What do we strive for? If you are anything like me, you crave consistency and efficiency. We all want life to be easier, and we search for the most effective way to do things. But what happens when …
Where Are You on the Alexithymia Scale?
The first time I read about alexithymia -- difficulty in experiencing, expressing, and describing emotional responses -- I laughed. Now they have a diagnosis for being a normal man. Then I thought …
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Projection — How to Transform Them
Twenty-five years ago, getting pissed off sitting in a Sweat Lodge next to a man who could not sit still, I thought, “WTF, can’t this man just relax?”. It took everything I had not to say something – …
Fail to Succeed
"I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work." – Thomas Edison I remember one business meeting where my fear was so active that I was shaking. My head knew I would survive, …
How Did You Learn?
How do you learn? Why do you learn? As many of you know, I grew up dyslexic, which had its disadvantages. Now, I can see its advantages -- I had no choice but to learn in non-rote ways. It took …
How Metaphors Can Change You
Many years ago, we are talking decades; I had a teacher explain metaphors to me. This teacher used the difference between the War for Independence, which I was interested in, and the Civil War, …