Conviction

I just ran accross a link that talks about conviction and our voice tonality and how it affects our presentation.  This is worth watching.  Notice how the way he says something affects the impact of what he says. Conviction Link

An Apple vs. a Hamburger a Day

There were two identical twin brothers who went off to college.  They had always done everything together—they even played the same sports.  Now that they were off on their own and school had started, they started to form their new routines.   The first brother got in...

Why Do We Eat Cheesecake at Ten PM?

It’s ten o’clock at night.  I am standing in my bathrobe and soft slippers holding the fridge door open, staring into the yellowish light, meditating to the rhythmic hum of the cooling system.  The inner debate begins, “Why am I here?  I am not hungry, but I...

Explaining a Client-Centered Approach

I have a good friend that is a contractor.  One of his mantras is this: make sure you have the right tool for the job.  He says that having the right tool will save you time, money and frustration.  I feel the same way. I approach each client understanding that he or...

Taking Responsibility: Living at Cause

“Between stimulus and response, there is a space. In that space lies our freedom and power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and freedom” (Victor Frankl). When I was teenager, I remember telling my father that a friend of mine had offended me. I...