Creative Success Depends on Long View
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Pulling On A Life-Coat That Fits Your Aspirations
Too often, countless Americans stumble out of high school into ill-suited jobs, incompatible relationships and no plans for the future.
They hang with discordant jobs in order to write checks for food, rent and car payments. Without using an [...]
Talking Journalism in the Math Building
Robert De Niro got lots of attention last May when he told graduates of New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts they were screwed.
The verb he used was actually harsher, and followed by the suggestion that they would have done better [...]
Living In The Conversation of Your Life
Six days a week, I wake up early, pull on my jeans and head to the recreation center where I commit my body to a two hour workout.
I swim a half-mile, lift weights, run, bicycle and meditate along with stretching in the hot tub. Why? I engage [...]
Speak Up About Something: Courage To Create Good In The World
Henry David Thoreau said, “The masses of men (and women) live lives of quiet desperation.”
That equates to the fact that most people lack the courage or incentive to get involved with the great events of life within their communities, states [...]
Can We Keep Calm In Every Situation Nowadays?
The internet meme of the British World War II slogan, “Keep Calm and Carry On” has morphed into any number of amusing applications.
The latest I saw was “Keep Calm and Have a Tarot Reading”! Is it really possible to keep calm in any [...]
How 21st Century Are You? Or Are You Stuck in the 80’s?
I loved my Daytimer. Perhaps you loved your Franklin planner.
I was more efficient with my beloved Day-timer than I am with my Smart phone, smart as it is. Even though I could take out my Day-Timer and make an appointment faster than those at [...]
Thinking: The Source of All Struggle
It’s thinking that gets you in trouble.
It’s your thoughts that cause your stress. The habit of living in your left brain has you thinking that you’re going insane and your life is a mess!
There’s a very simple solution to end the struggle [...]
Mountains for Breakfast, Sunsets for Dessert, Camping for Your Dreams
This year, a longtime friend asked me to go on a bicycle journey with him down the West Coast from Canada to Mexico.
The journey encompassed 2,000 miles of the Pacific Ocean, mountains, beaches, seabirds, whales, seals, otters, dolphins and [...]
Podcast: Why Politicians Do The Things They Do
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Dr. Bart Rossi is an Emmy Award winning Political Psychologist who explores why politicians do the things they do. He is regularly heard and seen on national radio and TV and he is the author of The New-New American Life Style [...]
Postcard from Italy: Fall 2015
Rome, Italy – You might have expected Roman eyes to be fixed on giant TVs blaring every word, move and inch of the motorcades last week as Pope Francis wowed Washington, New York and Philly.
Indeed, Italian media coverage of the historic [...]
Podcast: Primary Elections – Should We Care?
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Dave Parker is a radio talk show host heard weekdays 10 to noon on AM 790 WNIS in Norfolk, VA. He has appeared on The O’Reilly Factor, CNN and his monthly columns can be found in Coastal Virginia magazine. Dave is also [...]
Loved Ones on the Other Side: Animal Readings and Human Readings
For one year after my Mom died in 1993 she turned a little lamp on by my bed every evening.
At first I thought I left it on by mistake. Next, that my housemates were playing music in my room and leaving it on! Soon I caught on. Since then she [...]
Mother Nature Reaching The Edge of Silence
In the corner of my office, near my computer, a white marble statue stands against a dark blue velvet cloth to create a dramatic contrast. The statue?
As a college sophomore, my humanities professor introduced me to the eminent Italian sculptor [...]
THE CECIL FACTOR
People’s stress levels are elevated, and some may even feel that matters are hopeless.
With headlines assaulting us with stories of maniacs shooting theatergoers, natural disasters in many parts of the globe and a general coarsening of the [...]
Five Star Workplace
Ever wonder why it is tough to return to work after a five star vacation?
Think of the courtesy and service anyone receives when visiting a classy hotel. Visitors are greeted kindly “How was your flight…” or “May I help you with your [...]
Podcast: How Not To Judge Others & Ourselves
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Dr. Joseph Shrand is triple board certified in adult psychiatry, child and adolescent psychiatry, and addiction medicine. He is on the faculty of Harvard Medical school and, for more than twenty years has been giving talks [...]
Change is good. Transformation is even better.
We use words all the time.
Often we don’t really know or think about their meaning. Heart murmur was a word like that. Until my dog was diagnosed with one, I didn’t really know what it was. In business we use words like change and transform [...]
Time for Re-creation
Summertime is known for recreation – sports, swimming, biking and hiking!
Unfortunately what is supposed to be fun, can also be an extra burden on our bodies, minds and spirits. There are just so many hours in the day, and with extended [...]
DOES THE FLY-BY OF PLUTO MATTER TO OUR LIVES?
By now, everyone knows that a fly-by of Pluto occurred on July 14th, 2015.
A spacecraft reached this orbiting body at the far outskirts of our solar system, and sent back wonderfully detailed pictures revealing for the first time a lovely vast [...]
The Silent Treatment And Workplace Bullying
Sondra was tasked to work on the vice president’s objectives.
She was leading a team of customer service representatives who needed training and who also were juggling their contact time with clientele. At the kick off meeting, everyone [...]
The Bridge of Love in Paris – The Picture of Compromise
I am not a big fan of compromise.
Yet I understand its role in our personal and professional lives. I wish compromise meant we did it my way. On a recent visit to Paris, France (not Paris, Texas) I saw an image that was to me the picture of [...]
A Boomer’s Secret to Success
There is more to life than planning for retirement.
It’s really about making good choices and living life to the fullest. It’s about making a promise to yourself to discover the joyous secrets that will change the rest of your life. [...]
Choosing Low Self-Esteem: Carrying The Mental Equivalent For Self-defeat
Millions of Americans live their lives with low self-esteem.
Teenagers learn it from one or both parents. Others choose it by comparing themselves with movie stars. Many young women mutter to themselves, “I’m not good enough…I’m not [...]
Summer Time- Civil Time?
Summer Time- Civil Time?
Ever wonder why your kid is a bully OR how your kid is the one who is the target? Sorry to say, parents should look in the mirror. The first messages and lessons come from parents. Children look to parents to know [...]
David Versus Goliath: 3 Things Parents and Graduates of 2015 Need to Know
Congrats on your child’s recent graduation.
You were probably fortunate enough to hear a great commencement speaker at a college graduation. Robert De Niro, Maya Rudolph, Jon Bon Jovi, the Obama’s, and Flo from the Progressive Insurance [...]
OVERCOMING ANGER
On the internet recently, the Dalai Lama is quoted as saying “The true hero is one who conquers his own anger and hatred.” There it is in a nutshell!
Anger is a subject I know something about, and it’s been a lifelong challenge to deal [...]
Locals Bid Farewell to Hometown Paper
The recent obituary for our hometown paper began: We have made a sincere and earnest effort to keep our free two community newspapers financially viable.
However …
If the words sound familiar, it’s because newspapers have been failing for [...]
Podcast: Renting A Room From Strangers Online? BUYER BEWARE
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Doug Denman is the President of Texas based Worth Hotels and is serves as Chairman of the Industry Advocacy Committee of the InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) Owners Association, which includes brands such as Crowne Plaza and [...]
Bottled Lightning: Skin Your Knees On Eternity
At the beginning of my presentations on “How to Live a Life of Adventure” at high schools, colleges, civic clubs and church groups, my first words exclaim, “I live a spectacular life!”
After the audience digests such brash words, I invite [...]
Forget About Me I Love You
I can’t say the phrase “Forget About Me I Love You”* is mine – Dr. Timothy Lau, a Canadian psychiatrist used it in the course of a conversation about happiness I had with him a couple of years ago.
At the time, I was taken by it – [...]
Balance: It Is Not What You Think
Many people speak about creating a balance in life, one that allows you to enjoy both your personal life and also your professional life.
I do not believe in trying to balance the two. Making a conscious effort to schedule X amount of time for [...]
When Bad Things Happen Choose to THRIVE! Don’t Just Survive
Bad things happen to everyone.
People get sick. They get hurt. They lose their job. They get a new job and have to move or take on more responsibility. Their best friend moves away. People die.
No one escapes life’s inevitable events. When [...]
“Owed” to Springtime
In 1842 Alfred Lord Tennyson wrote a lengthy poem celebrating young love, and yet only one line has remained vastly known: “In the spring a young man’s fancy lightly turns to thoughts of love.”
I would say that many of us agree, but [...]
Sweating to Get a Workout
Four times a week I slip out of the house and drive to a place where I’d rather not be seen.
I check the rearview en route, though I know it’s silly. No one would be shocked or upset to learn where I go.
Or would they? Outwardly they’d [...]
Podcast: Pay For College Without Drowning In Debt
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Dan Evertsz is the CEO of College Money Pros. For the last 10 years, Dan has helped hundreds of working families substantially lower their out of pocket expense for college. Dan offers parents a structured plan and practical [...]
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