How do people perceive you? Do they see you as confident and in control, or arrogant and cocky? There’s a fine line between the two. Confidence is inspiring. We’re drawn to confident people. Being around them makes us feel better about ourselves. They give us hope that we can grow. We think, “I want to […]
Attitude
A Simple Way to Overcome Intimidation
Why do some people intimidate us, but not others? It doesn’t matter how confident we feel; there are just some people we get tongue-tied around. It might be their position, their personality or their power. It could be that they just know how to push our buttons, and we don’t know how to respond. It […]
How to Talk to Old People And What You’re Missing if You Don’t
I played Scrabble with an 88-year old woman – and English was her second language. I lost. Miserably. I’m pretty good with words, and I do pretty well with Scrabble. But my daughter’s in-laws had invited us over for Thanksgiving, and the game was an after-dinner tradition. So Angie and I sat at the table […]