She was my boss’ secretary, back in those days when there was such a thing as personal secretaries. She was mean as a snake. She snapped at anyone who dared ask her for assistance with anything. And if you made a mistake, heaven help you. We called her “Mean Jean.” The smart people.
[Read More]Do you ever feel unappreciated? You put in a long day, you complete all the tasks, you do the right thing by your family, yet people still complain. Why? Are they ungrateful and self-absorbed? Maybe. Or it could be the curse of mindset. Did you know that people respond.
[Read More]You know who they are, they’re the people who can walk into a meeting and charm the socks off everyone in the room. They inevitably wind up with bigger budgets, more support for their ideas and more promotions than their less persuasive peers. Knowledge is not enough, being the.
[Read More]Are you dangerous? If you have a computer you are. And if you play the guitar, you can be positively lethal. Just ask United Airlines. When musician Dave Carroll’s guitar was severely damaged by United Airlines baggage handlers, he was unable to find anyone at United willing to make.
[Read More]Think you’re doing your employer or family a favor by giving up on sleep to get more done? You’re wrong. We may tell ourselves that we’re sacrificing sleep for the benefit of others, but the data says otherwise. Studies show that when you’re exhausted you’re less empathetic, quicker to.
[Read More]We call it the hospital game. I came up with it when my kids were little to help me cope with rush hour traffic. It turned out to be a life-changing experience. It started when somebody cut me off at an exit ramp. I was about to curse, but then.
[Read More]Have you ever noticed how prickly some people get if someone suggests that luck has anything to do with their success? Gwyneth Paltrow was recently quoted in an interview saying that her enviable physique was not due to luck or good genes, but the fact that she “worked her.
[Read More]Have you ever noticed how prickly some people get if someone suggests that luck has anything to do with their success? Gwyneth Paltrow was recently quoted in an interview saying that her enviable physique was not due to luck or good genes, but the fact that she “worked her.
[Read More]Have you ever tried to lose weight, quit smoking, or get out of debt and become frustrated when you failed? Join the club. We usually blame lack of willpower. The prevailing cultural belief is that people who can’t change their habits are weak-willed, unable to muster up the internal.
[Read More]Have you ever tried to lose weight, quit smoking, or get out of debt and become frustrated when you failed? Join the club. We usually blame lack of willpower. The prevailing cultural belief is that people who can’t change their habits are weak-willed, unable to muster up the internal.
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