Thu, 06/02/2022 - 12:02
In a recent column, I wrote about the power of suggestion. I stated, “When our subconscious mind is exposed to a constantly repeated message, it’s going to penetrate unless we are cognizant of it.” Becoming conscious of indoctrinating media messages…
Wed, 04/06/2022 - 12:02
Recently I was interviewed by Rocky Buckley, a strategic business coach and creator of the Power Persona Project. We discussed an aspect of success that I wish I could give to everyone: the concept of a positive temperament or mental state. So I…
Tue, 03/01/2022 - 12:02
When I was a kid, I was enamored of cigarette-smoking movie stars. When I was a teenager, some of my friends began to smoke; I wanted to smoke too, but my parents forbade it. I was also intimidated by the ubiquitous anti-smoking commercials I saw on…
Thu, 01/06/2022 - 12:02
During the past decade, I’ve seen several dozen variations of the following urban legend posted online:
A large oceangoing ship stalled at sea when its engine broke down. None of the shipboard maintenance crew could repair it, so the shipping…
Wed, 12/01/2021 - 12:02
The other day I heartily congratulated a friend on her job promotion. She replied, “What if they made a mistake? What if I’m not really qualified, and it’s the Peter Principle in effect—that I’ve risen to the level of my incompetence?”
“You’re…
Wed, 05/19/2021 - 12:02
Look around you. There are objects everywhere, and each one of them has a story. Are they interesting stories? Well, that depends on how you tell it.
1. There’s a bluebird house outside my office window. It’s one of nine that I’ve hung on trees…
Thu, 03/04/2021 - 12:02
When I was 13, I had dreams of being a rock and roll star. For my birthday, I asked my parents for a guitar, and lessons to play it. My parents hired a staid instructor, and I was uninspired by the folk tunes she was teaching me. She was clueless…
Mon, 10/12/2020 - 12:03
I took a drama class in college. It was fun; we studied famous plays, practiced dialogue and performed scenes. Then we did some really goofy stuff like pretend to be different types of animals, and learn how to say, “I love you” or “I hate you”…
Thu, 09/03/2020 - 12:03
When I was a kid, I hated Burger King. I hated it because they put sweet pickle relish on their regular hamburgers, and I hated sweet pickle relish. And, they put mayonnaise on The Whopper, and I hated mayonnaise. I know what you’re thinking: “Why…
Mon, 08/03/2020 - 12:02
The other day I overheard this comment: “Why does innovation always have to be about disruption? That’s all I ever hear anymore, ‘disruption, disruption, disruption,’ and it makes me uncomfortable.”
“Disruption” has become the current (and already…
