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Conflict

Using self-awareness to erase fear of change—a brain-twisting approach to expand your perspective

Change is inevitable. Fear of change is not. Being aware of your tendencies and expanding your perspective can help you face and get through change.

By Peter, 2 yearsMay 1, 2023 ago
Life

Three tips for overcoming disappointment and moving forward

Tough things happen. Here are three tips for overcoming disappointment and getting back on track when something threatens to derail you or your progress.

By Peter, 2 yearsApril 24, 2023 ago
Communication

Keep an open mind and argue with yourself

Before clicking “publish” on last week’s blog post about roles and responsibilities, I had to delete one of the three examples I’d written to support my main premise. It was like an hour’s work, with cited links and amusing quotes. It was based on an insight I’d had years ago Read more

By Peter, 2 yearsApril 11, 2023 ago
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Career

What is ENOUGH in a society built on the worship of MORE?

In a society focused on the worship of MORE, the reward for climbing one rung on the ladder of success is to be able to reach the next rung. When is it ENOUGH?

By Peter, 2 yearsFebruary 27, 2023 ago
Communication

Intentionally seeking outrage can lead to personal imbalance

Get out of your own echo chamber to expand your perspective, but to avoid personal imbalance, don’t keep seeking out the trolls in their own.

By Peter, 3 yearsFebruary 15, 2023 ago
Communication

When people use fridge magnet wisdom to justify bad behavior

Pithy sayings–fridge magnet wisdom–can help us see things in new ways. But their simplicity lends them to being misinterpreted, misused, and even weaponized.

By Peter, 3 yearsFebruary 8, 2023 ago
Career

Is your life designed by committee? If so, claim your role as your own committee chair.

Advice from other people is always based on their own biases and experiences. Take control of your own decisions and don’t live a life designed by committee.

By Peter, 3 yearsJanuary 4, 2023 ago
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Conflict

Loyalty to yourself isn’t as simple as it sounds

Are you most loyal to your past self, to your future self, or to a fictitious self created by other people? The answer should almost always be, “It depends.”

By Peter, 3 yearsDecember 20, 2022 ago
Career

Six reasons you betray your future self, and how to stop doing it

Saying yes to something new can be hard. Don’t betray your future self by giving in to all the bad reasons and external pressures telling you “no.”

By Peter, 3 yearsDecember 6, 2022 ago
Decisions

The best approach is the one you actually use

You can overpay for the best “solution” to your problem, but if you don’t use it, it’s worthless. The best approach is the one you actually use.

By Peter, 3 yearsOctober 18, 2022 ago

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