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When I read a lot of psychology or self-help books I see a lot about visualization, talking to ourselves, imagining how we want to be and actually seeing ourselves in the situation. For the longest time I too thought it was a lot of psycho-babble nonsense, but then the realization hit me. We all talk to ourselves, we… Continue Reading
One thing I’ve noticed in watching all the reality TV shows, is that while there is no lack of talent in America, talent alone does not get you success. Desire is more important than reality (Baum 33). Remember Rocky? It’s the classic American tale – effort and persistence in the face of adversity is more… Continue Reading
As with any program to improve yourself and overhaul your capabilities, it’s a step by step process – you don’t scale Mount Everest by just seeing the peak and starting to climb (Baum 5). You need a game plan. In his book, Mind over Business: How to Unleash Your Business and Sales Success Kenneth Baum says there… Continue Reading
It is all just really in our heads? Ken Baum, author of Mind over Business: How to Unleash Your Business and Sales Success. I once was complaining that owning a business isn’t like when I was a government employee and I could just show up at work, do nothing (occasionally) and still get paid for… Continue Reading
The unexamined life is not worth living, Socrates Now that you’ve fired up the old memories and are able to go back recall your past, its time to figure out what to do with that information. You’ll need daily maintenance to stay on track (Henner 159) and you’ll need to do some analysis to figure… Continue Reading
Ready to go back to high school? Marilu Henner and her brother, Lorin Henner, have a great exercise to try out today to see where you’re at with your recall skills. In their book, Total Memory Makeover: Uncover Your Past, Take Charge of Your Future Marilu challenged her brother to list out his entire class schedule… Continue Reading
Many people say they don’t have a good memory, yet there are some events that we can recall vividly and in detail. Many times it just takes a trigger, such as a smell, or sight or song. You may even find that once you get to remembering one particular event, it will snowball and pretty… Continue Reading
“When you fear your past, you give it power,” says Marilu Henner in her book Total Memory Makeover: Uncover Your Past, Take Charge of Your Future. While this week we are talking about memory, what about those times when we don’t want to remember a particular event or incident? The unfortunate fact is that the event… Continue Reading
I’m pretty sure that if Dennis DeYoung and Tommy Shaw of the band Styx were writing Too much time on my hands today, they’d change the title to NOT enough time on my hands. Remember, when the song (and the band) was at its peak in popularity, we didn’t have email, Twitter, cell phones, Facebook,… Continue Reading
I’ve heard that you should give bad news first so here it comes. The Boston Marathon attack is not the last attack. Here’s even worse news, there are only so many security procedures that we can do to prevent the next attack. Was the Boston bombing a success? Certainly. Some common outcomes in terrorism include:… Continue Reading