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Thursday
Jan312013

Whoever gets it, gets it - the Los Angeles Mayoral Race

Only when you get where we are coming from, will we let you lead us to where you want us to go.

I have been watching and reading what the candidates for Mayor in Los Angles have been saying and how they're saying it.  I have also been watching how their potential voters are listening and what they're listening for.

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Sunday
Jan272013

Finally the Monkey is Off My Back - Relapse Prevention is Here

Stabilization of mental, drug and alcohol disorders takes place at in patient, out patient programs and mental health professionals' offices; treatment can only take place where patients live. - Pete Linnett, Founder and CEO, Life Adjustment Team

For nearly 35 years I have been in collusion with an appalling flaw and weakness bordering on a travesty in the mental health, drug and alcohol treatment systems.

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Saturday
Jan192013

Lance Armstrong vs. Oprah and Us

Lance Armstrong - Part 1

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Sunday
Jan132013

Now this is what I call Heartbreaking

Dr. Peter Linnerooth spent nearly five years wearing an Army uniform, including the bloodiest 12 months in Iraq at the height of the surge. As a mental-health professional, his top mission was to keep troops from killing themselves. After he returned home, he spent another two years trying to save the vets he loved, working for the VA in California and Nevada.

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Saturday
Jan122013

Real Presence, the Foreplay to Real Influence

Before you have real influence on people, it helps to have real presence... So don't leave home without it.

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Friday
Jan112013

Being Authentic - Am I for real? I'd like your help

Am I for real? I'd like your help.

Being authentic is very important to me, because when you're authentic, it makes it easier for people to trust you. When you don't appear authentic, it's tough to come off as heartfelt. Even though I may seem "composed" in the following videos, since I'm shy, there is more than a little anxiety brewing within. And anxiety can make me (and everyone) inauthentic. So my question for you is do I come across as authentic and do you have any tips for further squelching the anxiety within? (That will help reduce the number of times I have to visit the restroom before every appearance I make).

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Wednesday
Jan092013

"Is Daddy an A-hole?"

Six year old (precocious) daughter: Is daddy an a-hole?

Mother: Why would you say that?

Daughter: He screams at Joey's soccer game and sometimes gets kicked out.

Mother: He's very competitive, which is why he is successful.

Daughter: When he reads me a bedtime story, he's always checking his BlackBerry.

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Sunday
Jan062013

Human -- for better or worse

Op-Ed - Los Angeles Times - Sunday, January 6, 2013

Human -- for better or worse

Scientists examining our moral core study intuition and calculated analysis to try to determine whether we are naturally good or bad.

 

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