Trust Is a Two-Way Street
Ever wonder what it is that causes you to trust some people but not others? As much as we’d like to have a sure-fire way to measure trustworthiness and an equivalent standard we could use to gauge if...
View ArticleWhen Your Trust Has Been Violated
In last week’s blog post, the topic was finding a way to trust others even when doing so requires vulnerability. As promised, this week’s post is a follow up to answer the “yeah, but” question about...
View ArticleE-Mail Etiquette Is Evolving
Last week, I offended someone with whom I routinely correspond via e-mail. I didn’t mean to. It happened because I was using what seems to be the current conventions for e-mail etiquette. The recipient...
View ArticleDo You Have I Trouble?
When it’s hard to see things clearly of you can’t quite understand what’s happening in your relationships, it may be because you have I trouble. You may have I trouble if you experience symptoms like...
View ArticleThe Honorable Way to Break a Promise
Growing up, the lesson was that we should never, ever break a promise. As adults, we hear messages that affirm that lesson – “You’re only as good as your word,” or “DWYSYWD” (Do What You Say You Will...
View ArticleOpen Up!
No matter what your personality type is, no matter how introverted or extroverted you are, you can make a few minor adjustments that will cause others to see you as someone who is more confident....
View ArticleA Little Perspective
by guest blogger Renee Calvert Imagine, if you will, a movie. This movie is about a young woman who, after being traumatically separated from her family, finds herself in a foreign land. Her first act...
View ArticleWhat’s the Big Deal about Attitude?
What’s the Big Deal about Attitude? by guest blogger Noelle Greene You have heard it said that attitude makes a big difference. I disagree. I think attitude makes ALL the difference. My son is very...
View ArticleFrom Insight to Outsight
The most effective people I know are the ones who have developed keen self-awareness. Developing insight into one’s own self provides opportunities for being able to understand one’s own motivations,...
View ArticleMaybe There’s More than One “Right” Way
Recently I took a trip to Europe with my daughter. It was part personal and part business. I have known for about a year that I would be taking this trip. She has known she would be going along on the...
View ArticleAssumptions Derail Communication
At the root of every mis-communication, of every misunderstanding, is an assumption. We assume that people know exactly what we mean. We assume that people interpret things the same way we do. We...
View ArticleHow Comfortable Are You with Touch?
The handshake. The hug. The fist bump. The pat on the back. The kiss on each cheek that’s so common in other cultures. That’s a lot of touchy-feely behavior to contend with, especially if you’re not...
View ArticleAre You Fooling Yourself?
“C’mon! Let’s see what you’ve got. Just take your best shot…” It’s a catchy line from a Styx song with a chorus that repeats “You’re fooling yourself if you don’t believe it. You’re kidding yourself,...
View ArticleI Don’t “Get” You
Ever meet someone who you instantly did not like? Someone who, for no apparent reason, just got on your nerves? Over time, perhaps you had a chance to get better acquainted, and you realized your...
View ArticleWhat Do You Contribute to Your Team?
I’ve listed 16 words. Each is a hallmark of a particular personality type and is used to describe that type’s unique contribution to a team. Dependability Ingenuity Energy Decisiveness Commitment...
View ArticleBoth Sides of the Fence
By guest blogger Renee Calvert Like many recent graduates, I’ve spent the last six months or so looking for work in my chosen field. At the same time, I’ve been asked to find and train my own...
View ArticleCatty Comments
First there was Midnight. Then came Spook-a-Boo, Frosty and Frisky. Then there was Woody and Bernie (short for Woodward and Bernstein – I was in journalism school at the time). Then Figaro. Now it’s...
View ArticleOrganized Chaos
by Guest Blogger Renee Calvert Some of the best afternoons I’ve spent are the ones where I went for a rambling walk around the city where I lived. These walks had zero planning beyond a cursory...
View ArticleIt’s Just a Little White Lie…
Do you want the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth? The unvarnished truth? The ugly truth? If you’re like most people – and if you’re being honest with yourself – the answer is probably...
View ArticleIt’s Not about You
You can breathe a big sigh of relief because this blog is not about you. In fact, there isn’t much in this world that is about you. Throughout time and space and even in this moment, almost nothing is...
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