Slacktivism is running rampant

Many organizations are jumping on the slacktivism bandwagon.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slacktivism

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Healthcare Reform: A Balanced Viewpoint

I am sure we have all seen the videos circulating about the town halls and the amount of passion, anger and unrest evident there. It seems that Senator Arlen Specter is featured a lot for some reason.  I have had the opportunity to meet the Senator and think he is a really nice guy.  I [...]

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Overlooked strategies to a successful blog

My wife Denise has reached at least the first tier of a having a successful blog at www.hearingelmo.com
She recently accepted an invitation from WellSphere to be part of their extensive network, and regularly exceeds 1,000 readers each week. She is now considered one of the top health bloggers in the country. This is “rare air” [...]

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Unemployment for Older Adults and People with Disabilities

The news that comes to us month after month of hundreds of thousands of people losing their jobs is staggering. The numbers are so large it is almost impossible to comprehend the impact. We quickly think about money problems, repossessed cars and foreclosed homes as a potential impact for families who are impacted. Indeed, it [...]

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Three words I am tired of hearing and reading…

I know other people have written their version of “most overused words,” but I thought I would put in my own.
1. “In this economy…” is used in almost every report or story that has to do with finances. Almost every workshop or conference has these words in the description.
2. “24/7…” is used in the place of “frequently” [...]

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The Lion at Judiciary Square

Washington, DC has a lot of memorials that most people do not know about. Family and friends help keep them from being forgotten. On my way to a meeting near Judiciary Square this morning I stopped by the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial and took this picture.

The writing says: “It is not how these officers [...]

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You are where you are in life…

 
One of the commonalities I see in working with students who are 18 or who are 50 involves “decisions.” There are those who accept that where they are in life and where they are going is primarily a result of choices and decisions they have made (and continue to make). On the other hand, there [...]

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Road to dysfunction

The big news in the sporting world this week has been the firing of the president and general manager of the Detroit Lions,  Matt Millen. He had been president for seven years. Millen was one of those leaders, he was going to save the organization, and he was convinced he knew [...]

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Look Dad: I took a bath all by myself.

One of the things in life that really bothers me is our expectations for teenagers. Actually, there are no expectations for teenagers. Most of us probably have two requirements for our teens: 1) Don’t do anything to embarrass me 2) Don’t do anything to cause me any inconvenience. So, basically, if you get out of [...]

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Who has your loyalty?

From Andy Stanley:
 
We give our loyalty the most to those who give us loyalty the least (our employers). Most of us are two or three major mistakes away from a pink slip. Then, we will go home, to those people who we gave our least loyalty to, because they are the most loyal to us. [...]

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