Voltaire and Appreciation

Voltaire and Appreciation

“Appreciation is a wonderful thing. It makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well.” – Voltaire I have been sharing a series of blogs on the importance of gratitude in our personal and professional lives, and on the benefits of routinely...
TLDR

TLDR

One of our readers sent in this situation: There’s a person in his business who often replies to emails with “TLDR.” I didn’t know what that meant, but it means, “Too long, didn’t read.” First of all, that response isn’t exactly the best, or most polite, option....
Spuddle

Spuddle

The word spuddle means “to put in a great deal of effort and achieve only very little.” Let’s face it, all of us spuddle sometimes. It’s just a matter of how often and for how long. I spuddle when I have a proposal to write, when I have eaten a big lunch...
Ask a Stupid Question

Ask a Stupid Question

I attended the National Speakers Association Conference last week and as always, I learned so much. Here is one of my favorite quotes from the conference that I would like to share with you. The quality of the answer is dependent on the the quality of question.   —...