Looking At Reality
When I am forced to look at reality I see a fuzzy imperfect image of the world as it is.
When I am forced to look at reality I see a fuzzy imperfect image of the world as it is.
“I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells. Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living. It’s a way of looking at life through the wrong end of the telescope.” Dr. Seuss
I have the opportunity almost every day to make at least fifty to one hundred first impressions, if not more, at once.
Howard Schultz, Chairman and CEO of Starbucks was meeting and talking to employees who would soon open the first Starbucks stores in South Africa.
I love quotes. Always have. And I love to apply them to everyday life and when I can.
“Every day I carry around two buckets, one filled with gasoline and one filled with water.” A business owner
Maybe I missed something…or maybe I have it all wrong…or even possibly I never understood it at all…but…
In training classes I lead, I will often use the phrase, “It’s your movie. So, what movie do you want others to see that shows who you are?”
In the book, The Help, by Kathryn Stockett, there is a discussion between Aibeleen and Minny, two of the many maids who work in Jackson, Mississippi, in the early 1960’s.
Someone said to me, “I want to do little things to express my appreciation to others. I just don’t know how.”
In order to make a turn you have to point your skis downhill. Great advice for the slopes…great advice for life.
If your goal is to be a more effective communicator, consider these five tips from an expert in the field of public relations and messaging.
You knew within a very short amount of time they were exactly what you were looking for. They were the perfect fit.
No one wants a “You can do it!” text early on a Sunday morning. That’s why I sent it.
I have an ongoing fascination with incomplete or unfinished circles.
It was somewhere around 2:16 a.m. The kitchen was dark except for a small lamp. I did not have my glasses on and I simply could not take it anymore.
“You did the impossible, because you didn’t realize it was impossible.” Debi Coleman
Books, articles, blogs, millions upon millions of words used to promote the uniqueness of “you”.