Difficult Conversations
An interview. An important meeting or phone call. A sales conversation. A performance review. In these typically difficult conversations, we often worry about our performance …
Does it feel like a “should”?
You probably already know that “shoulding” yourself leads to resistance, wasted effort, and less-than-ideal results. And that paying attention to what you truly want is …
“Yes and…”
When someone asks you to do something that you think is difficult to do, wrong-headed, or fraught with obstacles, your tendency is likely to argue, …
No One Likes It…Not Even You
We’ve talked about it before: no one likes to be told what to do. When you tell anyone what to do, their shields go up …
Reduce the Resistance to Your Growing Lists of Tasks
How many outcomes (a.k.a. projects) are you tracking in your effectiveness system of lists? As of today, I am tracking 88 active outcomes in my …
Dude, I’m Like So Far Behind In My Lists (of Tasks)
You never meant to let it come to this. You put in the time and effort to make things work. And now, {insert dramatic music}, …
No Words
No words can cause you to see how wonderful life is or how successful you can be. That won’t stop me from trying. I …
What To Do When What You Want Is Out of Reach
Ever have that feeling that something you want seems out of reach? It could be anything large or small, in your personal or work life. …
Broken Maps
Stephen Covey, in his famous book The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People said, “We see the world, not as it is, but as we …
Handling Interruptions Better
Interruptions are part of our daily work. We expect to interrupt and be interrupted. Of course, too many interruptions leave us with too little time …