by Michael Parise | Jul 30, 2012
Tell me about your problems. Don’t many of us wish to hear that as an opening line to a conversation? Who among us is not at times hungry for someone to listen to the obstacles we’re encountering in life? But some of us do nothing but talk or think about our...
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by Michael Parise | Jul 19, 2012
What have you done for me lately? How often we imagine our boss saying that to us? What if we heard it from our significant other, our kids or our friends? Being judged by our performance of tasks is not always unusual or unfair. This is the norm in a world where...
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by Michael Parise | Jul 9, 2012
Want to hurt a guy? Call him adequate! Nothing upsets a man more than feeling simply adequate: as a worker, as a parent, as a lover. And if he loses his job, his children, or his lover, he frequently feels trapped and depressed because now he is even less than...
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by Michael Parise | Jul 7, 2012
There is often a negative stereotype about cheerleaders being vapid air heads who say nice things in order to quell rebellion and discontent in the ranks. “Go team!” Most people can see through mindless parroting of a company’s party line and just ignore it. A more...
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by Michael Parise | Jun 25, 2012
Ever feel judged by someone? Have you ever made a judgment about someone, including yourself? Good! Then you’re a normal human being! Judgment is nothing more than a personal opinion and if we are going to live in society, in community, we are going to be judged. ...
