Your Quote of the Week
“Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.” –Helen Keller We are a culture of DIYers. We like Do It Yourself fixes. We value independence and hard work and going it alone. And yet, there is a cap on what we can accomplish alone. I don’t care how powerful you are, […]
Styles of Communication as Seen by Dilbert
I teach a class on Styles of Communication. The styles I teach have four different communication types. Here are two, clearly demonstrated. They are opposite styles. What can you see about each one? And, though comical, it is important to really think about how this attitude affects our communication, both at work and elsewhere. What […]
Rainmaking Tips – Tip #2
 Treat Your Resources Well Last week’s blog considered where your business comes from. One likely source is from other people – and this is typically from other professionals who know, like and trust you, or from other clients who have found value firsthand in your services. Either way, show your appreciation. Many professionals believe […]
More on Accountability and Choice
Here is your quote for the week: “Our past experiences and our present circumstances have absolutely no power other than [what] we choose to give them.” Bob Proctor, from The ABCs of Success. It is so hard at times for people to see beyond their past experiences and their current circumstances. It is easy to […]
Rainmaking Tips – Tip #1
This will begin a series of tips on what I am going to call “rainmaking.” If you are an attorney, you will know this term. It references the rain dances Native American Indians did to encourage rain to fall from the sky.  Modern “rainmaking” is sometimes seen as a similarly ethereal and hopeful process – one […]
Maybe It’s All In Your Head
“When I was a Boy Scout, we played a game when new Scouts joined the troop. We lined up chairs in a pattern, creating an obstacle course, through which the new Scouts, blindfolded, were supposed to maneuver. The Scoutmaster gave them a few moments to study the pattern before our adventure began. But as soon […]
What Gets in the Way of Listening?
What gets in the way of your listening? Really listening. People want to be heard. We need to be heard. It is a part of the human experience. We don’t get it often, though. If that doesn’t convince you to spend some time learning how to listen, consider this: people won’t listen to you until […]
For Success – Set Your Intention
This article was originally posted in July 2015. I am going to write a blog series on the concept of intention because I have seen it be the dividing line between the very successful and the moderately successful – in any area of life. I have enlisted the help of my current and past clients […]
Invictus – The Power to Choose
My son just finished 7th grade. At the closing ceremony, his class recited this classic poem: Invictus –William Ernest Henley Out of the night that covers me, Black as the pit from pole to pole, I thank whatever gods may be For my unconquerable soul. In the fell clutch of circumstance I have not winced […]
Cultivating Communication Curiosity
Have you ever heard this expression, “He knows me so well, he can finish my sentences”? I thought of this the other day after finishing one of my communication classes. In this class we are learning to listen out of curiosity – wondering what the other person has to say and where they are coming […]