Uncategorized – Beyond The Hype

Words.

“Words have energy and power with the ability to help, to heal, to hinder, to hurt, to harm, to humiliate, and to humble.” -Yehuda Berg

“What is the cost of lies? It’s not that we’ll mistake them for the truth. The real danger is that if we hear enough lies, then we no longer recognize the truth at all.” -HBO miniseries Chernobyl. My speedometer hit 70 mph on a long stretch of the Italian countryside. I took a deep breath;Continue reading “Lies.”

Attitudes are everything.

Excellence is not a skill; it is an attitude.

Playing for Keeps.

“Commitment. Someone who’ll go the distance. I need somebody with staying power who’ll make me go weak in the knees. Commitment. And everything that goes with it. I need honor and love in my life from somebody who’s playing for keeps …” –LeAnn Rimes As a social scientist, I employ social media platforms like Twitter, Instagram, andContinue reading “Playing for Keeps.”

Self-Efficacy.

True wisdom knows the difference between an inconvenience and a problem.

Optimists.

The signs of speculative excess are obvious. And those excesses are everywhere to be found. But the bulls that are still buying stocks may well be right. They believe the rolling correction of the last year burnt out the excesses. Or maybe not. On January 6, 2022, I typed words of calm (via a TweetContinue reading “Optimists.”

Taking Flight

I earned my wings in early 2003. My instrument rating a year later. Soaring among the clouds is one of my guilty pleasures. With drone technology expanding exponentially, it was only a matter of time before an aircraft like Jetson flew. And people like me wanted our turn at its controls. The unique freedom flyingContinue reading “Taking Flight”