Self-Help Isn’t What You Think
I watch people play a piano—sight read—and I comment, "That's a gift." People watch me write a book, from my head to the screen typing 60 words a minute, and they've commented, "That's a gift." We all have gifts. We all
Rejection
Someone told me the other day that their article was rejected by a publication. I told them to send the same article to other publications. Some work is accepted or rejected on the basis of how good or bad a day
My Experience Is Different From Yours
When people write you about something you've written or said and begin with, "You're wrong about
No Sweat
I coached a man whose issue was nerves. He was an excellent speaker, but he perspired so much for the first ten minutes of his talks that he would only wear the color blue which tended to somewhat conceal the
The Destination Is Still There
I'm sitting on the balcony of our suite at the Ocean House in southern Rhode Island. It's a crystal clear morning, and I can see Block Island, 20 miles away, due east in the Atlantic. To the south I can
Be Careful About Listening Too Well
Beware the "experts" who have no consequences for being wrong (unlike consultants, who would be thrown out and/or never invited back). I was told Apple's ascent couldn't last. Tom Brady would never win a third Super Bowl. Trump would never get
Reviews
You own a firm as a solo practitioner. You have one employee. As owner of that firm, you should give your employee an annual review. So, how would you evaluate your employee in terms of production, performance, attaining goals, innovation, discipline,
Scrubbing
What if we "scrubbed" our own histories? What if we removed the poor grades, the errors in our games, the poor relationships, the wrong turns, the incorrect statements, the hurtful arguments? What if we created new résumés with far better
The Martial Arts of Language
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Vebosiocityedness
Look: Don't tell me everything you know, just tell me what I need to know. (The college professor syndrome.) When I ask what it is you do, don't begin by telling me how you got into it. When I ask how much