Wouldn’t it be amazing if we could read a person’s non-verbal cues and decide–as a talented culinary chef would do–if we needed to add a sprinkle of warmth or a dash of confidence into the mix, in order to convey to others that we are trustworthy and...
Have fun with me for a moment. Imagine every time you had a negative thought…he’s such a jerk, that will never work, etc., you emitted a foul smell. Just for a second, but long enough to remind you it was negative. Now imagine everyone had the same affliction, they...
A few weeks ago, as several members of my family and I were walking along a dirt road to start our tubing adventure at an exquisitely beautiful springs called Ichetucknee, a group came walking up behind us making all sorts of noise. We decided to get away from them as...
When climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro in August, 2003 my tent mate Marsha decided to stop speaking to me. We had planned this adventure for months and all of a sudden, she quit talking. I wracked my brain to figure out what I’d done and apologized anyway, but to no avail. I...
When I was 12 years old and felt virtually friendless, I picked up a copy of Dale Carnegie’s How to Win Friends and Influence People. Yes, I was a nerd, but I have always gone to books for answers, and as a shy and awkward kid I needed a strategy to succeed. I don’t...
Because I agreed without paying attention, I ended up–along with my daughter and grandson–at Ober Gatlinburg, an alpine amusement park where almost everything includes lots of altitude, of which I am terrified. First there was the chairlift which goes to...
