I respect people who are truthful and honorable. It is hard to respect an arrogant person even though they might be truthful. I have met people who appeared arrogant at first, but once I got to know them, they were not arrogant. They were humble at heart, but their confident demeanor was misinterpreted by me.…
I actually enjoy negotiating with people and that is a huge part of what I do as a Real Estate Broker. I am negotiating on behalf of my sellers, buyers, agents, staff and partners. Negotiating can be very challenging and even frustrating. It takes great skill and patience. It also takes great patience and I…
I remember as a kid having to have all sorts of immunization shots for different diseases that I might be susceptible as a young child. There was one shot that was formidable for sure and left a mark on my arm – I think it was polio vaccine. The shots were obviously intended to prevent…
This word means that there is a difference. It carries with it the word comparison which isn’t always a good thing. There comparisons/distinctions that can be healthy. For example, there is a distinction between someone who exercises and eats healthy versus the person who eats fast food and never exercises. There is a definite distinction…
If I’m in a room full of people and someone begins a conversation like that, I’m usually very cooperative and I give them my attention. If they start a sales pitch, they will lose my attention fast. They need to get to the point of needing my attention quickly, because like everyone else, time is…
I have found the older I get, the more my memory struggles a bit. I can see a face that is very familiar and struggle to put the person’s name to it. I hate that, because I might be perceived as “stuck up” or arrogant. I need reminders all the time for things that I…
This is definitely NOT my favorite thing to do. Unfortunately, when working with people, confrontation is common and necessary. There are times when what I heard was not what was said. It’s important that communication that surrounds confrontation is clear and dripping with kindness. Dave Ramsey says, “To be unclear is being unkind”. I recently…
There have been a few times when I was so surprised or dumbfounded that I didn’t know what to say. That doesn’t mean I didn’t say something. I’m a bit of a nervous talker. If the silence goes too long in a conversation, I will figure out a way to keep it going. That is…
This past weekend I attended two different reunions on the same day. My first reunion was a family reunion on my Mom’s side of the family. I felt like a lot of these folks had known a different version of me when I was a young kid all the way until now. They know me,…
There is a church near my home called Holy Ground Baptist Church. I’m sure the name comes from the incident of Moses and the burning bush. I have heard this story since I was a kid. It was an up-close encounter between God and Moses. I think that up until now, Moses was relatively happy…