This or That!

Everyday, we face choices. Sort of the this or that paradox.

You are working on a project and the phone rings. Well, this or that?

You are watching television and your wife or kids start talking to you.. Gee, this or that?

You are driving home from work, listening to the radio, drinking coffee and your cell phone rings. Ok, this, that, or this, that and that too.

The question is, which choice. What is important in the moment, in the scheme of things.

Sometimes actually thinking about what we do, or why we do things, offers the best answer.

The Best

The Best process leverages your intuition
The Best boss makes you a better employee
The Best idea make wonder why you hadn't thought of it
The Best friend often goes unappreciated
The Best advice is often no advice at all

Wisdom and Aging

Getting older and getting wiser is one of those concepts that seems to make sense. The longer you live, the more you have done, the more you have experienced, the more you should, in theory, know.

But what is happening today? Does the average person think their grandparents have anything to say that matters. Does the average worker really believe the boss has great insights about work and working. Do we really think that high school and college teachers are offering great wisdom that needs to be remembered after the exam?

Do we read directions, pay attention to signs, warning labels, listen to our doctors, are we rolling our eyes at mom and dad more each day? Do politicians make sense? Can we believe or even hear the minister, priest, rabbi? Is the guy next door and the woman down the street boring you with tales of yesterday?

Guess old information is no longer valid, and listening is not part of leaning anymore. When you know it all, there really isn't much left to learn.

Tattoos While You Wait !

Sometimes we just don't give enough thought to how or what we are trying to communicate.

Then again, if no one is really reading, or listening, or caring, does it matter?

Lots of Talk- No one listening

We all seem to have a lot to say. That's all part of being human, living a life, having experiences, ideas, or knowledge we wish to share. Interestingly no one seems to be listening. Everyone, everywhere seems to be talking at you, talking over top of your talk -yak, yak, yak.

Messages, even good ones are not being heard. Lots of clutter, lots of choices, too much of everything. I know something you don't, you know something I don't, but we can't hear each other.Maybe we are so busy trying to talk, we have lost the art of listening.

Have you listened to someone today?