I recently had lunch with one of my friends and we got to talking about money and how it can change and even corrupt people. She told me a fascinating story about her cousin Trent, who grew up rather poor and had to work part time jobs throughout school to help his family. Despite his underprivileged upbringing, he loved school, studied really hard, participated in all sorts of … [Read more...]
Risking Everything For Education
My parents have never been good with money. They were constantly borrowing from their own parents to get bills paid. It wasn't something they were proud of and they always emphasized they never wanted me to end up in their situation and have to rely on money from friends or family to survive. They said money would drive a wedge between our relationships and create a … [Read more...]
The Benefits of Constructive Criticism in Relationships: MANAGERS & MENTEES
July is a popular month for mid-year performance evaluations in the workplace. It’s often a dreaded period for managers who have to scramble to get forms filled out, and an equally antsy time for employees nervous about getting critiqued and having to sit down with the boss one on one. Evaluations Are GOOD For You I’ve been managing a team of people at my CRM job for … [Read more...]
The Benefits of Constructive Criticism in Relationships: FRIENDS
Today’s focus on friends takes us to part 4 of a five part series on how all sorts of relationships benefit from constructive criticism. I'm covering key tips on how to give constructive criticism, and how this type of feedback benefits our relationships with family, significant others, managers and mentees, and friends. From One Circle to Another As far as friends go, … [Read more...]
The Benefits of Constructive Criticism in Relationships: SIGNIFICANT OTHER
I’m so excited to talk about how the relationships we have with our significant others can be improved so much through constructive feedback. For those of you dropping in, this is part 3 of my 5 part series on how to give constructive criticism many types of relationships (family, friends, managers & mentees, friends) benefit from feedback. YOUR SIGNIFICANT … [Read more...]