Editor’s Note

How would your world change if you start finding more than seeking? Ever thought about this? Some of us have been chasing for so long and hard that we have developed identities as seekers. Have you ever thought about proclaiming yourself a spiritual finder? Alan Cohen throws some light on this topic through his article, When Seekers Become Finders.

The Hard Conversations: How to approach conflict with ease

Finally, I am an adult. That may sound a little strange, considering that I am 48 years old. But “adulting” didn’t come from running a business, raising children, or moving through rites of passage like the death of a parent or buying a house. I came into a real sense of my maturity when I realized that I actually welcome the conversations most people would prefer not to have—you know, the “hard” ones.

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The Risky Six: 6 keys to shed fear and take smart professional risks

Fear is perceived risk; it is learned, and it can be unlearned through practice. The ability to overcome fear—to combat fear—is like a muscle. It can be trained and can get stronger through exercise. Through deliberate practice, you can become courageous, and harness your fear to take informed, intelligent, and potentially lucrative professional risks.

How To Stand Out In Your Professional Life?: The boundless value of persistence and perseverance

As the old man stood steadily before the university graduates, they quieted with respectful attention. His years of experience forging a commercial dynasty elicited admiration in business minds from Wall Street to the classroom. He had decades of hands-on wisdom and keen leadership skills honed by the emotionless bottom line of profit statements and the necessity of converting untrained rookies into dynamic producers.

Give Your Career A Quick Spring Cleaning: Six simple steps

Bonuses have been paid, the year is in full swing, and the economy is on a stable or upward trajectory. But what about your career? Is it on the right track? How do you even know what track it should be on? Sometimes we’re so concerned with the day-to-day deadlines of our jobs that we forget our long-term career goals. This is the perfect time of year to give your career a spring cleaning.

Tapping The Talent Of The Future: You have the power to choose your experience

Steve Jobs stated that young people need to: “Think about what it is that you really want. Go ahead and put in the time and energy to learn new skills, acquire new knowledge, and experience new things. Invest in building the relationships you will need to call upon when you're ready. Most people never pick up the phone and call; most people never ask. And that's what sometimes separates the people that do things from the people that just dream about them."

Self-Development, The Peter Drucker Way

I’ve spent more than sixty years at this fascinating investigation of determining the most effective systems of self-development, mostly by trying them on myself. These have been of every type imaginable. The have included physical means including aerobic exercise, bodybuilding, martial arts and yoga, mental, emotional, spiritual and memorization, rote steps, daily mental challenges, feats of courage such as a parachute jump and everything else imaginable. I even walked on burning coals and did a “fire walk”.

Do You Lose Friends And Alienate Others?: 12 suggestions for talking about political topics

Although many people have had business communications training, some still approach difficult conversations with a degree of fear and trepidation. In fact, ever since Donald Trump won the presidency, I have had a number of people call and email seeking advice and asking for suggestions about how to talk about politics. Many of these folks have done damage to their current relationships in the way that they have broached sensitive topics.

Having Some Breathing Space: It requires continual effort

What what would it be like to be beamed back to 1817 with a battery-powered tablet or smartphone in your hand? No one would know anything about these devices. You might be deemed a sorcerer or witch. Today, we know that much of what we do not understand or cannot see exists, i.e., ultrasonic waves, television remote control, smart phones, CAT scans, and black holes to name a few of thousands of examples.