by Jeff Slater | May 7, 2023 | Marketing Advice, Personal Stories
The Chilling Power of Persuasion: Cool Negotiating Strategies I am the first to admit I know little about mechanical things. Cars. Appliances. Lawn mowers. Tools that make scary, buzzy whirring sounds. On a recent regular checkup of my heating and air conditioning...
by Jeff Slater | Dec 29, 2022 | Marketing Advice, Personal Stories
Do you know the word sonder? It means the profound feeling of realizing that everyone, including strangers passing in the street, has a life as complex as one’s own, which they are constantly living despite one’s lack of awareness of it. Consider making...
by Jeff Slater | Dec 4, 2022 | Marketing Advice, Personal Stories
How Do You Nurture, Strengthen and Expand your Resilience Muscle? From age 14 until age 50, I was either self-employed or an employee. Around 2003, when ConAgra Foods, the company I worked for, closed its office in Raleigh, I had two choices. Either move to...
by Jeff Slater | Nov 22, 2022 | Marketing Advice, Personal Stories
Moments of grace I am so grateful that you are willing to spend a little time a few times each week on the stories I tell and the advice I share based on my experience. Whether you are cooking up a thanksgiving extravaganza or enjoying someone else slicing and dicing,...
by Jeff Slater | Nov 6, 2022 | Personal Stories
A Personal Reflection on Words that Start with R like Retirement. I consider myself a failure in retirement, and I’m proud of it. When I was young, I assumed that at age 65, I’d stop working. I’d no longer have a job or go to an office. For some reason, I always...
by Jeff Slater | Sep 14, 2022 | Personal Stories
Ikigai is a Japanese term for your life’s purpose. A Personal Reflection. As a child, I derived enormous joy and satisfaction when I completed my homework. There was something about not having a responsibility hanging over me. Although I was a good student, the...
