I was a decent way into my work career before I experienced a good leader. Up until that time I had supervisors, bosses, company owners and some shitty leaders. And since then, I’ve had many…
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you know, you could just ask
Have you ever spent a little too much time trying to figure things out for yourself just because you’re stubborn? Have you ever just wished someone would have given you a little more information, so…
the human species is…
I love to collect great quotes. I have a page in my OneNote Notebook for quotes, gathered by year and season. I’m not really good at always remembering to write down where I got them,…
Oh! Look! A feeling!
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…
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…