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Don’t Believe The Hype!

23. February 2009

With a title like this, the following article could be about almost anything these days. Hype is like a dietary staple in this country. It's everywhere . . . TV commercials, movies, music, sports, politics, magazines, the news, . . . *cough* Wall Street, banks *cough*. . . everywhere. You could write entire books (and I'm sure many have) about the millions who are carried downstream towards the rapids, by the currents of hype. There's no shortage of hype men selling their wares or hype machines socializing the masses. The question is, do you believe the hype? Before you answer, let's make sure we're talking about the same thing here.

The Art of Listening

16. February 2009

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Do you think you're a good listener? Come on, keep it real! Be really honest with yourself. Now that you have an answer in your head, consider this: how might the people you spend the most time with answer that question about you? You know, your co-workers, your friends, your family, your significant other, your children . . . how would they answer? Would their answer be drastically different from yours? I've always thought of myself as a good listener, but recently decided to reexamine the question for myself.

Emotional Intelligence: Control vs Understanding

2. February 2009

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Emotional Intelligence: Control vs Understanding

In today's society there are far too many examples of emotions gone wild. No, I'm not talking about some video of buxom coeds you can buy off late night TV. I mean, true real life emotions gone terribly wrong: People yelling at each other in traffic, reality TV, shoppers trampling each other so little Jimmy can get that new toy on the cheap, domestic violence, leaders waging wars . . . I could go on and on here. So with all of that emotional fuel out there, how many of you endeavor to control your emotions? Seems like the right thing to do, doesn't it? Here's my take on it.

You Could Be Healthier If You Just . . .

21. December 2008

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You Could Be Healthier If You Just . . .

If you spend any time on the web site for the Center for Disease Control (CDC) you'll immediately realize that you've arrived at a place of joyous and uplifting information about the state of health in the U.S. OK, not so much. In reality you'll probably land on a page with some pretty damning statistical trends related to increases in childhood obesity, diabetes, cancer, heart disease, HIV or any number of other health challenges.

Grey Matters: An Alive Mind

15. December 2008

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I remember in high school being "counseled" on choosing a career path. It wasn't a very beneficial experience. The counselor didn't seem all that interested in truly helping me find the "right path", though I think the greater lacking was in how school systems seemed to be designed. When I take a step back and look at it all (kindergarten through college), it seems more like a corporate assembly line than a personal growth and discovery process.

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