Trust Your Intuition

Last night I sat down to watch my favourite TV show "Trading Spaces". It is a show on The Learning Channel (TLC) where neighbours switch houses and decorate a room in each other's house. They come with a professional designer, a whole work crew (which they don't show), 48 hours for the transformation and $1000. The episode last night was priceless. If you are a fan of this show, you know the one I'm about to tell you about.

Once the rooms have been made-over, ...More of "Trust Your Intuition"

Are You Ignoring Your Own Thirst?

The Harvard Business Review reported, "Making decisions is one of our most important jobs. It is also the toughest and the riskiest. Bad decisions can damage a business and a career, sometimes irreparably."

As business professionals, we always need to be using our skills to ensure we are making the right decisions. Bad decisions affect our ability to keep our job or to even stay in business. They can significantly affect our careers.

How are you ensuring ...More of "Are You Ignoring Your Own Thirst? "

Reflections

Goal setting is an exercise that we all have probably been through. And yes, hopefully it was very useful information. The real problem lies in the follow through and true commitment. I teach many programs that contain a goal setting segment - yet I never actually have people ...More of "Reflections"

Can or Can't?

Have you ever analyzed the words you use and what they really mean? When teaching communication skills, I like to have a little bit of fun doing exactly that. I have a couple of pet peeves - and the word "can't" falls into that category.

What "can't" you do? You can do pretty much almost anything you want to do. Does can't mean "not able to" or "not willing to"?

When my boys were younger, there were certain words that were off limits in the house. ...More of "Can or Can't?"