Monthly Archives: December 2012

Who?

December’s blogs are devoted to dealing with difficult people.  December can be a difficult month filled with expectations, pressure to get more done, and enough stress to fill a lifetime.  It seems to me I encounter more difficult people during December than any other month of the year.  It could be I notice more, have less patience or interact with more people during December.

From what I’ve learned, it starts with who I am in the moment.  Have you watched the Wizard of Oz lately?  If you remember, there’s Glenda, the good witch… Continue reading

What’s important?

I recently found this story and thought it was a good reminder as we head into December.  I hope you’ll enjoy it as I did.

A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front of him.  When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then asked the students if the jar was full.  They agreed that it was.

The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar.  He shook… Continue reading