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Intimidation

Just about all of us have faced challenges that are seemingly absolutely overwhelming.  We look at the task in front of us and there is that queasy feeling in our stomach as we know that what we have to do will not be easy. That is the key point in the process —...

Uncertainty

It is easy to just let things happen.  The result is often a feeling of uncertainty about “what’s next”.  Now, while we are never in full control of our own future or destiny, we certainly can have a much larger voice if we step forward and take...

Blame

The best training for managing people is raising children.  You can argue whether that’s due to (i) learning how to deal with chaos, (ii) learning how to deal with the irrational, (iii) learning to say no, (iv) learning the value of patience, or (v) the amazing...

Denial

It’s not so bad.  It’ll get better.  It could have been worse.  Yesterday I wrote about inertia and staying the course.  Denial’s the enabler of inertia.  If we don’t take the time to step back and assess our current situation, the tendency is...

Inertia

A tendency to do nothing or to remain unchanged.  That’s a pretty powerful definition.  And that’s good, because inertia is a pretty powerful thing.  One of my favorite sayings is “Everybody likes change, but nobody likes to change”.  We are...