Academic Writing… Does Education Pay? 18 Jan 201118 Jan 2011 Yes, college requires work. Does it pay off? Here's what the Bureau of Labor Statistics has to say about it: That's for full-time workers at least 25 years old. The…
Academic Writing… “I Have a Dream” for Writers 17 Jan 20119 Feb 2011 Today you'll probably hear the voice of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. And it will probably begin, "I have a dream!" I recently shared his entire speech from the March…
Brain… Favorite Resolution: Breathe 3 Jan 20113 Jan 2011 Breathe. Cheap goal, right? You breathe or you die. Try not to and your brain stem pulls out the override. Just because you're alive, doesn't mean you know how to…
Business Communications… Writing pain is not forever 30 Dec 20101 Jan 2011 Rocket scientist Joe Williams has this to say about high school writing: "Frankly, I hated it. I found it so formulaic and forced and stifling that I hated it with…
Brain… Want to be smarter this decade? 29 Dec 201029 Dec 2010 As a child, I often heard that brain cells did not replace themselves, that intelligence was a matter of genetics, that you couldn't teach old dogs new tricks, and that…
Business Communications… Friday Flick: Validation 17 Dec 201030 Jun 2024 Click on the image to access the 17-minute film, "Validation," a fable about more than the magic of free parking.
Change the World… Matching Opposites 13 Dec 201029 Dec 2010 I know a beautiful woman, one of the last victims of polio, who ended up with one foot two sizes smaller than the other. So whenever she buys shoes, she…
College… Txt Translation 6 Dec 20105 Jan 2011 Who says today’s college students can’t write? With texting, messaging, chatting, blogging, and social media updating, you write all day and half the night. What you need is a handy…