by Michael Parise | Dec 30, 2017
Big mistake many leaders make (whether a parent, CEO, or politician): viewing crisis as a bad thing. Crisis is the life-blood of change. Crisis focuses on the future, ultimately leading to the resolution of conflicts and complaints. Without the proper understanding...
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by Michael Parise | May 10, 2017
The great Maya Angelou wrote in I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings: “There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.” I totally agree with her. And she wasn’t referring to the kinds of stories about our past that seek to perpetuate our victim status!...
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by Michael Parise | May 10, 2017
Let’s face it, most of us love to complain. Some of us have made a career of it and a lot of stand-up comedians use complaining as the core of their act. Complaining is a way we get attention from others. It’s also a way we turn off people and drive them away!...
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by Michael Parise | Apr 27, 2014
Life’s too much…and sometimes addiction to crisis and struggle in life is the culprit! It seems everything has become a crisis: the next rain storm, a possible earthquake, an ongoing conflict (don’t we equate crisis with the Middle East?). ...
