by Michael Thompson | Jun 3, 2020 | Kindness, Leadership, Life, Life Lessons, Personal Development, Relationships, Self Awareness, social awareness / intelligence
open-minded people Every Monday, for going on three years, I sit down and reach out to someone who is doing something I admire requesting a chance to speak with them. I try not to prepare too many talking points and prefer to see where the conversation takes us. One...
by Michael Thompson | May 27, 2020 | Happiness, Inspiration, Kindness, Life, Life Lessons, Love, Relationships
The key to having successful relationships is having a short memory. I hung up the phone and immediately questioned what the hell I was thinking: Why did I just flip out? My friend had done nothing wrong. On a perfectly sunny morning, I went after him as if...
by Michael Thompson | May 21, 2020 | Career Advice, Inspiration, Kindness, Leadership, Likeability, Relationships
When it comes to how to stand out, being kind is just as effective as being confident. I sat down and wrote the perfect outreach message requesting a chance to speak with the man I respected most in the coaching and writing space. In a few sentences, I told him...
by Michael Thompson | May 18, 2020 | Confidence, Habits, Kindness, Leadership, Likeability, Relationships, social awareness / intelligence
If you are going to steal from people, make sure it is the qualities of kind people. As a shy kid, I was in awe of confident people. The way they moved. The way they spoke. This admiration continued with me well into my thirties. I wanted to be like them. Today,...
