I wrote a frustrated note today to our neighbor. It said something like “Please take responsibility for your dog. It was in our yard today. It tore the pond liner. When I try to take it back home it BITES me. Please send me your contact information. If you don’t come get your dog within …
Countless times in life I’ve found myself apologizing for something. Fairly regularly I find myself apologizing for not doing something or another. You know that feeling that you have when you let someone else down? I know I sure hate that feeling. I’ve found so many times that we end up not caring until it’s …
I have this planned event on my calendar on Sunday nights. It’s called “week prep” and I try to do it every week. I make sure I’m not behind on emails, see what the week’s going to look like. The problem with this “week prep” is that I get latched onto something in order to …
You’ve gotten these emails. You read it, stare at the screen and think, “What do you want from me?” You pick up the phone or walk over to the person’s desk and say, “What are you asking?” You read the email and can’t figure out just what they are wanting you to do. You may …
This week there’s been a common theme that has come up that has intrigued me. It’s the difference between communicating “done” and “draft”. When work is sent to me on a project that I’m responsible for, I have completely different feedback if I think you’re “done” vs it’s a “draft” you’re showing me.
You’ve read the story about The Boy Who Cried Wolf, right? Could this be you? I think this story tells us a lot about what we do to get attention. I’ve seen so many people create a crisis just so they are heard. You can avoid crisis in your life, so you don’t cry wolf.
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