February 2012
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Stress Management 101
Repeat as necessary.
Feb 21st
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Feb 21st
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Some days are like this ...
Feb 21st
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Thought for the day
“Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking the moment and making the best of it, without knowing what’s going to happen next. Delicious ambiguity.” - Gilda Radner
Feb 20th
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Prescription for writers' block
My prescription for writer’s block is to face the fact that there is no such thing. It’s an invented condition, a literary version of the judicial “abuse excuse.” Writing well is difficult, but one can always write something. And then, with a lot of work, make it better. It’s a question of having enough will and ambition, not of hoping to evade this mysterious...
Feb 20th
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Stress Management 101
Repeat as necessary.
Feb 20th
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Feb 20th
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Some days are like this ...
Feb 20th
Feb 20th
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Thought for the day
“You can’t talk your way out of a situation you behave yourself into.” Stephen Covey
Feb 19th
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Have a passion!
Whenever I ask students to give a speech/talk/presentation in class, I encourage them to choose a topic that excites them.  That way, they’re less likely to lose interest during the research and preparation process, and they’ll be a lot more dynamic when they deliver the presentation.  I explain that they’re being given a pulpit and an audience, so it’s a great opportunity...
Feb 19th
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Stress Management 101
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Feb 19th
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Feb 19th
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Some days are like this ...
Feb 19th
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Thought for the day
“Stock your mind, stock your mind. You might be poor, your shoes might be broken, but your mind is a palace.”  ― Frank McCourt
Feb 18th
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Valuable treasure
“Anything that you learn becomes your wealth, a wealth that cannot be taken away from you; whether you learn it in a building called school or in the school of life. To learn something new is a timeless pleasure and a valuable treasure. And not all things that you learn are taught to you, but many things that you learn you realize you have taught yourself.”   ― C. JoyBell C.
Feb 18th
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Stress Management 101
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Feb 18th
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Feb 18th
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Some days are like this ...
Feb 18th
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Thought for the day
‎”It is a common experience that a problem difficult at night is resolved in the morning after the committee of sleep has worked on it.” John Steinbeck
Feb 17th
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