making choices

Even Oprah Knows Her Limitations

April 25, 2011
http://youtu.be/Gg2-AtKvQeQ

In case you missed it (and if the ratings are any indication, you have) ABC is cancelling two longtime daytime soaps “All My Children” and “One Life to Live”. This sent many viewers into a tizzy. In fact, the soap opera viewers decided to go to the Queen of Daytime, Oprah Winfrey, to see if [...]

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Stephen Colbert – Fallback Position – Migrant Worker

September 24, 2010

Once again Stephen Colbert embraces negative thinking, knowing that one day his TV show could be over and he’ll have to find work. This time he takes on being a migrant worker! Enjoy The Colbert Report Mon – Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c Fallback Position – Migrant Worker – Zoe Lofgren www.colbertnation.com Colbert Report Full Episodes [...]

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Self-esteem: Teens feel great about themselves — but are they headed for a fall? – chicagotribune.com

July 6, 2010

Self-esteem: Teens feel great about themselves — but are they headed for a fall? – chicagotribune.com. This interesting article covers two topics I speak on in one tidy post. The fact that constructive, necessary Negative Thinking isn’t being taught to the younger generations.  This excerpt about how the reality of what “truths” we tell our [...]

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Check Yourself Before You Wreck Yourself

February 12, 2010

I hear people say that “the squeaky wheel gets the grease”. These squeaky wheels complain and complain, often getting what they want. So they use this as justification to complain all the time. Occasionally, the squeaky wheel gets replaced. It’s a ratio of talent to tolerance. Are you talented enough to be tolerated? If you’re [...]

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Domino’s Embraces Negative Thinking!

January 4, 2010
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AH5R56jILag]

I’ve never been a big fan of Dominos pizza. Of all the pizza chains, I’ve thought of their pizza as the worst. I am not alone in this opinion. People complained. More importantly, it seems, people stopped buying Dominos pizza. Domino’s could have continued to make crappy pizza and just hire a PR company to [...]

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Media Monday (Delayed): CNN loves goats!

October 13, 2009

Since yesterday was a holiday, I missed out on a media monday post. Thankfully, the Daily Show more than makes up for it. Jon Stewart rightfully questions CNN’s inability to ask the probing questions and wonders why a 24-hour news channel never seems to have enough time. The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon – [...]

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The Reality of “Keeping it Real”

September 14, 2009
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3aE_nEoE5kE]

Seems there are a lot of people out there willing to talk without “the filter”. And by “the filter” I’m referring to that mechanism in our heads that stops us from saying whatever the hell we want (oops, my filter is a bit buggy too!). Let’s look at the past week, shall we? Loudmouth #1: [...]

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Obama Uses Negative Thinking to Help Our Students

September 9, 2009

This is not a political post. I simply want to bring to light how President Obama used some negative thinking to talk to our children, well your children yesterday. He let them know that they’re not going to strike it rich without hard work. From CNN:  I know that sometimes, you get the sense from [...]

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Sensitive about Our Desensitization

August 27, 2009
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ttNgZDZruI]

Recently, a video showing the consequences of texting while driving has stirred up a bit of controversy. Apparently, many feel it is too graphic in its dramatization of a car crash caused when a teenage girl and her friends are texting while driving. In fact, many stations in America refuse to show it. I, on [...]

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Social Media Monday: OMG! U R Fired. KTHNX

August 24, 2009

Twitter much? Are you on the Facebook? LinkedIn and loving it? Make sure you think about what you post BEFORE you post it. So many people use social networking to tell way more about themselves than necessary, they forget that more than just their friends may be watching. From CNN: As social media becomes the [...]

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