Adaptability of skills and responses – need we say more…
Not too long ago I was at a presentation in Ottawa designed to help attendees get a leg up on turning mingling into networking, while making good first impressions, in social encounters. It was led by a couple, ‘experts’ in the field of The Art of the Cocktail.
Rules of practical behaviour and etiquette, to some extent obvious but nonetheless relevant, included: (more…)
‘Out-of-the-box’ Goals to aim for in 2016:
Try writing a piece of any length more than a few words, and see if it doesn’t benefit from editing. Whether it’s improving the wording of an image, or trimming excess description in a paragraph, the net effect can improve the picture while moving the narrative along. (more…)
The Rules – reputation:
(a) “If you do things that get you a certain reputation, when you come up in a meeting or discussion, you can get shut off very quickly. If you have a reputation for being difficult, if you have a reputation for threatening to sue people, if you have a reputation for not being able to deliver, then where there’s a discussion around a table, someone will say, ‘I heard this’, or ‘I heard that’, and they’ll go on to the next choice.” (more…)
the watch of time 
Finding a Positive Ending
How many experiences have we had over the years which have been lessened, if not spoiled, by a disappointing ending?
You go to the grocery store, find what you want at prices which are tolerable, and then leave the store discouraged because of an intolerable delay or problem at the cash.
You go on a trip, and find out that your luggage has been damaged or lost, or if driving you’re involved in an accident on the way home. (more…)
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