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“Treat others as you would like to be treated yourself” – Of course I understand the basic philosophy of this phrase. However, as a child I always wondered “What if I did not like the way people wanted to be treated. Then what?” I remember asking my teacher “Wouldn’t we want to treat people as …
Continue reading “Don’t take it personal! People are a puzzle…”
One of the phrases I often hear is “I gave myself permission for….”. Interestingly, it is typically used as a sign of personal empowerment. “I know I deserve some “me” time, so I gave myself permission to take the Sunday morning off and go for a walk” “I have been working out so hard so I …
Interviews…client discussions…customer presentations…executive briefings… Think about how you prepare for these? What do I say? How do I present? My experiences, my success stories, my thoughts, my views, my ideas…. Me…me…me.. I work with a lot of people who actually do not feel comfortable making everything about themselves. When they think the only way to …
Continue reading “Do you really think this song is about you? Just relax…cause it’s not…”
Oh, the joy of discovering I’m not the problem! All these years I carried the burden of being “difficult to figure out.” There wasn’t any “Quick Guidebook” into who I was and what an inconvenience that turned out to be for everyone else. I was just too complicated. Well, as it turns out, I actually …
Continue reading “Are You Considered Average? The Truth About Societal Labels”
I have booked myself into a lovely apartment with a view for three days. This is my attempt to take myself off of autopilot and see what happens. Going in, I am aware that it is not going to be easy to stay clear of the “should“, the “need to“, the “must” and instead, focus …