Last month I wrote a couple of posts about The Best Behaviors I've Shown As An Employee and The Worst Mistakes I've Made As An Employee. They were very well received with the post on worst mistakes being the most viewed post on this blog in the two years the blog has existed. Having examined myself …
Tag: Friendship
Leap Year Lesson #296: Sometimes It Takes a Close Friend To Deliver a Hard Message
Imagine this scenario. "Joe" has had regular conflicts in various matters with "Mary." Their differences are no secret and such disagreements have surfaced periodically for years. Now imagine that something true but very difficult for Mary to hear about herself needs to be said. For the sake of this post, we'll say the hard message …
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Leap Year Lesson #279: You Need Time With Kindred Spirits
I had coffee with a dear friend a few days ago. We rarely see each other, going months at a time without direct contact besides seeing each other's social media posts. He is a trusted friend who is truly a kindred spirit in significant ways. Time spent catching up and sharing about important matters is …
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Leap Year Lesson #232: Friendship Is a Big Thing That Is Made Up of Little Things
I chatted on Facebook last night with Doug - a good friend from high school - about some old memories. Doug has an amazing memory, recalling far more details about past events than I do. He impressed me last summer at our reunion with his recollections as well. Doug shared several memories last night that …
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