Yes, we should be thankful for a lot of things this Thanksgiving. Parents, spouses, children, friends and loved ones are usually at the top of our list. But this Thanksgiving, perhaps we should be thankful for a few other things in our life that may not be so obvious. Why not be thankful for the simple things? Or even the wrong turns, twists of fate or the challenges we have had in our life? Isn’t every wrong turn an opportunity […]
Read moreAuthor: Bob Miglani
Bob Miglani is the Author of the Washington Post Bestseller, Embrace the Chaos, which is about learning to move forward in times of change, uncertainty and disruption. He grew up running his family's Dairy Queen store, the subject of his first book, Treat Your Customers. He worked in corporate America for 23 years. Left to pursue a life of passion working in a startup, writing, motivational speaking and learning how to live a life of contribution.
The boss isn’t being fair. Co-workers are being being difficult, putting us in tough situations. It’s hard to focus on the work because of so much drama other people are creating for no good reason. It becomes particularly frustrating because we can’t fight back against toxic co-workers or the boss no matter how unfair it might seem for the fear of being seen as a whiner or a ‘difficult person’. With so much uncertainty and chaos at work these days, […]
Read moreWords can define us. Words make us feel. Words hold us back: “I can’t…” or “Yeah, but…” Words can move us forward: “Why not me?” or “It IS possible…” I used to get up in the morning and read three newspapers on my way to work, until I realized that what I was putting into my mind were seeds of uncertainty that my mind used as fodder to feed an overthinking brain hyped up on coffee. Those words from the […]
Read moreDid you ever look at someone and think, “He is so lucky. He has money, he’s in a great relationship and wow – what a great career being able to travel like that?” I’ve done it too. And as my mind entertained this thought, I would find myself in an often depressing place overthinking about reasons why I wasn’t as successful as “that guy”. I wasn’t so lucky. I wasn’t lucky to be born with good looks or into the […]
Read moreWe get hit by a curve ball. A surprise out of nowhere that hits us like a ton of bricks. A setback. The chaos of life affects us all at some point in time. We get a setback at work. A setback in our relationship. A setback in business. And sometimes that setback can make you question everything. You freeze because you don’t know what to do. You’re so emotionally wrapped up in the shock of what happened that you […]
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