– unless of course, she is very upset about something, in which case as a friend, talking to her is the best use of your time.
one problem we cause for ourselves is to tell people what they want to hear, and over promise on what we can do for them. over promising results you can’t deliver, causes a lot of stress for both parties. it is better to under promise rather than over promise. that way your boss thinks you are wonderful when you get the report finished a day early rather than a week late. make it a rule to be absolutely realistic about how long it is going 