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May 29, 2018 By Joyce Weiss Leave a Comment

My Favorite Quote By Robert Frost

This is the 2nd quote that you are receiving two blogs in a row. Next week I will write more about conflict and communication. I thought you would appreciate a break from some of the serious topics that I send you weekly.

Those of you who know me realize that I live by Robert Frost’s words below. Clients practice being bold with me so they can transfer their skills and use them at work or home.

Please let me know how this quote resonates with you. How have you been bold?

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May 22, 2018 By Joyce Weiss Leave a Comment

One of My Favorite Quotes About Life

Jeannette Walls – American author and journalist widely known as a former gossip columnist for MSNBC.com wrote a powerful memoir, The Glass Castle. She describes her nomadic childhood and kept this lifelong secret of growing up with her three siblings and having to eat butter for dinner, make her own braces, and suffer the whims of her artistic mother and alcoholic father. It took her a while to release the book because she feared that she would get ostracized once it was revealed. The total opposite happened. The Glass Castle is a New York Times bestseller.

Jeannette Walls was asked if she forgave her parents. This is her answer: “It’s finding the good and being able to leave the bad behind. It’s not even a matter of forgiveness. It’s more a matter of acceptance because I’ve had the life I’ve had and nothing is going to change that, it wasn’t so bad. There were wonderful things and there were horrible things, and you accept it. My parents had lovely qualities and maddening qualities.

The quote below is from Jeannette Walls. Please share your reaction to her words and what they mean to you.

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March 27, 2018 By Joyce Weiss Leave a Comment

Joyce’s Favorite Quote from Mark Twain

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This is so true. Share if you agree.

How does this quote resonate with you? What lessons have you learned from a bad decision or mistake that you made in the past?

December 26, 2017 By Joyce Weiss Leave a Comment

My Favorite Quote by Jazz Musician, Miles Davis

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Share if you agree.

It took me 30 years to become an overnight success. I figured out that facilitating HR-related topics including workplace bullying, handling difficult conversations, and offering career advancement coaching are all topics that are part of my DNA! 🙂

I am more focused than ever before and it’s easier for clients to relate to my message.

Please let me know how you relate to this important quote by Miles Davis.
You can send me an email or respond to the comment section.

Until Next Time,
Joyce Weiss, Corporate Communication Strategist and Career Coach

October 16, 2017 By Joyce Weiss Leave a Comment

Timely quote from Albert Einstein

There seems to be a pattern these days about people not being vocal reporting unethical or inappropriate behavior. Here are several reasons why this behavior is swept under the rug:

You could get in trouble with the boss by reporting sexual harassment or discrimination of any kind
Your complaints are ignored by HR due to corporate politics
Your family member could get mad or even arrested (drug or alcohol abuse).

I strongly agree with Einstein’s quote below because the only way one can make positive changes is to confront these issues to the appropriate person, even though the perpetrator is a high profile an powerful person. It’s a risk. I realize this.

I have several clients who find it difficult reporting harassment or discrimination. I ask them to weigh the pros and cons for reporting and not reporting these issues. About 50% of them decide to report the situation because they could not live with themselves if this behavior continues. They found a support system with trusted advisors on who to report the dangerous behavior. The other 50% are risk adverse and decide it’s something that’s just too difficult to do.

Fear is a big part of this entire equation.All we have to do is watch or read our favorite news outlets to see how some of the situations are hidden for years. Shame and fear play a dual role. Listening to their stories remind us how brave people have to be to come forward. I challenge all of you to weigh the options and do what you feel is best.

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When did you take a risk to report a delicate issue concerning a relative or someone at work?
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This is Joyce Weiss
Corporate Communication Strategist and Career Coach

Until next time, Remember…”You Get What You Tolerate!”