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Four Kinds of Vampires that Haunt Your Life (and What to Do About Them)

Saturday, October 31st, 2009

You are surrounded by vampires.
They circle you, slowly, eyeing your throat, their teeth glistening in the moonlight. Your heart pounds in your chest as they move in, intent on draining your life’s blood for their own unholy nourishment. A scream rises up in your chest as they close in on you, their fangs bared, and [...]

Review: aNobii for iPhone

Friday, October 30th, 2009

aNobii.com is a cataloging and social networking website for booklovers. On aNobii you can catalog your book collection on a beautiful wooden shelf and meet people with similar reading tastes. aNobii has an international following with information on over 10 million books, including 200,000 book reviews spanning 15 languages.
aNobii has just released an iphone app, [...]

Being a Man in the 21st Century (Part 2)

Friday, October 30th, 2009

Earlier this week, I began a discussion of the way that manhood in American society is changing. Today, I want to revisit the topic with some of my own ideas about how these changes could lead to a more enriching and satisfying take on masculinity.
Before I do that, though, I want to say how thrilled [...]

How to Give a Great Speech: Part 2 Delivery

Tuesday, October 27th, 2009

An important speech can be a worry. The keys for success are good preparation and confident delivery. If you have prepared your talk well and memorised the key points then you are ready to give a great performance. And it is a performance. Giving a talk should be much more than simply conveying [...]

Being a Man in the 21st Century (Part 1)

Tuesday, October 27th, 2009

Manhood is changing. It’s as simple, and as complicated, as that.
Two recent events prompted me to write about manhood today. The first was the release of The Shriver Report, a study of the status of women in the United States. The second was the publication of The Art of Manliness, a book of advice on [...]

What Will You Learn Today?

Saturday, October 24th, 2009

A Typical Life?
I gotta be honest, I really like my life. Of course I have my moments (being human and all), but for the most part, it rocks. Not a day goes by where I am not thankful for, or totally aware of, what I have and what I’ve been given. Of course it’s not [...]

What Will You Learn Today?

Saturday, October 24th, 2009

A Typical Life?
I gotta be honest, I really like my life. Of course I have my moments (being human and all), but for the most part, it rocks. Not a day goes by where I am not thankful for, or totally aware of, what I have and what I’ve been given. Of course it’s not [...]

The Science of Motivation

Thursday, October 22nd, 2009

What motivates you?
While there are thousands, millions, maybe billions of answers to that question, a growing body of research, some of it dating back 50 years, shows two things that don’t motivate us very well – the promise of rewards and the threat of punishment.
It seems counter-intuitive, since after all we take it for granted [...]

Getting Things (Re-)Started: Dealing with Mental Blocks

Wednesday, October 21st, 2009

In any significantly big project, there are bound to be times when you lose the track of what you’re doing, when for whatever reason you stop moving forward and, what’s worse, can’t seem to find the motivation to get going again. When we “fall off the wagon” like that, a kind of psychological wall starts [...]

Getting Things (Re-)Started: Dealing with Mental Blocks

Wednesday, October 21st, 2009

In any significantly big project, there are bound to be times when you lose the track of what you’re doing, when for whatever reason you stop moving forward and, what’s worse, can’t seem to find the motivation to get going again. When we “fall off the wagon” like that, a kind of psychological wall starts [...]

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