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Why People Procrastinate

June 18, 2010 by Ocean Palmer Leave a Comment

This past Saturday afternoon I took my visiting nephew to the stables at our local race track to see my two horses. My trainer is a 64-year-old cowboy, a crusty hardboot, and was a bit gruff when we stopped and said hello. I didn’t think much of it; I’ve known him for years and sometimes […]

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Filed Under: Influencing Behaviors, Jobs, Life Skills, Sales, Time Management

The Daily Dozen

June 9, 2010 by Ocean Palmer Leave a Comment

I received an electronic note yesterday from a fellow I worked with more than a decade ago. Ours is a professional relationship rather than a personal one, so what he wrote really hit home. He recalled something I taught in a seminar perhaps fifteen years ago. It hit home with him and he embraced it. […]

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Filed Under: Happiness, Influencing Behaviors, Life Skills, Thoughts for the Holidays, Worry

Why Rudeness is Increasing

June 3, 2010 by Ocean Palmer 1 Comment

I got a note this morning from Serbia, authored by a friend I used to work with. As with many notes these days, it was short and to the point. She wrote, “Everything in instant lately – we live instant lives – don’t like it.” Her message made me think about why we seem hell-bent […]

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Filed Under: Happiness, Influencing Behaviors, Life Skills

Pet Peeves: Why They’re Good to Talk About

May 23, 2010 by Ocean Palmer Leave a Comment

The kitchen, apparently, is a battlefield. Former TV chef Juan-Carlos Cruz, host of the Food Network’s canceled cooking show Calorie Commando, was arrested recently by Santa Monica police for solicitation to commit murder. Cruz allegedly asked several homeless men to kill his wife. About five miles from my home, a Colorado woman was just sentenced […]

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Filed Under: Happiness, Influencing Behaviors, Life Skills, Worry

For Whom the Bell Tolls

May 14, 2010 by Ocean Palmer Leave a Comment

Somewhere in suburban Los Angeles a tall, balding middle-aged man lies in an ICU hospital bed, tethered to an octopus of medical necessity.  He is dealing with multiple organ failure; his liver is shot and kidneys need dialysis help. At 57, life as he knew it is over. How he got into this predicament doesn’t […]

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Filed Under: Happiness, Life Skills, Thoughts for the Holidays

Why Love Hurts

April 27, 2010 by Ocean Palmer Leave a Comment

“Treat people like kings and kings like people and you’ll get along with everybody.” — Muhammad Ali A friend recently dropped me a note, curious for my take on why romantic breakups takes such a tough emotional toll. There are, I believe, three behavioral nuances that blend to create seasickness between-the-ears following a disrupted romance. […]

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Filed Under: Happiness, Influencing Behaviors, Life Skills, Thoughts for the Holidays, Worry

A Small Box from the Postman

April 10, 2010 by Ocean Palmer Leave a Comment

I was working at home Thursday afternoon when the postman rang. I opened the door and had to sign for a small box he was holding. While surprised to see him I knew what was inside. I signed and printed my name, accepted the box, and took it back to my office. Instead of opening […]

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Filed Under: Life Skills, Thoughts for the Holidays, Worry

Why Tiger Became the Madoff of Corporate Integrity

April 8, 2010 by Ocean Palmer Leave a Comment

Two snaking, overlapping things — narcissism and flawed personal integrity — reportedly branded as “sexual addiction,” have teamed to implode the legacy of Tiger Woods. Narcissism is a modern four-syllable synonym for what ancient Greeks called hubris. In Greek mythology Narcissus was a handsome young man who rejected the love of nymph Echo; as punishment, […]

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Filed Under: Happiness, Life Skills

Why the World Spins Faster

March 24, 2010 by Ocean Palmer Leave a Comment

A friend of mine posed an interesting question: Is it appropriate for someone to use Facebook to chastise a co-worker? To me, it’s not. But who’s to say? The more I study how people use the tool as a blending device that connects work habits with real life, the more diverse their intentions and motivatons […]

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Filed Under: Influencing Behaviors, Jobs, Life Skills, Uncategorized

How to Get Closure

March 17, 2010 by Ocean Palmer Leave a Comment

Ah, the dictionary’s most dreaded seven-letter word, defined thusly: “noun. A permanent end of business. Barring of access. A sense of finality.” Real life’s definition is never so simple. Real life defines closure as something we do to others before they do it to us, on a full sprint en route to running and hiding. […]

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Filed Under: Charity and Good Deeds, Happiness, Influencing Behaviors, Life Skills, Thoughts for the Holidays, Time Management, Worry

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