Anyone Else Terrible at Dealing with Difficult People?
Dealing with difficult people is a challenge none of us can escape. If we’re willing to try, however, there are ways to make it easier.
When Patience Pays Off
Ask a “successful” person for advice on how they achieved that success and one common answer will always be “you gotta have patience.” It’s often surprising to find out that someone’s success didn’t just happen during the past year or month and that the proverbial “overnight success” is not really a thing. Somewhere along…
Can You Wait Nine Years?
We are an impatient sort. Instant gratification seems more prevalent than ever before. No generation is exempt from this feeling of wanting it now rather later. From career to tangible goods, we just want our milestones and stuff now! A contrary example appeared this week. Most of us are in awe of the Pluto images…
Graduation is Just a Phase
Graduation is often viewed as a launching point to solve complex problems and tackle big challenges. After years of learning, graduates are prepared and ready to take over. The stark reality is graduation is just a phase, like a trimester. (tweet to share) Graduating means another development phase has passed. Viewing graduation as a completion…
Finding Meaning in Bridge Jobs
We’ve all been there – whether your’re a newly minted college grad, a seasoned professional with an expired contract, or a parent returning to work after a few years off – we’ve all worked jobs that aren’t our dream job. We take them for many reasons: for experience, for resume building, because we’re not quite…
Millennials: Wanting More from Leadership and Business
Millennials wanting more is a positive trait as long as the wanting stays focused on purpose and stays away from the dangers of impatience.
The Role of Patience in Purpose
Boyhood, the movie directed and written by Richard Linklater, unfolded over 12 years. Although some movies take several years to produce, most seem to be done in less than a fourth of the time as Boyhood. This movie became Linklater’s “life project.” He wanted to capture childhood, but what moment to capture? Picking one moment…