Tuesday, June 03, 2003

A few weeks ago my

A few weeks ago my little training class had a guest lecturer.  The notes I took of his presentation go like this: “Tonight: a visit from Leon. [blank space] You can tell he’s a leader because he’s always asking, ‘you follow me?’“

Regardless of the paucity of written notes, his presentation was good.  I was reminded of it when I watched the Daily Show last night and the guest was a CNN reporter who kept saying, “Let me tell you:...” I realized that he wanted to tell us stuff because he’s a news anchor.  That the way we express ourselves is a reflection of our psyche.

This made me wonder what phrases I use and what they say about me.  For example, I will say “I’m not in the mood for this crap right now” because I’m emotionally sensitive.  And I’ll say “see you in hell” because I’m a godfearing man.  I suppose the thing I say the most, though, is “It’s on my prioritized agenda.  Do you need me to reprioritize it?” And this tells me that I’m a well-organized, goal-focused weasel professional.