Make Your Own Rules—Failure in All Success

Posted June 24th, 2010 by Carroll King Schuller

Being a “failure” was not widely considered bad until the Great Depression.    Until that moment in history, people’s identities were more fluid.   “Oh well, he wasn’t a good...

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Outsource Your Chores

Posted June 18th, 2010 by Carroll King Schuller

In a recent article in the Wall Street Journal, columnist Alina Dizik  writes about outsourcing your chores. At first she was skeptical.  Would it work?  What information would she have to...

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Life Lessons from the World Cup

Posted June 11th, 2010 by Carroll King Schuller

Much of this week’s sports news centers on the opening of the World Cup, and I love it!  Not because I’m a particularly keen sports fan, but because the games are an amazing celebration...

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Week-in-review: Practicing the Space Walk

Posted June 3rd, 2010 by Carroll King Schuller

Yesterday marked the 45th anniversary of the first American space walk. The space walker, astronaut Ed White, was on the Gemini IV mission. He described it as the happiest time of his life —...

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What Myers-Briggs Can’t Tell You about Your Strengths

Posted June 3rd, 2010 by Carroll King Schuller

Some people use personality profiles to gain insights that will help them choose or change careers, but are these tests really helpful? In the midst of a time of great searching and struggle, reading...

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