Don’t Let A Bully Rob You Of Good Health
Julius knows he has been bullied since his arrival on [read more]
Don’t Let A Bully Rob You Of Good Health
Julius knows he has been bullied since his arrival on the job.
While Julius was a stand out during the interview and the search committee liked him, his boss is jealous that he earned his masters at Penn. Julius threw a wonderful party for his [...]
Two Degrees Of Effort Over Time Equates To Exponential Results
Energetic people, dedicated people and individuals with passionate missions utilize the “Two Degrees of Effort Over Time” model in order to bring success into their lives.
Introverted, quiet and even timid people engage the same model in [...]
Intuitive Shopping
When you go through a store looking for your item but passing many enticing things that call out to you, and when you then stop, pick up that item, examine it for a few seconds, and put it into your shopping cart, that is called impulse shopping.
Stores [...]
Crabs In The Basket: It’s Bigger Than You
Crabs in a basket is a combination of urban legend meets YouTube.
While there are a few different versions of the story, (one seen on YouTube) there is one I like best. Picture the kitchen of a restaurant. In a backroom is a basket of crabs, [...]
I’m Happy Being Ugly
“Climb the mountains and get their good tidings.
Nature’s peace will flow into you as sunshine
flows into trees. The winds will blow their own
freshness into you, and the storms their energy,
while cares drop off like autumn leaves.”
John [...]
Podcast: Determination
Keith Buff is an 18 year AVM survivor. Similar to a brain aneurism, it impacts all motor skills and doctors thought he would never walk, eat or talk clearly again. Keith, now a motivational speaker, tells the story of his journey to recovery [...]
Want To Get In The Conversation Fast? Build Your Own On Ramp
We kind of take the entrance ramp for granted.
We are so used to getting on the ramp that we fail to see its value.
Think about the purpose of the on ramp. Its purpose is to facilitate a car going from street to expressway as quickly as possible. [...]
Worm’s Eye View Versus An Eagle’s Eye View
Worm’s Eye-View
During my high school years, quite a few of my classmates hung out in the parking lot—smoking, drinking and wasting time doing nothing. They didn’t complete their homework assignments. Many dropped out to work as tire [...]
Australia: Dancing With Dolphins In The Water
“Let’s cage ourselves and let the animals run free.
Let’s find new stars and new songs to follow.
Let’s build some foundations under our dreams.
For if we have the prowess to destroy the earth,
then we can surely save [...]
Unconditional Love: The Soul VS. The Personality
Some confusion nowadays is the result of the mixed messages between loving everyone as a function of becoming spiritual versus feeling emotionally angry with a person’s actions or beliefs.
Our world seems full of people in the news – [...]
5 Reasons I Am A Hotel Only Girl And What It Means To You
With every new technology I have tried to embrace the newness.
I tried Snapchat and Instagram. Years ago I gave up my beloved flip phone. I have a SMART TV that is smarter than me. I stream Netflix and Amazon like a junkie and I was one of the [...]
It’s The Communication!
“It’s the economy.”
The phrase “The economy“, which James Carville had coined as a campaign strategist of Bill Clinton’s successful 1992 presidential campaign against sitting President George H. W. Bush, has [...]
Your Edge Equates to Maximizing Yourself
No matter what you learned in your youth, good or bad, you can change that orientation by understanding what happened to you.
With understanding, you can rewrite the hard drive in your mind. You can decide to take action. You can move toward [...]
Discover Your Why & Dissolve Your Why Nots
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Kathy Sparrow is a self-leadership expert and message strategist, lead author of Ignite Your Leadership: Proven Tools for Leaders to Energize Teams, Fuel Momentum, and Accelerate Results. She’s talking to us today about her [...]
Bullying From the Bully & Victim Perspective
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Author Roy Dimond’s exciting new novel, I, Bully addresses the serious issue of cyber bullying. What makes this story unique is that it is told from the perspective of both the bully and the victim. Roy worked at all levels of [...]
Do You Have A Championship Organization?
Do you have a championship organization? Do you lead an organization that is in the top of its sector at the end of the year?
Despite injuries, or occasional scuffles, does your team perform? I am a diehard Steelers fan. I grew up watching [...]
Keeping Or Redoing Your 2017 Resolutions and Succeeding!
It’s that time of the year, the fresh start, you know the one that you have been waiting for to get it right “this time”!
Drum roll please…Time for the latest episode of: ‘These are your New Year’s Resolutions [...]
A Karmic Tie: The Story Of Carrie & Debbie
Recently, I watched an HBO tribute documentary on the lives of Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds, called “Bright Lights”, published on January 3rd
Carrie Fisher died on December 27th, Debbie Reynolds passed a day later, on December 28th.
Carrie [...]
What Does It Mean To Be An Adult?
Most people think they know exactly what it means to be an adult:
Pay all your bills on time, do your own laundry, and don’t get fired from your job. Or if you’re a little more rebellious, it may be something like: hire someone to [...]
Princess Leia Asks: Do You Have Grit?
Whether or not you were a Star Wars fan, there is no doubting the effect and influence of the Star Wars movies and the franchise.
After Carrie Fisher died, I was reminded of women’s status in our real world and the world of Darth Vader in [...]
Talons From The Sky: Coiled Scales On The Ground
Heading eastbound across southern California, the sun set low in the sky.
We looked for a campsite in the rocky terrain east of Joshua Tree National Monument.
“We better find a spot soon,” Sandi said.
“I’m looking, dear,” I said.
Up [...]
Podcast: The Secrets to Lasting Love
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Bestselling author, Arielle Ford joins us today to discuss her new book, Turn Your Mate Into Your Soulmate, which offers groundbreaking ways to transform your relationship into a deeper, more loving, and more fulfilling lifetime [...]
7 Types of Men to Avoid
As the years go by and your dating roster grows longer, you begin to find patterns among men (and women, too, of course).
This is not to pigeonhole fifty percent of the population, but rather to make the whole dating process a lot more efficient [...]
Did You Have A Bully-Free Holiday?
Matty was always the smaller kid.
He was smart, gifted with science, but smaller than his older brother, Tim. For some reason, Tim enjoyed the blood sport of picking on his brother, especially in front of company. Tim embarrassed Matty about [...]
Switching Emotions
A lot of people, from the looks of it on Facebook and other sites, are feeling many negative emotions seemingly from the fallout of our election process – emotions such as anxiety, anger, or gloom.
(Many other people are feeling elation, some [...]
What IS an IS NOT Historical Fiction
Presently, the trend in popular televisions series and films are plots that make history come alive.
For example, the award-winning HBO series Boardwalk Empire focuses on the early 20’s with the rise of the Mobs (Italian, Jewish and Irish) [...]
Should You Post Pictures Of Children Online?
Most people give no thought whatsoever to posting pictures of their children online.
They are proud of their kids, they love them…so why not show the world how wonderful they are so others can enjoy each milestone too? Plus, Grandma and Auntie [...]
When an Urban Legend Comes to Life: Sometimes a Unicorn is Real
Wikipedia tells us that an urban legend is a form of modern folklore consisting of fictional stories deeply rooted in local popular culture.
A unicorn is an example of urban myth as is ice cream with no calories. Some things just don’t exist.
At [...]
Can We Ever Find Unity Again?
At the moment, the answer is “probably not soon”.
As a nation we seem to be ideologically divided, pitted against one another by our conflicting beliefs and also by the fact that we’re not all in possession of the same types of information [...]
Avoiding Bullies In The Job Search Process
I have had the honor of speaking at the American Council on Education (ACE) Women’s Leadership Forums this fall.
The topic was reflecting on strategies to deal with bullies during career ascension. As we close 2016, and people think of new [...]
Podcast: Oh Grow Up: Toddlers To Preteens Decoded
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Kathy Fray is a best-selling author from New Zealand. As a respected midwife her book OH BABY … Birth, Babies & Motherhood Uncensored is her country’s No.1 selling guide to childbirth and infants. Kathy discusses parenting [...]
Inclusion v. Tolerance: More Than Food For Thought
Over the past year, higher education has had an intense national conversation about the need to diversify its faculty, staff and executive administration.
This time has long been coming, as a majority of the young people born are black, brown [...]
What Going the Extra Mile Really Looks Like: 1000 Rings
If you are like me, you may be tired of this election process and need something else to focus on.
I know I do. This election cycle has given “he said” “she said” a whole new meaning.
When I heard about the “1000 rings” it was like [...]
Podcast: Fascinating Facts with Dr. Knowledge
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Charles Reichblum, aka “Dr. Knowledge,” author of the new book The All-Time Book of Fascinating Facts. Charles produces the daily “Dr. Knowledge” feature nationwide on CBS Radio Network and has authored eleven books.
Fascinating [...]
Writing Historical Fiction
From my perspective as a viewer and historical fiction writer, the hot trend in entertainment right now is storytelling that makes history and historical periods come alive.
Below are a few examples demonstrating audiences’ current affinity [...]
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