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Virginia Tech Shootings

My mind is still reeling. If you are struggling with your thoughts around this issue…. there is help at hand. My good friend Mona Grayson, a gifted facilitator of Byron Katie’s "The Work" is holding a FREE Inquiry Call. Here’s the  information. Hi Lyle~     If you’ve watched the news during the last 24 hours,…

Are Bloggers Born or Made?

A forum discussion with Dawud Miracle of Healthy Web Design got me thinking. Dawud postulated the notion that Blogging is for everyone and is a phenomenal tool for building relationships. I’d agree that Blogging is a superb tool for building relationships. But, I’m not certain Blogging is for everyone. I work almost exclusively with creative…

How Blogging Can Help You Get A New Job

No less an ‘authority’ than the Wall Street Journal suggests how Blogging may garner the attention you want from prospective employers. Via MediaBistro

YOU Too Can Be A Newspaper Journalist!

Boston’s the Weekly Dig reports that a new start up newspaper, BostonNOW, will open up significant chunks of the paper’s real estate to …. ta da…. Bloggers. So, if you Blog, and WRITE WELL, and live in Boston … here’s your chance for fame.

Mold Madness

I wanted to draw your attention to a critical issue: Toxic Mold! Yes! MOLD! What many don’t know is that mold toxicity can cause severe psychological and physical problems. Read the post here at Corepsych by Dr. Charles Parker.

Blogging For $$$

Media Bistro reports on: So What Do You Do, Rafat Ali? The founder, publisher and editor of the newsblog for media execs desperate to make content pay online on leading the way to blogs’ payday

NOT The Power of Intention

I subscribe to a rather eclectic collection of Blog feeds and newsletters. And, every once in a while something comes along that PINGS! Yesterday, I received a note from Executive Coach, Mike Jay. Anyone who’s been around the coaching game knows Mike’s been there, DONE IT, done it well, and is not ordindary thinker. Mike…

Storytelling With Ira Glass

Want to write better? Check out this Youtube video with Ira Glass. Thanks to  Daphne, in rainy Vancouver, editorial wizard at Publication Coach.

[RANT] In Praise of Idealism

I am so bloody sick of being advised to be ‘realistic’! F that! What in hell is wrong with being a bloody, raging Optimist? After all, the high priest of Positive Psychology, Martin Seligman, a self confessed crumudgeon, is probably the most vocal supporter of the positive effects (and affects) of optimism. Optimists live longer!…

How To Lose Your Independence

This report from Psychology Today online, suggests that by grabbing the cell phone to talk to a friend the instant a bad mood strikes we lose our independce. Their suggestion is that by mood managing this way we reduce our ability to tolerate challenges. Hmm! That annoys me. I think I’ll call my friend Brenda…