Humility During Adversity
Humility During Adversity Trying to remain humble and calm during times of adversity is a tough call. Humility During Adversity is a tough call. Especially when everyone around you is fighting mad, or suffering from some disappointment somewhere in their career or personal life. A working office environment has emotion and life to it. You are not immune to what goes on there. You also are not immune to the politics inside and outside of your office. It would be nice if we could just shut out the political rhetoric – but often it seeps in when we least want it there. Add a political campaign cycle to an already…
Management – It’s 5 O’clock Somewhere
It’s Five O’clock SomewhereExcuse me as I juggle my way through the morning. First thing in the door I hear “we need this, have you heard from such and such, and don’t forget”. I am finally able to maneuver my way into my office and flip on my computer. As it is loading I check for voice messages and I’m not disappointed by the number of calls needing returned. A quick glance to my computer screen and I note that my e-mails just keep racking up one after another. I anticipate that it may be 11:00 or noon before I get through them all.Someone needs something in the other room,…
Business walk on the Rocks
I watched a video the other day about chat walks. Taking your business meetings and making them outside meetings. Inspired by this talk, one has only to think about some of the following items: Decide on the location of the walk The length of time available to walk Who will you meet with What you will discuss And the weather, of course The amount of stress alone saved in taking a chat walk is worth its weight in gold. It also helps to cut your blood pressure down, beef up your cardio, raise those happy endorphins, and bring a level of wellness to your entire body. Steve Jobs once quoted…
The World of Competitive Dance
The World of Competitive Dance At a dance competition this weekend I was able to observe hundreds of talented young dancers bringing their heart and soul to the stage, all in the name of dance. After 25 years of being in the dance world, I am ready to just kick back and watch the show. I don’t have to choreograph, plan, buy, deal, negotiate, or be anywhere at 7:00 am until midnight. No more stage lights, fancy makeup, overpriced costumes, messed-up lodging reservations, or getting lost in the big cities trying to find the venue. It isn’t a competition unless I get everyone lost at least once. I wouldn’t say…
Cell Phones & The Pre-Selfie Era
Cell Phones & The Pre-Selfie Era – Welcoming In The New Millennials Some selfies are just worth it! When the UofU took a major championship, the Crimson Line dancers were partying down in the standsI Life time photo! “Although Utah was not officially recognized as a national champion by the BCS (which crowned Florida in 2008), the team was ranked No. 1 in the final Anderson-Hester computer rankings after the 2008 season and was later officially credited by the NCAA as a national champion in 2018 due to its undefeated record and strong performance in the BCS era.” ~Google AI Utah remains the only team from a non-automatic qualifying conference to play in two BCS…
