There are times when you feel completely overwhelmed at what life is throwing at you. And if you’re like me, you immediately start thinking about the “what ifs”…and get yourself emotionally worked up. I was talking to my best friend about my worries and concerns and she said something brilliant to me.
So for those of you who have seen my lessons learned list, you know that this is my number one lesson learned. Because it doesn’t matter what else you do, if you don’t get this right…you’re going to run into problems. So why do so many people get this one wrong? Continue reading
At some point in your career, you’ll have to issue a broad communication to many people. It’s hard to avoid it. So what would be the checklist for a broad communication? Continue reading
I once went to this amazing leadership course where we did this one exercise where we were told to shout negative things to a person standing with their arms out: “You’re dumb!”, “You can’t do anything right!”, “You can’t win!” The instructor went over to him and pushed his arms down easily.
We then shouted positive things to the person: “You’re great!”, “You’re the best!”, “You can do anything!”, and when the instructor tried to push his arms down, he couldn’t. The person was able to resist. Seriously.
So here are some things to say to yourself depending on the circumstance: Continue reading
So my dad has Parkinson’s disease. I’ve started meeting other people who are also dealing with a parent who is ill. This disease has no cure, but I’m happy to say Dad is doing ok…meaning he’s happy, he’s not in pain, and he still enjoys life. Dementia is growing more and more , so here’s my lessons learned so far: Continue reading
It’s only natural to interpret work interactions personally. Because someone doesn’t respond to your emails, accept meeting invites, it’s easy to think that it’s because they don’t like you. Before you make that leap, it might help to think about the following:
I have started using Uber, and my observation as to why it’s so great is the following: Continue reading
So, the reality is that work stress is inevitable in life. In fact, you can reach higher levels of performance when you’re under stress…it’s the adrenaline that can push you to perform better. That’s good stress.
Bad work stress is the kind that does the opposite: it deteriorates your performance. Here are the situations to be aware of, and some tips to manage them. Continue reading
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There is a great article in Money magazine interviewing Charles Duhigg, the author of the Power of Habit. He has written a new book called Smarter, Faster, Better to address why he felt he was falling behind the harder he worked. Here are 3 things that struck me: Continue reading
Lately, there’s been a lot in the press about the advantages of writing vs typing. They have shown students do better when they take notes writing them down versus typing them into their laptop. Typing doesn’t give you the same benefits: you’re now in the mode of court stenographer…and I find it gets in the way of listening. When you write, you learn. Continue reading