A couple of years ago, I was discussing with my 4-year-old daughter the importance of just letting things be the way they are and that frustration or crying would not do her any good. She looked at me with those innocent eyes in all seriousness and summarized in her own words, “We just have to… Read More
Appreciating Our Business
Gratitude is integral to the managing the business of you. It is the readiness to show appreciation for and to return kindness. This appreciation when applied to ourselves is to recognize our strengths and weaknesses while looking forward to the threats and opportunities ahead. Being kind to ourselves enables us to turn our weakness into… Read More
Caustic Opportunities
Joe’s comment to the last post got me thinking. There are opportunities that present themselves all the time to us. They range from little gains to big wins and from little distractions to those that burn up our available time with little to no gain. The key to our success is to recognize the down… Read More
Wisdom to say No
In discussing my blog with my niece, she had an excellent take on the business of you: “It takes a lot of control and wisdom to say ‘no’ to things and ‘yes’ to others, knowing which will be good in the long run. Looking not at the immediate profit, but what a certain situation might… Read More
Business of You 