MCLEOD: Pursue your own goals but also listen to others
"At a certain point it gets to be about me, right?"
McLEOD: Author tells how to go about getting your Mojo back
We've all experienced those moments when the planets aligned, everything went our way, and we were on top of the world. Even if it's been a while, you probably remember what it felt like.
MCLEOD: Selling isn't always icky, it's the people that do it badly
Bring up the topic of sales, and you'll likely get eye rolls from people who believe that "selling" is all about high-pressure tactics, telemarketing calls during dinner time, pushy, plaid-jacketed liars and smooth-talking, slick-haired hucksters peddling snake oil out of their trunks.
MCLEOD: Selling isn't always icky, it's the people that do it badly
Bring up the topic of sales, and you'll likely get eye rolls from people who believe that "selling" is all about high-pressure tactics, telemarketing calls during dinner time, pushy, plaid-jacketed liars and smooth-talking, slick-haired hucksters peddling snake oil out of their trunks.
MCLEOD: Conflict is a great catalyst for creativity, innovation
F. Scott Fitzgerald once said, "The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in the mind at the same time, and still retain the ability to function."
MCLEOD: Questions are the secret to connecting with people
Everyone is looking for the magic bullet, the secret words that will make our spouse melt, our co-worker cooperate and our customer giggle with glee as they sign on the dotted line.
LISA MCLEOD: How to function in the face of uncertainty
You still have a job. Today.
MCLEOD: Table graces: Blessings for the spiritually eclectic
Growing up, we never said "grace" in my house. My mom was raised Catholic, and my dad a Baptist. Somewhere along the line they both left their childhood churches, and by the time we came along, religion was no longer part of their daily lives.
Are good looks a get-out-of-jail-free card? It appears so
Do good-looking people get away with murder?
Suburban angst hides behind the white picket fence
What did you want to be when you grew-up?
Turn to self-help experts when co-workers get you down
How do you stay motivated when you're surrounded by idiots?
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