While doing time management seminars, I invariably hear from one particpant or another that one of the challenges they have in managing their time is that they can’t seem to stop. They get caught up in a project, they skip lunch, and stay late in order to “get ahead.” Ever been there? I know I
Sometime I run into people who are really hard on themselves? They beat themselves up for every mistake and they like to keep these mistakes top of mind to make sure it doesn’t happen again. This sounds like it could be a good strategy, but when you think about focusing on past mistakes most of
I broke the lawn mower when I was a kid. I have to admit, I hated that thing, but I wasn’t thrilled when I realized that I had accidentally done some pretty serious damage to it while mowing the grass. I had a motto at that time in my life, “Hide it, deny it, and
Someone says, “I’m thirsty.” What does this mean to you? Is this simply nice to know information or do you hear beyond the words and understand that they are probably asking you to get them something to drink. If you felt that this was simply nice to know, this is called explicit listening. You have
I’m a big fan of setting goals, because how do you know if you’re on track if you don’t know where you’re trying to go? Now, I get asked all the time, “How big should I dream when setting my career goals.” This is an incredibly valid question. If you make your goals too easy,
Procrastination is something that comes up a lot, doesn’t it? And what I don’t like about procrastination, aside from the fact that you’re not getting things done, is that it feels like such a helpless state. I don’t know about you, but I’m not a fan of helpless states. When you really think about it, why