May 2024 M T W T F S S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 -
Recent Posts
- Therapeutic Journaling
- Fix the Problem
- Your Relationship Just Ended – Now What?
- Organize a Mastermind Group: Surrounding Ourselves with Life-Givers, not Life-Suckers
- Assertiveness – a Primer
- Individuation – Separating from Our Parents
- Small Talk – the Essential Lubricant
- My Organization System – Papered and Paperless
- Dr Russo’s Review of Cognitive Distortions: How to Think like a Mature Adult
- Ten Good Reasons to Carry a Paper Notebook
Past Posts
Recent Comments
- Brock Cynthia on Let Us Get Serious About the Common Project
- Dr Joseph Russo on A Chinese Spy Balloon Over My House
- Philip Treick on A Chinese Spy Balloon Over My House
- Cynthia Brock on Living a Meaningful Life
- Dr Joseph Russo on Living a Meaningful Life
Meta
Category Archives: General Musings
Hope and Change: The 2020 Edition
This appeared in today’s City Journal and has been sent around via Twitter. It captures my thinking during these stupid times. It was written by Glenn Loury, the Merton P. Stoltz Professor of the Social Sciences in the Department of … Continue reading
Posted in General Musings, State of the Nation
Comments Off on Hope and Change: The 2020 Edition
Musings on The Art of Journaling in a COVID19 World – Success as a Function of Documented Failure
I have been absent from my blog for over a month, principally because the shift from face-to-face teaching to online instruction sapped so much of my time. I’m sure we all have stories to tell about how The China Virus … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Business, General Musings, Positive Mental Attitude
Tagged journaling, management 101, reflection
Comments Off on Musings on The Art of Journaling in a COVID19 World – Success as a Function of Documented Failure
Protecting Your Brand: What the Chinese Communists have Discovered (NOT)
The Chinese government has sought to influence news sites around the globe that the COVID19 virus is decidedly not of Chinese origins. They are clearly afraid of the damage being done to their “brand.” Let’s face it: a brand, once … Continue reading
Posted in Death, General Musings, State of the Nation
Comments Off on Protecting Your Brand: What the Chinese Communists have Discovered (NOT)
For Every Bad, There is a Worse
My mother who is now 91 years of age came of age during the tail end of the Great Depression. We have much to learn from her and others of the Greatest Generation. If this COVID19 thing persists, I have … Continue reading
Corona Virus (the “China Virus”) – Socialism’s Best Marketing Plan to Date
As I watch from the sidelines the gridiron back and forth on all-things-Corona, I am reminded that we are beyond the apex of “government owes me everything” -type thinking. It is now embedded in the genes of our youth. Players … Continue reading
Neglected Emotionally as a Child? It May have Impacted Your Ability to Self-Discipline
Many, many people struggle with self-discipline in many, many different ways and for many, many different reasons. As examples, do you struggle with: Poor eating habits? Over-drinking? Overspending? Getting yourself to exercise? Wasting time? Keeping a clean and organized house? … Continue reading
Posted in General Musings
Comments Off on Neglected Emotionally as a Child? It May have Impacted Your Ability to Self-Discipline
Get out of the Comparison Trap!
Comparing ourselves to others is a direct path to unhappiness. Sadly, doing so is commonplace. Even people at the pinnacle of attainment do this. There’s always someone else who makes more money, drives a fancier car, lives in a bigger … Continue reading
On The Death of Kobe Bryant
Kobe Bryant’s tragic death today (and that of his lovely daughter) is so startling because it reminds us all (or should) that mortality is real. It comes like a thief in the night. It is the summation of life in … Continue reading
Posted in Counseling Concepts, Death, General Musings
Comments Off on On The Death of Kobe Bryant
Senators Need to Wake Up
The idea that many citizens woke up Thursday morning thinking that Donald Trump was no longer President – because he had been “impeached” – reveals just how pathetic our civics, government, and American history, education has become. I can tell … Continue reading
Posted in General Musings, State of the Nation
Tagged Impeachment
Comments Off on Senators Need to Wake Up
Going International? Consider These Things
In my Blog I often write about topics of potential interest to my college business students. This is an example. Much of it is drawn from interviews with members of Australia’s Young Entrepreneur’s Council, which I have followed for years … Continue reading
Posted in General Musings
Comments Off on Going International? Consider These Things