Food For Thought: 30 Ideas for the New Year It’s better to bite your tongue than eat your words. Some people grow old before they age. Weighing yourself often doesn’t make you lose weight. A great reputation is earned everyday. When kids are ready to talk, be ready to listen. For many people, tomorrow is… [Read More]
Trust Me: 55 Ways to Build Trust and Credibility
55 Ways to Build Trust and Credibility
It’s Time to Sweat the Big Stuff
“My pancakes. I can’t believe they’re cold!” “Hey, idiot, watch where you’re going. You cut me off.” “If those kids don’t turn down the music, I’m going to let them have it!” “I can’t believe I’m waiting at home again for the repairman.” Do you get soooooooo sidetracked by minutiae that you don’t have the… [Read More]
28 More Ways to Build Trust and Credibility
(This blog is a continuation from “27 Ways to Build Trust and Credibility” posted on October 12, 2010.) Whether you’re a teacher earning the respect of your students, a politician persuading constituents on the issue of the day, a salesperson pursuing the trust of a customer, or an employee building credibility among peers . …. [Read More]
27 Ways to Build Trust In a Relationship
Whether you’re a teacher earning the respect of your students, a politician persuading constituents on the issue of the day, a salesperson pursuing the trust of a customer, or an employee building credibility among peers . . . trust and credibility matter. Here are 27 ways to build trust in a relationship: It takes many… [Read More]
May I Have a Word with You?
“I promise.” “I’m sorry.” “Trust me.” “I HATE you!” While it takes only a few words to make someone feel really special, words poorly chosen have the power to destroy a valuable relationship, tarnish a reputation, or become the cause of endless embarrassment. Yet in today’s fast-paced world with its cryptic, sound-bite mentality, we’re more… [Read More]
Bluffing Your Way to the Top
Remember the days when you were in school, and you studied your tail off for an exam? You celebrated when you received your grade only to find out that one of your classmates, who had partied the night before, blew the socks off the exam because he had gotten a hold of the test questions… [Read More]
It’s All About Me
Wow, do some people love themselves! They’re enamored with their job title, infatuated by their social status, and obsessed with their worldly possessions. Unfortunately, some think these “conquests” give them the right to look down their nose at others, avoid saying please and thank you to “commoners,” and treat underlings worse than their pets. If… [Read More]