joe

Every month I write a newsletter and thousands of people don’t read it, share it, or forward it, and every month several people unsubscribe altogether. After posting a blog or commenting on a new development in Psychopharmacology, some people write me and say I could have stated my case better, or who am I to have made such statements. So it’s a certainty that I’m failing someone. […]

I’ve written before about ignoring unsolicited feedback and that it should be summarily cast away because it only benefits the one delivering it, not the receiver of the information. But what about solicited feedback – that which you’ve sought and received from trusted sources – that you’re trying to evaluate? Here are 3 questions for how to best determine the value of those responses to you: Did you actually say or do something wrong that can be empirically or objectively [...]

Lots of people I know both personally and professionally tell me they feel overwhelmed. This happens when we assign priority status to everything on our plate hence, we really have no priorities. In other words, if everything is important, nothing is important. To escape "overwhelm," we have to set up a pecking order approach as to what's most important to address in any given circumstance. Begin with this question in mind: "Which task(s) will deliver the best short-term results?" Identify [...]

Really confident people never believe they’ll win or prevail at each and every venture or goal they pursue. They don’t jubilantly celebrate success or become overly downtrodden when they fail to achieve their desired outcomes. […]

When faced with an obstacle or dilemma, you’ve got lots of thoughts from which to choose. […]