Monday Motivation: Receiving Feedback
Part of learning how to critique is learning how to receive feedback. As much as giving a review should be objective, receiving feedback is learning to take what is said objectively.
Monday Motivation: Listening not to Convince
Recently I read an article on Wall Street Journal. The article was about the new kind of retreat. Our differences in opinions are amplified more than ever even when we listen. One line that resonated with me the most is looking to convince. One of the people...
Monday Motivation: Finding Quiet in the Noise
Our appetite for information grows as new ways are introduced to create and access it. It’s a never ending cycle where the only thing that doesn’t change is the amount of time we have. Like most things when we have too much of something happening all at...
Monday Motivation – No Judgment
Some offered their opinions about the kids getting hurt based on the video. The whole thing happened in less than a minute, but that was long enough to judge. I understand that the internet was merely expressing their concerns for the safety of the children. But it...
Monday Motivation: Saying Thank You
When I first started working in the US, my boss Nicole always said thank you. It didn’t matter whether I handed her the work I just completed or if she was leaving for the day. She always said thank you. I thought it was weird. I didn’t work for free....