Honesty…Is It Always the Best Policy?

June 15, 2010 - Leave a Response

Most would agree that honesty is the best policy. But, how many times have you been guilty of “modifying” the truth a little to avoid hurting someone’s feelings?

Being completely and totally honest is appropriate in instances, but, think about it… honesty is really about packaging. Sometimes, the truth is easier to swallow wrapped in a sugar coating.

For instance, when asked by the co-worker who is wearing a see-through blouse and bootie shorts, “Do you like this outfit?” Or when your girlfriend asks, “Were you just checking her out?” What do you say in these types of situations? The unvarnished truth? I don’t THINK so! You might modify your response to avoid hurting someone’s feelings, or to dodge a potential debacle.

Honesty doesn’t mean you have to be blunt or rude, as there are tactful ways to tell someone how you feel, or give advice. In some situations, it best to probably not say what you are really thinking. That’s what an internal monologue is for!

Overall, honest is the best policy, as long as your delivery of the truth is in consideration of the other person’s feelings.

 

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Top Ten Things We’d Like Our Doctor To Say

June 11, 2010 - Leave a Response

10.) “I’ve never seen a finer example of someone in perfect physical condition.”

9.) “There’s been a new breakthrough in exercise pharmacology…just take one of these pills each day, and it will be the equivalent to an hour of cardio each day!”

8.) “I’d like you to try this all chocolate diet…you could use to put on a few pounds.”

7.) “A new study shows that beer actually cultivates brain cells and encourages them to multiply.”

6.) “We have recently discovered any sleep over 4 hours a night is bad for you, so STAY UP LATE!”

5.) “Go ahead and eat all the fried foods you want…it promotes health and longevity.”

4.) “You are my 1 millionth patient, so your visits are FREE for the rest of your life!”

3.) “Come split a pizza with me…its got plenty of vitamins and protein!”

2.) “We don’t make you sign any waivers…we trust you not to sue us.”

1.) “We don’t give shots anymore, the medicine is right there in the lollipop!”

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Top Ten Things We’d Like Our Significant Other To Say

May 25, 2010 - Leave a Response

10.) “Of course those jeans don’t make you look fat!”

9.) “I insist, let ME make the bed this morning.”

8.) “Instead of watching the football game, how about if we go to the park and have a romantic picnic.”

7.) “Honey, Brad Pitt has NOTHING on you!”

6.) “You know, I love YOUR mother almost as much as I love my own!”

5.) “Let ME feed the baby, 2 am is such a peaceful hour to be awake, and I wasn’t even that tired anyway.”

4.) “I think you SHOULD go away to Vegas with the boys for a week, it sounds like a hoot, and I’ll be happy to stay with our 7 kids, you deserve the break!”

3.) “How could I even THINK of looking at someone else when I have the most beautiful woman in the world already?”

2.) “You stay put, and I’ll get you another beer, I don’t want you to miss one minute of the game!”

1.) “Guess what, sweetie, I just won the lottery!”

 

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Top Ten Things We’d Like To Hear Our Teenagers Say

May 20, 2010 - Leave a Response

10.) “No, let ME clean my room, I love it and find it very cathartic!”

9.)  ”Mom, PLEASE sit between my boyfriend and me while we watch Mary Poppins together!”

8.) “Of course I’d rather do my laundry than go to the mall!”

7.) “Studying is my absolute FAVORITE part of the day!”

6.) “Oh, let’s go visit Grandmom and Grandpop instead of going to Disneyworld!”

5.) “I don’t need an allowance…I help out around here just because I love you so much!”

4.) “Tell us another story about what it was like when YOU were a teenager, I’m so interested to hear about it!”

3.) “You pick the movie we go see…I really admire your taste in films.”

2.) “I always prefer when you choose the radio station we listen to…your taste in music is SO MUCH BETTER than mine!”

1.) “Of course I want to grow up to be a doctor…what could be better than going to school for the better part of my life?!”

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It May Sound Cliché, But “Be” In The Moment

May 12, 2010 - Leave a Response

Do you spend your day with your body doing one thing, and your mind doing another? While you are working on that important report, are you thinking about the next item on your to do list? Or the dishes you left in the sink? Or the argument you had with your spouse?

I’m as guilty of that as the next person, but that doesn’t mean I am not actively trying to improve!

When you engage in this type of mind/body split activity, you end up short-changing both things. You are not fully committed to the activity you need to do, nor are you giving your whole mind to whatever else you are thinking about.

Not good!

Try to focus on the immediate task at hand, giving it your full and uncompromising attention. Don’t check that email which inconsiderately popped up at an inopportune time, don’t let your mind wander. Just do it!

Similarly, when you are NOT at work, give your whole self, mind AND body, to what you are doing then.

At the gym, concentrate on your workout. With your kids, give them your exclusive and undivided attention.

In fact, that is what got me thinking about this in the first place…my children! More clichés, but they grow up so, so fast. Yesterday I was changing a diaper and today I am looking at colleges. How did that happen? And, more importantly, what did I miss when I had my mind on work when I should have been in the moment with my children?

That can never be recreated, it is just gone.

I firmly believe that it is never too late to make a vigorous and wholehearted attempt to BE THERE in that particular moment with everything you do.

I know I’m going to try…how about you?

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