Month: March 2023

  • Life-hack: Win-Win Framework

    Life-hack: Win-Win Framework

    One proven framework for conflict resolution is the “interest-based relational approach,” also known as the “Win-Win” approach developed by Roger Fisher and William Ury in their book “Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement Without Giving In.” This framework emphasizes the importance of understanding each party’s interests, needs, and goals, and seeking mutually beneficial solutions that meet…

  • Life Hack: Life happens when you’re busy making plans

    Life Hack: Life happens when you’re busy making plans

    It’s hard to know what you will like or prefer 5, 10, or 20 years from now because you are a living being in constant change and development. Sometimes it’s better to just know where you don’t want to go or where you don’t want to go again. Think about jobs, relationships, habits, and so…

  • Going Deep or Going Nowhere

    Going Deep or Going Nowhere

    Is our modern world content with shallow experiences and superficial relationships? I cringe whenever others judge me for asking questions and wanting a deep conversation. C’mon, an intermittent chat on social media or SMS is not a conversation! Merriam-Webster defines conversation as “a face-to-face and oral exchange of sentiments, observations, opinions, or ideas.” In my…

  • Choosing the Best

    Choosing the Best

    When faced with a set of good options, choosing the best one can be a daunting task Time to make a choice. Decide among a few options. Or a multitude. You don’t want to miss and choose wrongly. You want to make the best possible decision. I see you. Striving for excellence is admirable, but…

  • Life Hack: Six Thinking Hats

    Life Hack: Six Thinking Hats

    The “Six Thinking Hats” method, developed by Edward de Bono encourages individuals to think about a particular problem or situation from six different perspectives, represented by six different colored hats. The white hat represents objective and factual thinking, the red hat represents emotional and intuitive thinking, the black hat represents critical and negative thinking, the…

  • Managing Doubt and Fear for High-Achievers and Perfectionists

    Managing Doubt and Fear for High-Achievers and Perfectionists

    Overcome the imposter syndrome that affects 70% of the population, so you can thrive in life and business. It doesn’t matter how good you are.How many certifications and education you’ve received.How many fans, followers and likes you got on that last post.How many accolades, trophies, awards, and recognitions.How many accomplishments you have undertaken in life,…

  • How the Scientific Method Came into Existence and Notable Finds

    How the Scientific Method Came into Existence and Notable Finds

    Hey peeps,  Here is the latest playlist and a cool collection of special bullets I managed to assemble this week. Ever since my toddler was born, time seems to be flying by. Are days shorter now? When I can carve out an hour to sit down at the computer and type, it feels like a…

  • Spring Cleaning: Midlife Male Empties His Closet…All Must Go!

    Spring Cleaning: Midlife Male Empties His Closet…All Must Go!

    Marie Kondo Eat Your Heart Out! Hey friends!  Last night. Rather than reviewing and proofreading today’s text, I decided to write a last-minute script and post on what I did with my closet. 😉 FADE IN: INT. BEDROOM – LATE AFTERNOON We see a woman, WIFE, nursing a 3-month-old baby and reading a book aloud…

  • Charles Bukowski on Writing + The Power of Vulnerability In Leadership & AI Dream Interpreter

    Charles Bukowski on Writing + The Power of Vulnerability In Leadership & AI Dream Interpreter

    “Yes, I know what you mean about writing and writers. We seem to have lost the target. Writers seem to write to be known as writers. They don’t write because something is driving them toward the edge. I look back at when Pound, T. S. Eliot, e. e. Cummings, Jeffers, Auden, Spender were about. Their…