Category: Opinion

  • Tuesday I start Dale Carnegie Course

    I’m really excited. Over the next three Tuesdays I’ll attend the Dale Carnegie Course. I hope to learn about social flows and interpersonal skills, and improve my own. And, I expect, I’ll learn about Influence, as Carnegie wrote the book on it in 1936.

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  • The Ten Dollar Guarantee I Won’t Return To This Restaurant

    Within 5 minutes of sitting at our table, our first waiter spilled a full glass of white wine onto the lap of the man next to me. The waiter apologized to Stan, bringing towels.

    But never a new glass of wine for Stan’s partner.

    "Overflow." by Ben Seidelman, Flickr, CC-By-2.0
    “Overflow.” by Ben Seidelman, Flickr, CC-By-2.0

    And it gets worse. But let me back up for a moment. (more…)

  • Trump for Liberals Like Me

    I see a lot of my friends and family scared with Trump in the Oval Office. Within a year, he went from a clown that many dismissed to the President of the United States. Among my friends, I see suffering and confusion. I hear their stories of protest and anger, fear and sadness.

    Photo "women's-march-nyc-5" by Sarah WY, Flickr CC-By-2.0
    Photo “women’s-march-nyc-5” by Sarah WY, Flickr CC-By-2.0

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  • And Now, A Message from the Universe

    I’ve written other posts about the messages I’ve received from the Universe. Yeah I know it sounds crazy. Maybe they’re coincidences. Maybe it’s cognitive bias, lending make-believe support to my theory.

    But if the Universe’s Messages are helpful, why would I ignore them?

    With Persuasion techniques, you can be ahead of the game. Photo "Black & White" by Dean Strelau, Flickr, CC-By-2.0
    With Persuasion techniques, you can be ahead of the game. Photo “Black & White” by Dean Strelau, Flickr, CC-By-2.0

    Here’s a message that I am listening to. I think you are, too. (more…)