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It’s DUMB to Give Away Your Happiness
Be wary of handing your choices over to others. How many times have we said, “They” make me so angry? Or “They” made me lose…
May 9, 2011
“Obliquity”: The Long Way Around May Be The Best
The shortest distance between two points may be a straight line, but it may not be the fastest way or the best way. “Obliquity,” by…
May 2, 2011
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…
April 26, 2011
Whole Hearted People
Dr. Brené Brown was a TED* speaker on the power of vulnerability. She also is the author of “The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of…
April 13, 2011
If There Is Nothing To Do, Do Nothing
One wintery day almost a decade and half ago, I was walking along the frozen Charles River in Cambridge, Massachusetts, having a wide-ranging conversation with…
April 12, 2011
Words Matter
An experiment in diagnosis bias* was once conducted at MIT. A class had just been seated when a college representative walked in and explained that…
April 7, 2011
Opportunity Costs: The Road Not Taken
Every action has an opportunity cost. Opportunity cost is – the cost, the sacrifice made, in choosing one mutually-exclusive option over another – the alternative…
March 31, 2011
“Undefended Love”
My recent morning and evening reading has been focused on “Undefended Love,” by Jett Psaris & Marlena S. Lyons. Its thesis is that we all…
March 28, 2011
Irrational Fears?
I have made a life-long study of risk and people’s perceptions of risk and their reactions to it. After all, the El Dorado of investment…
March 22, 2011
Personal Brand
What is your “personal brand”? What do people expect from you? What do they associate with you? What attributes come to mind when your name…
February 21, 2011
Who Do You Think You Are?
“Who do you think you are?” is an idiom, an expression, a rhetorical question that is often used to confront someone we believe has shown…
February 7, 2011