There are those for whom success seems to come easily. We watch their rise with a pang of envy and wish we could somehow snap our fingers and have what they have. Perhaps for you, it's...
Continue ReadingThere are those for whom success seems to come easily. We watch their rise with a pang of envy and wish we could somehow snap our fingers and have what they have. Perhaps for you, it's...
Continue ReadingI don't know about you, but I hate looking like an idiot. The feeling comes over me whenever I judge my actions as unpolished or poorly timed or just plain stupid. Then, when I seek out...
Continue ReadingLest I come off sounding like your mother, let me start off by saying that I have committed all of the following faux pas at one time or another. On a few occasions, I'm pretty sure they...
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If you’re anything like me, part of your mind has already finished reading this blog. It is thinking about the meeting you have in twenty minutes, strategizing ways to cut it short so you...
Continue ReadingWe are wired to be highly responsive to our clients, but in our frantic race to meet their expectations, we often fail to treat our other relationships with the same respect. Our...
Continue ReadingMy networking lunch was going well. We were hitting it off nicely, we seemed to have a lot in common, we knew a lot of the same people, and we had good business synergy. I was hopeful that...
Continue ReadingOur expectations are often unrealistic when it comes to our performance. We expect top-tier results and criticize ourselves when our revenues are flat and our initiatives are unsuccessful....
Continue ReadingYou got plenty of it in school. It's part of what made you so smart—the evaluative and often corrective feedback you received from your professors (when you weren't partying). So, what's...
Continue ReadingIf you've read any of the articles published on stress since the mid-70s, you know that there is a big difference between eustress (or "excitement") and distress (which is what we really...
Continue ReadingAssuming that your survival instinct is fully intact, you will learn from your mistakes and take great pains to ensure that you don’t repeat them.
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