DON’T MAKE PROMISES YOU CAN’T KEEP

My husband and I “speak” for our dogs. You do that too, right? “Wolfie says pass the chicken.” “Sarge says he thinks you forgot to feed him dinner.” Stuff like that. The other day, after coming home to find some papers ripped up by a bad doggie, I found myself hearing, “Woody says he’ll be a good boy from now on and won’t destroy any more items that don’t belong to him.” Yea, right. Which got me thinking about promises, especially those that won’t be kept. At work, how many times do you hear promises from coworkers, clients, vendors, that…

Play That Joyful Noise!

If you are down, feeling defeated, worried and anxious, basically in the dumps, what is the best thing to do to lift yourself up? LISTEN TO YOUR FAVORITE MUSIC! Studies show that listening to music, really any kind of music, improves your mood! http://www.webmd.com/mental-health/news/20031022/music-improves-mood These days, with smart phones, satellite radio, Pandora, Spotify and iTunes, you can literally be surrounded by music all day long. Even if your office environment isn’t conducive to having music playing at your desk, maybe you can use earbuds or your Beats headphones? How about listening to the music in your own head? Try to…

WHAT’S TAKING SO FREAKING LONG?

Ok, I’ll admit it. I can be impatient. Am I proud of that periodic character flaw? Well… Not really. I tend to get things done in a hurry. There’s an urgency about almost everything I do, in my perception. My days are organized so I can make the most of my time, both at work and at home. I get in to the office super early so I can take care of my daily responsibilities expeditiously, leaving time available for urgent rushes that always seem to pop up. If a coworker, client or family member asks you to do something,…