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Gian Fiero is a San Francisco Bay Area based career & life coach.
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What Black Men And Peacocks Have In Common
The interesting thing about being the only black man, and black person, in an office is that I have this unique opportunity to educate white people about black culture. For me, and many black men in my position, we find that once the initial barrier of resistance is overcome and a right of passage is granted, a competent and professional black man can go about the serious business of shattering stereotypes, representing the entire black race, and engaging in the refined behaviors that engender trust from our colleagues.
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The Barack Obama Effect on Black Men
When I was a boy, I would overhear older black men talking about this evil, mythical figure called "The Man." I thought there was Batman, Spiderman, Superman, and The Man. The Man was accused of selfishly hoarding power and resources that prevented black men from getting jobs, owning businesses, and having greater opportunities in general. As a young impressionable child, The Man seemed like one bad mutha.
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Excuses, Excuses - What They Reveal About People
Parents are well-acquainted with excuses and reasons. After all, they get exposed to plenty of them while raising their children. Some children become adept at making excuses from the time they learn to talk. Left unchecked, the pattern becomes habit forming and lingers into adulthood. It also prevents children from becoming responsible adults. The difference between adults and children is that adults possess cognitive (reasoning) skills that children do not. Poor cognitive skills produce an immature thought process.
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Some Advice About Giving Advice
Over the years it's come to my attention that people - educated, accomplished, or just highly opinionated - tend to be very generous in giving advice. They mean well, for the most part, but they often don't weigh the outcome of their generosity. Advice, like food, tastes better when one is hungry for it. Ever try and feed a baby or a child when they are not hungry? Compare that to feeding both when they have sufficient hunger. The difference is stark. The former will make them seem undesirous.
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Beyond the Persona - Getting to Really Know People
I recently attended the funeral of a young man I'd known for all of his life. As with most funerals, it was a somber experience marked by the outward display of sadness. Funeral services can be as formal or as informal as the family allows them to be. This particular funeral service was very informal. Family members, friends, and coworkers were allowed to speak in remembrance of the deceased. This is where this article found its inspiration. Each person took the podium with a sense of awkwardness and obligation.
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Taking Time To Think About Time
Time is not tangible, but yet we all feel its effects as we age. Time passes you by while you are standing still or when running at full speed. You can't outrun time; it's too fast and tireless. Time waits for no one. Some people try to save time, but time can't be saved like money. Money can be added; time can only be subtracted. Some people try to manage time in an effort to make the most of it, but it's not the time that gets maximized, it's the effort that really gets managed. From the time we are born, time surrounds and engulfs us.
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The Challenge of Letting Go
There comes a point and time in everyone's life when they need to let go. It's easier said than done, and even when most recognize the need to let go they can't do it. Letting go is about freedom; freedom that can only be experienced through the disconnection of the things - or the person - that cause the mental imprisonment. It's about clearing a path that will take you from where you've been, to where you want to go. It's about stepping out of the shadows of negative experiences and emerging as a victor instead of a victim.
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The Benefits of Reciprocity
Recently I severed a business relationship that I once valued. It was not something that I did impetuously; on the contrary, I had been contemplating this move for quite some time. The delay was not in the deliberation, but in maintaining the hope that things would get better - which it didn't. At the heart of the matter were my deeply entrenched feelings of being used (i.e., taken advantage of).
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Anticipation - The Real Key to Being Prepared
So often we mention the importance of preparation without discussing what it means and what it entails. That's a mistake. The definition of preparation varies from one person to the next; therefore it is possible to lack preparation from the very beginning of any process in one person's view, and to be totally prepared in another's.
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Inspiration & Motivation - Similar But Different
One of my favorite movies of all time, Jerry Maguire, features Tom Cruise as an agent with a major sports management firm. He's enthusiastic, successful, a great negotiator and people like him.
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Positive Reflections - Being Mindful of Who You Represent
For many of us our routine interactions with each other are not given much thought. We assume that how we conduct ourselves in our private and personal lives is a reflection of the actions, behaviors, and decisions that we make under our own volition. After all, we are the ones exhibiting the behavior and engaging in the conduct, so who else could our actions reflect upon? The answer is more people than you probably acknowledge. From the time that children can interact with others, they represent their parents.
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How to Cure the Monday Morning Blues
It's Monday morning. In any office, in any given city, you can find an ample amount of people who are suffering from that dreaded condition called "Monday Morning Blues." The exact origin of this condition is unclear. Does is it start the moment we open our eyes on Monday morning? Or does it slowly rise up as night falls on Sunday? More importantly, how do we cure it? This article will offer some solutions and tips on how to cure your Monday Morning Blues so that you can become a more productive and happier worker. 1.
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