Have you ever met someone who was just this negative? It’s like they are mad at the world and everyone is perceived as a threat. Negativity can spread around us like wildfire if we’re not careful. Here are a few ways to handle the haters: 80-90% of the way people act is based on how…
It’s lunch time. You decide you’re in the mood for a Subway sandwich. After you wander into the store and walk up to the counter, what do you do next? If you’re like the majority of the people who go to Subway, you say, I’ll have a (size of sandwich), on (type of bread)…
“Your present circumstances don’t determine where you can go; they merely determine where you start.” ~Nido Qubein My friend Ellie, founder of Pink Kisses posted this quote on Facebook this week, and I absolutely loved it. Are you ever guilty of falling victim to your current set of circumstances? We are all given our own set…
I just got back from New Orleans, where I got to speak to the Society of Government Meeting Professionals. They put on such an amazing conference! Unfortunately, travel tends to bring out my inner doofus. Whether you call them your little angel and devil, good guy and bad guy, or dynamo and doofus, as I…
A couple of years ago, I wrote a post that had an overwhelming response. The premise was that when people fail to meet our expectations, it is usually not because they aren’t trying or don’t care, rather because we haven’t clearly defined what it is we expect. (If you haven’t read it, check it out here.) Last…