Wouldn’t it be wonderful if the answer to that question is yes? And in some family situations, the passion of the color red representing blood is undaunted and cannot be challenges by the world. Until recently, I believed that blood is…
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As a business presentations trainer for many years in a corporate setting, I will offer tips that I sharewith managers on how to cope and manag the jitters. Coping is not controlling. The jitters is part of the territory. My…
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I am going to address the title of ” How to avoid being irritating” by not assuming what irritating is without first identifying what is irritating to me and then to set a strategy of opposite behavior. Here are two…
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July 22, 2015 Friends and Peers
It is not possible to mend relationships if stuck in the logical. Our logic is to our former friend illogical. Perception is our reality. So , how can we mend relationships? I suggest that its possibility is beyond the open…
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“Real men don’t wear pink”. Sound familiar. How about real men don’t wear black. I’m suggesting both comments are false. Regardless of your position on real men don’t wear pink, it is simply opinion. Clint “Make My Day ” Eastwood wears…
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June 17, 2015 Friends and Peers
“‘ Are Internet friends real friends” is a question of culture and when a person was born, For people born after the computer revolution, Internet friends are real as this generation has been raised with the idea of gadgets (…
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A college professor tells his class, ” You have an 18 page paper worth 40 percent of your grade. Why is the quantity so arbitrary, placing the student in the position of digging up meaningless stuff in order not be…
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The enclosed essay will focus on the most powerful two, three, and four word combinations. These word combinations are from a study conducted by Yale University. Let’s begin by examining the two most powerful words: * ” Thank You”. Saying…
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As a consultant who has taught public speaking and presentation skills for many years, there is a myth as to what is needed for success as a public speaker barring one exception: Motivational speeches. With motivational speeches, the focus is…
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I am heterosexual man and know many gay couples who live together but are not recognized by the state since New Jersey recognizes civil unions only. Is there a difference between relationships of straight and gay relationships? Without a question…
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In management development workshops, I’ve taught a process called LISTEN to effectively solve problems by discussion. LISTEN stands for : Liberate, Investigate, Separate, Tolerance, Exonerate and Negotiate. To liberate is to size up an employee’s behavior and determine your degree…
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February 24, 2015 Communication
How do you genuinely connect with coworkers? The key is not small talk. The idea is simple to understand intellectually (another example of why the intellect is limited) but so simple practically. Why write on the topic? For the past…
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February 11, 2015 Communication
“Thank You”… the two most powerful words in the English language are also the most difficult to utter sincerely, professionally and personally. Saying thank you with sincerity appears on the surface to be easy but the task is challenging. In…
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February 8, 2015 Communication
For the past several months, I have observed the behavior and communication styles of people. Conclusion: If we removed the topic of weather as a conversation piece, some people would not be able to start a conversation. I feel this…
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“Real men don’t wear pink”. Sound familiar. How about ” real men don’t wear black”. I’s suggesting both comments are false. Regardless of how you feel about men wearing pink, it is simply an exercise in opinion and judgment. Reaction…
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October 24, 2014 Communication
If someone asked you how positive relationships at work are developed, what would you say? Would the answer include the commonality of interests? Does it involve showing that you care? The list that we can compile would be endless. From…
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October 23, 2014 Communication
It is no secret to know that men and women are operating from a different brain wiring. What can appear to be white to a women can be construed as black to men and vice versa. The inability to adapt…
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October 18, 2014 Friends and Peers
In addition to achieve, what do Ernest Hemingway, Winston Churchill, Abraham Lincoln , and millions of Americans have i common? What was the cause of 15 reported suicides in the New York Police Department several years ago? Both answers: depression….
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July 11, 2014 Friends and Peers
Helping a coworker who is depressed is a tough one. Here’s why: A full understanding of a depressed person’s struggles and challenges is not possible because each depressed person’s experience is different. A partial understanding is possible if we have…
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We can’t always recognize a good listener. Case in point: When I was in college, my friend would sit and look like he was sleeping. Almost every class, this one professor took issue with his body language and would stop…
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March 29, 2014 Friends and Peers
Let’s begin by exploring the following reality: The friendliness we demonstrate to other people can be their only positive experience all day. Case in point: Lynn Smith-Lovin, a Duke university sociologist conducted a study of 1,467 adults claiming that one…
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February 4, 2014 Friends and Peers
How many times in your career have you been asked if you have a minute? If you had a nickel for each time asked you would be able to retire comfortably? Yet, interruptions is the leading time robber in the…
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In his Academy Award performance as gay activist Harvey Milk. Sean Penn said, ” We got to give them hope”. This comment was originally said sometime during the 70’s decade. The good news for the gay community: Milk’s work started…
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December 19, 2013 Friends and Peers
How many times in your career have you been asked if you have a minute? If you had a nickel for each time asked you would be able to retire comfortably? Yet, interruptions is the leading time robber in the…
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December 19, 2013 Friends and Peers
This essay is about influencing coworkers in a positive way. Why is positive influence important? Brian Tracy, who studied success for 20 years, cite that 85 percent of success is based on relationships. Our relationships are a result of our…
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December 17, 2013 Friends and Peers
Psychologist and motivational speaker Brain Tracy studied success for 20 years. According to his findings, Success is attributed to six factors which are as follows: 1) inner peace 2) high energy 3) relationships 4) financial freedom 5) worthy goals and…
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November 16, 2013 Friends and Peers
The six factors of success researched for 20 years by Brian Tracy consists of inner peace, loving relationships, high energy, worthy goals, financiall freedom and personal fulfullment. This essay will focus on relationships. As frustrating as it is, a reality…
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Before writing about the effects of relationships because of Gender Identity Disorder, it is imperative to diagnose first what the disorder is not. A person experiencing Gender Identity Disorder is not gay. A gay person is attracted to their own…
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