Integrity. Honesty. Responsibility. I attended a leadership conference recently that encouraged the participants to discuss the most important characteristic of leadership. Wow! What a hard question. The participants presented different terms and ideas that they felt were valuable for any leader. Determination. Encouragement. Perseverance. The list could go on and on. […]
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Friends. We all have them, but how did we become close to them in the first place? Proximity? I know that it is hard to have friends that live in China if you live in Oklahoma. Some of my best friends lived near me at some point in either high school […]
One of my old teachers used to say that 95% of fights and arguments were directly related to poor communication. She also used to tell me that I would use math as an adult…so I am not completely sure she told the truth all of the time. However, I do […]
Twitter. It is huge. If you aren’t on Twitter you should be, it just may be taking over the world. The social media site is used as a marketing tool, to spread news, to entertain, and has even changed the world. Of all the things I like about Twitter (including […]
Everyone knows that person…the black hole of unhappiness that sucks the life out of the room. The ultimate pessimist, the “realist” (a term pessimists give themselves when they are just keeping it real), or the Debbie Downer. These people are the kings (or queens) of dragging others down to their […]