Talent Is Not In-Born; It’s Born Of Practice
There’s a wonderful PEANUTS cartoon by Charles M.Schulz that features Sally Brown complaining to her teacher about the “C” she received on her coat hanger sculpture. She asks the teacher several questions about how her work was judged. Here’s one of them. “…was I judged on my talent? If so, is it right that I [...]
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A New Attitude About Your Body | Function Over Form
She’s Next is an organization providing inspiration and awareness about the issues facing today’s women through short videos. In their words: “We live at an interesting time where women have more opportunities than ever before, yet we are more uncertain about our roles, identity and place in society. At She’s Next we believe in both [...]
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Arsenic & Old Habits | Are You Poisoning Home & Work Relationships?
ACT 1, SCENE 1 [Workaholic or hard-working] husband and pregnant wife sitting at dinner table. His cell phone rings, they look at each other. Husband: “I’m going to ignore that, I want to spend time with you.” Wife: “No, get it. It’s OK.” Husband: “No, I’ll skip it so we can have dinner together.” Wife: [...]
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Raped In Service To Your Country | Lawsuit
Newsflash: Assaulted Service Women Sue the Military by Francesca Tarant reports on seventeen veteran and active-duty service members who were raped, sexually assaulted or harassed while serving their country who, on Tuesday, announced that they filed a groundbreaking class-action lawsuit against former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and current Secretary of Defense Robert Gates. They charge [...]
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Effort is more important than achievement | Combat perfectionism
Effort is more important than achievement. In a world that rewards results, it can be difficult to praise yourself for stepping up and trying when you fail at a new endeavor. The paradox is that the more you pat yourself on the back for trying vs. succeeding, the more you’ll succeed. Case in point. When [...]
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