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I apologize to all those readers who require good grammar in a post title. However here’s the point: how many “exactly” phrases do you typically get in your conversations? See what happens when you get two.

It is a fun and interesting game that has a direct, beneficial result for you.

The game: try to get the other person to say “exactly” twice or more in a conversation without making it obvious. If you correctly understand what the other person is communicating to you, then you are able to repeat back to them some similar re-statement of what they are saying or give an example that relates to the situation they are describing in such as way they will say exactly or something similar.

I’m sure you have had the opposite experience. You saw a movie or read a blog post that really intrigued you, so you share with your friend and they say something lame like, “Yeah, really” or “Oh, I know.” There is no confirmation that your sharing was actually understood. It leaves a hole in the communication. “Exactly” fills those holes by confirming that you understand and acknowledge the other person’s point. And it makes your sharing more interesting. (more…)

I personally believe as soon as we — as a global community — recognize ourselves as one species, as humans all (beyond countries, beyond 19th century nationalization, beyond just being men and women) then maybe those other, more spiritual, more knowledgeable, more advanced creatures in the universe might let us join in their parties  and their celebrations.

Wouldn’t it be cool if we were allowed into the universal adult parties? Carl Sagan was right, there’s billions and billions of stars out there — we can’t be the only creatures in the universe.  I, for one, want to play with the big boys (or girls, or whatever they call themselves. I don’t know, I’m just a human. In other words, I don’t need to be more than I am or less than I am, just who I am.)

Anyway, this website is me being me, no apologies, no explanations. Just someone who believes that we can be better at working together, globally, nationally, as families,  and in our business relationships.