May 20, 2010 Top Ten Things We’d Like To Hear Our Teenagers Say 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…
May 12, 2010 It May Sound Cliché, But “Be” In The Moment 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,…
April 29, 2010 Don’t Be A Cardboard Cutout! You know what I mean, right? Those life-sized, full color blowups of real people, mounted to foamboard, cut all the way around, and then propped up so they look like a real person? A few phrases come to mind here… “Light’s on, but no one’s home” “As useful as an ashtray on a motorcycle” or a new favorite “The wheel’s spinning but the hamster’s dead.” Don’t be that guy! Bring your brain, your motivation, your desire to do a good job, to every meeting, conversation, activity you do all day long! Show you are listening, by repeating back, using different…
