Another close relative of candor is tolerance. It is not necessarily the polar opposite, but in fact it can be worse as tolerance comes close to indifference. Tolerating a pattern of performance issues, incompetence and a pattern of mistakes will only get you and the other party into trouble. Yes, you will have to put… Read More You get what you tolerate
Sounds counterintuitive but it makes sense: Picture yourself in a canoe going down a small stream and around a bend all of a sudden you see a bunch of boulders directly in your current path. You paddle like crazy and you focus all your attention on the boulders in trying avoiding them. Guess what? You… Read More Focus on the boulders and you will surely hit them
Our Max misses his Oma – a lot. Time has made it easier to cope and our kids love helping with the gravesite care. Physically she may no longer be there, but emotionally she is as close as ever. Yes, I know, this is not a pleasant topic. This past weekend a close family relative… Read More How do you explain to your kids when someone close dies?
When I first arrived in the United States I was more like the German version of Crocodile Dundee landing in New York. For instance at the check-out line at the grocery store I was really flabbergasted when total strangers asked me: “How are you?” I was impressed about how friendly people were and told them… Read More Of friends and acquaintances
Ralf Weiser - Culture Builder 