You just can’t say enough about the value of listening. Learning how to listen is one of the essential skills for success in life, both personally and professionally. Of course, many of our waking hours are spent communicating — we’re … Continue reading →

Some managers expect their most creative, productive workers to have messy desks, while others are convinced that a messy desk means a messy mind. What do you think? Do you need a clear desk in order to work efficiently? Or … Continue reading →

Every day, we have to make numerous decisions. Some are small and unlikely to have any major effect on our future. Others, however, can have major consequences in our lives. For most of us, the process of decision making is … Continue reading →

We all have times when we’re up and times when we’re not. But one skill of successful people is their ability to control their moods and to quickly switch off a negative state of mind. When you are in a … Continue reading →

How much would you give to get the answer to this question? You know, of course, that there are no fortunetellers — not here, not anywhere. No one can predict the timing of the market. As the saying goes, “Economists have … Continue reading →

Stress is an unavoidable part of our lives, but lots of  people get very stressed about their stress. This just makes everything worse. The fact is you can’t avoid some stress but you can learn how to manage it better. … Continue reading →

One day a farmer’s donkey fell down a well. The animal brayed piteously for hours as the farmer tried to figure out what to do. Finally he decided the animal was old and the well needed to be covered up … Continue reading →

The first thing most people do when they decide to get organized is take a big yellow note pad and a new pen, and they start to write a list of all the things they have to do. Then they … Continue reading →

How do you know at the end of the day if you had a good day? Most people try to be busy all day, so they don’t feel guilty for not doing enough. And when the day is over and … Continue reading →

What do you answer when someone asks you, “What do you do?” Your answer to this question is known as “the elevator speech,” and what this means is that you have thirty seconds to tell someone what you do. And, … Continue reading →