Holidays bring out the worst in people, especially in careless driving habits. As anyone with a set of eyes can see, there’s a significant rise in auto accidents around the holidays. Statistics…
Category: Advice (page 3)
Fresh Eyes
Fresh eyes do see better. Yes, wisdom often comes with age and experience. But so do the baggage and inertia that create blinders to new ways of thinking and doing. Consider…
Unheeded
“Once today is gone, tomorrow can only look back in sorrow at warnings ignored.” ~ Rod Serling, Twilight Zone, 1964 It’s a timeless rule for all aspects of life, professional and…
That’s the Best You Can Come Up With?
Back in the day, a metal shop teacher drilled a mantra into his students: “A place for every tool. Every tool in its place.” Life was simpler then. Fast forward and everything…
Painted Into a Corner?
Before you start painting, think of the consequences. We’ve all been there. The question is, What are you going to do about it? Whining doesn’t help. So fix it. There’s really…
Transiency
This too shall pass. Eventually. What matters is what happens in the meantime. Use your time strategically. Worst case, “meantime” can be a long time. At least long enough that your reputation…
The Big One
We all know exactly where we were and what we were doing. The magnitude was so severe it seared those moments into our minds. When the earth rumbled and Richter Scale needles…
When Memory Needs a Reality Check
Know what you do well. Delegate rest. Achieve more. Two hundred and forty years ago this week, our forefathers brought forth on this continent a nation built on the singular concept of…
3 Ways to Handle a Mistake
You’ve made a mistake. Now what? We all make mistakes. How you handle it is crucial. Clients usually fall into three categories: Category 1: Least effective. Live in denial or delusion.…
Out of Context
Missing the full picture? Our minds fill in context. Sometimes context is lost in time. In an episode of Star Trek, a cryogenically frozen 20th-century human is discovered 400 years later drifting…