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52 Tips in 52 Weeks: Week Eighteen – The Need to Achieve
The Need to Achieve I hope everyone enjoyed the Thanksgiving holiday. But now it’s time to get back to work and continue the Online Learner’s Bootcamp. Over the last several weeks, we’ve...
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52 Tips in 52 Weeks: Week Nineteen – The Need to Know
The Need to Know Thanks for reading this last installment of the year. Enjoy the holidays. Decompress and relax. Our last writing examined the need for mastery—specifically, for prestige and...
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52 Tips in 52 Weeks: Week Twenty – Beautiful Needs
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52 Tips in 52 Weeks: Week Twenty-One – The Self-Actualized
The Self-Actualized As we near the pinnacle of Maslow’s Revised Hierarchy, we are introduced to self-actualization needs. What are self-actualization needs? They are a complex combination of...
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52 Tips in 52 Weeks: Week Twenty-Two – Transcendence
Transcendence Here we are at the peak of Maslow’s Revised Hierarchy. The top of the triangle. The summit of self-actualization. What does the apex look like? Helping others become...
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52 Tips in 52 Weeks: Week Twenty-Three – I Need Time…NOW!
I Need Time—Now! I wrote about time management earlier in the 52 Tips series. However, most of the content asks you to focus on long-term goals. While this works for some, it does not sufficiently...
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52 Tips in 52 Weeks: Week Twenty-Four – Your Native Tongue
Your Native Tongue “Could one speak of a statement if a voice had not articulated it, if a surface did not bear its signs, if it had not become embodied in a sense-perceptible element, and if it had...
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52 Tips in 52 Weeks: Week Twenty-Five – Get Over It
Get Over It Stress! Crisis! Sound the alarm and fire the canons! No one likes stress or having to cope with something, which, in the furnace of the moment, seems too much to overcome. When dealing with...
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Why Common Sense is Nonsense
We are never perfect, but always more than what we appear to be. Every time I hear someone close a statement with “that’s common sense,” I instinctively cringe. Before I explain the reasons for my...
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The Truth, or Something Like It
There is no better time for critical thinking than now. We are never perfect, but always more than what we appear to be. As the information from the horrific Boston Marathon bombings becomes more...
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When It Comes to IQ, To Thine Own Self Be True
Have you ever taken an IQ test, whether in school and you were made to, or on the Internet just for fun? If so, how did you feel about your score? Did it change the way you felt about yourself? Did...
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Staying on Track
You’ll need persistence to reach your final destination By Gary Salazar College is a challenge for most of us. It’s fantastic when everything goes right; a nightmare when things go wrong. We usually...
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Hold the Ice, Please
One simple tip to improve digestion and lose weight By Eric Johanns Not only has Chinese Medicine discouraged the practice of hydrating at meal time especially with cold water but so has its...
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No Escaping the 800-Pound Gorilla (aka, Big Data)
By Carl Husa It’s big, BIG I tell you. Really Big. Wherever we turn, there it is, looming like some great billboard telling us we need to pay attention. It’s the new—well, maybe the...
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Getting Around Roadblocks
Reading and Writing Intersect With Success By Gary Salazar A common comment we hear from employers is they want employees who have good reading and writing skills. A common expectation faculty have of...
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When Hope Turns Toxic
Replace wishful thinking with determination to achieve goals By Gary Salazar A student, teacher and employer walk into a party together. Everyone turns to look at them wondering what they all have...
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Ice and Anti-Inflammatory Meds Are NOT the Answer
By Josh Stone * The controversy surrounding the practice of using ice and anti-inflammatory medications continues! What is surprising to me is that a controversy exists at all. Why, where and when did...
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Stuck in a Rut
By Patrick Hanson Over the past four years of working in the Student Outreach department at Bryan University, I have heard the same saying from students on multiple occasions: “I am just in a rut and...
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Seven Steps to Ace the Interview
By Brandi Haven There is no doubt about it: Interviews are nerve-racking! Sweaty palms, increased heart rate, upset stomach, forgetfulness, and negative thoughts are all common symptoms of...
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Retention Is a Contact Sport!
By Gary Salazar Most of us can’t get through the day without talking to someone. There are too many things that we need help with: How do I get to the meeting? When do we need to turn that assignment...
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