Posts for "Relationships"


Pulling Out the Weeds

From Life Is Like a Box of Chocolates
October 25, 2011 at 9:26 am
How often do you take a moment to step back and think about what you’re doing, saying, thinking and feeling? If we feel an underlying unhappiness, do we stop and search ... (more)

R-E-S-P-E-C-T

From Life Is Like a Box of Chocolates
October 18, 2011 at 9:44 am
Respect. Aretha demanded it, and so should we. Respect is essential in our personal and professional relationships. We deserve to receive a certain degree of respect for our time, ... (more)

Three Keys for Determining Whether to Trust a Co-Worker

From Dan Erwin
October 14, 2011 at 8:21 am
Three can keep a secret if two of them are dead. – Ben Franklin Today’s diverse and rapidly changing workforce has made trust a deep-seated, complicated issue. It comes ... (more)

Eyes Open, Head Up

From Life Is Like a Box of Chocolates
October 4, 2011 at 9:34 am
Tweet I like to be as observant as possible as I go through my day. I try to take in the things and people that cross my path; beautiful brownstones, an interesting fashion choice, ... (more)

Make the Blogger IRL: A Love Story

From Small Hands, Big Ideas
September 28, 2011 at 10:00 am
Elisa of Ophelia’s Webb recently wrote a really amazing post about how the brilliant bloggers of the world, are ruining her singleness Granted, I am not single but I am in ... (more)

Money and Relationships: What’s the Root of Your Problem?

From Everything Finance - A Good Personal Finance Blog
September 19, 2011 at 11:37 am
Money and Relationships: What’s the Root of Your Problem? is a post originally published on: Everything Finance - Everything Finance - A Good Personal Finance Blog - Its ... (more)

What’s in a Name?

From Life Is Like a Box of Chocolates
September 8, 2011 at 9:53 am
You know what’s weird? This is my 10th to last day being Samantha Karol. Yep, on September 18th, I will be getting married (!!!!!) and changing my name. The decision to ... (more)

The Surprising Relationship Between Work Communication and Personal Health

From Dan Erwin
September 8, 2011 at 8:00 am
Research is increasingly establishing links between the quality of communication a worker receives and that worker’s personal health. Worker satisfaction has been tied to productivity ... (more)

I Take It Back, Wedding Planning is a Project

From Life Is Like a Box of Chocolates
September 1, 2011 at 9:38 am
Remember that time I was hesitant to call wedding planning a project? I wrote about how I didn’t have any side hustles at the time, and I was okay with it. One reason I ... (more)

Is Good Enough Good Enough?

From Life Is Like a Box of Chocolates
August 30, 2011 at 9:44 am
When I cook, I often find myself saying something is “good enough.”  The measurement is close enough, the garlic has browned enough, the pasta is cooked enough. I’m ... (more)

Let’s Be Real, Disappointment Sucks

From Life Is Like a Box of Chocolates
August 23, 2011 at 9:00 am
Disappointment sucks. Even if you know in your heart that your expectations were unreasonable, even if you thought you prepared yourself for things not to work out, your heart ... (more)

Old Farts and Young Punks in the Workplace (Part I)

From Dan Erwin
August 23, 2011 at 8:25 am
Generational differences are an issue that affects work process, teams, boss-subordinates and client relationships.  It rears its nasty head in that magnificent buzz-word, “communication ... (more)

5 Ways Relationship Communication Can Go Wrong

From Dan Erwin
August 17, 2011 at 12:04 pm
Even under the best conditions, work relationships can go wrong. And even when we try very hard, communication between workers can go very wrong. To a surprising degree relationship ... (more)

Take Time Away and Clean Your Closet

From Small Hands, Big Ideas
August 10, 2011 at 11:07 am
As the Summer is nearing its end, I took a peaceful four days (too short, probably) back home to Iowa to see my family and friends. Iowa corn we grilled with a fresh basil and ... (more)

Stuck like glue? Enter the Pining Prevention Plan.

From Life After College by Jenny Blake
August 10, 2011 at 10:46 am
Last December, during the magical week in which my friend Julie and I realized we simply had to move to New York, I met a guy. He will be hereto referred to as ... (more)

Stuck like glue? Enter the Pining Prevention Plan.

From Life After College by Jenny Blake
August 10, 2011 at 10:46 am
Last December, during the magical week in which my friend Julie and I realized we simply had to move to New York, I met a guy. He will be hereto referred to as The Guy, so as to ... (more)

Missing: Two Special Ladies

From Life Is Like a Box of Chocolates
August 9, 2011 at 9:21 am
I had my bridal shower on Sunday, and it was amazing! My mom is incredibly creative, and put everything together with so much love (and the help of my wonderful bridesmaids). ... (more)

Help And “Free Advice”

From Ophelias Webb
August 5, 2011 at 11:45 am
There’s a reason that Lucy only charged $.05 for her Psychiatric Booth. For what she was charging, 83% of the world is dishing out for free.* I’m not sure exactly why ... (more)

Why stress is important

From The Writerbabe Series by Raven Moore
August 4, 2011 at 11:00 am
Mom and I argue over wedding invitations. I want to invite my godmother, a hard-drinking, blunt Irish woman I’ve never met. “How can you invite her and not invite XXX?” ... (more)

Is Perception Reality?

From Life Is Like a Box of Chocolates
July 28, 2011 at 9:00 am
The past two times I’ve seen my friend Jackie, she’s told me I look skinner than before. I know she means it, because she’s not someone who just says things ... (more)

Simmer Down Now

From Life Is Like a Box of Chocolates
July 26, 2011 at 9:15 am
Yesterday morning, I was in line at Dunkin Donuts when an interesting scene unfolded. Someone at the front of the line was asking a question about her order. The lady behind me ... (more)

The Power of No

From Personal Branding Blog - Dan Schawbel
July 26, 2011 at 5:30 am
In the current debate on whether to raise the U.S. debt ceiling, you are seeing a perfect example of the power of NO, and how that one word defines the personal brands of people ... (more)

The 5 E’s to Extraordinary Results

From Personal Branding Blog - Dan Schawbel
July 21, 2011 at 5:30 am
Building your personal brand - take five! Easy- Is it easy to do business with you?  Will the learning curve be short for new clients?  Doing business with you and your company ... (more)

Ode to the Nice Guys

From GenPink
July 20, 2011 at 9:00 am
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You can’t make everyone happy. So stop trying and start LIVING.

From Life After College by Jenny Blake
July 19, 2011 at 11:06 am
It might be the double latte talking, but I’m totally fired up right now; I want to shake my people-pleaser self, look her in the eyes and tell her to STOP. STOP ... (more)