The BS Files are kinda like the X-files – full of myths and urban legends and mysterious things. I feel that it is my duty to tackle them (occasionally). Because, you know, the truth is…
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Imposter Syndrome
This is blog number 300. That’s almost six years. Yes, I can do the math in my head! I almost opened an excel sheet to multiply 6 times 52. How embarrassing…but not as embarrassing as…
worry words worry worry worry
I thought I’d share some quotes about worrying, just because I’m hearing lots of worrying these days. I’ll be completely honest. Many of these I’ve used so many times and for so long that I…
Grouchy McGrouchersen
The past couple of days I have been pretty grouchy. I’ve been impatient when I’ve been interrupted at work. (“Can’t you see that I am doing something very important here and I don’t need to…
the fine art of appreciating
We all know that a simple “thank you” is free. We know that ‘please” and “thank you” go a long way. They’re magic words, after all. They’re common courtesy. They’re polite. Civilized, even. We can…
what’s my legacy?
Last time we talked about our inheritance. This week, let’s talk out our legacies. What is a legacy? There are a few definitions: a legacy could be a bequest that you leave in your will,…
the disruptive powers of eye contact
I remember eye contact. I remember what it was like in the days before the pandemic, before masks and Zoom calls. I’ve noticed something has changed about my relationship to eye contact since then, too….
CTLS: Clearly, you gotta go with your gut
Sometimes, you just gotta go with your gut, no matter what. Literally. I’ve learned to trust my intuition, even though it takes me in some really unpredictable places. For example, I was working with a…
Setting the tone
I write a lot of emails. I have this habit of just jumping in and getting right down to business. But before I hit send, I try to remember to go back and add something…
Do these pants make my butt look smart?
One of the things that really gets in the way of us being authentic people, leaders, partners, friends is behaving the way we want to look rather than the way we really feel. That sounds…
