It’s been about a month after the first day of spring. But it sure hasn’t felt like it, at least not in Toronto. Worse if you are in eastern Canada…BUT with May just around the corner, warmer temps are coming. With spring, it’s usually a time to do the annual spring clean. Clear out the …
Month: April 2017
Not First Place…Can Work Out
Being first place is what successful, social upwards should strive for. Right? There are some tried and tested aphorisms like: Being First to market when creating a new product “Winners get the prom queen…” (as per The Rock film) “Silver sucks” (because it means you lost to the person who got the gold!) And of course, …
Be wary of Personality Tests
The most popular and well-known personality test is the ‘Myers-Briggs Type Indicator test‘ (MBTI in short). You’ll know what I mean if you’ve ever used an online dating site and (mainly) women list some four-letter acronym in their bio. The four letters are from the MBTI test. Invariably, it will either start with an …
When You think You know it all, you’ve LOST
We hate the know-it-all, don’t we? It’s one thing to have a friend who we can ping in a pinch because they know something we don’t. But the Little Ms. Perfect who can do no wrong, <<shudder>>, rubs us the wrong way, doesn’t it? Whether you are new in a job/role or you have experience …
Lessons Learned From Movies
If you’re going to stay in and Netflix your Friday night, you might as well take lessons learned from the movies (or TV shows) you (binge) watch. Here is my take on lessons that can be learned from movies. 1) Inception – “You mustn’t be afraid to be dream a little bigger darling…” Inception is …