Wednesday Wisdoms
Please enjoy! You will find Jennifer’s blogs below the Wednesday Wisdoms, which were the predecessor to WW’s.
Thank you for reading!
Wednesday Wisdoms – Where Small Talk Can Lead
Small talk sounds like what you do at the doctor’s office when you feel obliged to say something. Or at the networking event still on Zoom, and you’ve got to interact with the small photos of 20 strangers. However, here’s a big twist on small talk. When you start with...
Wednesday Wisdoms – Check the Expiration Dates
Research indicates we think 60,000 thoughts a day and around 90% of those are repeats, which makes sense since our brain has to selectively filter out much of what comes our way to stop us from suffering overload. However, have you thought about where your 90% come...
Wednesday Wisdoms – Please Raise Your Hand
Please raise your hand if you try to cram everything in to your day, knowing if you juggle and don’t sleep and ignore basic bodily functions, you can do it all? Hopefully no hand was raised and you’re wise and have realized by now that all of us have to make big...
Wednesday Wisdoms – Go as Far as You Can, Repeat…Go Farther
Years ago, I attended a conference where Jack Canfield, co-author of the Chicken Soup for the Soul series was speaking. He asked all of us to stand up, to extend our arms as far as we could to the side and note where we were. Then to repeat, and extend further....
Wednesday Wisdoms – Great Expectations
As I was getting ready to do something I reminded myself it probably didn’t matter anyway, but I would go through the motions because I said I would. Ouch! I couldn’t believe I actually had such a negative perspective on what I was planning to do. I might as well have...
Wednesday Wisdoms – Who’s Your Cheerleader?
Remember what it was like to hear your cheerleader? We listened when we were young, and believed we were invincible and could do anything. Then at some point, we started to doubt what we were hearing and started buying into our imperfections. Maybe someone reminded us...
Wednesday Wisdoms – Oscar the Grouch & Me
Happiness is a skill and a choice, I write. Attitude is what I deal in, reminding people that we are what we think and we can always choose positivity. And then it dawned on me, with quite a shock, that I was a grouch. And it’s definitely not the way I want to be. How...
Wednesday Wisdoms – The Author & The Squirrel
I wanted to send a photo to the manufacturer of the last of many squirrel-proof bird feeders I’ve purchased. The squirrel had knocked off the top and was head first into the cylinder--only his tail showing—enjoying his breakfast. It may have said “squirrel proof,” but...
Wednesday Wisdoms – Rejection
Asking for anything can really feel stressful; we could get a no. And yet there’s no better way to really get what we want than by asking. Of course we know the answer is always no if we don’t ask. Jia Jiang, in his TED Talk, What I Learned From 100 Days of Rejection,...
Wednesday Wisdoms – Mirroring
My daughter once said she could tell the degree of my vanity because I never walked by a mirror without looking into it, but then my philosophy was simply mirrors were made for looking, so what. But recently I found a much more pragmatic approach, using the...
Wednesday Wisdoms – Kindness
Kindness can change any situation, but who has time, right? I’m ashamed to say I’ve spent plenty of time being brusque, abrupt and not very kind, and quite frankly, I don’t feel very good afterwards. And as I’ve started making a concerted effort to do one small...
Wednesday Wisdoms – Quit Taking It Personally
It’s so easy to take sides, isn’t it? To label or judge when people behave badly (defined as different than I would behave in a similar circumstance) and to take it personally. Especially when it seems aimed right at us. However, a much smarter strategy is to adapt...
Wednesday Wisdoms – Empathy
Watch what happens when you empathize with someone instead of trying to fix the issue or probe for more information. It can produce an almost instant change in attitude. Empathy means I get what you’re feeling and going through. Empathetic language can sound like...
Wednesday Wisdoms – Appreciation
Appreciation can create awesome results--when it’s given for the right reason-- acknowledging that you value someone for who they are or what they have done. Of course, sometime you never know the results of your appreciation, you just leave a trail of happy...
Transformational Ideas: Why We Lose Out to Goldfish
Strategies that can help us live a more intentional life and focus on our priorities Let’s say you start reading this article. How long do you think it can hold your attention? According to recent research, the average adult attention span is a whopping six seconds....
How Curiosity Drives Engagement
When we express curiosity we can uncover what motivates others or ourselves. Being curious will enhance our communication with others. I looked everywhere including my freezer, inside the dryer and washer, in a few closets, and couldn’t figure out where on earth my...
Waiting to Be Important: How we Engage, Inspire and Save Money!
Feeling important gives us a feeling of worthiness. When we feel important we are engaged, productive, and we inspire others. If you'd like to listen to the audio version of this blog click here Recently I read this four-word headline, “Waiting to Be Important,” and...
Imagine How Great You’ll Feel…
Limiting beliefs sabotage our confidence and block our path to success. Imagine how great you’ll feel when you stop pretending to be limited. Think about what it implies, that we only assume we’re limited because we’ve been conditioned to believe it. Author Richard...
Cats, Geese & Emotional Intelligence
Geese demonstrate emotional intelligence as they work together and support one another, allowing each goose to succeed. My cat lacks Emotional Intelligence. I’m sure of it. At 3:00 am (I know because I looked at my bedside clock) my one-eyed, ring-tailed cat jumped...
The Power of the Mosquito and Motivating Others
“If you think you are too small to make a difference, try sleeping with a mosquito.” You can motivate others regardless of who you are or where you are in life. Have you ever felt like you were too insignificant to make a difference? You may be passionate about...
