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By Carol Tavris and Elliot AronsonMar 9, 20101 topic

7 Ways to Inspire Innovation

The recently introduced Apple iPad is the latest wowing of the world by the pioneering computer company. Taken in totality, with its iPhone, iPod, MacBook laptops, and the original Macintosh computer itself, Apple's ability to hit innovation home runs has changed technology -- and the way people relate to electronic devices, and thus, each other. What was the inspiration behind these products? How does a man -- CEO Steve Jobs, who co-founded Apple with Steve Wozniak -- foster

Primary topic: Leadership

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By Carol Tavris and Elliot AronsonNov 12, 20091 topic

Understand the Smoking-Diabetes Link

Carole Willi, M.D., of the University of Lausanne, Switzerland, and colleagues conducted a systematic review and analysis of studies describing the association between smoking and the incidence of diabetes or other glucose metabolism irregularities that covered thirty years. The data was published in the Journal of the American Medical Associationâs December 12, 2007 issue. The data indicated that active smokers have a 44 percent increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes

Primary topic: Smoking - How to Quit Smoking or Stop Smoking

Smoking - How to Quit Smoking or Stop Smoking

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By Carol Tavris and Elliot AronsonSep 1, 20091 topic

Moving Through Grief on Foot

After my 16-year-old son Justin died, I learned that some journeys can only be made on foot, and grieving is one of them. You can't fly across it to avoid touching down in the pain. You can't cruise through it by car and watch the landscape through a half-open window. You can't swim through the stormy tide of emotions because you'll most surely drown if you don't keep yourself grounded in practical reality. Grieving is a step-by-step journey. Some stretches of the road are ro

Primary topic: Death and Dying

Death and Dying

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By Carol Tavris and Elliot AronsonMay 12, 20091 topic

Genealogy for the Rest Of Us: A Writer's Guide to Diving into Family History

I am not a genealogist. I am a storyteller.nnThe difference? Well, Iâll tell you a story.nnIn the spring of 2006, I was racing against a loudly-ticking generational clock, trying to find as many living relatives as I possibly could before their advancing age caught up with them. I was hoping that they could shed light on a long-ago family secret, one that my mother had created in the early 1940s and kept throughout her life. She had hidden the existence of a disabled sister

Primary topic: Family

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By Carol Tavris and Elliot AronsonMay 12, 20091 topic

The Ten Commandments of Parenting Teenagers

As we all know and regret deeply, kids aren't born with instruction manuals informing us of the intricacies of how they work. As parents, our only option is to learn as we go. When our kids were babies, we learned to nap when they napped, to put valuables up on the high shelves, and that m&ms make excellent bribing tools when potty training. But now that your baby is no longer a baby (although he still may act that way from time to time), there is a whole new set of instructi

Primary topic: Parenting

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By Carol Tavris and Elliot AronsonApr 28, 20091 topic

Daughters in Danger

As you may recall from your own teenage years, separating from one's parents is a vital, and healthy, part of growing up. All well and good. But the question is this: as your daughters move away from YOU, who exactly are they moving TOWARDS? And more importantly, are those people taking them someplace you want them to go?nnFor various societal and biological reasons, teenage girls run a higher risk of achieving victim status than teenage boys. They are often conflict-avoiding

Primary topic: Parenting

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By Carol Tavris and Elliot AronsonApr 28, 20091 topic

Premonitions: Making Money with the Mind

"If people have the ability to sense the future, why aren't they rich?" This is one of the most frequent questions I've been asked by readers of my book The Power of Premonitions. The fact is, some are very rich, and they attribute their wealth in part to their ability to sense the future. As Bill Gates says, "Sometimes, you have to rely on intuition." Or as Oprah states, "My business skills have come from being guided by my inner self -- my intuition." And as Donald Trump ad

Primary topic: Spiritual Guides

Spiritual Guides

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By Carol Tavris and Elliot AronsonApr 28, 20091 topic

Premonitions and Spirituality

Spirituality involves an awareness of being connected with something greater than the individual ego or self. This "something greater" has traditionally been called God, Goddess, Allah, Great Spirit, the Almighty, the Absolute, and many other names. Some consider it as the Universe, or as a sense of infinite order and beauty. Many individuals prefer to attribute no name whatever to it. But whether named or unnamed, the awareness of a connectedness with something greater than

Primary topic: Spiritual Growth

Spiritual Growth

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By Carol Tavris and Elliot AronsonApr 27, 20091 topic

May: Vinegar Month

"It is better to be preserved in vinegar than to rot in honey."n--E. Cobham BrewernnAlthough the fine folks in Roslyn, South Dakota hold an International Vinegar Festival in June, May is actually National Vinegar Month. However, if you do make it to Roslyn in time, you'll see a mighty fine small-town parade consisting of the Roslyn marching band, children dressed as pickles, the Roslyn Firefighters (in my opinion -- the best part), the guy who mows all of the municipal lawns

Primary topic: Environmental and Green Living

Environmental and Green Living

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By Carol Tavris and Elliot AronsonApr 26, 20091 topic

The Story is in the Details

I am often asked, "What sort of research went into your story to bring it to life so vividly?"nnThe truth is months or even years of research. If I do not acquaint myself with the ins and outs of the periods I write about, how will I take readers back in time with me?nnSo where does an author start the research? What sort of research goes into a novel?nnGustave Flaubert (1821-80), the author of Madame Bovary, wrote, "Le bon Dieu est dans le detail." God is in the details. I f

Primary topic: Writing Tools

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By Carol Tavris and Elliot AronsonApr 26, 20091 topic

7 Great Affirmations for the Unemployed

Lost jobs. Lost homes. Lost hope.nnIt's in the headlines, it's on the news, and it's in our day-to-day conversations with people we care about: family, friends, co-workers, neighbors and people within our spiritual circles. When you're out of work, where do you turn when it seems nobody can help you or those you love?nnFor Tracey and I, and the thousands of people who visit our website everyday, we turn to a power greater than ourselves and we use affirmative prayers.nnBut wh

Primary topic: Affirmations and Positive Affirmations

Affirmations and Positive Affirmations

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By Carol Tavris and Elliot AronsonApr 26, 20091 topic

Rejection is Just an Invitation to Resubmit - Always RSVP

I started writing songs when I was seventeen. This was in the Sixties when life seemed like one opportunity after another, waiting to be fulfilled. I played in a band, and we did original songs, inspired by Dylan, The Beatles, etc. I wanted to record, found a studio through an ad at the back of the Village Voice. I had $600 saved from caddying that bought me twelve hours of studio time. I was off to the races.nnDemo complete, I read the credits on album jackets of the bands I

Primary topic: Writing Tools

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By Carol Tavris and Elliot AronsonApr 26, 20091 topic

Call the Midwife

The cot is ready. A good size washing bowl is available, and gallons of hot water are being boiled downstairs. There is no running hot water in the house and I wonder how they used to manage when there was no water at all. It must have been an all night job, going out to collect it and boiling it up. On what? A range in the kitchen that had to be fuelled all the time, with coal if they could afford it, or driftwood if they couldn't.nnBut I haven't much time to sit and reflect

Primary topic: Pregnancy

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By Carol Tavris and Elliot AronsonApr 26, 20091 topic

What is This Pain?

It starts as tightness in the upper solar plexus. Then it starts to droop like the top of an ice cream cone on a hundred-degree day, eventually melting over everything to form a vague coating of ambivalence. Sometimes it matures into hopelessness and, for some, even depression. The "it" is the yearning for meaning. And it can swallow you whole.nnI started to feel it in my twenties as I struggled to cling to my dream of being a Broadway star while entering what would be my sev

Primary topic: Enlightenment

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By Carol Tavris and Elliot AronsonApr 18, 20091 topic

Motherhood Brings Meaning, But Maybe Not How You Thought It Would

It's long been assumed that motherhood brings meaning to our lives. We guide, love, nurture and support our offspring and sometimes feel appreciated in return -- all elements that can fuel our connectedness and satisfaction in the world. It's easy to find meaningful moments as a mom, but it's when things are tough that it seems we don't know how to interpret what meaning is. What if the greatest reward and meaning of being a mother is the growth our children force us to do?nn

Primary topic: Parenting

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By Carol Tavris and Elliot AronsonApr 18, 20091 topic

The Secrets Unfold with Riddles and Rhymes

We must be open to many levels of reality and ways of looking at reality. Theology, science, history, archeology, and psychology have all been trying to discover the truth about how life evolved and what life is. Science can prove many things about the evolution of our planet and the universe. There have been some good scientific experiments on spirit communication, and I hope that these experiments will continue. However, means of connecting with the world of the spirit cann

Primary topic: Spiritual Growth

Spiritual Growth

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By Carol Tavris and Elliot AronsonApr 18, 20091 topic

Spiritual Experience is for Everyone: Communicate Comfortably with the God of your understanding

You can sit under a tree and meditate or visit your beloved house of worship. You can climb mountains, plant flowers or chop wood for the fire. You can find spiritual experience everywhere as it is within you, no matter who you are.nnWhy do so many people doubt their direct spiritual experiences with the God of their understanding? As you become more comfortable with your relationship to the Divine, you will be of more service to yourself and others. You will also stop giving

Primary topic: Religion

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By Carol Tavris and Elliot AronsonApr 18, 20091 topic

Chapter 7: A Little Girl Makes a Deal with God

When I was a little girl, growing up and going to a Congregational church with my grandmother and later a Presbyterian church with my sister, I saw God as a being who sat in heaven and spoke to me. In other words, my view of God was personified. I was also taught that Jesus Christ was the Son of God and that he died for our sins, and that when Adam and Eve disobeyed God's laws in the Garden of Eden, from that point on all children would be born in sin. It was only through the

Primary topic: Religion

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By Carol Tavris and Elliot AronsonApr 14, 20091 topic

Everyone Can Discover Their Intuitive Gifts

Would you like to use your intuition to make better decisions for yourself, your family and the world? If so here are some tips on dealing with the challenges living an intuitive life brings. Inner guidance can be extremely helpful, so it's worth learning how to overcome the challenges of intuitive living.nnThe Recognition Challenge: Do you ever have a gut feeling that you do not listen to, only to regret it later? If so, it may be that you are not recognizing your intuitive

Primary topic: Intuition

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By Carol Tavris and Elliot AronsonApr 12, 20091 topic

Seven Thoughts on Our First Hell-Ride Through Filmmaking

What follows was written from the IGNORANCE of having only produced and directed one film, and the ARROGANCE of having only produced and directed one film.nn1. Every day is the Cuban Missile Crisis: Your world could blow up.nnShooting an independent film is a radioactive adventure more volatile than a drunken dictator scratching his back with the nuclear joystick. At any moment the entire project could get really TOASTY. Why? Because making a movie is an interdependent relati

Primary topic: Writing Tools

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By Carol Tavris and Elliot AronsonApr 12, 20091 topic

Writing with Four Hands

When shooting a movie, every faculty is humming at its highest frequency. You don't sleep. It's intoxicating. You're operating on the edge of delirium and grandiose promises of immortality. You think that if you do everything right the gift of the gods is attainable. And then it ends. And there you are each morning. Alone again.nnWe were left with an emotional hangover after we finished directing "Touching Home," a movie about us and our father. Less than a year earlier our f

Primary topic: Writing Tools

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By Carol Tavris and Elliot AronsonApr 8, 20091 topic

When the Wheels Come Off

I grew up in the 70's and 80's when parents still told their kids to go outside and play. My friends and I would spend all day in the yard and when we got hot and sweaty enough we'd run to the back patio, open the water spigot on the side of the house and get down on our hands and knees so we could get low enough to turn our mouths up for a drink of water that splashed all over our faces and down our necks. In the evenings I remember seeing my parents shaking their heads as t

Primary topic: Family

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By Carol Tavris and Elliot AronsonApr 8, 20091 topic

Organic Pest and Disease Control

A plant's main enemies are pests (such as rabbits, insects, slugs and snails, and nematodes) and diseases (like fungi, bacteria, and virus). Most can be controlled using ecologically friendly methods. Rather than setting a goal of a pest-free garden, learn how to work with nature to keep problems at an acceptable level. Vigilance is the key to growing good plants; paying close attention to how the plants are growing will pay off. Finding a pest or disease problem in the early

Primary topic: Gardening

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By Carol Tavris and Elliot AronsonApr 7, 20091 topic

Annuals and Biennials

A garden can be quickly filled with color by using annuals and biennials. These plants flower longer than many others and are ideal for filling gaps in a border.nnAlmost any patch of soil can be transformed into a blaze of color in a matter of weeks by planting nursery-grown annuals, or in two or three months with the plants you grow from direct-sown seeds.nnAnnuals are plants that grow, flower, produce seeds, and die in one growing season. The most popular kinds provide a lo

Primary topic: Gardening

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By Carol Tavris and Elliot AronsonApr 7, 20091 topic

How Do You Get Back Up? A Counterintuitive Approach to Thriving in Challenging Times

A while back, I received a distressed email from Ken, a young manager at a high-tech company.nnKen and I had never met, but he had read my first two books and had done his best to apply the ideas and practices of Extreme Leadership to the way he'd led his team. To their culture, their work ethic, their camaraderie. When necessary, Ken told me, they would band together and work hard -- 10 to 20 hours a day at times -- to solve a problem or meet a pressing need. Ken's wife woul

Primary topic: Leadership

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By Carol Tavris and Elliot AronsonApr 6, 20091 topic

Jobs to Be Done When Spring Arrives

Keeping the Ground Clear of WeedsnnBegin weeding as soon as growth appears. Neglecting the job only leads to more work later on if the weeds are allowed to mature and disperse their seeds. Also, weeds flourish in well-prepared soil and deprive the perennials of both nutrients and moisture. Keep a basket nearby, and drop weeds into it as you remove them. If left on moist soil, many of them will reroot. Add the weeds to the compost pile. Once the ground has been cleared of weed

Primary topic: Gardening

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By Carol Tavris and Elliot AronsonMar 29, 20091 topic

Go Organic to Shrink Your Gardening Budget

Saving the Earth and protecting children and pets from dangerous chemicals are the reasons most gardeners cite for giving up pesticides and synthetic fertilizers, but guess what? Making the switch to organic gardening methods will save you money too! Here are six examples of how going organic will put money back in your pocket.nn**Plant veggies, spend less on doctor bills. A recent article by a Texas research biochemist summarizes some bad news: many scientific studies show t

Primary topic: Personal Finance

Personal Finance

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By Carol Tavris and Elliot AronsonMar 29, 20091 topic

The Energy of the Financial Meltdown

We are in a time of financial crisis. People are anxious. People are seeking solutions. People are scared. With all of this activity, tremendous bursts of energy are being expended, some positive but mostly negative.nnBut the energy that we project into the cosmos is not an isolated event. Your energy and my energy either merge or conflict. All of the negative energy that is coming from you and from me and from everyone else from our anxiety, only increases the negative energ

Primary topic: Anxiety

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By Carol Tavris and Elliot AronsonMar 29, 20091 topic

You've Got Males

The mother of boys can't help but think, once in a while, of those female characters in children's literature who find themselves in all-male households: Snow White, looming large over the irrepressible dwarfs, or Wendy Darling, placed in a freakishly early state of pseudo-motherhood. I was neither coerced onto my island of boys, nor did I somehow lose my bearings and wind up there by mistake. And yet somehow I have found myself wondering at times how I found myself in this f

Primary topic: Family

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By Carol Tavris and Elliot AronsonMar 29, 20091 topic

This Land is Their Land

My fourteen-year-old son and his friends travel the streets of the city like Oliver Twist and the Artful Dodger and co. -- not ripping off people's wallets and purses, but just hanging out in an excitable, ragged crowd, thrilled to be together and thrilled to be wandering, and certainly in no hurry to come home. When I told a friend about my son's new freedom, she replied, "That's why we live in the city, right? So our kids can have that urban, independent experience."nnBut t

Primary topic: Parenting

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By Carol Tavris and Elliot AronsonMar 29, 20091 topic

Mothers of Contention and the Mommy Wars

What will become of the mommy wars in the flailing economy? My fantasy (and it is just a fantasy) is that they will eventually fade into obscurity like, say, the Punic Wars -- relics from a past that seems to have taken place a very long time ago. The idea of working mothers pitted against non-working mothers in a sort of mud-wrestling championship -- in which the winner gets what, exactly? -- has a kind of luxury about it that many people, whether they work or not, suddenly

Primary topic: Parenting

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By Carol Tavris and Elliot AronsonMar 25, 20091 topic

Unsticking an Idea

Since Made to Stick came out, many anxious people have asked us, "How do I unstick a sticky idea?" They want to unstick a rumor about their company or a false perception of a particular product. They want to unstick whispered mistruths about political candidates. Once, we were even asked, "How would you unstick Paris Hilton?"nnOur answer on that last one was a bit slow in coming. We finally admitted, "You can't." There's no Goo Gone for ideas. Sticky ideas stick. There are mi

Primary topic: Business Coach and Business Coaching

Business Coach and Business Coaching

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By Carol Tavris and Elliot AronsonMar 23, 20091 topic

Sharing Your Stories

Have you ever noticed, when you teach, that the moment you start sharing a personal story with your students, they instantly snap to attention? You understand the value of stories. But some teachers don't insert many stories into their lessons, because they're worried that they don't have gripping stories to tell, or that they aren't good storytellers. So maybe it's worth identifying which kinds of stories are effective in making ideas stick. The answer is this: virtually any

Primary topic: Business Consulting

Business Consulting

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By Carol Tavris and Elliot AronsonMar 19, 20091 topic

"Honor Killing" and Islam

The American Muslim community is reeling from news of the horrific beheading of Aasiya Hassan, allegedly by her husband Muzzammil Hassan. They were respected members of the community and co-founded BridgesTV, a television network ironically dedicated to fighting negative stereotypes of Muslims. As one of the first Muslims to succeed as a writer in Hollywood, I have been interviewed several times on BridgesTV and was delighted by the professionalism and media savvy of its staf

Primary topic: Religion

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By Carol Tavris and Elliot AronsonMar 18, 20091 topic

There Are Times When You Should Move On

Sometimes we have to be patient and sometimes we have to get moving. Wisdom is knowing which time is which and when to do what. I know, easier said than done. But we all know when we've exhausted certain possibilities -- and quite possibly ourselves -- in the course of finding out. Wouldn't it be great to know everything first?nnThat could save a lot of time. One way is to train your brain to do some assessing first. Do the "scenario" test: What if I quit this job, what would

Primary topic: Business Coach and Business Coaching

Business Coach and Business Coaching

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By Carol Tavris and Elliot AronsonMar 18, 20091 topic

Environmental Sustainability -- Still a Business Imperative

Who cares about greening business when the economy is deteriorating? You do, if you are a corporate leader with your eye on the horizon. Yes, even though 2008 was a global economic reset, environmental sustainability remains a powerful strategy -- in operations, supply chain, human resources, product management, and marketing -- for 2009 and beyond. nnDeclining markets and lack of credit challenge companies on every level. These pressing issues may temporarily mask the urgenc

Primary topic: Environmental and Green Living

Environmental and Green Living

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By Carol Tavris and Elliot AronsonMar 17, 20091 topic

Tips for Healthier Eating for Stuck-in-Their-Ways Adults

Are you stuck in a food rut and having a hard time changing to healthier eating habits? If you want to make lasting changes to the way you eat, you need a plan. Follow these steps for changing an unhealthy behavior into a healthy one:nn1. List your behaviors that you think are unhealthy. For example, maybe you eat too fast, or snack throughout the day instead of eating regular meals, or eat whenever you're under stress.nn2. Choose one behavior that you would like to change. (

Primary topic: Cooking and Recipes

Cooking and Recipes

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By Carol Tavris and Elliot AronsonMar 16, 20091 topic

Tips for Helping Children Eat Healthy

Helping kids eat a healthy diet doesn't have to be difficult. Here are 12 tips:nn1. Make it fun. Serve broccoli and other veggies with a favorite fat-free dip or sauce. Cut foods into various shapes with cookie cutters.nn2. Recruit your child's help. At the grocery store, ask your child to help you select fruits, vegetables, and other healthy foods. Don't buy anything that you don't want your child to eat. At home, let your child help choose what to eat, and also help you rin

Primary topic: Nutrition

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By Carol Tavris and Elliot AronsonMar 11, 20091 topic

God Love Ed McBain and Evan Hunter Too

Before I was introduced to Ed McBain I knew Evan Hunter. His book Blackboard Jungle had riveted me and I'd been scared out of my wits by The Birds for which he wrote the screenplay.n nI met him through his son Richard, when I was seventeen in my senior year in High School. That was the year my parents moved from a very modest garden apartment where if you could afford to own one, your car was Chevy or Ford American, to a nice home with our own backyard, in the tony town of Be

Primary topic: Motivation

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By Carol Tavris and Elliot AronsonMar 2, 20091 topic

Tweet Etiquette

Every conversation has rules. We know not to interrupt someone when they're talking. We know not to use bad language when we talk. We know not to talk too loudly.nnAnd we know too how and when to break all of the rules.nnExactly the same is true for a Twitter conversation. The site hasn't been around for long, but Twitterers have already tried to figure out something like a Twittering etiquette.nnSome of those etiquette rules are smart, sensible, and should always be followed

Primary topic: Communication Skills and Training

Communication Skills and Training

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By Carol Tavris and Elliot AronsonFeb 22, 20091 topic

Top 10 List of Tips for Making Your Ideas Stick

Tip 1: Break expectations. Your audience will walk in with certain assumptions about your message. If you believe those assumptions are mistaken, you've got to confront them directly. Effective teachers do this well. Imagine an eight-grade science class: "The earth feels pretty solid, right? But it turns out that the surface of the earth rides on large moving plates, and if we understand how they move, we can understand the shape of the continents on the globe and we can unde

Primary topic: Business Opportunities

Business Opportunities

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By Carol Tavris and Elliot AronsonFeb 22, 20091 topic

Sticky Brain Teasers

Test the Curse of Knowledge With Tappers and ListenersnnTake a song like "The Star-Spangled Banner" and tap out the rhythm to a friend on a table. Ask your friend to listen and guess the name of the song. Do you think your friend will guess right?nnA 1990 study on this experiment showed that listeners guessed only 2.5 percent of the songs (3 out of 120 attempted). Before the listeners guessed the song, the tappers were asked to predict if the listeners would guess correctly.

Primary topic: Learning

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By Carol Tavris and Elliot AronsonFeb 22, 20091 topic

What's up Wittgenstein?

Wherever I go in the English speaking world someone will say something in words that are completely familiar but leave me scratching my head wondering "What the hell is he talking about?"n nTake the expression "What's up?"n nThe traditional answers are often one of several that have been easy to wrap my head around? There's the old ubiquitous NY evasive favorite, answer a question with a question, "Ey! What's up?" Which I always feel is an invitation to ask no further. Also i

Primary topic: Writing Tools

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By Carol Tavris and Elliot AronsonFeb 22, 20091 topic

Causes of Learning Disabilities

Currently, there are no known causes for learning disabilities. Recent brain research using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has linked the origins of dyslexia to the brain, but we have yet to determine with certainty what causes the garden-variety learning disability we have been seeing crop up in schools across the country. In almost every book, article, research study, Web page, and film I have ever seen on learning disabilities, the problem always resides in the child, an

Primary topic: Learning

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By Carol Tavris and Elliot AronsonFeb 22, 20091 topic

Parent-Teacher-Student Partnership

The conversation about changing our minds, our schools, and our nation to a paradigm that focuses on strengths begins with parents and teachers. Parents, teachers, and students can begin to form a strength alliance between the home and the school. If you are a parent and use this book at home, share it with your school. Likewise, if you are a teacher and practice these exercises and philosophies with your students, waste no time in sharing them with your students' parents. He

Primary topic: Parenting

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By Carol Tavris and Elliot AronsonFeb 22, 20091 topic

The Strengths Code

In the early years, parents can do four things to set the stage for a child's self-discovery:nn * Record observations of preferences, quirks, and choices n * Stimulate imagination through creative playn * Create rich memories with tradition and ritual n * Model positive attitudes and positive approaches to lifennIt's never too early for you to begin molding your child's memories and his imaginations. A positive environment will give your child a sense of security and confiden

Primary topic: Learning

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By Carol Tavris and Elliot AronsonFeb 22, 20091 topic

Discover Your Children's Strengths

Parent-Teacher Conferences, A Time to Celebrate StrengthsnnIt is parent-teacher conference time and you arranged your schedule three months in advance to attend. If you are like most parents, you feel a certain amount of anxiety around this event. You attend hoping there won't be any surprises and that you won't discover that your child is experiencing any difficulties. Unfortunately, most parent-teacher conferences focus on grades rather than children, with the primary goal

Primary topic: Child Development

Child Development

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By Carol Tavris and Elliot AronsonFeb 22, 20091 topic

Balancing the Strengths-Weakness Equation

For too long, we have focused on weaknesses at school. We believe that children will get ahead when we spent most time on the areas where they are most challenged. The problem with this notion is that it is a one-sided or half-baked approach to education. In the long run, children don't make their biggest contribution in their areas of weakness. Children overcome weakness, but they rarely excel in them or end up building their lives work around activities that make them feel

Primary topic: Child Development

Child Development

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By Carol Tavris and Elliot AronsonFeb 11, 20091 topic

The Obama Effect

During a recent segment on an ESPN sports show, Andre Iguodala of the Philadelphia 76ers was being interviewed by one of the show's reporters. As the hour wound down, the in-studio host asked Mr. Iguodala, "Why did you do the interview outside? It's so cold, and you're not even wearing a hat." Iguodala replied, "Hey that's how President Obama did it -- in the cold with no hat. I have to step it up."n nIguodala then went on to mention how excited he was about President Obama,

Primary topic: Transformation

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By Carol Tavris and Elliot AronsonFeb 3, 20091 topic

How the Best Leaders Build Trust

Almost everywhere we turn, trust is on the decline. Trust in our culture at large, in our institutions, and in our companies is significantly lower than a generation ago. Research shows that only 49% of employees trust senior management, and only 28% believe CEOs are a credible source of information. Consider the loss of trust and confidence in the financial markets today. Indeed, "trust makes the world go ‘round," and right now we're experiencing a crisis of trust. Thi

Primary topic: Leadership

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