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Empathy: Are You or Aren’t You Empathetic? (And Why It Matters)

September 12, 2013 by Ocean Palmer Leave a Comment

If we define empathy as the ability to relate strongly to the emotions of others, the obvious question is, “Why does it matter?” Human emotions run a spectrum of glad to sad, enveloping things like pain, sorrow, fear, desire, ambition, and feelings. We experience these things, as do others. Empathy links us together. Family therapist […]

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10 More Late Summer Movie Reviews

September 6, 2013 by Ocean Palmer Leave a Comment

6 September 2013 People who write movie scripts tend to watch a lot of films and are rarely shy about sharing an opinion. I am one of them. Listed below are one-sentence reviews for 10 recent and current films, each judged by my famous “5-finger” scoring system. Ratings: 5 fingers = a great film easily […]

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Charlie Chaplin & Diana Nyad’s Secret to Success

September 5, 2013 by Ocean Palmer Leave a Comment

September 2013 While millions of Americans spent the Labor Day weekend doing as little as possible, aging contrarian Diana Nyad decided to swim from Cuba to Key West. When she finally arrived and staggered onto the beach of America’s hottest city 2 1/2 days after cannonballing into Havana Harbor, she looked like, well, […]

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“How Can We?” vs. “Can’t Because…”

September 5, 2013 by Ocean Palmer Leave a Comment

One of the keys to a consistently happy life is choosing its best approach. This awareness — that choice exists — is an acquired intuitive deduction because of our upbringing. During our formative years our parents and guardians make our decisions for us, usually by mandate. They tell us what we can and cannot do, […]

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7 Tips for Writing A (Good) Short Film

September 3, 2013 by Ocean Palmer Leave a Comment

One of the wonderful joys of an affordable digital camera is the opportunity it brings for anyone with ambition and an idea to film his or her own movie short. A friend of mine teaches a cinematography class and his student currently face their final exam, the culmination of the program curriculum: combining everything they […]

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“Bonefish” Movie Project: Information About the Open Casting Call

August 17, 2013 by Ocean Palmer 2 Comments

We will have the first open casting call for our feature motion picture “Bonefish” (The Galloping Ghost of Bimini) on Wednesday, August 28 at Bimini Big Game Club in Alice Town, North Bimini, Bahamas. Interested folks can fly to the island from Fort Lauderdale (FLL to BIM) on either a commercial airline or the more […]

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Common Traits of Unlikeable People

August 17, 2013 by Ocean Palmer 38 Comments

part 2 of 2 (part 1 dealt with “Likeable Traits”) Shared below is a robust list of “unlikeable traits” largely created by one of my recent business classes. As you read these, remember that these words describe perceptions. The learning point is vital: While we tend to judge ourselves by our intentions . . . […]

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Common Traits of Likeable People

August 15, 2013 by Ocean Palmer 4 Comments

part 1 of 2 (note: part 2 will cover “Unlikeable Traits”) I recently worked with a client company where the curriculum turned from the topic of first impressions to likeability. As a group exercise I asked the class to develop of list of likeable traits. They listed 19. I added a few. Shown below is […]

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The Good, the Bad, & the Horrendous: 21 movie reviews, 1 sentence each

August 14, 2013 by Ocean Palmer Leave a Comment

August 14, 2013 People who write movie scripts tend to watch a lot of them and are never shy of sharing an opinion. Listed below are one-sentence reviews for 21 recent and current films, each judged by my “5-finger” scoring system. Ratings: 5 fingers = a great film easily worth the money. 4 fingers = […]

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The 3 Rules of Good Coaching

August 8, 2013 by Ocean Palmer Leave a Comment

Inspiration for this column comes from revisiting the teaching tenets of legendary Baltimore Oriole baseball coach Cal Ripken, Senior. Cal Senior was with the franchise as player, coach, manager, and scout for 36 years. He was hugely responsible for the Baltimore Orioles’ sustained excellence during the franchise’s glory years. He created and taught developing players […]

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