How to Say No, Without Saying No This past month I have been experiencing something I find just yucky. Shopping for a new car. I have never caught more sales people in flat-out lies before in my entire life, and it just kept happening no matter which dealership we went to. Personally, I was in […]
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Celebrate Your True Self
Celebrate Your True Self One of the privileges of my profession is the opportunity to talk to people about feelings and problems in their lives on a deeper, more authentic level than the way most people normally relate to one another, even their friends. In general, people rarely open up about their goals, fears, and […]
Do What you Love
Do What You Love “I race only for fun” ~ Peter Sagan Many of you probably don’t know this, but I am a huge cycling fan. One of my absolute favorite athletes is champion road bicycle racer Peter Sagan, and not only because he wins (a lot!), but because unlike many his competitors, Sagan really […]
What Accomplishment are you not Giving Yourself Credit for?
Every day in my office, I see people who have accomplished amazing things! But rather than celebrate their achievements, they usually negate them with some statement that begins, “Yeah, but…” “I have a PhD in mechanical engineering and recently got promoted BUT none of that really matters because I can’t seem to lose these last […]
How I Learned to Love Sales
How I Learned to Love Sales When I was 18, I fell in love for the first time. No, not with a guy but with a used red 1984 Honda CRX. Remember those? I saw it parked out front of a local VW dealership. It was truly love at first sight, but like many […]