“Savor your friendships as you grow old; many are silver, but one is pure gold.” This is sage advice for those who have been fortunate enough to find that one true friendship. Or perhaps you have maintained friendships from your days in elementary school. Whatever the case, friends are precious gifts we give to ourselves.
Most people don’t discover what they want in life until it’s time to die – and that’s a shame. Most people spend the best years of their lives watching television or doing things they dislike. An author described humanity by saying, “Most people die at twenty and are buried at eighty.” Are you one of the living zombies? What do you really want in life?
A book like Tough Conversations with your Employee is a good starting point to learn the skill of confronting difficult situations and conducting the necessary conversations with skill; even if they are terrifying.
Many organisations are discovering truth in Kermit the frog’s famous statement: “It’s not easy being green.” Being green is no longer a “nice-to-have” initiative or simply the right thing to do; it has become a strong indicator of business respectability that is starting to impact the bottom line. Organisations are under pressure from all sides to show progress in their environmental strategies.