Lake Superior State University in Michigan publishes a list of words each year they think should be eliminated because of overuse, mis-use or general uselessness. http://www.lssu.edu/banished/current.php This year’s list includes: “shovel-ready” “transparent/transparency” “czar” “friend” as a verb “teachable moment” “in these economic times” “stimulus” “toxic assets” “to big to fail” “app” Combination of words like [...]
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I recently read the book “What Americans Really Want … Really” by Frank Luntz. In Part 3 of the book (Who we are as Individuals) the author states that “The only safe generalization about Americans today is that ‘how they look’ is no longer an indication of ‘how they act’.” The has used ‘psychographic analysis’ [...]
YEAR END REFLECTION
It has been my practice for over 25 years to use the week between Christmas and New Years to do some life reflection. I usually block out a day to do this. I look review and refine my personal: Mission Core Values Roles My Life Timeline and Major Events journal I also decide on my [...]
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