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What are you reading? What are you learning? I have an old friend who regularly greets her friends with the question, "What are you reading?" I love that question, because it assumes that the person is a learner and a reader. I think we should be both. So the second question that goes with the first is "What are you learning?" That leads to a pre-question: What are your goals? What books and articles are you reading that lead you to your goals?

Der Titel klingt ein bisschen verrückt, nicht wahr? Und doch bin ich erstens überzeugt, dass sehr viel mehr Menschen Dialoge mit Geistern führen, als vielleicht angenommen. Und zweitens weiss ich aus eigener Erfahrung, wie hilfreich solche Gespräche sein können.

Hard times, even now in one of the nicest months of the year, can happen. Maybe your firm is now on shaky terms because of Brexit, maybe you have had a bad performance review, maybe you are unemployed, maybe you are in the midst of personal, family, or health problems. Maybe you live in a place where peace is threatened and safety is not sure. I have friends in each of these situations, and I know I am not alone in saying that for many, hard times are upon us.

Re-inventing Yourself - a Myth or Reality? I have recently read a couple of articles that said you could (or couldn't) re-invent yourself. Well, that is a good question. Can you re-invent yourself and if yes, to what extent and how? Yes, we all can change Based on research, I believe every person is able to change until their life on this earth ends. So, my answer would be a qualified yes. I will tell you a story about myself that illustrates this qualified yes. An example from my teenage years

Working with Communications experts makes me a bit spoiled. I assume everyone knows meeting etiquette and structure. But this is not the case. Recently I discovered something that I thought everyone knew and followed doesn't often happen- meeting etiquette and even agendas are not always followed, or even written, let alone minutes taken and shared with all participants.So here are my tips for discussion at meetings (agendas and minutes ideas can be googled, so they are left out):

Jeder von uns hat eine Lebensaufgabe, ein besonderes Talent, einen sinnvollen Zweck, warum wir auf dieser Welt sind. Aber leider finden die meisten von uns es nie, entscheiden sich dafür, den Erwartungen anderer gerecht zu werden (z. B. Eltern, Gruppenzwang usw.) oder unsere Grenzen zu akzeptieren. Was ist eine Berufung und warum sollten wir danach streben? Eine Berufung ist, wenn du dich zu einer bestimmten Art von Arbeit hingezogen und dich persönlich stark damit verbunden fühlst.