“We want the facts to fit the preconceptions. When they don’t it is easier to ignore the facts than to change the preconceptions.” Jessamyn West Tatamae and honne are Japanese terms. The first refers to your outer or public face. The one where you smile and respectfully show appropriate amounts of deference respect or asserted […]
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Public and private perceptions…
July 9th, 2009 · Comments Off on Public and private perceptions… · He said, She said, Older Essays
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Kefluffles and common sense
July 8th, 2009 · Comments Off on Kefluffles and common sense · He said, She said, Older Essays
Arianna Huffington recently posted about a shared vacation with her ex husband. I admire that. Divorce, when there are children involved, can be like having a chronic condition. You have to know what it is and manage it but on some level you have to accept it is there and will continue to be. Even […]
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Pushing the tide
July 9th, 2008 · Comments Off on Pushing the tide · He said, She said
The New York Times has an article called, “If you are open to growth you tend to grow.” Worth a read, twice. If not, being scrappy pays off. Define your talent set by continually working at expanding it. According to research people tend to operate from a a fixed mind set or a growth mind […]
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The usual, the usual
June 19th, 2008 · Comments Off on The usual, the usual · He said, She said
And he rather liked that she was always there five or ten minutes before to hold the table and not yet decide what to order And she rather liked that he walked in with a wide smile, had to take in her face and always found some lash to wipe away, then fix her cheek […]
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