All of us, at one time or another, feel overwhelmed. Way too much going on and not enough time – and now, we have more time than we want, and we still feel overwhelmed. What’s going on? I’ve been doing … Read More
Inspiration – Before I get started, I want to point out that today’s discussion comes with an important caveat. When we say there are no new ideas under the sun, that doesn’t include how creativity can make an old idea … Read More
Fairy dust does exist. You can find it in the bag of failures you’ve been collecting all your life. The Urban Dictionary defines it as “A Glittery powder that can provide magical events, actions or dreams to happen”. So, apparently, … Read More
Adorable Kittens Eating Pizza I ask you, who wouldn’t click on that link, right? I could have tried to grab your attention with something like “Adolescent felines and their preference for dairy products and tolerance to gluten”, but I don’t … Read More
Franklin D. Roosevelt, said “All we have to fear is fear itself”. The full quote is “So, first of all, let me assert my firm belief that the only thing we have to fear is fear itself — nameless, unreasoning, … Read More
Networking ROI “Time is money”. Benjamin Frankly coined this adage in 1748 in an essay titled Advice to a Young Tradesman. Too frequently we fail to realize that our time is valuable. This includes the time we spend on networking. … Read More
I’m creating a course entitled “Authentic and Honest Persuasion” (A Public Speaking and Presentation Workshop). I was sitting at my desk the other day, with two computer screens glowing, three different public speaking textbooks and two books on accelerated and … Read More
I think Jim Morrison of The Doors said it best “People are strange when you’re a stranger“. Well, of course they are. People are always strange, or think you are, before you get to know them (or they get to … Read More
I know I’m dating myself, but “What’s my line?” was the longest running game show in television history. The first episode aired in 1950, and the show finally concluded in 1975. The premise was that a panel, made up of … Read More
Funny you should ask. I’ve enrolled in an on-line blogging course by WordPress, called “Blogging 101”. It lasts several weeks, and is intended to get you (or me in this case) in the habit of blogging regularly by providing daily … Read More