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Priority Management
Do you know what the numbers 24, 1,440 and 86,400 have in common? Each number represents the time we all have in one day—24 hours, 1,440 minutes and 86,400 seconds are all the amount of time we have in one day. As the musical, Rent, tells us there are 525,600 minutes in one year. Wealthy people, poor people, sick people, healthy people, productive people, lazy people, happy people and sad ones all have the same amount of time in their day. “Wasting” that time is one of the biggest causes of stress and regret at the end of one’s life.
10 Reasons Why You Shouldn’t Spank Your Kids
When it comes to punishing children, spanking is never a good idea. Here’s why.
The 10 Emotional Stages of Divorce
Just as in death and dying, there are emotional stages people go through during a divorce. Mostly these stages pertain to the person who didn’t initiate the divorce, although some of them are applicable even if you did initiated it. Depending upon each individual, a person can skip stages, get stuck in some, or move on only to revisit previous stages. These stages do not represent a neat and clean progression through divorce but it will give you an idea where you are and where you want to get to so you can be happy again.
Are You Dating an Addict: 3 Ways to Cope
No person can actually cure another person’s addiction; they have to recognize they have lost power over their own behavior and recognize the need to
Relationship Q & A
Q: I am almost 50 years old and have never been married. Why is it that I can get plenty of boyfriends and the relationships last. Most of my relationships last about six years. I always tell myself I am going to give a relationship two years and if it isn’t going anywhere, I plan to end it. But usually at the two-year mark, things are going so well, I don’t follow through. Then I find myself at the six-year mark with no thoughts of marriage on the horizon. I push; he leaves. I want to be married. What am I doing wrong?
Book Review: Leadership Simple
Leadership Simple by Jill and Steve Morris is a wonderful book for business consultants who are often brought in to solve employee conflict, manage resistance
Lao-Tzu Success Quote
“When you are content to be simply be yourself and don’t compare or compete, everybody will respect you.”—Lao-Tzu
Gratitude
My coach recently posed an excellent question to me that has help me look at things a bit differently. Many of us understand the value of gratitude and attempt to practice it in our lives. I know I do and I recommend it as a vaccine against depression. But I have never taken it to this level before. The question is: “What do you think would happen if everything you forget to be grateful for is taken away”?
Business Q & A
Q: I was recently promoted within my department to a position where I am now supervising my former colleagues and I don’t think they are