Life Lessons from a Truly Iconic Arcade Game
I want you to take a little trip down memory lane with me, back to those golden years between elementary and high school. My “golden years” were iconic in more ways than one. Recently I …
Is ‘Speaking Your Truth’ the Most Powerful Tool You Have?
Chances are, either you yourself, someone you know, or at the very least, someone you’ve read or listened to, has used the phrase “your truth” or “my truth.” And the first time you heard someone …
An Important Life Lesson from the Characters in Cobra Kai
For the past 3 1/2 years, friends have been telling me that I *REALLY* should watch the new Cobra Kai series, so I finally decided to give it a go. Yeah, the 80s music is …
5 Things Your Brain Always Wants
In 2008, Dr. David Rock of the NeuroLeadership Institute developed a “brain-based model for collaborating with and influencing others.” The model is based on neuroscience research that implies there are five very specific areas of …
A Revelation About the Sandwich Approach to Communication
When I was in my early twenties, someone introduced me to the idea of the ‘sandwich approach’ to communication—an approach that is apparently hotly contested. Who knew? Certainly not me … until a few years …
The A.R.T. of Diplomacy, Part 3
This is the third and final episode in a special miniseries titled The “A–R–T” (ART) of Everyday Diplomacy. If the GOAL of diplomacy is to “Think WIN/WIN,” as Stephen Covey would say, then achieving that …
The A.R.T. of Diplomacy, Part 2
We’re in the midst of a special miniseries titled The A.R.T. of [Everyday] Diplomacy. Some of the biggest stumbles I’ve had in my life—both personal and professional—were the times when I failed to be diplomatic …
The A.R.T. of Diplomacy, Part 1
Some of the biggest stumbles I’ve had in my life—both personal and professional—were the times when I failed to be diplomatic in tenuous situations. But have you ever *REALLY* thought about what it means to …