I get a lot of voicemails on my office phone. I’m up from my desk a lot, and it seems there is a 100% chance that people will call me when I’m in the bathroom (which is in my office, so I can hear the phone ring). When I listen to voicemails, I always have … Read more
People treat you differently depending on what you wear. Try going to a job interview dressed in slacks and a blazer, and then try the same thing in a nice suit. An interviewer knows that you’re taking him seriously when you dress in the suit, and he’ll take you seriously in return. I consider airline … Read more
This week I’m exploring the secrets to extreme happiness based off a list of the happiest, most gratifying, most joyous, most awestruck experiences of my life. You can read more about the premise here, the first entry in the series here, the second entry here, and the third entry here. Today’s entry concludes the series. The last entry of … Read more
This week I’m exploring the secrets to extreme happiness based off a list of the happiest, most gratifying, most joyous, most awestruck experiences of my life. You can read more about the premise here and the first entry in the series here. The second category I’m going to talk about is where these experiences happen. … Read more
This week I’m exploring the secrets to extreme happiness based off a list of the happiest, most gratifying, most joyous, most awestruck experiences of my life. You can read more about the premise here. The first category I’m going to delve into is when these experiences of extreme happiness happened. There are a few that … Read more
Recently I wrote about the idea of spending 15 minutes a day doing something creative that has no chance of being profitable (see here). Since I wrote about that, I’ve seen two things online that gave me an idea for such an activity. One of the blog entries was about one man’s “wow” experiences–moments that … Read more
I have a simple lesson to teach on today’s blog: How to accept a compliment. It’s rather simple. If someone gives you a compliment–at work, at home, on the field, wherever, whenever–all you have to say is this: “Thank you.” That’s it. Don’t deflect the compliment, don’t immediately compliment the other person, and for goodness … Read more
Two years ago, I took a road trip across the rolling hills of England and Wales. Accompanying me were two female friends and my girlfriend. We made a good group. After several days in the countryside, we arrived in London for the final leg of our trip. There, at the grossest hotel I’ve ever stayed … Read more
A friend of mine called the other night with a query. He had encountered a situation at a dinner gathering and couldn’t figure out how to handle it. So he dialed The Truth. Here’s the situation: My friend, who I’ll call Poughkeepsie Bill, was at a restaurant with 15 people, only a few of whom … Read more