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The Dance of Intimacy Revisited
The Dance of Intimacy Revisited
Understanding and strengthening human relationships is the theme of Harriet Lerner’s book, “The Dance of Intimacy.” – Differences are rarely the true problem in relationships,…
February 28, 2011
Argue For Your Weakness and It’s Yours
We all have our failings, our weaknesses, our areas of greatest potential improvement. It is important to know your weaknesses so that you can guard…
February 24, 2011
Presumption of Merit
Work goes more smoothly when we remember it is just business. Way too much time and energy is diverted if someone chooses to take something…
February 23, 2011
You Can’t Talk Your Way Out of What You’ve Behaved Yourself Into
Actually, you could possibly talk your way out a few times, particularly if you can spin a good story and vary the details and the…
February 22, 2011
Personal Brand
What is your “personal brand”? What do people expect from you? What do they associate with you? What attributes come to mind when your name…
February 21, 2011
If You Squeeze An Orange, You Don’t Get Lemon Juice
Crisis does not so much create character as it reveals character. Under stress our facade often cracks and our true selves are revealed. Such moments…
February 17, 2011
A Ton of Bricks
If you get hit by a ton of bricks, consider how to use them to lay a firm foundation for continuing on. Tony Robbins has…
February 16, 2011
What Do You Do When You Do Nothing?
The question is for real. It is not intended to be a koan.* “What do you do when you do nothing?” asks what do you…
February 15, 2011
Regret Minimalization
A friend who is in his fifties just made a significant career change. I was in for a surprise when I asked him his motivation…
February 14, 2011
We All Go the Same Distance in Life…
We all go the same distance in life, it’s just that some of us go in circles. And if circles are what you want, that’s…
February 10, 2011
What I Learned From That
Mistakes happen. I don’t like them. I aspire daily to excellence, to improvement, to ever higher levels. However, I acknowledge that daily reality falls short…
February 9, 2011
All Actions Teach the Belief System That Motivates Them
So what did you teach today? I find this question a powerful behavior modifier. I take my responsibilities as a parent, a role model, a…
February 8, 2011
Who Do You Think You Are?
“Who do you think you are?” is an idiom, an expression, a rhetorical question that is often used to confront someone we believe has shown…
February 7, 2011
Can You Summon Your Talent at Will?
In the movie, “Devil’s Advocate,” Al Pacino is the devil in human form attempting to tempt Keanu Reeves, both of whom play attorneys. Pacino interviews…
February 3, 2011
Blame No, Responsibility Yes
Blame is a close cousin to shame with a moral or ethical component, and should be reserved for situations where such elements exist. Blame is…
February 2, 2011
Rationalize = Rational Lies
Often our attempts to explain or analyze a failure to reach a goal devolve into rationalizations. And often those rationalizations are nothing but rational lies…
February 1, 2011