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Why Personality, Intelligence and Hard Work are Not a Recipe for Success

The American dream is founded on the belief that anyone, regardless of social or economic status, can become successful, given intelligence, a good personality, hard work and perseverance. This belief has permeated American culture since its founding, and persists until today, despite evidence that it is more a myth than…

Success

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Why Personality, Intelligence and Hard Work are Not a Recipe for Success
Why Personality, Intelligence and Hard Work are Not a Recipe for Success
Success

16 min read


2 days ago

The Downfall of Leaders: How Unethical and Amoral Behavior Leads to Failure

Leaders are responsible for setting goals, making decisions, and ensuring the success of their teams. However, leaders can fail, and their downfall can have significant consequences for both themselves and their organizations. One of the most common reasons for leadership failure is unethical and amoral behavior. Leaders play a crucial…

Unethical Leaders

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The Downfall of Leaders: How Unethical and Amoral Behavior Leads to Failure
The Downfall of Leaders: How Unethical and Amoral Behavior Leads to Failure
Unethical Leaders

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Published in Age of Awareness

·6 days ago

Mindful Leadership: How Cultivating Mindfulness Can Benefit Organizations and Society

Mindfulness practices have moved into the workplace and become a key leadership and organizational development strategy. Mindfulness has developed through thousands of years of cultural evolution as an antidote to the natural habits of our hearts and minds that make life difficult. Mindfulness holds the promise not only for reducing…

Mindfulness

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Mindful Leadership: How Cultivating Mindfulness Can Benefit Organizations and Society
Mindful Leadership: How Cultivating Mindfulness Can Benefit Organizations and Society
Mindfulness

12 min read


Mar 19

Remembering an Unjust War

How will we remember the Iraq War? First to make a declaration. I am a pacifist and against all wars. It’s an illusion to view them in terms of winners and losers. Everyone loses, particularly the civilians. I have had personal experience with war, as my family were prisoners of…

Iraq War

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Remembering an Unjust War
Remembering an Unjust War
Iraq War

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Published in Age of Awareness

·Mar 15

Building Positive Character in Children and Adolescents

In recent times there has been widespread discontent and criticism of the leaders of institutions and organizations. The vast majority of the criticisms have not been about leaders’ competence or skills. …

Good Character

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Building Positive Character in Children and Adolescents
Building Positive Character in Children and Adolescents
Good Character

14 min read


Mar 13

Perfectionism Harms You More Than It Helps You

“Reaching for the stars, perfectionists may end up clutching at air,” famous psychologist David Burns warned.” There’s a strong probability you’re a perfectionist if you’ve ever sobbed over receiving a B+ or coming in second place. Because they insist on having high expectations and work tirelessly to satisfy them, perfectionists…

Perfectionism

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Perfectionism Harms You More Than It Helps You
Perfectionism Harms You More Than It Helps You
Perfectionism

22 min read


Mar 10

Let’s Park by the Lake: How SUVs are Destroying Nature

You’ve certainly seen this advertisement or social media video before: an SUV or light truck racing down a winding gravel road in the wilderness or parked right by the lake or on the beach. These kinds of vehicles are supposed to be “great” in conquering or dominating nature.

Suvs

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Let’s Park by the Lake: How SUVs are Destroying Nature
Let’s Park by the Lake: How SUVs are Destroying Nature
Suvs

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Mar 7

How “Less is More” Can Solve our Inequality and Climate Change Problems

This is a long read, but I wanted to cover the topic thoroughly because it’s so important. Much of the focus on solutions to economic inequality and disastrous climate change has focused on alternative strategies; for example, electric cars instead of gasoline-powered cars or raising the standard of living in…

Less Is More

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How “Less is More” Can Solve our Inequality and Climate Change Problems
How “Less is More” Can Solve our Inequality and Climate Change Problems
Less Is More

30 min read


Feb 22

The Ageism Tsunami

Cruel jokes about the elderly are everywhere. We need to face our ageism tsunami and change our attitudes and policies about growing older. If you watch Saturday Night Live or other TV comedy shows, there’s been an increasing number and frequency of jokes about elderly people, depicting their declining cognitive…

Ageism

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The Ageism Tsunami
The Ageism Tsunami
Ageism

38 min read


Feb 19

The Rise of American Authoritarianism

There are disturbing signs that America’s strength as a democracy has weakened because of significant support for authoritarianism and an autocratic President Donald Trump. …

Authoritarianism

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The Rise of American Authoritarianism
The Rise of American Authoritarianism
Authoritarianism

51 min read

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Ray Williams

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Author/ Executive Coach-Helping People Live Better Lives and Serve Others

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