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Good Intentions Are Not Enough
We have good hearts and we want to help. Unfortunately, at times our attempts to help, our interventions, can be ineffective and even backfire. Situations…
October 7, 2009
PopCap: Perfectionism = Gridlock
(Friday’s Populist Capitalist Blog Post) So I was standing in line the other day watching one of those ubiquitous TVs that are supposed to make…
October 2, 2009
Life Is How You Look At It, Stumbling Block or Stepping Stone: Your Choice
“One of the reasons I think I’ve placed a high value on life is that my father took his.” This is how Captain Chesley “Sully”…
September 30, 2009
“Set big goals and own the responsibility for meeting them”
Wendy Kopp, CEO of Teach for America, the company that recruits for difficult teaching positions in urban and rural schools, was recently interviewed by The…
September 29, 2009
PopCap: The Stupid Pursuit of Hyper “Safety,” or What Happens When Chicken Little Is In Charge
(Friday’s Populist Capitalist Blog Post) While I always fasten my safety belt, I understand that life has risks and comes without guarantees. I understand that…
September 25, 2009
Courageous Acceptance of Personal Responsibility
The willingness to accept responsibility for our actions, to have the moral courage, the steadfastness of character to step up and acknowledge accountability is exceedingly…
September 23, 2009
Learning to Ring Pavlov’s* Bell Ourselves
Understanding How Social Cues Influence Our Behavior We are always picking up cues from our environment and responding to them, most of the time without…
September 22, 2009
“Any fool can make a rule…”
Most rules are made with good intentions and are designed to solve a real problem. Unfortunately, the people making the rules often do not understand…
September 16, 2009
Seven Easy Questions for Smarter Spending
1. Have I paid all my basic living expenses? Rent or mortgage payment, utilities, groceries, savings: these come first, prior to any discretionary expenditures. 2.…
September 15, 2009
Why Do Some Succeed?
Why do some succeed, often spectacularly so, and others merely survive? What human trait is the best predictor of success? Which human trait should we…
September 8, 2009
(3 of 3) Empowerment
Empowerment is a nice-sounding word that has been used a lot in recent decades. But what does it mean? Particularly in the context of the…
September 2, 2009