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Populist-Capitalist: Behind the Wizard of Oz’s Curtain
The American public has been fed so much PR spin that it can become hard to know reality, to have good benchmarks, to have a…
July 23, 201030 Methods of Influence: #22 Recognize and Take Time to Teach
“30 Methods of Influence” by Stephen R. Covey 22. Recognize and take time to teach. With differences come supreme teaching moments. But there’s a time…
July 22, 2010“Personal Power Through Awareness”
How to keep your edge? Your sharpest edge? Keep your energy levels high, your enthusiasm flowing? Stay pumped, juiced? Excited about life? Confident, cool, calm,…
July 14, 2010Principled Profit
I believe in the power of free markets and capitalism to create prosperity, to harness and direct human potential. But sometimes that energy can run…
July 13, 2010The Freedom of Enough
The “freedom of enough” is the exciting feeling of liberation you experience when you finally realize that you do have enough. This frees up your…
June 30, 2010Releasing Your Brakes, Losing Your Baggage
“My kids don’t know my baggage… to tell them might destroy them. Not telling them means they don’t really know me.” Spilling the story of…
June 9, 201030 Methods of Influence: #15 Let Arguments Fly Out Open Windows
“30 Methods of Influence” by Stephen R. Covey 15. Let arguments fly out open windows. Give no answer to contentious arguments or irresponsible accusations. Let…
June 3, 2010Pop-Cap: Illusions of Substance
Every day it seems we are bombarded with news of some new psychological scientific study revealing some fascinating new factoid about human nature. Perhaps a…
May 28, 2010Reversible Destiny: “Do Not Go Gentle”
Ah, death. The Grim Reaper. Ashes to ashes, dust to dust. It comes to us all eventually, no matter how eloquently we “Rage…against the dying…
May 24, 201010 Ways to Live to 100
One of my personal goals is to live to be 100 AND to be healthy and happy the whole way. I don’t want to just…
May 19, 201030 Methods of Influence: #12 Give an Understanding Response
12. Give an understanding response. Using the understanding response (reflecting back feeling), three good things happen: 1) you gain increased understanding and clarity of feelings…
May 13, 2010