“When people try to tell you who you are, don’t believe them,” Maria Popova. Remember, other people have their own agendas. Look within for the answers.
Close losses are the most difficult kind, but they offer learning opportunities, too.
We need to make relationships the guiding principle in our communications.
The act of forgiveness is often about clearing resentments from the past, perceived and real. That means wiping the ledger, and offering people a second chance.
Sometimes you have to cut ties and say good-bye to people. And sometimes it really sucks.
Phil Gerbyshak‘s The Naked Truth of Social Media offers a compelling view of social media and its various experts. I wrote the introduction to the eBook, which features experts debating the myths they see, and their version of social media truths. Reading it revealed a few truths to me, too. The following is a version of my introduction to The […]
One of my favorite books of all time remains Turgenev’s incredibly haunting Fathers & Sons. The book, “concerns the inevitable conflict between generations and between the values of traditionalists and intellectuals.” The crazy stories of generational conflict and care between men, unconquerable romantic love, and the constant strife between nihilism and traditional values reminds me of my 20s. My Dad […]
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