Have you ever had a moment where something happened, and you reacted sharply? Have you ever had a circumstance that started out slightly irritating and before you knew it you were fuming? I believe what fuels this fire is a cycle I like to call the “Justification Spiral.” Let me use an example. Say your manager requests that you turn in a project by a certain date. At first, you feel a time crunch. The date is inconvenient for you, but you think you can squeeze the project i

There are two very different facets of leadership: doing the right thing and doing things right. What is the right thing? A right thing is something that is in alignment with a person's purpose. The difference between having a significant life and a successful life is knowing what your purpose is and how it fits into the greater scope of the world. Moreover, it's important to be clear about your purpose for the day. For example, if you receive a phone call it may be a nice ca

Who is still beating themselves up for finding yourself in the 3 R's? Or upset that you instantly made up a negative meaning to a situation? Maybe for you it is that you are still arguing to "Be Right" when you can see beyond that vantage point. That's great news! It means you are still human! It is not about whether or not you fall back into pairs of old sunglasses, but how quickly you can remove them. The shorter your rebound time is, the more efficient you will be. Don't b

Think back. Why did you originally choose to attend Klemmer & Associates trainings in the first place? Were you looking for something more in your life, perhaps in the form of relationships, achieving goals, blasting past personal barriers that were hindering you? In our a previous blog we talked about a graduate, who had achieved a lot of his goals, yet still felt unfulfilled. Maybe you can relate to this graduate, having also tried to remedy that feeling by reaching for hig

How do you communicate when you are angry with someone else? As discussed in If How-To's Were Enough We Would All Be Skinny, Rich, & Happy (page 52), there are responsible and irresponsible ways to handle resentment and let another person know that we are upset. When we are not used to expressing our anger or have allowed it to bottle up over a period of time, our communication typically takes on negative tones. Honest communication that is non-responsible may be manifested i