be Explicitly Win-Win
I had said that there are now three new effectiveness habits to go with the original seven. Here is first of those three, Effectiveness Habit …
An Awful Way to Sell or Buy
“Lowest Price Guaranteed” is an awful way to sell or buy something. When you compete mainly on price, your quality and service suffer and you struggle …
The 3 Hardest Words to Say at Work
What are the three hardest words to say in the workplace? “I don’t know.” Maybe because we learned it in grade school, we often feel …
Little Big Things
Staying calm in the middle of a growing conflict. Saying thank you sincerely. Listening sincerely. Telling someone what they are good at. Acknowledging a mistake …