Students for Life – Learning Beyond School
It was an early morning, that first day of school after summer break. “Do I have to go to school?” the twelve-year old version of me asked my mom. “Yes,” she replied. “But I don’t want to go,” I replied. She said nothing. “I hate school!” I commanded. It...
Helping Shy People Start Conversations
A common misconception that shyness and introversion are one in the same. The misconception is that they’re both afraid of talking with others. It’s not that introverts don’t like to. Rather, in social constructs, it consumes more energy to do so. Whereas a shy person is afraid to speak...
Change Management – For Change Haters
“But we’ve always done it this way,” are said to be the seven most expensive words in business. And it’s a common expression when change is being introduced. For many, they’re fine going through change, as long as they know why. To make a change just to make a...
Handling Conflict – What You Should Know
Whether you’re a people leader or not, there’ll be times when conflict will occur between team members. If you’re married, or in a relationship, you already know that conflict happens. That’s why, this information is relevant in both our personal and business lives. In order to fix the problems...
Integrity – Doing the Right Thing, Even If No One Else Will Ever Find Out
What is integrity? The common answer is, “doing the right thing.” Some people like to add, “even if no one is looking.” I like to take it a step further. In my version, I like to add, “even if no one else will ever find out.” In the 21st...
One Bite at a Time
Life can be overwhelming at times. Take learning a new subject. Depending on the topic, it can be simply too much to handle. Prior to 2013, I had a background in Information Technology, Logistics, and Project Management. Needless to say, I was well out of my element when I...
Good Storytelling is Engaging and Entertaining
Story 1: “I was about 16 at the time. Because It was summer, the weather was hot outside. My friend had just picked me up in his car. We were still sitting in the driveway when it happened. All of the sudden, I had this sudden and strong urge...
5 Essential Skills of a Successful Leader
As I have said many times, a leader is not necessarily a manager. But, if they are to be successful, a manager must be a leader. Therefore, in this article, I will discuss five skills that are essential for the success of any leader. A leader in which others...
What is the Best Leadership Style?
There are as many leadership styles as there are leaders. That’s because each leader takes his/her own spin on a form that best serves them and/or their team(s). Of course, there are some definite bad ones that come to mind right away. Such as micromanaging, authoritarian, and transactional to...
Growing In Knowledge, Holistically
There are literally millions of different career choices available for the picking. Each one having its own focus. This makes for essentially an endless list of possible choices. To make it even more complicated, every year several new career fields are “created.” I used to work for a company...