Aug 4, 2026 | Conflict, Life satisfaction, Managing self, Professionalism, Relationships
“I’ll believe it when I see it” is how the old addage goes. But what modern neurscience is discovering more and more, is that this statement is backwards. The reality is, you’ll see it if you believe it. Your brain absorbs around 11 million...
Oct 9, 2025 | AI, Managing self, Uncategorized
“AI is here!! The world is ending!! Humans are under attack!! Run for the hills!!”That’s often the reaction people have when they think about AI and its impact. In this regard, Hollywood hasn’t helped—decades of doomsday robots and apocalyptic storylines have shaped...
Feb 10, 2025 | Leadership, Life satisfaction, Relationships
“As we become more and more high-tech, we will need to become more and more high-touch.” This quote from Sam Sikes, author and experiential learning expert, has always rung true with me. I think most Gen Xers, like myself, can easily see how younger...
Oct 11, 2022 | Leadership, Managing self, Manners, Professionalism, Relationships, Uncategorized
Doesn’t it feel great to be appreciated? I wish more leaders and managers would do a better job at appreciating their folks. It’s one of the easiest (and cheapest) things you can do to increase an employee’s motivation, engagement and overall job...
Aug 30, 2021 | Conflict, Leadership, Managing self, Manners, Professionalism, Relationships
I’m a big fan of synthetic oil. I use it in all my cars. There are many reasons I love it. One, is that it doesn’t need to be changed as often as regular oil. Less hassle + less time = winner! But, the main reason I like synthetic oil is that it simply...
Feb 17, 2021 | Distracted, Managing self, Professionalism, Relationships
Do you know someone who’s addicted to their phone? Maybe the one reading this post? The problem with smart phone addiction is that it’s dangerous to both the user and those in close proximity. And not just while driving either. Personal relationships are...
Oct 12, 2020 | Managing self, Time Management
I’m convinced that most humans (at least in the western world) are living a subpar life due to constant distractions. Our social media, work from phone, distracted world is literally robbing us of engaging fully with the world around us. Those of you born before...
Nov 23, 2020 | Conflict, Leadership, Managing self
“I literally can’t remember a positive thing about you!” Has this ever happened to you when fighting with your spouse or close family member? It’s as though our brain drops its memory function altogether. This is a common occurrence during intense...
Jul 31, 2020 | Leadership
What goes on between your ears is incredibly important. Our self-talk (the way we think about ourselves) determines our successes, failures and ultimately our destiny. Unfortunately, most of our spontaneous thoughts about self (up to 70%) are negative. If I had a...
Feb 26, 2019 | Leadership, Time Management
In our world that exalts Busyness over Significance I find this “post” by Blaise Pascal very relevant. “We never keep to the present. We recall the past; we anticipate the future as if we found it too slow in coming and were trying to hurry it up, or we recall...
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