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“Culture Matters: How Values Shape Human Progress”
“Culture Matters: How Values Shape Human Progress,” is a collection of essays edited by Lawrence E. Harrison and Samuel P. Huntington. Its axiom is that…
August 5, 2008
“I intend to” vs “Immediate I have”: Empowerment and win-win performance agreements
Empowerment has been globally defined as “the process of increasing the capacity of individuals or groups to make choices and to transform those choices into…
August 4, 2008
A Plug For Contentment
I think of contentment as the stepsister of happiness. If happiness is the swan, contentment is the ugly duckling. Everyone is pursuing happiness. Happiness gets…
August 1, 2008
Take a Deep Breath. Stretch.
Breathing is one of the most under-noticed, under-rated body functions. Yet there is a lot of power in controlling your breathing. “Take a deep breath.”…
July 29, 2008
Chicken Little Rides Again?
“Overblown: How Politicians and the Terrorism Industry Inflate National Security Threats, and Why We Believe Them,” by John E. Mueller “False Alarm: The Truth About…
July 25, 2008
The Pros Make it Look Easy: On the importance of doing a great job AND looking great while you do it
Did you ever notice how Olympic gymnasts often smile at key moments as they execute those difficult maneuvers? I sincerely doubt that it is because…
July 21, 2008
Don’t Let the Other Side Rent Space in Your Head: Winning the Mental Game
I’ve been playing racquetball regularly for more than 30 years and over that time I’ve played a lot of people. One of my regulars is…
July 18, 2008
Does Screaming Improve Behavior? An Error in Intution
In the mid-60s a future Nobel Prize winner (2002 for Economics), Daniel Kahneman, lectured to a group of Israeli air force flight instructors on the…
July 15, 2008
In Praise of Disappointment
The ability to handle disappointment is one of the more valuable life management skills. The capacity to take disappoint in stride and continue on toward…
July 14, 2008
One Thing Boldly Different Every Day
Lord, I love my routines! I eat at the same place almost every morning. The people there know me and greet me like family. Don’t…
July 3, 2008
Micro-Actions
Micro-actions are steps toward a goal that are sooooo small, anyone can take them. They seem so small that they are virtually effortless, so small…
June 17, 2008