Aha Moment Monday In Canada, at this time of year, you hear the term “spring cleaning” a lot. When everything was covered in a white blanket and the chilly air required layers of protective clothing, we held “spring” in our minds as our incentive to push through knowing that “spring” never disappoints. It …
Aha Moment Monday The big question today is: Did you volunteer? Did you volunteer to bring in the coffees this morning? Did you volunteer to work on that big RFP due Friday? Did you volunteer to review applications, to hit the bank, to write the blog, to order the new computer, to analyze the data, …
Aha Moment Monday You’ve heard the term ‘Flight Recorder”, right? It’s nickname is Black Box (even though they’re often painted in “international orange”) and they’re standard equipment in an aircraft. Flight Recorders measure everything from pitch, airspeed, altitude, vertical acceleration, hundreds of instruments and internal readings, as well as cockpit conversations. They make possible the …
Aha Moment Monday I have a theory about the reason for re-gifting. See if you agree. My theory is that people tend to buy for others things that which they like as opposed to things that the other would like. They take the “Golden Rule” a little too literally! It’s not that their intentions aren’t …
Aha Moment Monday Last week I attended a structured networking event. Once everyone in the room introduced themselves, the moderator couldn’t help but notice that people from the same company sat together….they sat together….at a networking event…. Aha – you already know the people you know. Enriching and taking care of current relationships is always …
Aha Moment Monday We can learn a lot from lobsters. Lobsters grow by molting or shedding their shells. Now I don’t mean that they grow and then have to shed their shells, they actually grow as a result of shedding their shells. Here’s how the process works. Before they shed their shells they grow a …
Aha Moment Monday How often are successful people cited as being lucky? ‘He was lucky because his parents had money.” “She was lucky because she had natural talent.” “They were lucky because …”, well, fill in the blanks. If you’ve ever been “lucky”, and I imagine you have, then you know how it feels …
Aha Moment Monday A friend of mine, Elly, was telling me about a volleyball injury she had a few years ago. She dislocated her shoulder and like a true athlete, played through the pain. Elly did get her shoulder reset and it eventually healed, but her mobility was so restricted that she couldn’t open a …
Aha Moment Monday Which comes first: the emotion or the act? What I mean is that when something happens we have a response. Your child is sick = sad and worried. You land a big proposal = happy and excited. You forgot about your best friend’s birthday party = guilty and embarrassed. Conversely, we can …