What Living Abroad Taught Me about Americans

How the American mindset differs from how other countries think.

WanderingLeslie FarnsworthMarch 13, 2014business, culture, goals, travelComment

What Politicians Forgot about the 2008 Election

Politicians forgot the one simple thing that made Obama's 2008 campaign so successful.

ThinkingLeslie FarnsworthMarch 11, 2014cultureComment

Things I Love: March 2014

Things I love in March 2014: Matcha, Skype, and my Levenger lap desk.

JournalLeslie FarnsworthMarch 9, 2014blogging, business, relationships, writingComment

Going Solo

Sometimes, events and activities are just more fun when you're alone.

ThinkingLeslie FarnsworthMarch 7, 2014introversion, introvert, relationshipsComment

Consolatory Words… Or Not

Why you should never say that "it'll all be all right in the end."

ThinkingLeslie FarnsworthMarch 5, 2014culture, relationshipsComment

Great Minds Don't Think Alike

On how great minds had better not think alike.

ThinkingLeslie FarnsworthMarch 3, 2014cultureComment

The 100 in 100

Writing 100 words in 100 days is the trick to fiction writing progress for us busy folk.

JournalLeslie FarnsworthMarch 1, 2014goals, writingComment

When You’d Better Write a Note

Sometimes, only a handwritten card will suffice. Here's when you need to write a personal, handwritten note.

ThinkingLeslie FarnsworthFebruary 27, 2014culture, manners, relationshipsComment

The Review: Accountability and Objectives

The accountability and objectives meeting: How and why to set A&O sessions with your team members.

ThinkingLeslie FarnsworthFebruary 25, 2014business, employees, goalsComment

American Men Have No Game

As an American who has dated primarily American men, I can speak to this: American men have no game.

ThinkingLeslie FarnsworthFebruary 23, 2014culture, dating

Niche Blogs—or Not

Should blogs have a niche?

ThinkingLeslie FarnsworthFebruary 21, 2014blogging, writingComment

We Broke the Employer-Employee System

Employers and employees have gotten it all wrong these last few decades, hurting both sides.

ThinkingLeslie FarnsworthFebruary 19, 2014business, culture, education, employees, hiringComment

Why The New York Times Has to Wait

Scheduling is the key to productivity.

ThinkingLeslie FarnsworthFebruary 17, 2014business, goalsComment

Everything Happens for a Reason

Everything happens for a reason—and sometimes that reason is you.

ThinkingLeslie FarnsworthFebruary 15, 2014culture, happinessComment

Forward Momentum

Why we need to feel achieved success to be happy.

ThinkingLeslie FarnsworthFebruary 13, 2014business, happiness, healthComment

Careers Last a Long Time Today

Back on my soap box, I explain why schools should focus on soft skills, not specific job training.

ThinkingLeslie FarnsworthFebruary 11, 2014business, culture, employees education, hiringComment

Living on the Edge

Where's the balance between pushing our limits and causing ourselves undue stress?

ThinkingLeslie FarnsworthFebruary 9, 2014happinessComment

First Dates Mean Dinner

Coffee or lunch do not a first date make.

ThinkingLeslie FarnsworthFebruary 7, 2014dating, relationshipsComment