Last week a woman said to me, “You use your time well.” It surprised me because I don’t think I do. I love to putter. You don’t hear that word very much anymore. Have people stopped puttering? Well, I love to putter, and can spend an entire morning puttering if I let...
Are you trustworthy? Do you have friends and family who are? Professional colleagues? People who provide services for you? And what does it mean to trust someone? Are there different kinds or degrees of trust? For example, I know someone I can count on to not do what...
Traveling solo gives you endless opportunities to people-watch. I recently took a trip by myself, and I became fascinated with the nature of conversation among groups of people. At lunch one day, two couples were at the table next to me. There was enough space between...
I was struck last week by a headline on an online post that said, “I know you!” It was encouraging people to post frequently on social media—through that company, of course—so others would feel like they know you. And I thought, “Oh, really?” Who Knows You? And then I...
In a recent podcast, I interviewed a friend and former work colleague whom I hadn’t talked to in many years. It was so much fun seeing her again! She had a long and successful career at the company where we both worked and now is retired. I was eager to talk to her...
Do you think change is hard? We often hear people say that it is, or that they don’t like change, or that change takes a long time. What do you think? Alexandria Agresta, a dynamic speaker and speaking coach, says in her TEDx talk that “things don’t take time, they...
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