When I want to distract someone (including myself) from something uncomfortable, I like to point and say, “Look! A puppy!” Because who doesn’t love puppies, right? Feelings can be uncomfortable. That’s not understated elegance, that’s…
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BS Files #22: that compliment sandwich tastes gooood
The BS Files are kinda like the X-files – full of myths and urban legends and mysterious things. I feel that it is my duty to tackle them (occasionally). Because, you know, the truth is…
Imposter Syndrome
This is blog number 300. That’s almost six years. Yes, I can do the math in my head! I almost opened an excel sheet to multiply 6 times 52. How embarrassing…but not as embarrassing as…
too much peoples
Last week was a crazy busy week for me. And it was all being busy with people things. I did lots of work things with people – events, in person, planning, etc. Some of those…
is proactive the antithesis of victimhood?
We all have our stories. We are the star of our own stories, whether we admit it or not. It has nothing to do with humility or ego. Our stories are about us and our…
Worry words worry worry worry
I thought I’d share some quotes about worrying, just because I’m hearing lots of worrying these days. I’ll be completely honest. Many of these I’ve used so many times and for so long that I…
Grouchy McGrouchersen
The past couple of days I have been pretty grouchy. I’ve been impatient when I’ve been interrupted at work. (“Can’t you see that I am doing something very important here and I don’t need to…
the fine art of appreciating
We all know that a simple “thank you” is free. We know that ‘please” and “thank you” go a long way. They’re magic words, after all. They’re common courtesy. They’re polite. Civilized, even. We can…
a little prework goes a long way
I think I’ve ranted about preparation here before. I guess I’m gonna do it again! But not full on preparation. Today I’ll just talk about “a little prework” as if it’s not really preparation. Oh,…
the importance of special
Why do we want so desperately to be special? Some of us want to be special in a big way – as in famous, or infamous, or to make a big impact in the world….