Creative Success Depends on Long View
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In this podcast, we feature author Taylor Marsh, who [read more]
The Winter Hell Froze Over
I know there are those of you who love winter.
You love skiing, ice-skating, snow-boarding, building snowmen, and you even love shoveling snow. What is the matter with you? Were you born in a barn? This winter has proved that most of us are [...]
Live Free – Forgiving Wisdom On Letting Go Of Grudges
Back in high school, rumors started as fast as a lightning storm to destroy any girl’s reputation.
Often out of jealousy for some perceived transgression, classmates concocted stories to create hurt for another person.
As we grew older, most [...]
Blizzard of Nasty Tweets Prompts Call for Cyber Civility
“Snow provokes responses that reach right back to childhood.”
-British environmentalist Andy Goldsworthy
It began with the threat of a December snowstorm.
Then the student tweets started falling, some crude, some threatening. “Just remember [...]
Staying Accessible In The Winter
Imagine David, a wheel chair bound employee for ABC Corporation.
He is typically on time and will even work late to get the job done correctly. David is valued member of his work community and well-respected. However, the recent series of storms [...]
A Super (Bowl) Lesson In Personal Branding
Back in the day – like maybe five years ago – it took a bit longer for an athlete, celebrity or CEO to wreck his or her reputation.
Heading into this year’s Super Bowl, we’re reminded again of how fast news travels in the digital [...]
Resolve To Reach Your New Year’s Resolutions
I enjoy the gym most when it’s quiet, which is why my favorite month to work out is December.
The treadmills are not only free; they’re nearly free of fingerprints.
Not so in January, when all who’ve pledged to become healthier show up [...]
Reflecting On Mandela
We all have had a few weeks to reflect on the life and times of Nelson Mandela, an amazing revolutionary who fought for inequities at the risk of his own well being.
His life achievements have changed the world and how we look at violence, inequities, [...]
Wanted: Leadership In The Nation’s Capital
Heard the joke about the Redskins? Evidently the team, due to the hatred, violence and hostility tied to its name, is dropping the word “Washington.”
That of course would leave only “Redskins,” a name reviled by Native Americans and [...]
Podcast: Raising Children In A Competitive Culture
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Dr. Hilary Levey Friedman is a Harvard sociologist and author of Playing To Win: Raising Children In A Competitive Culture, about elementary school-age children’s participation in the competitive afterschool activities of [...]
Podcast: Using Humor Effectively
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Dr. Louis Franzini is a Clinical Psychologist, Humorist and author. His latest book is Just Kidding: Using Humor Effectively. In this podcast, Dr. Franzini discusses the value of using humor in relationships, at work and in [...]
A Rudeness Born Of Desperation
Siem Reap, Cambodia
She is perhaps five or six, with dark eyes, straight black hair that touches the back of her neck, and skin the color of teak.
She dances up to the picnic table with a white smile and 10 postcards of the ancient temples at [...]
Detergent Pods: Use With Extreme Caution
For those stuck doing the laundry, they’re great – the most concentrated liquid detergents ever created.
They’re convenient, pre-measured, and easy to use. Each is sealed in a film that dissolves in hot or cold water.
Or – [...]
Podcast: How To Avoid A Shark Attack
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The Surf Lady, Veronica Grey, is the founder of SwimWithoutSharks.com, a free water safety resource site.
In this podcast, Veronica discusses how to avoid a shark attack!
How To Avoid A Shark Attack
What are some common misconceptions [...]
What’s REAL-LY Happening?
I have a real problem. It is really, really bothering me and for real it’s getting worse!
It all came boiling up in me today! I saw one of those “Buy on TV” commercials and couldn’t believe what I was seeing! It [...]
Carlos Danger Report Directly To Stupid Prison: 5 Things We Can Learn From The Sexting X-Congressman
As long as there are politicians there will be political fodder.
As long as there are human beings there will be examples of people falling and failing and flailing.
Former Congressman Anthony Weiner certainly fell in the category of the falling [...]
Trayvon Martin: A Florida Footnote
The setting: Fort Meade, Fla., 34 years before Trayvon Martin will be shot dead by George Zimmerman in Sanford, 99 miles northeast of this small Central Florida city that briefly made headlines in the late 1970s.
Imagine a young reporter, New [...]
Hedonistic Pirates: Modern Indulgences
One day I was working in one of my favorite local café’s to focus down and get work done.
Sitting close by was the unwitting subject of this discussion.
The café is a public place. There were lots of people sitting around doing what they [...]
Driving, You Crazy?!
Do you want the “secret” to knowing how to read someone’s true personality?
The method I’m about to share with you is 100% accurate in every way, shape and form! Save yourself hundreds of dollars in books, seminars [...]
Take A Number
“Take a number and please be seated we will be with you in just a moment.”
Those words can actually cause a panic in some people having to wait to see a doctor. No matter what you are going to see the doctor for, it still can be nerve [...]
Blueberry Muffins
It was Sunday night and my family and I were settling in getting ready for another big week.
This week was definitely going to be another busy one, there were dinners to make, money to make, things to clean, kids to clean, laundry to do, essays [...]
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