There are two sides to an offer – the Offeror and the Offeree. One who makes it and one you hope will accept it. In a given situation, you are never both (otherwise why?) The Offeror is trying to determine what they are willing to part with. The Offeree is then in the position to determine how much value they place on what is being given to them. The problem with this arrangement is that…
Does it permanently fix your problem? Does it create a new problem? Does it look worse than it did before? Does it get you over the hump today, but you’ll have work to do tomorrow? Does it achieve what you were hoping for? Is it even possible? Is it so small, that no one will care? There are many types of fixes, knowing which one you are doing and what the expectation of it is…
It takes more work to get out of a groove than it does to get into one. When you are in a groove, you are making a conscious choice to push out of the groove onto new territory. And yet, when it comes to “getting back into the groove” we make it that much harder on ourselves to get back into it, despite the groove still being there (i.e., the gym, your work, etc). The…
I had my first experience a while back with my GPS saying one thing and the roads saying the other. In this case, the picture on the GPS displayed a highway sign that said “left is south, right is north” on the road ahead – “left is north, right is south”. I would have loved to taken a picture of this juxtaposition but at that point in the road, I had cars behind me during…
Weather Events happen. Work Events happen. Family Events happen. All types of events that are outside of your control happen and can shift your day on a dime, changing everything you thought your day was going to be about into something else. You can rail against it all, or figure out a way to roll with it. You can’t change a downpour all day when you have planned a picnic (but you can have the…