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The risk-takers advantage
Blogs —
Authority: 162
I was pleased to see that Time did a cover story on the overprotected child. Odd, however, that this idea is only now becoming such big news. In 2007 I published a book called "Too Safe for Their Own Good: How Risk and Responsibility Help Teens Thrive". It was difficult to get published in the US (it was a bestseller ...3 hours ago -
HR and Commitment-phobia
Crossderry Blog —
Authority: 110
Josh Liebner, Gershon Mader, and I ended up on an interesting tangent about the role of human resources in driving strategic commitment (previous posts here and here ). Both authors shared my frustration about HR’s inertia when it comes to transformation efforts. In no small measure, this frustration comes ...1 day ago -
Failsafe: Latest Article for Product Design Hub
Michael Roller —
Authority: 114
My latest article for Product Design Hub is called Failsafe , inspired by a student who took big risks and eventually failed to finish his chair prototype on time. Through his story, my advice to design students is to take these big risks, albeit with some proper planning in advance, so that they will learn from ...2 days ago -
Thoughts from Dan Brown’s “The Lost Symbol”
Midlife Crisis Queen: The Weblog —
Authority: 469
Just finished Dan Brown’s new book and I cannot say that I loved it. Of course I wasn’t crazy about the Da Vinci Code either. His writing is mediocre at best, but I do enjoy learning some philosophy, science and history along the way. There are a number of interesting ideas discussed in “The Lost ...4 days ago -
Prompt #731: careful aim
Easystreet Prompts —
Authority: 129
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Our Steroid Pumped Economy
Stupidica —
Authority: 174
Birds are singing, the sun is shining and life is beautiful again. On the surface, the vital signs of our economy are improving with every economic report. In some areas, like unemployment, the rate of decline is decelerating; in others, like GDP, decline is turning into growth. The stock market is behaving as if the ...1 week ago -
Change Is On The Horizon (Maybe Not Tomorrow... But Its Within Our Sights)
Mrs. Furious ... Recipes, Rants & Reality —
Authority: 129
As Im sure you can imagine a lot of stuff is going on in the background around here. Some things have been made VERY clear to us and we are now processing that and moving ahead. While moving here has without a doubt been a difficult and often disappointing experience (especially financially) it has given us insight ...1 week ago -
Michael Jackson’s “This is it”
Midlife Crisis Queen: The Weblog —
Authority: 469
I went back and forth about seeing this movie. As it turns out, I’m very glad I did! I didn’t realize until halfway through it, why it was an important film for me to see right now. I knew I would love hearing Michael’s music again. He really was an amazing song writer and performer. A Baby Boomer with ...1 week ago -
The Prosperity Gospel: breeding materialism and greed, causing the economic collapse
Trends Updates —
Authority: 599
There have been many explanations formed to render a clearer picture as to why the current global recession occurred after the burst of the housing bubble: ‘interest rates were too low, regulation failed, rising real-estate prices induced a sort of temporary insanity in America’s middle class.’ However, social ...1 week ago -
One woman’s search for her passion
Midlife Crisis Queen: The Weblog —
Authority: 469
We have a Colorado-based writer who likes to give talks about finding your passion. Shari Caudron found herself at a crossroads when she turned forty. She tried out many new activities, but could not figure out what she loved to do. She tried Scrabble, showshoeing, Buddhism, and bridge, just to name a few. ...1 week ago -
Is this Thing on ? Test... Test...
Off and On: The Alaska Parkinson's Rag —
Authority: 406
Above, a rare photograph of The Ogre Who Says No caught in reflection on the back of the resophonic mandolin Well the new brain hardware is getting road-tested this weekend when our band, Whiskey Jacks heads for Homer to play Alices Champagne Palace. In an earlier post, I explained why it was difficult to tell ...1 week ago -
The 50+ set is into online dating!
Midlife Crisis Queen: The Weblog —
Authority: 469
Here’s an interesting article about online dating in the 50+ age group.2 weeks ago -
The One Constant In Life
Ed Gerety's Dream Big Blog —
Authority: 104
I am at Niagara Falls on the Canadian border side. These waterfalls are the most powerful waterfalls in North America. As I stood and watched the power and beauty of the falls I noticed how they always seemed to be changing. Each wave of water that came crashing down was different and took their own path to the ...2 weeks ago -
On feeling more vulnerable
Midlife Crisis Queen: The Weblog —
Authority: 469
“For to resist life’s ubiquitous and inevitable impermanence is to suffer, and to accept change with compassion is to transcend suffering.” -Laura Lee I realized the other day on a long walk, that one of the most important and yet seldom recognized qualities of aging, is ever increasing feelings of ...2 weeks ago -
Take A Chance
48Facets —
Authority: 115
I was at a party last Thursday. A celebration. Celebrating the latest big step in the life of someone who takes chances. She is now the VP Human Resources of a major corporation. Pretty cool. The people invited to this celebration were the extremely bright and chance taking people she knows. Many of these people ...2 weeks ago -
Is something missing in your life?
Midlife Crisis Queen: The Weblog —
Authority: 469
What is it? Is it meaning? Is it fun? Is it the energy to do all of the things you still want to do before you die? Is it love? Is it sex? Is it excitement? Is it the motivation or resources to pursue your dreams? What can you do to get these things back? How do others find inspiration to become more ...2 weeks ago -
The Visible Need Not Apply
What Fat Women Want —
Authority: 93
I would personally like to thank Congress and, most especially, President Obama, for finally passing a national health care package, as imperfect as it may be. National Health is not merely a social issue but a Constitutional one, to my mind, in that it begins to " promote the general Welfare , and secure the ...2 weeks ago -
Goldman Sachs ‘Shooting Fish in a Barrel’
Sense on Cents —
Authority: 480
Those who take risk do not always win. A variety of mathematical models dealing with risk address and negate the chance of almost uniform success by one party. While those on Wall Street would promote the overwhelming risks in the industry, I would maintain that Wall Street circa 2009 is not in the risk business. How ...3 weeks ago -
It’s Completely OK if the House Wins
The Daily Reckoning —
Authority: 616
Because Wall Street’s gambling addiction is financed and supported by the American taxpayer. Win or lose, these bankers have figured out that extreme financial risk taking is always the right strategy… because the megabanks are still too big to fail. Thanks to The Reformed Broker for bringing this game of ...3 weeks ago -
Full Moon November 2, 2009 Wah! Courage of The Wannabe Writer[Slash]Poetess: The Cycle Sequel Squeal of Rejection
WORD ZOO —
Authority: 127
Good Morning So Many Plots of Revenge, So Many More Poems to Publish ~ Maybe I Will Try Publishers’ Clearinghouse? Perennially Optimistic The brown, self-addressed envelope lay comatose upon the unpolished floor. The postman probably just carelessly shoved it through the slot of the ...3 weeks ago

