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The Fuel of Excellence (Confucius)
The will to win, the desire to succeed, the urge to reach your full potential… these are the keys that will unlock the door to personal excellence. — Confucius
Why New Year’s Resolutions Crash & Burn (DE Wave)
I think pretty much everyone will admit that most New Year’s resolutions fail. In spite of the best of intentions, most are destined for disaster. Why? Because they’re artificial. You can’t resolve to do something just because it happens to … Continue reading
Obamacare’s Hangover: 40 percent Pay Cuts for Doctors/Hospitals
Obamacare relies heavily on Medicaid as a means to ensure universal coverage. Medicaid needs doctors, and to lure doctors into Medicaid, the Affordable Care Act temporarily increased reimbursement rates to doctors and hospitals — for 2013 and 2014 only. The … Continue reading
NYC Police: Act of Civil Disobedience?
Hundreds of police officers outside the Queens, N.Y. church Saturday where the funeral of Officer Rafael Ramos was being held turned their backs on Mayor Bill de Blasio as he eulogized the fallen officer who was ambushed last week along … Continue reading
The Pros and Cons of First Impressions
Changing negative first impressions is difficult. A person who forms a negative impression of another person will be less inclined to meet that person a second time because that person has been judged in a negative light. Without subsequent meetings, … Continue reading
Christmas at the Movies
Bloomberg News reported the following on December 25: Sony Pictures’ “The Interview,” the Seth Rogen comedy that sparked a cyber-attack linked to North Korea and threats of violence in theaters, filled cinemas in a limited Christmas Day release across the … Continue reading
Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas, happy holidays, and happy living all year long!
To Like/Love Someone, You Have to Respect Them (DE Coast Press)
The holiday season is intertwined with warm feelings of love and romance. But in life – holidays or not – it is important to know that to genuinely like or love someone, that person must first earn your respect. The … Continue reading
How an Individualist Celebrates Christmas
The conventional sentiment at holiday time is: “It’s so much better to give than to receive.” There’s an awful flaw, or contradiction, in this very statement. Think about it. It is possible to experience joy in giving … when you’re … Continue reading
Can Forgiveness Ever Be Unhealthy? (DE Wave)
All the holiday talk of good cheer and good will sounds great, but the fact remains that certain transgressions or betrayals can be impossible to forgive and forget. People often ask me if it is unhealthy to just NOT forgive … Continue reading
Psychotherapists Can Change People: True or False?
You can’t change others. Neither can a psychotherapist, no matter how competent or insightful. Isn’t it still possible to influence others, if not change them? Absolutely. But successful “influence” presupposes that somebody is open to being influenced. Or, more specifically: … Continue reading