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Procrastination

March 12, 2010

 

Interview with Karen Leland, author of the book Watercooler Wisdom: How Smart People Prosper in the Face of Conflict, Pressure, & Change

 

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Mike Carruthers:
Everyone procrastinates a little bit but for many of us procrastination is a real problem.

 

Karen Leland:
Procrastination only becomes a problem when it's starting to have an impact on you - financially, spiritually, emotionally, physically, etc.
 
Karen Leland

Why Asking For Help Is So Hard

June 11, 2010

 

Interview with Nora Klaver, author of the book Mayday!: Asking for Help in Times of Need (BK Life (Paperback))

 

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Mike Carruthers:
Are you good about asking for help when you need it? Most of us aren't - why?


M. Nora Klaver:
People are really afraid of looking weak, or incompetent or incapable or not on top of things. Men and women both struggle with that.
 
Nora Klaver

The Art Of Socializing

May 28, 2010

 

Interview with Susan Roane, author of the book How to Work a Room, Revised Edition: Your Essential Guide to Savvy Socializing

 

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Mike Carruthers:
Because of technology we are socializing - REALLY socializing: face-to-face, shaking hands kind of socializing, less and less.

 

Susan Roane:
We now have something called techno friends. I have a friend in India, we've never met, we've never even talked it's been strictly talking on email.
 
Susan Roane

Predicting Human Behavior

May 19, 2010

 

Interview with Albert Laszlo Barabasi, author of the book Bursts: The Hidden Pattern Behind Everything We Do

 

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Mike Carruthers:
Sure we all have free will and you can do anything thing you want whenever you want. But you won’t.

 

Albert Laszlo Barabasi:
We act terribly predictable it’s really easy to foresee your future actions if you have your past actions – if you have enough data about your past actions.
 
Albert Laszlo Barabasi

Passive People

May 4, 2010

 

Interview with Dennis D. Adams, author of the book Honest, Direct, Respectful: Three Simple Words that will Change your Life

 

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Mike Carruthers:
Would you consider yourself a passive person or a reactive person?

 

Dennis Adams:
I think that eighty percent of people in any given population are passive and I think that twenty percent are reactive by nature.
 
Dennis D. Adams

Dennis Adams, author of the book, Honest, Direct, Respectful says passive people tend to have a thought process that goes something like this…

 

Getting Through The Tough Times

April 22, 2010

 

Interview with Daphne Rose Kingma, author of the book The Ten Things to Do When Your Life Falls Apart: An Emotional and Spiritual Handbook

 

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Mike Carruthers:
Although that is seems that there is some light at the end of the tunnel this recession has taken it’s toll on so many of us.

 

Daphne Rose Kingma:
There are waves of crisis that have kind of swept through our world in a way that hasn’t been true maybe since the Great Depression.
 
Daphne Rose Kingma

Job Security

April 21, 2010

 

Interview with Paula Caligiuri, author of the book Get a Life, Not a Job: Do What You Love and Let Your Talents Work For You

 

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Mike Carruthers:
Everyone is supposedly more stressed out today than ever. So what is everyone so stressed out about?

 

Paula Caligiuri, PhD:
75% of Americans name work and money as their top 2 stressors.
 
Paula Caligiuri, PhD

Is Your Career Too Important?

April 16, 2010

 

Interview with Tom Stern, author of the book CEO Dad: How to Avoid Getting Fired by Your Family

 

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Mike Carruthers:
Many men and women get very focused on their career.

 

Tom Stern:
And there's nothing wrong with having a great career but you have to decide why you want to have that career and how you're serving yourself, your family, your society - those are the important things that I think determine the value and quality of your life.
 
Tom Stern

Is Your Life A Struggle?

 

April 15, 2010

 

Interview with Michael Neill, author of the book Supercoach: 10 Secrets to Transform Anyone's Life

 

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Mike Carruthers:
Life can seem like a struggle much of the time but maybe it’s how we look at it.

 

Michael Neill:
Most people look at life and they think that if they can just get things to line up a certain way on the outside they’ll get to experience the feelings that they want to have on the inside.
 
Michael Neill

How Clutter Affects You

 April 5, 2010

Interview with Barbara Tako author of Clutter Clearing Choices: Clear Clutter, Organize Your Home & Reclaim Your Life

 

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Mike Carruthers: 
If you have clutter in your home or office it may be having a bigger impact on you than you realize.

 

Barbara Tako:
When we look at unaccomplished tasks or piles of paperwork or piles of clutter, we feel all sorts of angst and guilt about that stuff. It’s visually distracting and wearing us down.

 
Barbara Tako
 


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