Your emotional maturity dictates your ability to adjust to adverse conditions, deal with difficult people, and move past obstacles. It may even impact how you read this. That’s because emotion colors everything we do; it’s like the current on a river, carrying us whether we’re aware of it or not. If we don’t adjust for [...]
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I got a call the other day. A friend needed help. He explained his situation and listened to my advice. Then he responded by changing the scenario. He said, “OK, I hear you, but what you don’t understand is that…” and proceeded to add a bunch of facts that didn’t change the core issue. I [...]
“Hey! Why are you so impossible to deal with?!” Breaking relationship patterns in your life is hard. Usually, when you get the chance, you’ve just heard a comment like the one above… and it’s right there—right after you’ve heard that sniping comment, in in that fraction of a second before your emotions get the better [...]
I give a lot of presentations, like this one on networking that I gave not long ago. It was well received, and I thought you might like to have a look at the deck. This brief, 21 slide, ~175 word presentation on networking is perfect for sharing with your team. Highlights include: 1 practical definition [...]
Last week, this comment got posted to my blog, in which Karmela asked, How should one approach another during a networking event especially if that person is reserved. What tips does anyone have in networking? Is there a difference between networkng online or in person? I promised her a response by today. Here it is, [...]
Have you ever watched someone claim to take the high road in an argument when they were so obviously not taking any such high road at all? People who claim to take the high road may say they’re doing so because they are above the pettiness, but anyone who says such a thing is actually [...]
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