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Category Archives: Business
Invest in Friends that Make You the Happiest (Discard the Rest)
Those old, dead, white guys who founded our country some 250 years ago had it right, in my view, when they coined the phrase “the pursuit of happiness.” Turns out, happiness is perhaps the most subjective thing we can imagine … Continue reading
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How Would You Like People to Describe You? (Avoiding Backdoor Braggadocio)
I work with clients whose answer to that question is always in the negative. They will say things like, “Oh, they probably think I’m a boor,” or, “uninspiring.” Vocabulary aside (after all, you don’t hear the word boor used in … Continue reading
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On Fear, Anxiety, and That Sense of Being Overwhelmed: Working Hard to be a Failure
I have been reflecting on a couple of therapy sessions I had today and upon the homework I’d given my clients. It all began when my first client revealed their feeling of being overwhelmed. Then, later, another client expressed the … Continue reading
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Most of us are Amateurs
Most of Us are Just Amateurs I am borrowing this from Brain Food and wanted to have it up on my Blog for posterity. I intend to use it in my work as both a counselor and executive mentor, for … Continue reading
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Kim Jong Un Must Be Wondering: “What if I Win?”
If I learned anything at Microsoft, and I learned a lot, it was this: For every good policy argument, there was typically a counter-argument that was at least worth acknowledging. In other words, for every great idea someone puts forth, … Continue reading
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Chicken Little Speaks?
Back again to the Blog. I have been beavering away teaching an online course this semester (it began in late January) and for anyone who thinks that teaching online is easier than face-to-face, I offer my complete disagreement. It is … Continue reading
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Quit Social Media – PLEASE!
This article appeared in the New York Times on the 19th of November, 2016. It captures my sentiments about things like Facebook and LinkedIn almost perfectly. Therefore, I am reproducing the article here while claiming no ownership of it whatsoever. … Continue reading
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The Key Word is “Affirm” – A Russonian Take on Ward v. Wilbanks
Julea Ward has become, sadly, a whipping girl for the American Counseling Association. And because it is so easy and intellectually unchallenging to do so, demeaning her publicly has become something of a cause célèbre for the faculty in many … Continue reading
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A Land Where Process is King
I wish this were a fairy tale, but alas it is not. Imagine a world where process is king. Where process has ruled for 100’s of years. Where process and its princes have successfully subordinated outcome to indentured servitude status. Where … Continue reading
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The 3 Questions People Always Forget to Ask in an Interview
I saw this this morning and thought it was an easy re-blog (with permission of course). I love James Caan and his writings. I think you should too! Getting an interview for that dream job is a perfect chance to … Continue reading
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