10 Ways to Communicate Confidence Nonverbally As a young child, I was outgoing, confident, and friendly. I would approach strangers without a second thought (much to my parents’ dismay), boss my friends and siblings around, easily make new friends on the...
How to Make an Introduction During this final month of the year your calendar probably fills up with more parties and events than usual, in both your personal and professional life. For many, in-person gatherings are a breath of fresh air and an eagerly awaited...
How to Build Self-Trust Human interactions require a basic level of trust to function, and that includes interacting with your own brain and living your own life. Like me, however, you have probably made a few [million] mistakes during your years on the earth....
Self-Deprecating Humor: Use It or Lose It? As you may already know from my leadership guide, I generally advise against using self-deprecating humor. Most of the time, it does not convey confidence and credibility. But as is the case with virtually all...
Fight Better. Here’s How. You fight every day. I’m not referring here to interpersonal conflict though perhaps how to “fight better” when you disagree with others could be a topic for another article. (Until then, I recommend How to Argue and Win Every Time by...
How to Conquer Pre-Performance Nerves As a pianist in my younger days, I experienced debilitating stage fright. Even the idea of playing in front of friends and family terrified me. I usually managed to get through the performance, but would often end up crying...
