Navigating the need to both strive and minimize.
A Letter to Dad for Father’s Day
Happy Father’s Day, Dad. I put together a little shrine made up of some of the old things that make me smile and help me feel closer to you in your absence. Owens Specialty Services hat: Circa early nineteen eighties when you were running a small business in the evenings after you’d finish your job…
Dirty Work: An Opportunity
Never be above cleaning a toilet. Whether you are the CEO, a VP, the intern, or the one who has the “duty” listed on your job description, I don’t think there is a better way to earn respect from your team/boss (and maybe even a raise in pay), than doing the dirty work (the work…
Beware of “Sure”.
While I admit to have used this word in the past week I highly recommend trying to use it sparingly, as opposed to your default method of agreeing to something, and also be deliberate with it. Agreeing to something with the word “sure” it telling the person, identifying the situation and/or admitting to yourself that…
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