The Bully In The Brain

“You’re just not good enough.” Have you ever heard those words rattling around in your brain?  Perhaps a better question would be this: Has anyone not heard those words rattling around in his or her brain?  It’s the same voice that challenges our expertise and...

Planting a Seed for Commitment

Many years ago, I remember watching an old Woody Allen move called “Annie Hall.”  It wasn’t my favorite movie, but there was one particular scene I really connected with.  Woody Allen was on a first date with Diane Keaton, and he was nervous about the first kiss that...

That’s EnterTrainment™!

Now, more than ever, it’s important to not just speak, but speak well, and that often means incorporating an element of entertainment.  After all, when our communications are not face-to-face, it’s a whole lot more difficult to hold the attention of those we are...

Five Percent Moves

I purchased a new thermos the other day.  I was looking for something else, and I found it quite by accident.  It turned up on one of those pages on Amazon that says this: “If you liked that other thing you purchased, you might like this.”  At first, I dismissed the...

A Path To Wisdom

When I was a kid, I remember begging my parents to buy me a journal. I really wanted that journal; I had dreams of capturing all sorts of private thoughts, and I wanted to be able to to lock it! I was relentless, deploying every trick in the book to convince my...