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Monthly Archives: May 2014
Accelerated intimacy at work (without a call from HR)
Even during some of the worst times in my life, I’ve responded to How are you? with Everything’s great! I thought by showing people that I didn’t need help, that I was always happy, I could somehow make them like me … Continue reading
Posted in Self awareness and improvement
Tagged dale carnegie, happiness, humanize, intimacy, networking, relationships, self-improvement
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The best peer support group for your career?
I’ve got a problem and I’m hoping you can help me. I know that working out loud – working in an open, generous, connected way – increases your chances of finding meaning and fulfillment in your work and life. I … Continue reading
How to not suck at receiving feedback
I usually suck at receiving feedback. Even a constructive suggestion from my wife about loading the dishwasher feels like a personal attack, as if my very self-worth is tied to whether the dishes should face in or out. Yet in writing Working Out … Continue reading
The best gift my mother ever gave me
Growing up, my mother’s lack of education and limited worldview were infuriating and embarrassing. Though she raised me, she seemed so different from me. That led to a sense of detachment and indifference. There were times, when she had moved … Continue reading
Posted in Self awareness and improvement
Tagged appreciation, Family, happiness, mom, mother, Mother's Day, self-improvement
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A letter from my future self
If you’ve ever wondered where you’re heading, or what your work and life is leading up to (if anything), then I have an exercise that might help you. This week, I suggested this exercise when several people I’m coaching … Continue reading
Posted in Self awareness and improvement
Tagged career, career planning, goals, happiness, keith ferrazzi, purpose, self-improvement, working out loud, Writing
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