Creative Success Depends on Long View
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In this podcast, we feature author Taylor Marsh, who [read more]
10 Holiday Security Tips
Christmas trees, mistletoe, candy canes, turkey and stuffing bring out scammers, phishers, burglars and identity thieves.
I’m not purposefully trying to be a Grinch here, but I’m just reminding you that good times, unfortunately, bring out [...]
Podcast: Finding the Best Travel Apps
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Fred Perrotta is an entrepreneur and travel junkie who co-founded the luggage company Tortuga Backpacks.
As a frequent traveler and tech startup consultant, Fred has tested dozens of travel apps and today, he’ll share his [...]
Need A Change In Your Life?
So much time is spent traveling through life on autopilot.
Just going through the motions, accepting what is and having each day pass like the one before it. Everything seems normal and so comfortable except for that little nagging thought at [...]
To Catch A Scammer
Okay people it’s the holidays again, and this is the time where the scammers are really getting busy trying to get into your pocket.
There are plenty of scams to be aware of and it’s not just around the holidays either. The scams could come [...]
Podcast: Outsmarting Anger
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Dr. Joseph Shrand is an Instructor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and author of Outsmarting Anger: 7 Strategies For Defusing Our Most Dangerous Emotion. In this podcast Dr. Shrand reveals how to manage the anger of others.
Outsmarting [...]
Podcast: The Latest From Google
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Digital Marketing Strategist & Business Development Manager at the Lucid Agency, Molly Scott, will be discussing the Hummingbird update, Google engineer’s most recent algorithm, and the steps you can take to ensure continued [...]
Don’t Be Ambivalent About Ambivalence
Ambivalence is a feeling that we all have experienced at one time or another in some important aspect of our lives.
I know I certainly have. But if you’re ambivalent often or in a lot of areas of your life, the feeling of ambivalence itself [...]
What Is Business/Commercial Identity Theft?
Business or commercial identity theft happens when thieves use an existing business’ name to get credit, or they may bill a business’ clients for products and services.
Sometimes the Social Security number of a company’s officer or another [...]
Your Best Teacher May Be Somebody You Don’t Like
We’ve all come across people in our life that rub us the wrong way.
The neighbor who’s irritated by the fact that your dog’s relieving itself on their lawn.
The clerk who’s more interested in talking to her colleague than helping you [...]
5 Ways Your Identity is Stolen
Chances are good that in the coming year, you will be asked to provide your or a family member’s Social Security number (SSN) at least a few times.
And because of all you’ve heard about identity theft and all the advice like “never give [...]
The Flight of Honor
Many of us love old World War II movies that always have a happy ending.
Recently, my dad experienced a World War II journey with just such an ending. When our government was recently “shut down,” they tried to include the World [...]
Is Self-Esteem Important To You?
Nothing is more important than how you feel and think about yourself.
A high opinion of yourself and who you are and what you do are one of the things that people often miss or have too little of in today’s world. Why do you think building [...]
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 [...]
The Midlife Sage: My Grandkid Has More Chromosomes Than Yours
In January of 2009, a woman in California gave birth to eight children, giving her a total of 14 healthy kids.
She was single, unemployed, living with her parents, and later she received income by filming a pornographic video and taking welfare.
The [...]
How Do You Find JOY In Your Life?
Joy is a feeling that is so exquisite you don’t know how to contain yourself.
You begin to feel it so deep within you and it feels so in tune with the present moment.
If you let yourself dream, slowly the joy will begin and a new hope [...]
Does Identity Theft Protection Really Work?
Do identity protection services really work?
How effective are their scanning/monitoring methods? Can they truly protect consumers?
The answers may vary. Identity theft protection is designed to protect you from new lines of credit being opened [...]
Shut Up & Listen
You’re on the phone with your girlfriend and she’s going on and on about last weekend.
“She won’t even let me talk,” you say to yourself. “Talk about a one-sided conversation…I might as well hang up.”
Well don’t!
Could be [...]
Don’t Let Your Life Whiz By, Live It To The Fullest!
Don’t just exist, live your life to the fullest.
So often, we find that we live our lives on autopilot, just going through the motions and having each day pass like the one before it.
That’s all fine and comfortable until you reach [...]
The Midlife Sage: My 50-Pound Speed Bump
Do you run out of the door while texting and juggling a loaded alligator bag the size of a real alligator?
Do you leave on a relaxing vacation and take a laptop computer, an IPad, and a cell phone and all the necessary electronic chargers that [...]
Conversations With The Tuesday Night Girls: Strangers In A Ball Pit
We girls viewed You Tube’s, “Strangers in a Ball Pit,” which went viral.
Maybe you’ve seen it? If not, I wholeheartedly recommend it!
In an unknown city, a ball pit, large enough for two adults, was randomly placed [...]
Location-Based GPS Services Are Risky
It’s pretty simple.
Your mobile’s global positioning system (GPS) functionality allows location-based services to locate and publish information about your whereabouts on various applications and within the code of photos posted online.
Various [...]
If You Want More Energy, Clean Something
Sitting at my desk this morning, spinning my wheels, I knew I needed to do something in order to be productive.
Clearly checking email and cruising Facebook would not be helpful.
I looked around and saw the source of my frustration. My office [...]
Podcast: When Mama Is Happy
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Today’s guest is Personal Development Coach, Sinita Wells, author of the new book, I Am A Woman First, The Essentials to Nurturing, Inspiring & Loving You FIRST.
In this podcast, Sinita shares her mission for women to understand [...]
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 [...]
Have You Ever Thought “Who Am I?”
Just be yourself!
From very small children we have watched and listened to our parents, friends and teachers express and live their views and beliefs.
Most of us have tried to model our behaviors to fit into day’s world with all its expectations.
Do [...]
Shoofly Pies, African Violets & Vinegar: Surprising Way Vinegar Makes Your Life Sweeter by Alison Blasko
You catch more flies with honey than vinegar.
We’ve all heard this little ditty. Probably out of the mouth of a parent or a grandparent.
And yep, you will attract more people and good fortune into your life if you embrace the platitudes of [...]
Do You Rush Around Each Day?
Simply put, when you rush through life, you forget to live in the NOW.
You miss out on precious moments in your life and one thing about it, you can not get a replay of your time.
Maybe, a few suggestions to slow down: Do less, and focus on [...]
Is There Ever A Right Time To Have Children?
People are becoming parents much later these days.
There are many factors that contribute, especially career and financial concerns, but having spoken to many of my clients that are considering children, they are rarely on the fence—they either [...]
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 [...]
Sometimes It’s Okay To Quit
Comedian Dave Chapelle recently made headlines after he stopped a recent performance because of significant heckling and noise from the audience.
After only telling two jokes, Chappelle boldly stopped his act, scolded the crowd, then left.
Sounds [...]
How Do You Get “Back On Track” When You Fall Off?
Sometimes life travels along nicely
Then BANG! For some unknown reason, you fall off the tracks of your life into a slump.
You know the signs: low energy, lack of motivation, miserable attitude and maybe even depression.
What is hard to know [...]
Madness Uprooted
It has been a minute since I have written.
Things these days don’t have to be about me but, preferably time with members of my family.
The movie “The Butler” is a must see movie. What I can tell you is that it is a history lesson for everyone [...]
How The Government (And Bad Guys) Intercept Electronic Data
The news of the NSA spying using PRISM should not come as a surprise to anyone in the intelligence community.
Electronic spying is as normal as breathing. And when a 27-year-old American traitor with little life experience (he was 15 when 9/11 [...]
Conversations With The Tuesday Night Girls: Do You Ever Think You Are Going Crazy?
Have you ever done something that really made you think you were “losing it?”
I got a call from Eva; she was laughing hysterically. “I’m texting you a picture,” she said, then followed that with, “Have you [...]
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