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Comparison…
…is the thief of joy. Would you agree with this statement, that we commonly attribute to President Theodore Roosevelt? What do you think he meant by it and what does it mean to you? If it would be in our human nature, to compare ourselves and as a result see equality, comparison would probably not be such a bad thing. It is more likely though, that such comparison leads to a feeling of inferiority or superiority. Both not necessarily states of emotional health or stability. But the temptation is lurking at every corner of our personal and professional lives. As children…
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WHO OR HOW?
Do you think, mistakes are inevitable when people are actually working and making decisions? Yes? That’s a great first step. But have you really accepted that fact and embraced mistakes as a means to grow and achieve even better results? Well, you really should. Per LinkedIn posts, many leaders are saying they are embracing mistakes as an opportunity to grow. And many of those posting these statements are even working in Corporate America. Sounds great. Or does it? Whenever I am stumbling across such a post, a huge “really?” pops into my mind. Followed by the question, whether this is…
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Too simple?
When it comes to describing what makes people successful, keeping it simple might seem like a good idea. One picture says more than a thousand words after all. And too much context might be too complicated, right? Right. But not so fast. Too simple is a thing. And context has it’s merits. Today I saw this picture that someone had shared on LinkedIn. It was liked by someone I know and that is how it ended up in my news feed. And when I looked at it, I disagreed and moved on. But it kept bothering me even while I…
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Work-Life-Balance
Is work-life-balance something, you are trying to accomplish or you are even missing in your life? Many people seem to be struggling with this. And this might be partly, because they are trying to balance their work with their life. Almost as if our work wasn’t a part of our life? Ever noticed this flaw in the term? Why I think this even matters? Because it does. The way we describe things, is the way we are going to perceive them. So if I have to try and balance work with my life and work is not part of that…
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Day 54
What an ending to an otherwise rather normal Friday! It’s Day 54 of our little Covid-19 community blog. It’s also Friday, May 15th. But honestly, it could as well have been Friday the 13th, based on how the day ended. But from the beginning. As forecasted, the weather was a wash-out today. But it was not bad enough this morning, to keep us from doing our early morning walk with Sam. We had our breakfast and Sam went to Daycare. I am sure it looked a lot like this (minus the sun) when Henning stopped at the curbside pick-up place…
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Little things matter!
As I said yesterday the weather is rainy and since it is Sunday afternoon, it’s a good opportunity to write another blog post. So here I go. Little things matter. At least to me, they do. Professionally as well as personally. And by little things I mean the everyday successes, many actively choose to overlook or at least not celebrate. Many of us are striving for perfection. Maybe even more of us measure our successes by the amount of positive feedback an “accomplishment” gets. From others, of course. Some might even depend on these compliments, which makes them manipulable. How…
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The Integrity Challenge
It’s about time for another, as Henning called them, “positive” blog posts. And by positive, he actually meant a post, that does not talk (at least not only) about Covid-19. It’s rainy and super dark outside. The pooch is lying next to me and the mood is right, so here we go! Let’s talk about integrity. But what is Integrity? One of my team members got a great explanation from his son, who had discussed the matter at Sunday school in church. “Integrity is doing the right thing, even when no one is looking“ Anonymous It’s the best and most…
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Failure? (Not) An Option!
My husband told me yesterday, that I should be writing “a positive” blog post again. I gave him a confused, yet slightly upset look as a reaction. What was he telling me? My daily diary posts are not “positive” enough? So he went on to explain, he meant a post like the ones I would have written before Covid-19. There was a life before Covid-19, right. Must have slipped my mind for a second! Don’t tell him, but I think he is right. While I will share another daily Covid-19 diary entry later as well, life is transitioning to a…
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Day 3
Hey there! I hope you are all hanging in there with me? How was your day today? Please share below in the comments, how many days you have already been cooped up at home and how you are doing! Did the stupid people around us make you lose your humor yet? Maybe I can help! I skipped through Facebook today and captured some of the Covid-19 related Memes. I thought it would be fun to share some of them with you and, if you are up for it, have you vote for your favorite. Just put in a comment below…
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“I am sorry” – are you really?
If you have read some of my posts already, you will know accountability and integrity are very important to me. In fact combined they are my top 1 value, followed by care as my top 2. I honestly believe accountability and ownership make a huge difference in our personal and most importantly in our professional life and success. However they should never be confused with being (overly) apologetic. Being sorry all the time, even when what happened is not our fault or not even a problem at all, has nothing to do with ownership. But a whole lot with how…
