What I’ve grown to realize and accept over the years is this one simple fact… The more we know about people, the more likely we can help. But the real question is this: What does it take to know people? How about this for an answer… What I’ve learned from years of interaction and observation, is that it takes approximately 2000 hours to get to know anyone. To put this into perspective, let me illustrate …
Are You Hearing What I Just Said?
Take 30, divide by half, add ten, the answer is? Let me ask you one more time…. Take 30 divide by half add ten the answer is? Now for those of you who answered twenty-five, that’s the correct answer, but to a different question. You see, if I said take 30 and divide by two, that would be fifteen, and then if you added ten, the answer would be twenty-five. But if you remember correctly, …
Providing a Joyful Experience to Others
In my first book, Networking Your Way to Success, I addressed nine networking strategies. One of those strategies was act like a host, never a guest. Let’s expand on that strategy and explore the real power of providing a joyful experience to others. The word joy comes from the Latin word gaudium, meaning “pleasure, gladness and happiness.” Its inherent nature is one of sudden surprise. Joy also shows many sides and arises as a result …
Interdependence… Dependence… Independence… Interdependence
Understanding this keeps us mindful of continually developing interdependence for ourselves and recognizing our contributions to the success and potential of another. As part of a larger interdependent world, we have the continued opportunity to receive and give back, becoming liberated and independent, and contributing to liberation and independence for others. One of the central features of relationships is our awareness of interdependence. We move from seeing ourselves as separate from one another, to seeing …