September 21, 2016 Oh Lord, Please Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood I would like to paraphrase a famous quote by writer Robert Louis Stevenson: “Don’t COMMUNICATE merely to be understood. COMMUNICATE so that you cannot possibly be misunderstood.” It is my opinion that so many successes and failures, both large and small, in life, in work, in families, can be attributed to either excellent or poor and unclear communication. How much better would things be if everyone concentrated just a little bit harder on communicating…speaking, writing, texting, emailing…more precisely. Look at the difference between these two questions: Is that job going to be ready today? vs. Is the business card job…
July 16, 2013 I’m Just a Fool Waiting on the Wrong Block Are you ever guilty of leaping to conclusions? Are your leapt-to conclusions ever wrong? It is a natural instinct to be reactive, most often when something negative happens. Our adrenaline starts pumping, our heart starts hammering, and rational thought seems to fly out the nearest window. Perhaps this isn’t the best way to handle bad situations. How about trying some good pieces of advice my mother told me: Count to ten before saying anything. If you want to put something in writing, compose it now and HOLD IT FOR 24 HOURS. Sleep on it, and revisit the next day. If you…
