Fear of not connecting with another person, fear of not making an impact, fear of speaking and having no one listen, is the old resistance, dressed up in a new outfit. It’s really just another form of hiding. Attempt to connect. Fulfill your promises. Try to make an impact. Speak Read more…
When adults meet each other at parties, they typically ask the banal question: “What do you do?” Sometimes, if one of the adults is really insightful, they’ll ask “What do you do for a living?” And most (if not a majority) of adults will respond by saying something equally banal Read more…
On President’s Day, it’s useful to remember that meaning and mattering matter more now than ever before. This is reflected in the shift from important impersonal interactions at scale to important personal interactions between individuals. Meaning has always come from relationships and the community and family has always been the Read more…
Mattering and meaning are more important to the accomplishment of work tasks—and the avoidance of work conflicts— now than ever before. But not if you talk to managers, supervisors, executives and others. The people who are bosses still believe the Industrial Revolution idea that the work is the only thing Read more…