What’s your story?
We all have stories. They’re the inner thought tracks of our lives. The challenge is they’re not always true, and sometimes even if they are true, repeating them doesn’t always bring out the best in us.
For instance, you probably know a divorced person who is still eager to tell you read more...
What’s more important: knowledge, work habits or the way we interact with others?
Recently, one of my clients was creating a project team. Several people volunteered, yet when they found out that Ms. So and So was going to be part of it, they quickly retracted their offers. The project hadn’t even read more...
Do you ever feel like you’re surrounding by negativity?
Sometimes it seems like everyone around you has a bad attitude. You try your best, but it’s almost impossible to get them to act right and play nice.
But what role do your own thoughts and emotions have in creating your environment?
Consider the tale of two teachers.
They’re both read more...
There’s nothing like the dysfunctions of others to bring out the beast in us.
Whether it’s the drama-queen sister-in-law, the narrow-minded neighbor, or the self-absorbed boss, we know they’re crazy, and the fact that they won’t admit it makes us even more nuts.
Oh sure, intellectually we know that the fall-out from calling the crazy one read more...
Whether it’s the notion that there’s more than one way to be a proper parent, or the idea our chosen faith might not own the exclusive rights to the divine, we linear thinking humans often have a hard time assimilating multiple points of view. Yet in many cases, the dichotomy we create in our minds is false.
The recent rash of rudeness is merely a symptom of a larger problem; we’ve forgotten that other people are human beings, too. They may get in our way in traffic, sing songs we don’t like, make questionable calls on the line, or feel differently about health care than we do, but their souls have no less value than ours, and they’re just as deserving of respect as we are.
Politician uncovers peace plot
By Lisa Earle McLeod www.forgetperfect.com
Theres a heinous plot afoot that could rip away the very foundation upon which this great country was founded.
House Majority Whip Rep. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) has exposed a secret cell of peacemakers determined to change the American way of life. read more...
Tiara untarnished thanks to Trump
By Lisa Earle McLeod www.forgetperfect.com
Do flat abs and sparkly teeth make you a role model?
Isn’t it a bit bizarre that we judge bikini-clad beauty contestants on their moral values?
And that Donald Trump, a man who trades in his wife every 10 years, gets to make the final call on whether read more...
Moral mandates revealed in regression analysis
By Lisa Earle McLeod www.forgetperfect.com
What do Jesus and a University of Chicago economist have in common?
They both believe in the freeing power of the truth.
Just as Jesus called upon would be stone throwers to examine their own lives, rogue economist Steven D. Levitt, co-author of the mega best-seller “Freakonomics: A Rogue read more...
Bambi seeks Mr. Big – the tawdry world of Natural Selection Speed Dating
By Lisa Earle McLeod www.forgetperfect.com
The official verdict is in. Rich men want great-looking women, and gorgeous women prefer wealthy men.
At least that’s the premise behind Natural Selection Speed Dating, read more...
