The advice we hear

Have we not all been in situations where we hear some guidance from a stranger or a published author and feel it resonates with us immediately and considers the input with earnestness? Then, you share it with someone close to you who responds, ‘that is precisely what...

Empty expressions

We have all heard these expressions or forms of them, ‘To be honest with you’ or ‘with all due respect.’ Maybe we should stop and ask a question before we listen further. Does this imply that the individual is typically dishonest with you?  Why should a vacant...

Trust, front and center

The fundamental value we rely on to conduct, interact, and participate in almost all we do daily: trust. We are unable to function unless we trust the people we know and even those we don’t. We trust that the company has packaged the decaf coffee as labeled, the news...