Bolster Your Self-Confidence with Self-Assessment
To bolster your confidence at this moment, do some honest self-attitude assessment of where you are now. In other words, appreciate your current status. Think about what you’re especially good at now and what you have going on for yourself. Everybody has a lot more than they think about on a regular basis. What’s painfully [...]
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How to Get a Good Shake
This happens every day in business: “Ralph (Ron or Ray) meets Laura in her office, and both nervously shake hands. Laura notices what feels like a wimpy, limp clasp. Both think to themselves, “Yech, what a poor handshake.” A two-second exchange like that sets an unease [...]
Surviving (Inevitable) Rejection
Rejection is inevitable in life, especially if you’re making an effort and putting yourself out there. Here are some thoughts I use to make it less painful when I get it.
First, try not to expect to get it before you actually do. Most of the negative situations you worry about will never happen. [...]
Rules are not different for men or women - unless you let them be.
Rules are not different for men or women - unless you let them be.
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In 1985 I was a speaker at the Young President’s Organization leadership conference in Mexico City. The organizer became my event mentor.
Afterwards I learned from him that my audience rating ranked higher then the male speakers. Heartened, I discussed [...]
“It takes many good deeds to build a good reputation, and only one bad one to lose it” - Benjamin Franklin
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As a leader you have to be willing to pay a ransom for your good name. There are people out there skilled at giving good guys a bad name.
If you have [...]
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When you are out of a job and an offer comes in, you can tend to overlook some red flags about the offer. Even in a time of near desperation, slow down and honestly ask yourself some questions that will minimize your having to look for a job, again, in the near [...]