Keeping the Peace

Tom was not surprised when Jacob and Marilyn asked for a private meeting with him. He had a hunch that some of the team was displeased with him. He thought of Jacob and Marilyn as ‘unofficial’ team leaders. They seemed to be the two people who his team members looked to for professional guidance. Tom [...]

We have so many different ways to communicate with one another. We can pick up the phone and call using either a land line or a cell phone; we can send an email or a text using our computers or our various handheld devices and we can ‘tweet’ and ‘friend’ and make all kinds of [...]

“Today you are You, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is Youer than You.” – Dr. Seuss Did you just read that and think to yourself, “There is no such word as youer”? Well sometimes it is necessary to make up a word. Dr. Seuss who originated this quote made [...]

You know that interrupting someone when they are speaking is really rude. If you have children you have probably worked very hard to teach them to say “Excuse me”, before they break into conversations. What about interrupting you? I wish you would. Be honest, every once in a while you have a strong and immediate [...]

“Never continue in a job you don’t enjoy. If you’re happy in what you’re doing, you’ll like yourself, you’ll have inner peace. And if you have that, along with physical health, you will have had more success than you could possibly have imagined.” – Johnny Carson Isn’t it interesting to see where you can find wisdom [...]