Put a Sharp Point on Your Written Communications
It’s not unusual to get 20 or 200 emails a day. I know someone who gets 2000! If you look at the ones you’ve received (and include snail-mail letters too), you will see that the majority start with “I.”
You typically see, “I’ve attached . . . I [...]
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.
photo credit: zieak
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 [...]
Put Your Life Story On Paper (Regardless Of Your Age) For Your Career Development And As A Gift To Your Family
Write your autobiography – today. Don’t put it off. Write from day one and bring it up to the present. Every six months or so take a couple of hours and update it.
Why put your history on paper? It’s your story so it’s a good story worth recording. You’re as important [...]
With the global economy sagging, your company tightening its belt, your stock worth dwindling, and your children thinking you don’t understand what they are going through, there is a lot of duress and stress in life.
When I asked a mentor, who is experiencing all of the above, how he was doing, [...]