Old Consultants Never Die - A Friday Fill in the Blank
By Michelle Malay Carter on June 5, 2008
Old accountants never die, they just lose their balance.
Old chemists never die, they just fail to react.
Old cosmologists never die, they just go to another world.
Old doctors never die, they just lose their patience.
Old dynamicists never die, they just lose their attraction.
Old electricians never die, they just lose their energy.
Old lawyers never die, they just [...]
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Being True to Yourself is Hard Work
By Michelle Malay Carter on June 2, 2008
Wouldn’t it be great to:
1. be who we are
2. to be accepted
Why do we so often have to sacrifice one for the other?
Is Who We Are Who We’ve Become?
It’s unfortunate but, we all suffer at the hands of the cultures within which we travel - our family, our church, our workplace, our society. We [...]
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Memorial Day in the United States
By Michelle Malay Carter on May 26, 2008
Today is Memorial Day in the US.
I honor and appreciate all who have given their lives for my freedom.
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What Shape is a Watermelon? A Friday Funny
By Michelle Malay Carter on May 23, 2008
Oval you say? Not always.
Watermelons, though tasty, are quite difficult to deal with in terms of shipping and storing. They create a lot of “wasted space” in stores and refrigerators.
Not in Japan! Much to the pleasure of Japanese retailers and consumers alike, some innovative farmers started growing watermelons in boxes, and ta-da, square watermelons. Which, [...]
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Blogwear from Social Media Butterfly
By Michelle Malay Carter on May 22, 2008
Nathania Johnson, while with Bold Interactive, was instrumental in helping make Mission Minded Management a reality. She has spread her wings and flown into new pursuits to include creating a line of Social Media Wear.
Her line includes 11 themes. My favorites are:
Social Media Butterfly
I Think, Therefore, I Blog
Social Media Schmoozer
She’s a wise woman. Although there [...]
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Five Degrees of Separation - A Friday Funny
By Michelle Malay Carter on May 16, 2008
An oldie but goodie for this graduation season:
–A graduate with a Science degree asks, “Why does it work?”
–A graduate with an Engineering degree asks, “How does it work?”
–A graduate with an Accounting degree asks, “How much will it cost?”
–A graduate with a Law degree asks, “Are you sure beyond a reasonable doubt?”
–A graduate with a [...]
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Cognitive Surplus Gone Bad at San Diego State
By Michelle Malay Carter on May 13, 2008
I guess the demands of the college life and fraternity membership aren’t enough to keep all students occupied.
High cognitive capacity + Character issues = Trouble
Undercover agents busted 128 suspected drug dealers at San Diego State University last week.
Even Criminals Use Work Levels
During the investigation, agents posing as students found their way to Fraternity Row. [...]
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Is Self Awareness for the Dogs? A Friday Funny
By Michelle Malay Carter on April 17, 2008
If self awareness is not your strong suit, perhaps you can take comfort in being more sophisticated than this dog. He doesn’t recognize his back paw as his own and steadfastly defends his bone against the furry intruder.
Take 40 seconds out for a laugh today.
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Know Thyself
By Michelle Malay Carter on April 14, 2008
This is a continuation of my last post where I asserted that you really cannot be anything you want to be, and believing that you can be anything will leave you either depressed or judgmental.
It Begins in Childhood
The work of children is to figure out the world - to understand it physically and relationally.
Their work is [...]
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Can We Really Be Anything We Want to Be?
By Michelle Malay Carter on April 13, 2008
A quote on David Zinger’s blog got me thinking.
Ninety percent of the world’s woe comes from people not knowing themselves, their abilities, their frailties, and even their real virtues. Most of us go almost all the way through life as complete strangers to ourselves ~ Sydney J. Harris
Is this because self discovery is unnecessary if [...]
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