I was working with a client helping him with his presentation and as we were beginning to work, I noticed that at the top of all his pages, he wrote the letters ATAP, and I thought well now that’s interesting I wonder what that means.  So, I asked, and he replied, “Well, when I was in high school, I had to give the valedictorian speech for my school, and I was nervous until a friend pulled me aside and gave me some advice. He told me at the top of every page I should write ATAP, and it calmed my

Recently, I was speaking at a conference, and during the break, a member of the audience approached me. She pulled me aside and wanted to tell me about her horrible, no good, very bad day/life. I must admit I was a bit taken aback. I was also distressed by her delight in telling me how she could recount every mean word someone had said to her about her. How her friends disappointed her, how no one gave her a fair deal, and how the whole world was terrible, it was all focused on her. Even positive me wanted to yell