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HOW TO MAKE LOVE STAY
An attorney known for his ability to forecast ma<?xml:namespace prefix = st1 />rital statistics about as accurately as weather, recently stated that six of every ten marriages this decade will end in divorce (truly a “winter” forecast). While it may be tempting to write this off as one of Mother Nature’s dirty tricks, the storm…
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ALCOHOLISM: TOASTING YOUR HEALTH
“Drink not the third glass, which thou canst not tame when once it is within thee” George Herbert (1593-1633) Alcoholism is a disorder containing a multitude of pernicious symptoms that satisfy a variety of purposes– conscious or otherwise–for over 13 million Americans. Whether defined as a disease, addiction or behavioral disorder, the symptoms…
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THE TRUTH ABOUT CONSEQUENCES
Suppose your employer announced that the company was adopting a new system in which you will work for the next twenty years for no salary and then receive $400,000. Would you continue working there? Why do athletes become “flabby” during the off-season? How many women do you know who worry in November what they will…
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IS YOUR SELF-IMAGE A REFLECTION OF ”YOU?”
So…what do you think of the new logo? Were you able to recognize me, or did you believe the Journal decided to use a “stunt” psychologist? Perhaps some of you wondered why it changed. Simple. The image you are currently viewing is more closely aligned with my self-image: Someone with a good head on his…
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USING BEHAVIOR MOD TO CHANGE THE ”SHAPE” OF THE BOARD
Remember that first day in grade school? Looking at the shapes and colors on paper attached to the blackboard, you learned about letters. But some were very different from what Mom had taught you. They seemed to be made of sticks and circles attached to each other. Is a “b” really a “d”, backwards? You…
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COPING WITH YOUR COMPUTER
“Men have become the tools of their tools.” Henry David Thoreau Whoever said, “The whole is greater than the sum of it’s parts”, never owned a computer. For in the land of computers, every “bit” counts. Or so it would seem. In fact, at times, some bits count more than other bits. Bits are a…
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ADD/ADHD: A CHANGE OF FOCUS
ADD/ADHD: A CHANGE OF FOCUS By Randy W. Green, Ph.D. “Be careful how you interpret the world: It is like that.” Erich Heller (1909-1990) Several years ago while traveling through India, Thom Hartmann, who authored many books on attention deficit disorder began a conversation with some Indian businessmen: “I’m curious, but…
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”AFTER FURTHER REVIEW…”
Even when, on occasion, the decisions became, “Please disregard the flag, there was no penalty”—an apparent reversal—those not in charge of making the decision were not privy to the discussion. And you can imagine that the various judges in the huddle were not in total agreement about the original observation leading to the flag. The…
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SOME THOUGHTS ON CONFLICT RESOLUTION
“Be careful how you interpret the world: It is like that.”Erich Heller “I want Richard to do certain things– but I also want him to want to do them! And I realize that wanting to do things is something we are going to have to teach him.” Conflict is inevitable whenever we communicate with…
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A PORTRAIT OF TODAY’S FAMILY
Many years ago, while watching a typical television game show such as, “The Price is Right”, the host would at some point interview a contestant. “Hi, Bill, my name is Sally Smith. I live in <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 />Peoria, Illinois. I have a wonderful husband and two lovely children…” This constituted a typical American…
