Resources for the Complete Man- health, wellness, self-improvement
Recommendations of my favorite things. Could be books, could be an exercise, could be an important life lesson learned that helped me do things a new way.
Interpersonal conflicts happen in all areas of our lives and work is no different. It’s not necessarily a bad thing to have conflict. As a matter of fact most people with expertise in communication between humans will tell you conflict can be a good thing. The key is to being able to deal with it…
How does volunteering benefit you? That seems like kind of a selfish thing to ask about in regards to volunteering don’t you think? Well, maybe. Let me explain my train of thinking here. I go through phases where I don’t volunteer for long periods, say a year or so. Then I will get involved with…
Mother’s Day happened recently. A bit different than the usual Mother’s Day with the country still trying to figure out what to do in the midst of this COVID-19 crisis. The good news is things seem to be opening up little by little. Even though Mother’s Day felt a little different we still do close…
Communication in the workplace is critical to success. Success for you as an individual and success for the company. Teams work so much better with clear, consistent communication. Your ability to communicate well directly impacts your success, your teams success, and therefore the companies success. There are really 7 most important communication techniques to masterin…
One of the biggest keys to happiness is having strong interpersonal relationships. It’s easy to get caught up in this goal oriented world of ours. I should know, I am most certainly goal oriented. I just wrote an article on being a type A personality and so much of that revolves around being goal oriented…
How to get your body ready for summer? Really? Are you kidding me? We’ve been in lockdown for the past month and it’s going to continue for another month. If we are lucky. And you are talking to me about how to get your body ready for summer? I have been eating chips for breakfast…
Anyone else get the stay in place order recently? With the COVID-19 crisis sweeping the nation more and more towns and cities and states are implementing a stay in place order. What this means is basically you are to stay home unless you need to leave. Many people still go to work but lots of…
The power of building relationships cannot be overstated. While the concept “building relationships” sounds like a fancy business buzzword, there’s really a lot of substance behind it. Many people do fine going about their business keeping their head down. Sometimes they poke their head out from their cubicle like a prairie dog when there’s free…
Know what’s on my mind? Trips. As in some travel I have coming up. Some of it is work related but I don’t worry much about that. I fly straight from my city airport into the Chicago O’Hare airport. It’s about an hour flight with 5 or 6 non-stop’s each day. The only drag can…
Listen up to make a real impact I am a huge proponent of the power of communication. Effective communication can make nearly every phase of your life better. Strong communication skills will help you succeed in business and will positively impact your personal relationships. On the other hand poor communication can lead to a wide…