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Parenting:If Your Kids Say They’re Bored
Parental Advice: If Your Kids Say They’re Bored If you’re a parent, you’ve doubtless heard it scores of times: “I’m bored.” I just read a thoughtful piece on boredom by Pamela Paul, an editor at The New York Times. Paul … Continue reading
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Tagged boredom, boredom and kids, gene griessman, Lincoln speaks to leaders, Maria Semple, Pamela Paul, parental advice and boredom, parenting and boredom, the benefits of boredom, the New York Times on boredom, The Words Lincoln Lived By
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If You Suffer A Setback Or Painful Defeat, What You Say
What You Say If You Suffer A Setback Or Painful Defeat By Gene Griessman One of my books—-“The Achievement Factors”—tells the story of some of the most successful people of our time. Their names are synonymous with success: US Presidents, … Continue reading
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Tagged coping with failure, explain omg a failure, gene griessman, handling failure, how do I explain a defeat or failure, Lincoln speaks to leaders, self-talk, the achievement factors, The Words Lincoln Lived By
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Art, creativity, and inspiration: Unusual Quotations
Art, creativity, inspiration, and intuition: Where Does Great Art Come From, And How? Wassily Kandinsky “Every artist knows, who works with feeling, how suddenly the right form flashes upon him…a true work of art must be like an inspiration.” … Continue reading
A Poem Public Speakers Can Use: “The Chambered Nautilus”
Here are two stanzas from “The Chambered Nautilus” by Oliver Wendell Holmes. I learned lines from this splendid poem in high school, in particular the phrase “Build thee more stately mansions, O my soul.” And I’ve never forgotten its imagery … Continue reading
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Tagged beloved poems, gene griessman, graduation poem, graduation quotation, HowToSayItRight.com, media strategist, Oliver Wendell Holmes, poem for funeral, poem for graduation, poem for public speakers, The Chambered Nautilus
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Einstein Quote on the Mystery of Life
“You and I never cease to stand like curious children before the great mystery into which we were born.” Albert Einstein, letter to a friend
Abraham Lincoln Quotations: Words To Live By
What You Say To Yourself If You Want To Be Like Lincoln by Gene Griessman, Ph.D. author of “The Words Lincoln Lived By,” “Lincoln on Communication,” and “Lincoln And Obama” One thing’s for sure. What you say to yourself–your self-talk–and … Continue reading
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Tagged Abraham Lincoln quotes, affirmations, affirmations you can use, gene griessman, great quotes, how to create your own affirmation, life-changing affirmations, life-changing quotations, Lincoln and Obama, Lincoln on Communication, Lincoln speaks to leaders, lincolnandobama.com, quotations from Abraham Lincoln, The Words Lincoln Lived By
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Great Quotation on Habit
Good News and Bad News About Habits by Gene Griessman, Ph.D. Sometimes less is more, and that certainly is true of today’s great quote. It’s a short one, but it contains a giant truth. The good news is, if you … Continue reading
Erich Fromm‘s Unusual Quotation on Love
Unusual Quotation: Erich Fromm on Love Here’s a quotation you can use in a speech or in your writing, or your personal meditation or journalizing. It’s by Erich Fromm, the great social philosopher, humanistic philosopher, sociologist, and best-selling author, who … Continue reading