Them: “You look really nice today. That is a beautiful shirt.” You: “What, this old piece of crap?” It is ok, normal and acceptable to simply accept a compliment, instead of downplaying it. The simplest way to accept a compliment is to say thank you AND, if the situation warrants it, return a compliment to…
Thanksgiving is only 5 days away. Who will you thank? What are you thankful for? Yes, the food is a good reason to be thankful and positively anxious…but is it really the most important thing? As you begin to finalize your holiday plans, rest assured that the food will be there, and so will the…
1scar·let noun ˈskär-lət 1: scarlet cloth or clothes 2: any of various bright reds 3: etiquette and employee engagement Is your name difficult to pronounce or is it assumed that your name is pronounced one way when in fact it is pronounced another way? Do you feel guilty about correcting people on the pronunciation of…
So, it happens to the best of us. We run a couple of minutes behind and sometimes in situations that are really critical. Imagine running late for a wedding ceremony. What do you do? Skip the wedding all together and just go to the reception? Lurk around the lobby and wait for the let out?…
Most of us probably don’t have the time or the patience to sit around and perfectly craft out each and every step of our future. Even if you did do that, we all know that wrenches and unexpected hurdles will arise anyway. This doesn’t mean that you shouldn’t at least know the direction that you want to…
So, this has surely been a busy season of weddings! I have been to two very enjoyable weddings within the past month in Detroit and Chicago. It’s been refreshing to actually attend a wedding where I wasn’t working or had at least one task. I did however encounter the same awkward situation at both weddings.…
There is no denying that when a dinner table is properly and fully set, it can get crowded and sometimes confusing. Well, here is an easy way to keep you on track and ensure that you won’t use your neighbors dinnerware. Locate your BMW when you get to your place setting. When you look down,…
A woman’s hair can come in all different shapes, sizes and colors and more amazingly, it can change in the blink of an eye. Unfortunately, the timing of this blink can change dramatically depending on who the hair stylist is. Scarlet has surely had her share of hair styles and stylists and their timing and…
You have grown increasingly unhappy with your job and you have decided it’s time for you to leave. Most of us deep down inside would like to make a dramatic movie-styled exit…you know the one that involves clearing off your desk with one swoop of your arm and quoting words from the movie, Half Baked…Yes,…
Have you been to someone’s house and they asked you to take your shoes off and you went into a mini head panic? You instantly start to sweat all while thinking?…Do my socks match today? Did I do a full hole analysis of my socks? Are my toe nails polished or chipped and unpresentable? You…