Sink of Swim?
The trouble with the dumb, autumn, return-to-school essay "What I Did on My Summer Vacation" is that it should be completed before summer with "What I Plan to Do on My Summer Vacation." Then kids can learn the distinctions about
Which Answer Do You Prefer?
What do you do? I'm an architect. I'm a coach. I'm a bus driver. I'm a teacher. What do you do? I create more productive living and working environments. I generate higher performance and fulfillment. I provide safe and reliable transportation to businesses, stores, and homes. I help create
The Better Thing
People tend to pride themselves on fast response, and that's a good thing. But what about "anticipatory response," when you suggest something the other party didn't even realize was needed. It's called "marketing." That's an even better thing.
Getting Out from Under Overwhelm and “Panic”
If you find yourself in "overwhelm" or semi-panic, take the time to stop whatever you're doing and focus on the fact that you're actually okay as you sit there. At this moment you're fine. Find the cause of the current
The Endless Beauty of Bureaucracy
Let me understant this: We use a plastic bag to take recycling to the bin which holds plastics, but we must dump the plastic bag's contents, but not the plastic bag holding the plastic contents. Is this like "good and bad"
Lies, Lies, and Outright Lies
Let me make a long story short. (It never is.) If I’m really being honest…. (But you’re not.) A great series once you get into it. (The first three seasons are a bore, however.) Please don’t go away mad. (Get the hell out
Therapy and Confessions
In general, I’ve found that most skills problems I can address and resolve quickly, but not most attitude problems which are too often requiring therapeutic interventions delving into parents, youth, and esteem issues. Don’t try to be a therapist or
Value Is in the Output, Not the Input
When someone asks what you "do" tell them what you create. "I run leadership retreats" becomes "I focus your top team on achieving market dominance." "I am a stone mason" becomes "I build cathedrals" or, better, "I bring people closer to God." It's
Affordable Theater
Two Broadway plays which recently set box office records were Othello, with Denzel Washington, and Good Night and Good Luck, with George Clooney. These are limited-run performances with staggering prices for good seats, about $700 to $900 per seat. The