It didn’t take long for me to sense that something was wrong so I asked. That’s when he said: “you are so discouraging.”
It didn’t take long for me to sense that something was wrong so I asked. That’s when he said: “you are so discouraging.”
Meeting with some friends a few weeks ago one of the guys mentioned that he gives himself a pep talk each morning as he walks from his car to the entrance to his office.
"You don't get inspired then write, you start writing out a knowledge of your craft and inspiration begins to show up, sometimes.
That quick conversation early one Thursday morning reminded me that I need to ask that question every day.
The opposite of being surprised at work is open, honest communication and this type of communication encourages support and buy-in.
Mentor, that is what the back of the shirt says. In two areas of my life, I have one of those shirts. One is a real shirt, it's bright yellow and yes the word mentor is on the back. The second shirt is imaginary but..
Here are a list of my favorite blog post for the week of December 9, 2016
The more I work at modeling being encouraging open communication, the more I realize that it is often about not saying a word but listening to what others have to say.
