Media: Trick or Treat?

In general, “media” refers to various collective means of communication: television, radio, print and digital are different types of media. Media is not a person. Media is a vast grouping of individuals. Your experience with the “media” was, is or will...
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Tale of Two Students: Which Path Will You Take?

ARecently I had the opportunity to work with two high school seniors. Both were stellar students with great GPA and ACT scores. One had a great outcome and the other, not so much. This is really the tale of preparation...
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I Can’t Believe It’s Been 13 Years

Tonight was my dad’s yahrtzeit, the Jewish anniversary of his passing. It’s hard to believe it has been 13 years since I sat beside his bed and talked to him the night before he slipped into a non-reversible coma. For...
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Are You Ready to Make a Decision? Probably Not

You may think you want to make a decision, are ready to make a decision, or “should” make a decision.  Probably Not. Often people think they are in the decision making phase or want to be in the decision making...
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What the Holocaust and Women of Color Have to do With You

Up until Sunday’s boring Emmy telecast, I thought Sally Field’s 1985 acceptance speech would go down in history as the most memorable. When Field won her second Oscar for the drama Places in the Heart, the actress, then 38, ecstatically declared, “I can’t deny...
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What to Look for in Debate #3. Why should you watch?

Years and years ago I interviewed a “car salesman” for a sales job in another profession.  I remember his hesitation to leave his profession of selling cars.  It was way before the Internet. Even then rarely did anyone pay the full...
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