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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…
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Rockstar or Superstar?
I did not spend too much time watching the Grammy’s (I did not watch them at all to be honest). I also did not watch the Golden Globes really so that isn’t it either. Why would I then want to talk about Stars and Rock- and Superstars of all things? Why ask “Rockstar or Superstar” at all? It’s because we are all likely one or the other, maybe both, and we might not even know! have you ever thought about whether you are a Rockstar or a Superstar? Let me explain. Those of you that are following me will know,…
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The comfort zone trap
And the winner(s) is/are: Mohan, Ceci & Sergio – congratulations, all three of you are going to get the book “The Up Side of your Dark Side” and a surprise gift! I will share with you via email, how the gifts will get to you! Thank you for your comments and stories! When you are reading this, there is a high likelihood, that you are doing so in a comfortable place, maybe with something to drink or a snack and without any major threads around you. At least I hope so! Are you ever thinking about how comfortable things are…
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Beat the Funk
Does that sound familiar? Have you ever been in a really bad mood that seemed to last forever? And by the time it was finally over, you did not even really remember the reason anymore? Or at least did not make an effort to find out? I have been there and done that. Probably more times than I care to count. In fact, I have experienced it so many times, that I actually gave this state of mind a name – the Funk. The reasons for getting into the funk are probably as diverse as the lives of my readers.…
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Hero/Heroine or Victim, to me it’s a choice!
Above all, be the heroine in your life, not the victim! Nora Ephron I am dedicating this post to a real life hero and friend that we lost this week far too early to pancreatic cancer. Dear friend, from diagnosis to your last hours you embraced your situation and fought your fight with your head held high. Words can’t descibe how impressed and how sad I am. Rest in peace, big lion! When I say “victim” you might think of someone that has fallen victim to a crime. And of course, that is a very special situation and is definitely…
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Dare to care
Integrity is doing the right thing, even if no one is looking. Genuinely caring is usually the condition for integrity to happen in work life. Dare to care?
