Friends of mine recently celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary. While you can never really be inside someone else’s marriage, this couple seems happy. Not gushing PDA besotted. But during the entire time I’ve know them, they always smile when they say the other person’s name. That’s the “tell.” Pay.
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She loved the idea of the job. She loved the idea of the company. But from day one, she struggled to stay excited. One day she realized, the best part of this job is telling people I have it. My daughter’s friend had scored an impressive job with a.
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What’s the difference between a habit and a rule? I had a recent experience with some teenagers that illustrates why habits are more powerful. I was hosting several teens in my home for a weekend. At the end of each meal a few of the kids consistently said thank.
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When people argue over word choice, they often compromise, telling each other, “It’s just semantics.” Try telling that to Mars Petcare. Mar’s strategic choice of a preposition propelled a strategy that generated millions in revenue and enabled them to beat rival Nestle Purina in multiple markets. Look at each.
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Steve knew the project wasn’t working. Energy was waning; the milestones were falling further behind and the weekly meetings were stale, a rinse and repeat of the previous week. In terms of priorities, this project wasn’t urgent. The deliverables would be helpful, but there was no burning platform, no.
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We were in a team meeting discussing a creative new initiative. People were wondering if we should loop in a peer from another department, we’ll call her Sarah. “We probably should,” they said. “It’s part of her area.” Yet as they anticipated Sarah’s response, the room started to dim. .
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“Good job!” When her boss said it, Susan was delighted to hear the words out lout. She had worked late to complete paperwork for a client. The fact that he said it in front of the team made it even better. She was happy her boss had noticed. But.
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We all have an internal talk track. What we often fail to recognize is, the words fueling our internal dialogue didn’t originate with us. When you step into a high stakes situation, what’s going on inside your head? Any of these sound familiar? Nobody likes a show-off. Who do.
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“We don’t want to make things worse.” When my neighbor’s high school age daughter died of cancer, it was horrible. No one knew what to say or do. A group of us decided to take food over before the funeral, but everyone was afraid to be the person who.
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For years, I felt I had a devil one shoulder and an angel on the other. The devil whispers, “Make as much money as you can!” While on the other shoulder, the do-gooder persistent angel keeps reminding me, “You’re here to make a difference in the world.” I’m not.
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