As many of you know, I've struggled with insomnia for 13yrs. I've met so many others who also struggle with it that I began writing some JoJoisms which eventually became Visual JoJoisms. A while back I put some of those Visual JoJoims together to form this video which has had some great feedback from fellow insomnia sufferers.
It's been a while since I posted it and thought it was about time I had it featured on Friday Funnies.
If you suffer from insomnia, please feel free to share your thoughts on this video:
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Since we spent the entire month of August discussing shyness, I want to spend a little time this month discussing the other side of that coin. Last week, I talked about The Assertiveness Myth. This week, I'd like to talk about the myth that every good communicator can always convince the other person of anything. The problem with this myth is three-fold: 1. It puts a great deal of pressure on the communicator. If you think you will be able to convince everyone, you'll be a very stressed and frustrated communicator. 2. It puts a great deal of pressure on the one he's trying to convince. As we discovered in last week's article, assertiveness isn't the answer to every issue. ...
Like many people, I watched Mitt Romney's acceptance speech at the Republican National Convention, after which, there were the usual reviews by the pundits. I know many of them have been around a lot longer than I have and they've heard many more political speeches, but I'd like to share my thoughts on why I disagree with most of them. Many of them felt Mr. Romney made a great speech, a fabulous speech, one full of powerful words and impressive language designed to drive the crowd into a frenzy. I disagree. Britt Hume thought it was a good speech, but not a great speech because he felt those made by Paul Ryan and others were much more impressive. I...
Well, tomorrow being the begining of the month, most of us have at least some bills coming due. This ought to take the edge off just a bit...
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All this month, we've been talking about shyness. On the flip side of shyness is assertiveness, but it's not all it's cracked up to be either. Check out this article, The Assertiveness Myth: “For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.” -2 Timothy 1:7 In the 70's and 80's there was a fashion trend (a fad) in communication. Assertiveness Training was all the rage. It presumed that most people were shy and needed to assert themselves in order to take their rightful place in a conversation and get their point across. It was believed that charisma and persuasion were the solution to everything from winning arguments to...
