Creative Success Depends on Long View
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“Go Up To Your Room and Start Your Work”
How many households in America each night hear the refrain, “Go up to your room and start your homework”?
Recognizing that each household is set up differently, it is hard to make generalizations about how and where a child should be doing [...]
The Importance of Leaving It All on the Field
In his concession speech Tuesday night Mitt Romney said that he and Paul Ryan “left everything on the field” during the recent presidential campaign.
And from what I can tell, they did. They even broke tradition by campaigning on election [...]
Post-Election Grief: Are You Feeling It?
Are you grieving because your candidate lost the election?
Many people are grieving because of the election outcome. If your party lost, you might be experiencing grief. As a bereavement specialist, I recognize grief as a blending of emotional, [...]
Walking Through It Without Getting Stuck In It!
Often when we are experiencing troubles in our life with our relationship, family, career, finances, and/or health, we can feel so badly that we begin to believe things will never change.
Ironically, this is the one absolute way to make sure [...]
Why I Might Date A Werewolf
In a recent blog, I explained why I wouldn’t date a vampire.
Since the new Twilight Breaking Dawn Part 2 movie is coming out, I thought I would let the werewolves out there know that I wouldn’t mind meeting them. I realize that mixed-race [...]
The Demons Within
Have you ever just wondered the reason for you having nightmares or bad dreams?
I call mine night horses because they continue running until I decide that I am able to wake up from whatever someone is doing their best to tell me. Sort of [...]
What To Wear On TV: Looking Great On Camera
You’ve got your big break! You’ve got the media’s attention! You’re going to be on TV! Now, what the heck you going to WEAR??
Dressing for the camera is tricky. Most people know the camera adds 10 pounds…what most don’t realize is [...]
Take Action To Make Your Dreams Real
Many people are searching for success, and they are drawn to self-help programs which provide meaningful instruction.
I, too, follow the self-help gurus because I get hope and inspiration from them along with great strategies.
But what I’ve [...]
Can Any Good Come From Natural Disasters?
The devastation of Superstorm Sandy is something residents of New Jersey and New York have never seen, nor do I hope we ever do again.
The media pumped-up the anxiety, panic and stress levels of these residents to a fever pitch, and for once, [...]
The Other Dream Team
Over the weekend I saw a great movie called The Other Dream Team.
If you recall, the original Dream Team was the USA basketball team in the 1992 Olympics. This was the first time NBA professionals competed in the Olympics. The USA Dream [...]
Crisis Forges Leaders
Out of crisis comes opportunity!
A week after Hurricane Sandy unleashed its destructive and deadly force along the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic coasts, many of those impacted continue to be left without the modern necessities of power, gas and [...]
Lonely? Get Connected
Loneliness is a state of mind that occurs when a person feels emotionally disconnected.
Contributing factors are physical isolation (like-minded people aren’t nearby), low self-esteem and shyness (which keeps you from reaching out and accepting [...]
Top Ten List For Becoming A Speaker
1. Be Prepared!
The number one reason why people get nervous is that they don’t feel prepared. It is important to practice your speech over and over and over in the mirror and on tape so you can feel comfortable that your message will be strong. [...]
Un-junking Myself
I’ve made a decision.
After years of dieting, intermittent exercise and countless amounts of processed, fried and toxic foods crammed down my pie hole, it’s time to replenish my body with what I’ve stripped away through hazardous, [...]
Identity Theft
We go around thinking that what’s in our pockets and purses are safe.
You never look behind you to see if you are going to get snuck upon and get your information stolen. Once that happens, you have to go through procedures to get your identity [...]
Political Statements
Victoria: As we near the presidential election I find myself discussing politics quite a bit with my writer friends. Some of them have much more to say about the election than I ever thought they would. Frankly, it’s more than I care to [...]
How to Meditate: Part I—Awareness of Breath Meditation
In my last post, 5 Things You Can Do to Live a Mindful Life, I explored ways that we can live mindfully.
The first of those 5 things is to cultivate a formal mindfulness meditation practice, because the formal practice serves as a training ground [...]
Ouch, That Stings!
Have you ever been in a place in your life where everything seems to be going your way?
Life was great, your health, finances, relationships and career was heading in the right direction. And then… the bottom fell out. Your world was turned [...]
The Ex Formerly Known As Prince
Imagine Cinderella 20 years after the ball.
Prince Charming goes through a mid-life crisis. He tells her he needs his space to “find himself.” He follows that up with it’s not you, it’s me and we can still be [...]
The Midlife Sage Says: If You Didn’t Vote, Don’t Complain
I’ll be SO happy when the national election is over because we can go back to debating important issues, such as which wine to have with weinersnitchel.
After serious research and exploratory activities, I’ve concluded that you can be more [...]
The Obstacles of Life
Hello everyone!
I hope you all had an inspiring week and are ready to get ready for the week to come! The other day I was thinking about what I wanted to write for this week’s blog. I began to think about how hard it can be to become INSPIRED [...]
The Devil Made Me Do It! Tales I Learned From Childhood
Using the Devil to Discipline
“The Devil made me do it” is one of my favorite sayings from childhood. I grew up utilizing and reiterating this popular slogan that I learned oh so well in black church culture. More often than not, I believed [...]
One Edit is Enough – How to Finish Your Book Writing Fast
You don’t want to spend all year on this book.
You want it finished fast so you can get your cash flow going and brand yourself as the go to person in your niche.
Your reader will read each chapter that uses a recommended chapter blueprint [...]
Innovation Strategy And The Elephant In The Room
A good friend and colleague of mine is an expert in innovation strategy.
He has held professorships at leading business schools in Europe and has worked with the top management of a number of large corporations on their business strategies. [...]
Is Your Child a Shut-Down Learner?
Matthew age 15, comes into my office with his mother.
Right from the start it was clear that Matthew had not read Dale Carnegie’s “How to Win Friends & Influence People.” Matt was clearly shut down and sullen. The last place [...]
Be Kind to First Responders: Heroes of Hurricane Sandy
Between 1996 and 1997, several groups from various countries came together to discuss the creation of World Kindness Day.
Groups from Japan, Singapore, Australia, England, and the United States, among others, hoped to designate a particular [...]
Dreams of Disaster
What does it mean when you dream of Tornadoes, Hurricanes, Tidal waves?
It means that very big changes are coming into your life. Tornadoes also indicate that we are running around in circles and going Nowhere. These Disaster Dreams are warning [...]
Halloween Safari
Email: You are invited to attended a party this holiday with the Tigers, Lions, and Panthers here at Shambala.
It has been 1.5 years since I visited the sanctuary. Walking through brush, on dirt paths that wind around like a maze surrounding [...]
Thoughts on GREAT VILLAINS
villain \ˈvi-lən\: a character in a story or play who opposes the hero
Gilmar: I love villains. A good villain can elevate a story to a whole other level. And while I love the Darth Vaders, Hans Grubers and Hannibal Lectors of the world, [...]
I’m Too Sexy For My Child
On the eve of Halloween, many young girls are choosing overtly sexy costumes.
Imagine a 5-year-old dressing up like Rihanna. Scary…frightening….ghoulish, indeed.
I honestly cannot even remember when I first heard the word “sexy,” and [...]
Do You Feel Comfortable in Your Skin?
Do You Feel Comfortable in Your Skin?
Continuance of Love Yourself First: Dressing for Success
Actually, I couldn’t tell you the name of the advertiser in the commercials focusing on male athletes that state they feel comfortable in their [...]
Why Me?
“Rumination is less an art than a burden, yet we practice it all the time.”
We’ve all done it…we have experienced something in our life that was so unpleasant, so frustrating, so angering, so unfair, so absolutely unbelievably torturous [...]
2 Ways to Play the Game of Life
Of course life is not a game…or is it?
My corporate training/consulting mentor, Larry Wilson, Founder of Wilson Learning Corporation and an interviewee in my OOP book, Finding the Great Creative You, talked about the two strategies for playing [...]
Mommies: It’s Not What You Say…
I don’t mean to put extra pressure on all you mommies out there.
But it is a fact that you are the number one person that your kids look up to and pay attention to most when they’re in their formative years.
Your actions and your words as [...]
Halloween and the Ghost of People Past
Every year, at all hallows eve…
Most kids in America get dressed up in costumes and knock on doors for candy or go to parties and sing “The Monster Mash,’ while eating pretend brain goop slop pouring from carved out pumpkins…in other [...]
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