How Would People Say They Benefit from Your Work?
We can best describe what we do by imagining how clients or bosses would say that they benefit from our work. Try completing this template …
How to See Failure
We can see failure in two ways: as something we work (damn) hard to avoid or as no big deal. When it’s the former, we …
Success and What We Really May Believe
In daily life, we assume as certain many things which, on closer scrutiny, are found to be so full of apparent contradictions that only a …
Let’s Not Fight the Low-Buzzers
There are people in our world who have chronically low buzzes. Some of them appear quite angry, vengeful, or out to cheat. When we find …
Another Manic Monday
Welcome to another Monday morning: email overflowing, task lists jam-packed, and calendars stuffed with meetings. Ugh. Feeling the pressure, our response to another manic Monday is often to get …
Oh, ho ho!
1. If we believe something can go wrong, our belief adds to that possibility happening. It’s as if we go looking for trouble and find …
Networking Quid Pro Quo: What To Give In Return
We’ve heard that good networking is a two-way street: we are supposed to give and get, not only one or the other. Makes sense; sounds fair. …
The Networking 20-60-20
Many of us fear networking. We often think people will feel put upon or even angry if we ask them for help. And that may …
How To Choose Your Next Career, Project, or Strategy
Should we go for strategy A or B? Career This or That? Project X or Y? When we are not in our SweetSpot, the best …
The Monsters are Fake
Like the monsters under the bed, all the things we fear are fake. Sure, we can stoke our fears into a roaring fire of yuck. …