One has to believe there was a reason why humans were created to all look different, with distinct finger prints and uniquely designed DNAs.  Extraordinary when you consider the human population, now exceeding 6.8 billion. Why is it then that we fall into the temptation of wanting to be someone else?  Sometimes it might be during a moment of weakness….why couldn’t I be so and so?  I wish I had his or her genes?  That person is “naturally” intellectual…why couldn’t that be me? This same

While waiting at a restaurant to pick up an order for an early dinner, I observed unusual, yet distinctive behavior on the part of a young waiter.  None of his tables were occupied due to the early hour of the evening.  Instead of sitting or wondering around aimlessly like his counterparts, he was busy polishing each and every piece of silverware on his assigned tables, ensuring that the entire table setting was flawless and the cloth napkins were perfectly folded at their respective creases.  The

At a recent networking event at a posh hotel, a man introduced himself rather hurriedly, transitioned the conversation multiple times and handed me a business card with a name, an e-mail address and a phone number. The next day I attempted to follow up with the individual, because I could not remember a thing this person had said (and no, it was not due to my alcohol consumption at the event, because they served no alcohol).  When I pulled out the business card out, the

Imagine you and your spouse having one car, no access to public transportation and both holding down three hour shifts with same employer…..except your shift starts three hours after your spouse’s shift ends.  You spend the first three hours in a hot, oven baked car in the deep south, with no cell phone, no iPod, no Blackberry….just you, the naturally-heated car seat and the sun.  You are delighted to do it, since it is a paying job and you look forward to starting work….where it

What a glorious time to be in the business world. I know what you are saying…..has this guy been on this planet for the last 6 months? I have and I believe this economy gives all of us a chance to be recognized—by Making a Difference. The downturn can be viewed as an opportunity or a threat.  In my view it is a tremendous opportunity to differentiate ourselves; whether we are an employer, an employee, a contractor, or an author for that matter. Imagine a large