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 … [Read more...]
Trump’s Shocking Victory: How to Accept it Quickly
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 … [Read more...]
October Movie Reviews: 18 in a Single Sentence Each
It's been fun easing into the fall and winter film season as more movies are released into theaters and some earn their well deserved accolades. Here are this month's 18, each rated on a zero to five scale, with zero representing The Dreaded Fist … [Read more...]
Mindfulness: Finding & Protecting the Best Version of You
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, … [Read more...]
The Impact of Technology on Behavior & Happiness: video promo clip
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 … [Read more...]
PRESS RELEASE: “The Impact of Technology on Behavior & Happiness”
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 … [Read more...]
“The Impact of Technology” … and A Most Intriguing Interview Queston
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 … [Read more...]
10 September Movie Reviews … One Sentence Each
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 … [Read more...]
Summer movie reviews: 26 films, one sentence each
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 … [Read more...]
Ocean Palmer Sales Excellence: A Quick Whiteboard Explainer
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 … [Read more...]