“Looking back, you realize that everything would have explained itself if you had only stopped interrupting.” ~ Robert Breault Regardless of how you analyze the numbers, interruptions are one of the biggest drains on our ability to effectively communicate with others in the workplace. Unfortunately, I have found that this is an area…
“I dare you to move, I dare you to move, I dare you to pick yourself the floor” ~ Switchfoot Have you ever had an amazing day where you felt like everything was going your way? Until it wasn’t…? You get the first bit of not-so-positive news and you say, “No worries, this must be happening…
“Truth is ever to be found in simplicity, and not in the multiplicity and confusion of things.” ~ Isaac Newton There is an iconic saying sometimes attributed to Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, a German-American architect who was very well know for his somewhat minimalist approach to design. It is simply, “Less is more.” Yet,…
“You define your own life. Don’t let other people write your script.” ~ Oprah Winfrey Years ago I read a book written by Don Miguel Ruiz and his son Don Jose, entitled The 5th Agreement. For some reason this image they wrote abut has stuck in my head for years and I think it…
“No one can confidently say that he will still be living tomorrow.” ~ Euripides I rarely share pieces of my personal life in these posts. But today I feel compelled to share this one because I feel it is very timely in light of all that is going on in our world. Lately, over…
“Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions.” ~ Dalai Lama How many of us were told as children that your purpose in life was to be happy? How many of us were told that the purpose of your life was to get a good job that paid well so that…
“If all the world’s a stage, please stick to your own script and read your own lines!” – Joe Contrera With all of the chaos unfolding in the world, I am struck by the level of judgment folks have towards others. Social media has given everyone a voice and so they use it to…
“The only good is knowledge, and the only evil is ignorance” ~ Socrates “Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom” ~Aristotle “Everything we hear is an opinion, not a fact. Everything we see is a perspective, not the truth”. ~ Marcus Aurelius The Philosophers of Old Above are three quotes from three incredibly…
“The question isn’t who is going to let me; it’s who is going to stop me.” ~Ayn Rand A while ago my friend Matt and I were discussing the topic of commitment. I was sharing a situation where I felt that I needed to either be ‘all in’ or ‘all out!’ You see sitting…
“The mind is slow in unlearning what it has been long in learning.” ~ Seneca “It is a great thing to know the season for speech and the season for silence.” ~ Seneca I have always believed that growth as a person, a leader, or a professional meant that I needed to learn, whether it…