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10 Simple Ways to Be More Creative
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Words of Wisdom from Chess Grandmaster Maurice Ashley
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Parenting with Discipline: Nurturing Two Fundamental, Equal Needs
Embed from Getty Images—Over half a century of research has demonstrated the effects of responsive and demanding parenting. Responsiveness is about understanding and meeting needs, while demandingness...
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Catchers in the Rye
—RSVP to join weekly calls on Education—The rosy glow of the holidays had long disappeared. The high school class of at-risk boys I team-teach had sunk into a deep malaise. In the first months of the...
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7 Skills Athletes Can Put to Use in the Workforce
—Caution: Use of the term “athlete” in this post is not limited to those named Kobe Bryant or Rhonda Rousey. In fact, anyone who considers him or herself an athlete or someone who is active and values...
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Unlocking Conor McGregor’s Three Successful Secrets
Athletes have always been an inspiration for me. From Michael Jordan, Tiger Woods to now Conor McGregor. There are many valuable lessons you can learn from a professional athlete.I, in no way, care if...
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Gentleman Up
Gentlemen in TrainingThe Case for Manners for Today’s Young Men – Part 4With the recent succession of high-powered men sinking into the abyss of shame as a result of their past indiscretions, I can’t...
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Parenting Practice to Reconsider: The ‘Get it Out of Their System’ Approach
Embed from Getty ImagesAllowing your teenager to feel independent is a great way to help foster both their growth and their sense of responsibility over their life. But there is a limit to how far...
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The 5 Positive Mental Health Effects of Gun Shooting
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A Disciplined Man is a Successful Man
—Every Sunday afternoon, I get notice when my weekly column is published. Sundays are often dedicated to family and cleaning the house, with brief email and social media checks. Earlier this...
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Why Parents Should Not Use the Child They Share as a Relationship Pawn [Video]
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My Wife Becomes a Mirror and I See Myself
Finding self-love and acceptance with laughterSteven Lake sees himself through his wife’s eyes, and it’s not a pretty picture — it’s hysterical.—If love is the treasure, laughter is the key. Yakov...
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22 Discipline Ideas That Really Work, Part 1
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22 Discipline Ideas That Really Work – Part 2
—Last week I introduced the first 10 of my 22 field-tested strategies for disciplining toddlers. Here are the remaining 12.1. Get down to your child’s level. When you’re talking to your...
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Will.i.am Recalls The Childhood Advice That Led Him to Success
—Do you have an early childhood memory that has stayed with you to this day? For Will.i.am, that transformative moment came in the form of a family member, who gave him the advice that has influenced...
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Rest Days and Disciplined Ways
A neatly organized and clipped pile of paper sits to my immediate left on my home office desk. It is the first printed version of my book manuscript. The first page of the book is the brightest thing...
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Creating One’s Self through the Empty Mind
“Mushin. Mushin.” That’s what Sensei Dan told me in Aikido class many years ago. In Japanese, mushin literally means “no mind” or “empty mind.” This, Sensei explained, is the spirit of the phrase. So,...
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3 Myths That Rob Millions of Financial Success
In an ever-changing business world, however, some entrepreneurs say that traditional thinking is misguided and outdated – and that it can be self-limiting to those who buy into it and fall short of...
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