I recently had a “disagreement” with my wife, Aja. Allegedly, I was leaving a trail of personal items around the house that she kept picking up after me. I wasn’t sure what she was talking about but perhaps for a minute there was some truth in her allegations. And maybe, although I doubt it, this has happened more than once. I needed to quickly change my habits to improve our relationship.
For the next several days I tuned into putting my dishes away, picking my dirty clothes up off the floor, and cleaning up anything I saw that would take a minute to do and yield a more positive living experience for the household, especially for my lovely wife. Photo by August de Richelieu It was 2015 on a business trip in Dallas. I was the sales leader at the time for a national consulting firm. The trip was an opportunity to meet with the BD team in that office and see them in action. One of my youngest rising stars, Jim, was excited to take me out to lunch with one of his promising client prospects.
On the way to the restaurant, I asked Jim what he knew about the prospect whose name was Frank. He told me the basics – title, role, how long he had been at the company. Not much else. He promised me that we would learn more about Frank at lunch. |
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