A Roundtable member recently announced her annual banking review is coming up. She likes her banker with whom she has had a long-standing relationship. But she is thinking about shopping around in order to save money.
What Does the Other Person Want?
The ability to persuade is a valuable skill. It translates into making a huge sale, convincing people to follow your leadership, getting customers to pay bills on time, and assisting in passing legislation that’s important to you.
“The Talk” – We Can Be Better Than This
When I was growing up getting “the talk” meant having a somewhat awkward conversation with your parent about the birds & the bees. Today having “the talk” means something entirely different and more ominous especially if you are a person of color.
What Have We Learned from All This?
How quickly life can change. We’re five months into a pandemic that has changed the rhythm of our lives. As we take time to think first of the health of our families, friends, employees, and communities, we are also learning lessons that will help us navigate future challenges.
What Makes You Afraid?
Everyone is afraid of something: spiders, snakes, rejection, the unknown – the list is endless. We’re all hardwired to feel fear.
Distractions
Our world is full of distractions: kids home from school, vacation plans (or lack of them), coronavirus, summer heat, short tempers, email, social media, bright shiny objects, and now even protests and riots.
Our Precious Cell Phones
Our cell phones have become an essential part of us. We use them incessantly to send and receive messages, check our email, follow the latest tweetstorm, make and track purchases, or simply play a game. Hardcore users devote up to 12 hours every day to their smartphones. There’s no indication that spending that much time staring at a small screen
How We Live Today is What Determines Tomorrow
For many, staying safe at home is getting old. The list of activities we can safely partake in is growing and each one added seems to magnify the things we should avoid/delay. While the pandemic has curtailed some activities, it has also pushed us outside our comfort zones. We are creating new ways to enrich our lives and help others.
It Is What It Is
A member of our ZOOM meeting this week: “I am so over agonizing about COVID 19. I’ve got to get on with my life and start running my business again. I can’t control everything, but I can run my business proactively and stop worrying. It is what it is. Time to move on.”
Charlie Munger Knows Who To Believe. Do You?
This pandemic is presenting unending challenges and opportunities. Some businesses have closed while others have morphed, becoming more successful than ever before.