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November Movies: 20 Reviews in One Sentence Each

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It is truly the holiday season for film buffs, as more movies are released into theaters. Some are future Oscar winners while others are money grabs of disappointing quality. Here are November’s 20 films, each rated on a scale ranging from zero to five, with zero representing The Dreaded Fist of Badness — a film so bad we […]

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Trump’s Shocking Victory: How to Accept it Quickly

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Bombastic self-promoting businessman Donald Trump’s stunning upset victory in the United States presidential election was, for hundreds of millions around the world, somewhat unsettling. While opponent Hillary Clinton earned a slim preference in the cumulative popular vote, Trump’s electoral college advantage (290-232) was decisive. Combined with Trump’s Republican party regaining control of both the House of Representatives and U. S. Senate, the next […]

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Mindfulness: Finding & Protecting the Best Version of You

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With more than half of voting Americans feeling stress from the current political mayhem we are forced to endure, it’s easier than any time since the Great Recession to get so lost in emotional noise we lose track of happiness and contentment. This, of course, begs the question, “What can we do to get back to, and maintain, […]

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The Impact of Technology on Behavior & Happiness: video promo clip

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My new book is out and the reviews have been outstanding, which is a big relief since I invested 18 months and 1,500+ hours figuring this stuff out. Acceptance, of course, is every writer’s giant question mark: Will readers feel they have gotten their time and money’s worth? In the case of “The Impact of Technology on […]

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PRESS RELEASE: “The Impact of Technology on Behavior & Happiness”

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Press Release  for “The Impact” Thrilled the book is finally here and tremendously proud to share the hard work. Click the link below for the press release to learn more. press-release-the-impact-12oct16 I have added this intellectual property into my corporate and collegiate teaching portfolio. These highly interactive sessions are perfect for executive retreats, corporate meetings, customer […]

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“The Impact of Technology” … and A Most Intriguing Interview Queston

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The Single Incident   I was asked recently during lunch with a meeting planner what single incident inspired me to research and write The Impact of Technology on Behavior & Happiness. Since that was a new one — I had never been asked that one before — I had to think about the answer. A vivid, colorful slide show flashed […]

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10 September Movie Reviews … One Sentence Each

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As summer transitions to autumn we are typically see increasingly better movies. Below are 10 September film reviews, rated on a scale from 0 (“The Dreaded Fist of Badness”) up to the “high 5.” High-fivers are outstanding films you do not want to miss. Films rated two or below are not worth paying to see, a three-rating is professional entertainment, and […]

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Summer movie reviews: 26 films, one sentence each

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As summer unfolds we are typically rewarded with better movies. Three of the 26 reviews below earn my top score, a “high-5”, a 5-finger rating. Sprinkled in are a few duds that feature worse storytelling than Ryan Lochte’s fable to the Brazilian police. Below are 26 film reviews from July and August, each summarized in a single sentence. Films are rated on […]

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Ocean Palmer Sales Excellence: A Quick Whiteboard Explainer

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Sales Excellence: The Core of My Work I despise the term “sales training” as a descriptor for what I do because my work is unique, people-centric, and research-based. I frequently opine to those who call it ‘training’ that I am not a trainer because you train dogs and train seals, but my work is different: I develop people. Salespeople are my specialty: […]

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