Do you ever get the feeling that you’re invisible? You make a good point or offer a wise suggestion and people simply talk over you. Maybe someone says the exact same thing you just said and everyone hears and agrees, leaving you standing there shaking your head or checking to see if you’re still corporeal. Possibly the most useful thing …
Up Close and Personal
I want to have open genuine conversations with people to get to know each other better. I want to practice curiosity. I want to approach people without a bulletproof vest of reserve. I want to engage in exchanges like this often and easily. To some people I know, this is like breathing. To me, these are goals that I have …
I can do it myself
For a person who likes teamwork as much as I do I have a strong streak of rugged individualism. What a curious contradiction. I get enormous satisfaction out of replacing my own leaky faucets, and turning old routers into wireless bridges. The incredible internet has the instructions for anything you’d ever want to learn. I spend a ridiculous amount of …
What are you undervaluing?
It’s hard for some of us to feel proud of simple things. We think, “This is just me living my life, nothing special.” But often what seems ordinary to you would be daunting and impressive to others. Let’s stop and celebrate our everyday accomplishments. I take care of my elderly parents and they’re doing well. I ran my B&B single-handedly …