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Making the World More Understandable
I Want To Recklessly Split Infinitives
OK, maybe not recklessly, I just get a kick out of twisting the noses of the Grammar Nazis out there. Yes, I’ve ranted about the split infinitive before; now I’m doing it again. And I’m doing it because it bugs me how people say that it is now OK to break the rule without explaining… Continue Reading
Are You Marketing Your Business with Education?
Not being a fan of selling, and not liking marketing myself much more, I try to use education as much as possible to promote my business. I will be the first to admit that marketing my business only with education would be a bad idea; however, as part of a (somewhat) larger plan, education is… Continue Reading
Why Should I Improve Myself?
Self-improvement, under the guise of self-help, was big in the 1970s, and it left a sour taste in many mouths. Now-a-days, self-improvement has several names: personal growth, personal or business development, or continuing education. These terms seem much more “acceptable” to most people. The question, though, is still, why should I do it? For simplicity,… Continue Reading
Are They Stupid, or Just Ignorant?
Here’s a definition subtlety for you: What’s the difference between ignorance and stupidity? Here’s what Dictionary.com has to say: ignorant: lacking in knowledge or training; unlearned:an ignorant man. lacking knowledge or information as to a particular subject or fact:ignorant of quantum physics. uninformed; unaware. due to or showing lack of knowledge or training:an ignorant statement.… Continue Reading
Active Language Leads to a Happy Life
Do you live life or does life happen to you? I suspect that if you are actively living life you are having a lot more fun than those who let life happen. And for those of us who let life happen – even just some of the time – how can we tap into that… Continue Reading
Make ‘Em Laugh When Public Speaking
One day in my stand-up workshop, we were given a handout. The article is titled Laughter IS the Best Medicine for Holding Audience Attention; my mentor had found it online and, based on that title, added it to his files without even reading it. Well, then we tried to read it. Notice how I did… Continue Reading
Get Comfortable Being Uncomfortable
I recently made a comment about how our brains will do whatever it takes to stay in its comfort zone. The problem is that the comfort zone is comfortable and rarely exciting. Thus, inspirational sayings like: “Life begins at the end of your comfort zone.” “Great things never came from a comfort zone.” “When was… Continue Reading
Things Our Brains Do When Reading
So, I got caught in a Facebook trap recently. Here was the post: “I’m challenging my intelligent friends to have a crack at guessing the answer to the riddle below. When you think you know, PM me the answer. Don’t answer in the comments; your response will be deleted. “If you are not going to… Continue Reading
Are You an Introvert Forced to Network? Become the Help.
Introverts tend to hate networking. Here’s a simple trick for surviving the networking experience while gaining results! Continue Reading