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Look Them in the Eye

One thing I have been drilling into my children since they were old enough to talk is that when someone speaks to you, you answer the person clearly, and you look him or her right in the eye.

There is nothing that communicates to someone else that they have your attention more than that one gesture.  I have run into many adults in both the professional arena and out in the community who look off to the side or down at their feet when I speak to them.  Why is it we are so uncomfortable with looking another in the eye when we speak to them?  Is it that our eyes, once called “The Windows of the Soul,” would reveal what we are really thinking?  Or is it that we’ve been raised to favor our insecurities instead of dealing with them head on?

I have a child who is naturally shy, and as he grows it becomes even more apparent.  All the more reason, I believe, to provide opportunities for him to interact with adults, facing them straight on as he struggles to carry on a conversation.  Will he be the better for it?  I am certain he will, for through this practice he will gain the confidence he needs to speak with those he doesn’t know in a manner which warrants respect.  And when he’s in college or on the job, you won’t find him looking beyond you as you speak to him, but rather looking you right in the eyes.
 

A Little Humour and Things to Think On

Everyone needs a little bit of a laugh now and then.  They say laughter is the best medicine, well I don’t know about that, but hopefully at least it will put a smile on your face and maybe make you think a little as it did me!

Sometimes I wonder if men and women really suit each other.  Perhaps they should live next door and just visit now and then.  ~Katherine Hepburn

If we listened to our intellect, we'd never have a love affair. We'd never have a friendship. We'd never go into business, because we'd be too cynical. Well, that's nonsense. You've got to jump off cliffs all the time and build your wings on the way down. -Annie Dillard

THREE wise men - are you serious?  ~Author Unknown

It's not so much that we're afraid of change or so in love with the old ways, but it's that place in between that we fear . . . . It's like being between trapezes. It's Linus when his blanket is in the dryer. There's nothing to hold on to. - Marilyn Ferguson

Sure God created man before woman.  But then you always make a rough draft before the final masterpiece.  ~Author Unknown

We can tell our values by looking at our checkbook stubs.- Gloria Steinem

Stressed spelled backwards is desserts.  Coincidence?  I think not!  ~Author Unknown

If women are supposed to be less rational and more emotional at the beginning of our menstrual cycle when the female hormone is at its lowest level, then why isn't it logical to say that, in those few days, women behave the most like the way men behave all month long? –Gloria Steinem

I am woman!  I am invincible!  I am pooped!  ~Author Unknown

Not by the Book



A few years back I packed up all my business books and carted 

them off to the consignment store. And I haven't missed them 

for a minute. Sure, I still read books and I refer to my 

current favorites in these blogs, but my business book 

collection just wasn't saying anything to me anymore. All the 

advice, plans, systems, samples, examples, and procedures 

seemed too darn complicated for me—and, dare I say it?, too 

darn male-oriented. In business, as we all know, it's important 

to keep up on trends, news, and events. But I don't want more 

info, I want less. Let me re-phrase: I don't want less info, I 

want it in tinier doses—the Reader's Digest version of 

everything. Information overload took its toll long ago. Still, 

I want and need to stay tuned to world happenings, even though 

I live in a rural and fairly remote part of Colorado (four 

hours from a major airport).  So, to catch up and stay current 

I rely on my local Public Radio station and the computer much 

more than TV. On the internet, I like 'Smart Brief,' the daily 

ezine for advertising pros from the American Advertising 

Federation. 'Cool News of the Day' is put out Reveries Magazine 

and members of  The Reveries Club, who describe themselves as 

". . .selected, thought-leading companies interested in 

associating themselves with the best and brightest insights and 

ideas in marketing." A condensed but info-packed general world 

news source is the New York Times' 'Today's Headlines,' where I 

catch up on world happenings du jour in a few minutes by 

quickly scrolling down the page and reading the heads and 

subheads.

Stretching

I have an exercise tape that I do at home which focuses on strengthening the core muscles, the inner muscles which hold the organs in and keep the body working smoothly.  In the same way, we need to strengthen our thinking skills by making our minds work a little harder.  Just as physical exercise should be part of our daily routine in taking care of our bodies, we need to stretch our abilities, do things we didn’t think we could do, try things we never thought we would.  Learning a foreign language, teaching yourself how to play an instrument, or camping out for a week, while new and uncomfortable, makes you aware of strengths you didn’t know you had.

Just like exercising, stretching can be painful.  There’s always the uncertainty about how far you can actually go, how far you can bend before you hurt yourself.  But challenging ourselves by taking on new projects or activities causes us to grow and live life to it’s fullest.  We live in a country where opportunities abound, and though there might be obstacles in the way of your goals, you can stretch -- you can work past them, you can move ahead, and you can succeed.  It’s nerve-wracking at times, not knowing just what will come next, not knowing what the end result will be -- but whatever the outcome, you have tried, and you are stronger because of it.