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

October 13, 2016 by Ocean Palmer Leave a Comment

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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Filed Under: Influencing Behaviors, Life Skills, Multi-Generational Effectiveness, New Books and Screenplays, Worry

College Program: How to Manage Stress & an Overly Crowded Head

August 9, 2016 by Ocean Palmer Leave a Comment

Note to Self: Your Head is Not an Open Bar! We begin with the Minions, famous truth-seekers and walkers of the sort of straight and sometimes narrow: With more portals into the mind than ever before, and digital permeation creating cranial confusion with record with seeming 24/7 relentless frequency — campus stress is up, unhappiness […]

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Filed Under: College, Life Skills, Multi-Generational Effectiveness, Significant Emotional Events, Worry

Managing the Worry Circle: Seminars & Consulting

August 8, 2016 by Ocean Palmer Leave a Comment

  Based on Ocean Palmer’s internationally popular life skills book “Managing the Worry Circle” (How to Improve Your Life by Worrying Less), Worry Circle seminars are available for corporate and institutional scheduling.  A national TV guest on every major network and thousands of international radio shows, Ocean Palmer teaches how the mind deals with worry and how to […]

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Filed Under: Worry Tagged With: managing the worry circle, Ocean Palmer, Ted Simendinger, why we worry, worry, worry circle, worry expert, worry seminar

How to Manage Heads on College Campuses

June 20, 2016 by Ocean Palmer Leave a Comment

College is a bridge between home life and real life. To cross safely, a student must learn two things: How to Manage the Worry Circle—the imaginary bubble in his or her mind that houses all the things he or she worries about—and, The Impact of Technology on Behavior and Happiness. This highly interactive session opens […]

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Filed Under: Influencing Behaviors, Worry

Question from MIT: “How do you handle worrying about past decisions?”

September 30, 2015 by Ocean Palmer Leave a Comment

I recently spoke at MIT in Cambridge and was asked a simple but important question that required a more complex answer than time allowed. MIT is a high-performance, high-pressure environment where the pace of life is relentless for those lucky enough to be accepted. Stiff competition and lofty expectations test character, stamina, and strength of will. […]

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Filed Under: Life Skills, Worry

7 Subtle Signs of Creeping Depression

June 8, 2015 by Ocean Palmer 1 Comment

Parts of a recent abridged article written by Alice Walton for Forbes Magazine are worth sharing, especially if you are sensitive to life’s happiness factors. Much of the content below is adapted from her work. All of it resonates with the life skills concepts I actively teach. While I am a positive person by zealous […]

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Filed Under: Happiness, Life Skills, Worry

“Portable Dad” – a Coaching Guide for Young Adults & Crowded Heads

April 22, 2015 by Ocean Palmer Leave a Comment

New Book Release!  Portable Dad “Portable Dad” (Stuff to know without the lecture) is a fun, practical, and easy to understand coaching guide written to be used as a reference tool for young adults and crowded heads. It is the third in my life skills series (joining Rich Without Money and the internationally acclaimed Managing […]

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Filed Under: Coaching, Communication Skills, Happiness, Influencing Behaviors, Jobs, Life Skills, Significant Emotional Events, Time Management, Worry

NEW BOOK ANNOUNCEMENT! “Portable Dad”

March 4, 2015 by Ocean Palmer Leave a Comment

I am tremendously proud to announce the impending release of “Portable Dad,” Stuff to Know without the Lecture. The book will soon be released in both eBook and print formats, with the eBook version expected later this month and print version soon to follow. Here is more about the project: Ocean Palmer’s Portable Dad Stuff […]

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Filed Under: Happiness, Jobs, Life Skills, Managing Conflict, Multi-Generational Effectiveness, Time Management, Worry

“Telepressure” — Do You Feel It?

January 2, 2015 by Ocean Palmer Leave a Comment

The New Science of “Telepressure” (note: I read a recent article by Mandy Oaklander on Time.com (8Nov14) and felt it was so compelling her work was certainly deserved sharing. I have paraphrased Mandy’s words only slightly and commend her work as a relevant and thoughtful piece). Email was supposed to free up time in workplace […]

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Filed Under: Communication Skills, Happiness, Influencing Behaviors, Life Skills, Multi-Generational Effectiveness, Worry

Sacrificing Too Much for Success? 15 Warning Signs

December 22, 2013 by Ocean Palmer Leave a Comment

“Despite excellent performance and good money the worker always seems tired and is rarely happy.” If this describes you, you may be sacrificing too much in the chase for material success. A recent blurb by John Brandon in INC Magazine about the concept of over-sacrifice made me stop and think about high achievers and workaholics. […]

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Filed Under: Happiness, Jobs, Life Skills, Time Management, Worry

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