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Big Rocks
Big rocks is a time management technique of always scheduling the most important things first. Big rocks are the things that absolutely must happen, the…
June 8, 2010Seeing the Water
“Fish see water last” is a proverb which means we fail to notice, to be aware of, that which we are most familiar with, most…
May 20, 2021Beware Blur Words
Blur words or phrases are wording that is open to multiple meanings. Often blur words reflect the user’s interpretation of behavior that might have other…
May 25, 2021Stress Is Not an Event. It Is a Chosen Reaction to an Event.
You might have a bit of initial resistance to this thought. I know I did. “How can I not be stressed out? You want to…
March 15, 2011Communication and Customer Service
A friend of mine went to the local mall recently and in order to get into the building, she had to make her way through…
December 19, 2007The Edge
How do you measure greatness? How do you get an edge? In many fields of endeavor the low-hanging fruit, the fruit in sight, has long…
April 13, 2009Excuse Me! Your Life is Waiting!
Third in a series of blog posts urging, begging, pleading with you to turbo-charge your existence with a WRITTEN life plan for the coming year! I think…
December 23, 2013Listening to Learn
There are classes on public speaking but few, if any, on listening. I recently kicked myself up to “Executive Chair” of my almost 500 person…
August 7, 2014Giving Thanks Daily
Most everyone reading this has won the “birth lottery”; we were born in the developed world. No matter our inherent abilities and talents, being born…
November 26, 2020The Joys of Thrift…(The Forgotten Pleasures of Living BENEATH Your Income)
I graduated from college in 1974 and received exactly one job offer, which I cheerfully accepted. The economy was recovering from a period of financial…
October 31, 2008