Resolving Isn’t Acting
Let me warn you now, don't make a resolutions list for the New Year, the failure to meet them causing a depressing February (an already-depressing month). Instead, make a calendar entry for what you intend to do on what dates.
Stop Beating Yourself Up
I interact with some people who continually beat themselves up. (When I served on a suicide hotline I would encounter people who deliberately cut themselves, or took pills, or held a gun.) They beat themselves up about what they should
Baby It’s Cold Outside
Why are we so surprised when it's freezing and snowy in the north in the winter (where is global warming when you need it)? We're hoping it won't happen, that it will be a mild winter, unseasonably warm, no shoveling
Raising the Bar
Think big and embrace the higher bar: If you've published your first book, great. That's not an ending, it's a beginning. Plan your next two.
If You Can’t Pronounce Your Job Title Maybe You’re In The Wrong Job
You pronounce it this way: concierge: |känˈsyerZH| You don't pronounce it this way: kan see air It's French, with the hard "zh" at the end, just like Porsche has a "sha" at the end in German. I can understand that Americans who can't speak French
Stop Copying, Start Creating
Derivative: originating from, based on, or influenced by Original: not dependent on other people's ideas; present or existing from the beginning; first or earliest Any questions?
Alan Weiss’s Monday Morning Memo® – 12/12/16
Failure work is work I define as having to be done solely because it wasn't done right the first time. I've employed this concept for years with my clients, because it's not merely a matter of "not making errors" the
Courage: The Dog Star
(The Dog Star is a symbol of power, will, and steadfastness of purpose, and exemplifies the One who has succeeded in bridging the lower and higher consciousness. – Astrological Definition) Bentley is a sweet dog, great with children, loves to play.