Small talk to me is talking about something other than the business or transaction at hand. This may include asking about the weather, local events, the news, family or anything else that most people may have in common. Small talk allows for a more personal connection with the customer and may be completely optional or […]
Personal Health Lessons on Life You Should Know By Now…
Wellness, health, and overall energy levels are topics that everyone is aware of, but probably very few pay any real attention to. Sure, we try to eat right, exercise a little, and get some relaxation time in. But do we all really understand how important our overall health is to getting the most out of […]
Don’t Worry, It Comes With Practice – Writing Better is Learnable
There are several phases of learning how to write better and you’ll have to power through failure to get to ultimate success and proficiency. Feel like nothing is working and you just can’t seem to produce any good work? GOOD! That means you’re at phase 2 of the learning curve (You’re aware of your shortcomings […]
Careers Either Happen To You Or You Make Them Work For You
This is something everyone should take part in. It is the act of planning your future. What makes you happy and what will you enjoy doing for hours a day? Those are the main questions to be asked. Also, what are you best at? Then proceed to take action whether that is schooling or some […]
How Effective Political Leadership Changes The Lives of Those You Love
An effective leader listens to all sides of a debate and uses his or her own knowledge and wisdom to come to a decision. Their ability should make their decisions seem better than a less able leader. After a decision is made, a truly effective leader should be very good at enforcing the standard and […]
Talking With Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) Is Scary — or is it?
I think that small talk in this context is really just another way to get information. This type of expert can read a lot more into small talk than you or I do. In this situation, I don’t think any talk is really small talk. Jay Leno is good at this because he can interview […]
Make Your Team Start Making More Sense Together
Teamwork is about overcoming obstacles and working together to form a strong cohesive bond between multiple people. Teamwork allows for tasks that couldn’t be accomplished by any single individual to be completed by a group of people whom have the same goal in mind. It allows great feats to be accomplished, and is the entire […]
Growing Up is Full Of Life Lessons – What Can You Discover Now?
The growing stages of life never stop. From birth to death, you are always learning something more deep, meaningful, and enlightening for your advancement and the growth of those around you. We like to think we’re reached a point where no further wisdom will help us grow, but such a paradise doesn’t exist on this […]
Take Back Your Time and Start Taking Back Your Life
Time management can turn your life from a chase to squeeze every last drop of patience out of your days into a wonderful new world of getting the most out of everything you do every second of the day. Sounds to good to be true but it isn’t. There’s a lot of room to grow […]