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The Bad Apple Effect
The Bad Apple Effect
I’m going to combine several of my favorite sayings: 1) ‘You tend to become the sum total of the 5 people you spend the most…
November 19, 2024
What Do You See?
There is the story of two folks looking out a window; one sees a muddy field, another sees the sun breaking through the clouds. Perception…
November 14, 2024
Speaking Gently: Three Gates Plus a 4th
The great Sufi poet, Rumi, believed that before we speak, our words should pass through three gates: Is it true? Is it necessary? Is it…
November 12, 2024
Are You Watering Weeds?
We ‘water weeds’ when we waste our time/energy. Weeds come in many forms: Saying yes to the unimportant, to others’ priorities that aren’t ours. Every…
November 7, 2024
Not my Monkeys, not my Circus
Folks, in life you must pick your battles; allocate your time and energy in ways that are most effective and efficient. We are given but…
November 5, 2024
A Lie That Helped Me
How can a lie be helpful? Well, try this one on for size: ‘Personality’ is an illusion we invent. As I say/read the above, most…
October 31, 2024
Gut Check Truth
“Reading without application is just a form of wasting time.” I read that sentence in a TM’s email* and it was a gut check. It’s…
October 29, 2024
It Takes Courage but it Works!: Become a ‘Top-Level Asker’
All too often we ‘pre-reject’ ourselves by being fearful to approach others or ask for what we want. Often it involves those we consider higher…
October 24, 2024
It Sounds Dumb to Some but Actually it’s Super Smart
When deciding where to focus your energy, consider ‘choosing bigger problems’. Yep, you heard me: take on the biggest problem you can find. Why? Well,…
October 22, 2024
Your Own Worst Enemy
All too many of us are not fully on our own side. Ralph Marston once said “There are plenty of difficult obstacles in your path. Don’t allow…
October 17, 2024
The Power of Silence
Oh, how we love the sound of our own voice, and I plead as guilty as any and probably more so than most. Yet a…
October 15, 2024