This blog includes excerpts from my book Listen: How to Embrace the Difficult Conversations that Life Throws at You. The joy of the holidays is the chance to gather with family and friends to celebrate. Meals are prepared, festivities planned, and we get to reconnect with loved ones. For many of us, holidays may be…
Category: Empathy
5 Ground Rules Before Starting a Difficult Conversation
People disagree. It happens all the time, and it’s hard to know how to deal with disagreements. When it comes to family, politics and religion, the “Thanksgiving Rule” is to just not bring the topics up. But in an increasingly polarized world, we don’t always have the luxury of avoidance. In our personal lives, we…
Inspirations From The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
On this day celebrating Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., I took the time to pause and reflect on his legacy. I wanted to see how his life offered lessons for me personally as an individual and an expert in personal branding. So much can be said about the importance of the man, Martin Luther King…
BE BOLD. BE BRAVE. JUST BE.
“Get comfortable saying no and say yes to things that make you uncomfortable.” Yesterday I spoke at an extremely inspirational event titled “Be Bold. Be Brave. Just Be.” and it definitely required all of the attendees to do just that. When I think of the choices all of us have to make each day, we…
TED LEONSIS: PEOPLE & COMPANIES AND THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS
Capital One and the Global Good Fundpartnered to deliver an evening with Ted Leonsis in September. The event was presented as a salon discussion where we talked and answered questions about living a life of purpose and meaning. As it happened, Ted actually ended up sitting at my table, which provided interesting food for thought…