When Should We Apologize? Don’t let the title mislead you…I know that apologies are vital to the fabric of civil and polite society. I whole hardheartedly agree that people should apologize when they are taking responsibility for themselves including: their actions; their words; their mistakes; their misguided hurtful behavior; or the actions of an organization … Read more
Familiarity Breeds Contempt Sometimes people and organizations may take you for granted. You’ve been giving and contributing and investing so long that you become a staple of the institution or a staple in a person’s life. In these instances proximity is a disincentive. The closer you are to the person or organization taking you for … Read more
The Challenges of Self-Employment One of the conversations that I have privately with people quite often has to do with the rewards and difficulties of working for oneself. Alternatively, I also have many more conversations with people who work for others about their career dissatisfaction. So here is the dirty little secret…working for yourself/entrepreneurship/owning a business … Read more
Broken-Heartedness How equipped are therapists to treat broken-heartedness? Most graduate programs don’t teach about love or treating broken-hearted people. There is a course on Human Sexuality and when I taught this class there was one chapter in the textbook on love. Yet many people start therapy of broken-heartedness. I’m defining a “broken heart” as a … Read more