Advice from Pain

When we give someone
advice
then find ourselves feeling
frustrated
or angry
for not following
our advice
ponder the possibility
that we have yet to recover
from a pain we incurred
in our past
and projecting ourselves
on to others.

Intent vs Impact

With care
and compassion,
I looked at my child
wanting to fix
what may be broke.

Maybe his trousers were unbuckled.
Maybe his socks weren’t up.
Maybe his hairs aren’t combed.

Having realized empathy,
I now appreciate
the fact
that all they saw
was my critical face.

Empathic Humor – Part 2

“I’m afraid
my presentation
will fail.”
said the founder.

“What do you mean
‘fail?’”
I asked.

“It won’t impact
my employees.”
he responded.

“You’re assuming
that your employees
will even listen.”
I commented.

He laughed.

And that
was what he needed to hear
to release his anxiety
and express himself
instead of pandering to the audience

Job Creation

We think
job creation
is about more open positions
with job descriptions:
something only employers
can do.

Anybody
can create a job
if they can understand the problem
someone needs solving.

If you’re an employee
and you don’t like your job
you could find a problem in your company
someone with the funds
want solved
you can volunteer to solve it
and make that your job