October 14, 2013 Positively Use Empathy OK, it’s not the most friendly Bob Dylan song ever (in fact, I’d hate to have been the person he wrote this about!), but Positively 4th Street has a lyric in it that really resounds. “I wish that for just one time You could stand inside my shoes And just for that one moment I could be you” This was written to a person with whom it seems Mr. Dylan was having a major feud. He was clearly angry and upset, and felt that communication was not working, since neither one could truly empathize with the other. If they could…
December 22, 2009 On The Dangers Of Appearing To Be An Expert … As I write this blog on how to deal with the recession week after week, I am contemplative about how my messages are perceived and received. My intention is to share some ideas that I either have come up with myself or have “borrowed” from others, hopefully citing them along the way! However, I don’t like the thought that I am holding myself up as some kind of “expert,” someone who is “above it all” or “knows it all” or “has all of the answers.” I’m just like you, working hard every day, trying to thrill my clients and co-workers,…
May 28, 2009 THINGS NOT WORKING OUT AT WORK? THEN WORK OUT! You’re concerned about your job security. Your boss is a stress ball. Your spouse is crabby. Your coworkers are glum and unmotivated. The news in the piece of paper that used to be a full-grown newspaper is all bad. You feel an extreme lack of control. What to do? EXERCISE! May as well work off some of that frustration and stress in a positive and healthy way. But make sure you start out slow if you aren’t much of an exerciser. How about taking Rover out for a nice brisk after dinner walk through the neighborhood? Why not jump on…
