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By Carol Tavris and Elliot AronsonDec 24, 20081 topic

10 Investing Habits of Rich People

Embody the habits of the rich to enrich your own wallet!nn1. Tax-free: Contributing and trading within a tax-qualified brokerage account means that you could be earning up to 30% additional in returns (which you don't give to the IRS for capital gains taxes). Compound that year in and year out and it could be worth millions.nn2. Play it Safe: Always keep a percent equal to your age safe, i.e. out of the stock market. Certificates of Deposits, savings accounts, money markets,

Primary topic: Investing

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By Carol Tavris and Elliot AronsonMar 29, 20091 topic

You've Got Males

The mother of boys can't help but think, once in a while, of those female characters in children's literature who find themselves in all-male households: Snow White, looming large over the irrepressible dwarfs, or Wendy Darling, placed in a freakishly early state of pseudo-motherhood. I was neither coerced onto my island of boys, nor did I somehow lose my bearings and wind up there by mistake. And yet somehow I have found myself wondering at times how I found myself in this f

Primary topic: Family

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By Carol Tavris and Elliot AronsonAug 14, 20081 topic

One Person's Yummy Food Is Another Person's Yucky Food

Vegetables and protein (fish, poultry, meats, and beans) are the most common food aversions. Some children even reject fruits. The diet becomes extremely restricted to bland, white foods, including sweets, breads, pasta, crackers, pretzels, chips, and macaroni and cheese. These foods are glycemic and raise blood glucose, quickly increasing the demand for insulin production. Zinc is part of the insulin molecule and is depleted, resulting in abnormal taste and taste perception.

Primary topic: Cooking and Recipes

Cooking and Recipes

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By Carol Tavris and Elliot AronsonApr 18, 20091 topic

Chapter 7: A Little Girl Makes a Deal with God

When I was a little girl, growing up and going to a Congregational church with my grandmother and later a Presbyterian church with my sister, I saw God as a being who sat in heaven and spoke to me. In other words, my view of God was personified. I was also taught that Jesus Christ was the Son of God and that he died for our sins, and that when Adam and Eve disobeyed God's laws in the Garden of Eden, from that point on all children would be born in sin. It was only through the

Primary topic: Religion

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By Carol Tavris and Elliot AronsonNov 7, 20081 topic

New Learning Styles

The Desire to multitask and be constantly Connected to the net and to friends as well as the hunger for immediate results influence how young people today interact with the world -- whether in school or at work or at home or while traveling -- and must be taken into account by both educators and employers. However, the ways in which young people are different today as learners may be the most fundamental change we need to understand as we consider hot to close the global achi

Primary topic: Achievement

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By Carol Tavris and Elliot AronsonMar 19, 20091 topic

"Honor Killing" and Islam

The American Muslim community is reeling from news of the horrific beheading of Aasiya Hassan, allegedly by her husband Muzzammil Hassan. They were respected members of the community and co-founded BridgesTV, a television network ironically dedicated to fighting negative stereotypes of Muslims. As one of the first Muslims to succeed as a writer in Hollywood, I have been interviewed several times on BridgesTV and was delighted by the professionalism and media savvy of its staf

Primary topic: Religion

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By Carol Tavris and Elliot AronsonMar 29, 20091 topic

This Land is Their Land

My fourteen-year-old son and his friends travel the streets of the city like Oliver Twist and the Artful Dodger and co. -- not ripping off people's wallets and purses, but just hanging out in an excitable, ragged crowd, thrilled to be together and thrilled to be wandering, and certainly in no hurry to come home. When I told a friend about my son's new freedom, she replied, "That's why we live in the city, right? So our kids can have that urban, independent experience."nnBut t

Primary topic: Parenting

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By Carol Tavris and Elliot AronsonMar 29, 20091 topic

Mothers of Contention and the Mommy Wars

What will become of the mommy wars in the flailing economy? My fantasy (and it is just a fantasy) is that they will eventually fade into obscurity like, say, the Punic Wars -- relics from a past that seems to have taken place a very long time ago. The idea of working mothers pitted against non-working mothers in a sort of mud-wrestling championship -- in which the winner gets what, exactly? -- has a kind of luxury about it that many people, whether they work or not, suddenly

Primary topic: Parenting

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By Carol Tavris and Elliot AronsonJul 18, 20071 topic

The Wedding Fund

If your in-laws want more at the wedding, then they should pay more. A side job at Marshalls would do wonders for the floral budget. See if your father-in-law is interested in applying.nnYour in-laws have so many "needs": top-shelf alcohol, a live Peter Gabriel cover band, authentic Scottish bagpipes, and a choral rendition of "Danny Boy." The list never ends. All of this adds up to one thing: the dirty green monster called money. Mr. Cha-Ching.nnThere are several different f

Primary topic: Marriage Coaching

Marriage Coaching

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By Carol Tavris and Elliot AronsonJul 22, 20081 topic

AIDS: The First 10,000 American Cases (1981-1988)

The XVII International AIDS Conference in Mexico City from August 3 through 8 has, as its stated goal, to conduct a forum that âpromotes scientific excellence and inquiry, encourages individual and collective action and dialogues, and fosters accountability.â The conferenceâs impressive agenda is testimony to how far we have come in dealing with the worldwide problem as well as how much has been forgotten regarding the early causes, and rapid spread, of the illness in A

Primary topic: Health Education

Health Education

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By Carol Tavris and Elliot AronsonMar 29, 20091 topic

Go Organic to Shrink Your Gardening Budget

Saving the Earth and protecting children and pets from dangerous chemicals are the reasons most gardeners cite for giving up pesticides and synthetic fertilizers, but guess what? Making the switch to organic gardening methods will save you money too! Here are six examples of how going organic will put money back in your pocket.nn**Plant veggies, spend less on doctor bills. A recent article by a Texas research biochemist summarizes some bad news: many scientific studies show t

Primary topic: Personal Finance

Personal Finance

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By Carol Tavris and Elliot AronsonMar 17, 20091 topic

Tips for Healthier Eating for Stuck-in-Their-Ways Adults

Are you stuck in a food rut and having a hard time changing to healthier eating habits? If you want to make lasting changes to the way you eat, you need a plan. Follow these steps for changing an unhealthy behavior into a healthy one:nn1. List your behaviors that you think are unhealthy. For example, maybe you eat too fast, or snack throughout the day instead of eating regular meals, or eat whenever you're under stress.nn2. Choose one behavior that you would like to change. (

Primary topic: Cooking and Recipes

Cooking and Recipes

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By Carol Tavris and Elliot AronsonJan 31, 20081 topic

In An Instant- Book Excerpt: Lee

Orlando, Florida, January 28, 2006nnThere is a ride at Disney World called the Tower of Terror, and on the weekend of January 28, 2006, my four children, even the twin five- year-olds, begged me to go on that ride over and over again.nnHoused in a re-created aging Hollywood hotel, the ride begins where you climb into a creaky elevator that snakes its way through the creepy premises. An electrical storm kicks up, and right on cue something goes wrong with the power. The elevat

Primary topic: Inspiration

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By Carol Tavris and Elliot AronsonApr 18, 20091 topic

Spiritual Experience is for Everyone: Communicate Comfortably with the God of your understanding

You can sit under a tree and meditate or visit your beloved house of worship. You can climb mountains, plant flowers or chop wood for the fire. You can find spiritual experience everywhere as it is within you, no matter who you are.nnWhy do so many people doubt their direct spiritual experiences with the God of their understanding? As you become more comfortable with your relationship to the Divine, you will be of more service to yourself and others. You will also stop giving

Primary topic: Religion

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By Carol Tavris and Elliot AronsonFeb 22, 20091 topic

The Strengths Code

In the early years, parents can do four things to set the stage for a child's self-discovery:nn * Record observations of preferences, quirks, and choices n * Stimulate imagination through creative playn * Create rich memories with tradition and ritual n * Model positive attitudes and positive approaches to lifennIt's never too early for you to begin molding your child's memories and his imaginations. A positive environment will give your child a sense of security and confiden

Primary topic: Learning

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By Carol Tavris and Elliot AronsonDec 6, 20071 topic

Traits Of The Perfect Salesforce

Want to hire a top producing salesperson for your company? Sure, everyone does. In all my management and consulting years Iâve never been mandated to hire average salespeople.nnBut hiring top producing salespeople on a regular basisâthose individuals who consistently sell at least four times more than their average counterpartsâis perhaps one of the greatest challenges in business. In this chapter we look at the first of the six best practices used by the worldâs best

Primary topic: Business Coach and Business Coaching

Business Coach and Business Coaching

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By Carol Tavris and Elliot AronsonMay 12, 20081 topic

Wall Street Won't Tell You It's a Bear Market

We are in a bear market, but Wall Street will never admit it. It is so emphatic in a bull market, but loath to address bad times. I know the market is only off 10-15% from its October 2007 peak, but just wait. I spent 32 years as a securities analyst on Wall Street, and unlike the current youthful generation of analysts, I experienced several major downward cycles. The current economic and financial backdrop is probably the worst since the 1930s depression. But it doesn&#8217

Primary topic: Investing

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By Carol Tavris and Elliot AronsonMar 14, 20081 topic

Adventures In Infidelity

Back when I was a financial journalist, no one asked me if I had ever traded derivatives or shorted a stock. But in my new incarnation as a chronicler of global infidelity, my own experience with the subject seems to be my chief credential. Reviewers of my book, Lust in Translation, have routinely asked what my choice of topic says about my own marriage.nn''How's it going?'' an interviewer for a highbrow morning show asked bluntly.nn''So far, so good,'' I responded. Soon afte

Primary topic: Overcoming Adultery and Infidelity

Overcoming Adultery and Infidelity

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By Carol Tavris and Elliot AronsonFeb 22, 20091 topic

Top 10 List of Tips for Making Your Ideas Stick

Tip 1: Break expectations. Your audience will walk in with certain assumptions about your message. If you believe those assumptions are mistaken, you've got to confront them directly. Effective teachers do this well. Imagine an eight-grade science class: "The earth feels pretty solid, right? But it turns out that the surface of the earth rides on large moving plates, and if we understand how they move, we can understand the shape of the continents on the globe and we can unde

Primary topic: Business Opportunities

Business Opportunities

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By Carol Tavris and Elliot AronsonMar 25, 20091 topic

Unsticking an Idea

Since Made to Stick came out, many anxious people have asked us, "How do I unstick a sticky idea?" They want to unstick a rumor about their company or a false perception of a particular product. They want to unstick whispered mistruths about political candidates. Once, we were even asked, "How would you unstick Paris Hilton?"nnOur answer on that last one was a bit slow in coming. We finally admitted, "You can't." There's no Goo Gone for ideas. Sticky ideas stick. There are mi

Primary topic: Business Coach and Business Coaching

Business Coach and Business Coaching

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By Carol Tavris and Elliot AronsonJan 28, 20081 topic

Making Sense Of Your Body's Signs

Have you ever noticed things about your body that are annoying, weird, smelly, or downright embarrassing? If so, youâre not alone. We all experience the often unsightly and sometimes unseemly signs and signals our bodies send us about our state of health. Ugly growths may pop up on our eyelids, or skin tags under our breasts. Our nails may be yellow or our partners may complain that we smell like ammonia.nnFortunately, many of these "body signs" are harmless and can be igno

Primary topic: Health Education

Health Education

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By Carol Tavris and Elliot AronsonAug 29, 20081 topic

5 Back To School Lunch Ideas

Lunch #1: BBQ Chicken for Championsnn * One chicken breast, cut in half and pan fried in olive oil for 6 minutes a side. n * Add salt and pepper. Cut into strips. Serve cold dipped in dipping sauce.n * BBQ dipping sauce -- ¼ C (put in BPA-Free container)n * Veggies: steam broccoli for 7 minutes, run cold water over it (or defrost frozen broccoli) n * Place in BPA-Free containern * Veggie dipping sauce in BPA-free containernnUse: BBQ sauce or honeynDrink: water, GFCF* V8

Primary topic: Cooking and Recipes

Cooking and Recipes

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By Carol Tavris and Elliot AronsonApr 18, 20091 topic

Motherhood Brings Meaning, But Maybe Not How You Thought It Would

It's long been assumed that motherhood brings meaning to our lives. We guide, love, nurture and support our offspring and sometimes feel appreciated in return -- all elements that can fuel our connectedness and satisfaction in the world. It's easy to find meaningful moments as a mom, but it's when things are tough that it seems we don't know how to interpret what meaning is. What if the greatest reward and meaning of being a mother is the growth our children force us to do?nn

Primary topic: Parenting

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By Carol Tavris and Elliot AronsonSep 27, 20081 topic

Making Friends In Unlikely Places

The first person I met when we bought our "fixer upper" brownstone in Harlem eight years ago was a manic crack addict named Salami. This menacing apparition bolted out of the abandoned house next door to inform me that he planned to take over our new abode.nn"It ain't your house, Mama," he hollered about the property in which I had just sunk all our savings. "I used to squat there and I'm gonna get it back."nnThus began my adventure in what is euphemistically called an "emerg

Primary topic: Friendship & Loneliness

Friendship & Loneliness

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By Carol Tavris and Elliot AronsonOct 21, 20081 topic

Understand Why

Many years ago my great grandfather told me of the persecution he experienced in Russia which led him to come to this country. He said the Cossacks would pursue him at night, when he was out teaching, and slash him with their sabers. One night he was on the hill above his village with his rabbi, the Baal Shem Tov. As they looked down they could see the Cossacks riding down and killing their Jewish brethren. They might have felt the same had they seen their loved ones being ta

Primary topic: Enlightenment

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By Carol Tavris and Elliot AronsonSep 19, 20081 topic

The Role Of Executive Coaching In Talent Management And Succession Planning

Research indicates that as many as 70 percent of U.S. firms still do not have successful talent management or succession planning programs. And yet many authorities continue to warn that, despite the current economic downturn, a war for talent is looming. Indeed, the current economic downturn may in fact create an additional hardship for employers, since it may tempt many managers to take their human talent for granted as unemployment rises. In short, the "r" word (that is, "

Primary topic: Corporate Training

Corporate Training

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By Carol Tavris and Elliot AronsonDec 20, 20071 topic

Hope & The Gnostic Gospels

Of late Iâve turned to The Gospel of Thomas. Itâs taken the privileged top position on my night-stand, on which rests a mini-library of spiritual books ranging from A Course in Miracles to Ram Dassâ wonderful Paths to God: Living the Bhagavad Gita. I read these texts exhaustively because Iâm on a passionate quest to know God. Have been all my life. Admitting this sets me up for scorn and disbelief, both from people who know me and have endured my foibles, and from peo

Primary topic: Religion

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By Carol Tavris and Elliot AronsonSep 27, 20081 topic

Raising Kids In The Country

Arriving in the middle of the countryside fresh from the city with a young family, it is fair to say I had no idea what I was letting myself in for. I grew up in the city; the countryside was something you saw on TV if there was nothing on another channel. As an adult, I believed the city to be my right, my natural home. You might spend a week in a holiday cottage somewhere green, and usually wet, but that was as far as it went. The countryside, my dear, was another place.nnM

Primary topic: Family

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By Carol Tavris and Elliot AronsonMar 18, 20091 topic

There Are Times When You Should Move On

Sometimes we have to be patient and sometimes we have to get moving. Wisdom is knowing which time is which and when to do what. I know, easier said than done. But we all know when we've exhausted certain possibilities -- and quite possibly ourselves -- in the course of finding out. Wouldn't it be great to know everything first?nnThat could save a lot of time. One way is to train your brain to do some assessing first. Do the "scenario" test: What if I quit this job, what would

Primary topic: Business Coach and Business Coaching

Business Coach and Business Coaching

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By Carol Tavris and Elliot AronsonApr 22, 20081 topic

Guilt-Free Mindfulness

Mindfulness is being aware of yourself, others, and your surroundings in the moment. Well-known mindfulness teacher, Jon Kabat-Zinn, defines it this way Mindfulness means paying attention in a particular way; on purpose, in the present moment, and nonjudgmentally. I also like to think of mindfulness as the art of inhabiting your own life with kindness and acceptance.nnWhen first entertaining the idea of practicing mindfulness in a conscious, committed way, I had mixed feeling

Primary topic: Women's Issues

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By Carol Tavris and Elliot AronsonFeb 7, 20081 topic

Caution!The Completion Myth: Romantic Relationships In Your Twenties

Romance. We are all suckers for it (yes, even you guys--you know what it leads to!) Images of romance surround us: the couple holding hands at Starbucks, the gazillions of bridal magazines you breeze past on the way to buy toilet paper, or the frolicking couples on billboard perfume ads. Newsflash: real people donât do this.nnSince most twenty-somethings are entering their first serious romantic relationship, expectations of what itâs supposed to be like are fueled by adv

Primary topic: Relationship Advice

Relationship Advice

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By Carol Tavris and Elliot AronsonApr 26, 20091 topic

What is This Pain?

It starts as tightness in the upper solar plexus. Then it starts to droop like the top of an ice cream cone on a hundred-degree day, eventually melting over everything to form a vague coating of ambivalence. Sometimes it matures into hopelessness and, for some, even depression. The "it" is the yearning for meaning. And it can swallow you whole.nnI started to feel it in my twenties as I struggled to cling to my dream of being a Broadway star while entering what would be my sev

Primary topic: Enlightenment

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By Carol Tavris and Elliot AronsonOct 1, 20081 topic

The iPod

He strolled into the room and quietly laid his books on a desk. Class would begin in about three minutes; soon the teacher would be droning on about something utterly irrelevant to his life. Entirely removed from his surroundings, the small plastic gadgets in his ears piped in the words that resounded repeatedly in his head, chorusing the ideas that he has heard about sex and violence and crime -- and women. Vulgarities and obscenities that had always been forbidden in mainst

Primary topic: Teenagers and Parenting

Teenagers and Parenting

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By Carol Tavris and Elliot AronsonOct 19, 20071 topic

The Most Important Business Multipliers

#1: Mastermind PowernnOne of the secret strengths of Maui Millionaires is the power of the mastermind. A mastermind group is a group of two or more people who come together to work on a common goal in the spirit of focused harmony and trust, where all members benefit. The skill of masterminding is so essential that we devoted an entire section of our last book, The Maui Millionaires, to it.nnLevel Three business owners have learned that they donât have all the best answers

Primary topic: Business Start-up

Business Start-up

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By Carol Tavris and Elliot AronsonMay 7, 20081 topic

Service and the Economy

We are a service economy. Close to 80% of our GDP is service based. In a marketplace wrought with problems and concerns over the economic downturn, one must wonder how we will pull ourselves out of this fiscal malaise, when our primary source of business results from how we service what others manufacture.n nNever will service be a more considered factor in securing and maintaining business relationships. In these troubling times relationships will be tested, and I predict on

Primary topic: Business Consulting

Business Consulting

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By Carol Tavris and Elliot AronsonOct 2, 20071 topic

Part 1: Shock- Book Excerpt

All right, so I listened to my wife. After all, I've been doing it for nearly forty years, I should have stopped now? Boy, is she going to feel guilty. nnSo there I was standing at the corner of Fifty-seventh Street and Park Avenue, minding my own business, waiting for the light to change. My mission was to buy blue shirts, Jane insisted that I buy more blue shirts, they bring out the color of my eyes, she said, they give me a little color. My luck, there was a sale at a fanc

Primary topic: Book Reviews

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By Carol Tavris and Elliot AronsonJun 13, 20071 topic

Know Who You Are

Hereâs the toughest question that most companies canât answer: âWho are you?â This means trouble. Itâs trouble because if they have no sense of who they are, whatâs really important, and what the point of it all is, they are going to find it difficult to compete with a competitor who has got these basics figured out. What weâre talking about is a sense of purpose. Every truly successful company that Iâve ever worked with has created clarity around the âwhyâ

Primary topic: Business Coach and Business Coaching

Business Coach and Business Coaching

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By Carol Tavris and Elliot AronsonOct 15, 20071 topic

Five Common On-Campus Advertising Mistakes

Whether you are trying to get students to attend an event or to check out your job postings, avoid these frequently made mistakes.nn1. Wasting time and money on advertising that doesn't reach your target audiencennNewspapers and bulletin boards may seem like great places to advertise, but do you know which day most students actually read the campus newspaper? And if they do read it, do they even notice the ads from employers? Before you spend thousands of dollars, ask ten stu

Primary topic: Business Coach and Business Coaching

Business Coach and Business Coaching

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By Carol Tavris and Elliot AronsonApr 7, 20091 topic

How Do You Get Back Up? A Counterintuitive Approach to Thriving in Challenging Times

A while back, I received a distressed email from Ken, a young manager at a high-tech company.nnKen and I had never met, but he had read my first two books and had done his best to apply the ideas and practices of Extreme Leadership to the way he'd led his team. To their culture, their work ethic, their camaraderie. When necessary, Ken told me, they would band together and work hard -- 10 to 20 hours a day at times -- to solve a problem or meet a pressing need. Ken's wife woul

Primary topic: Leadership

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By Carol Tavris and Elliot AronsonNov 7, 20081 topic

Some Facts We Need To Face

* The high school graduation rate in the United States -- which is about 70 percent of the age cohort -- is now well behind that of countries such as Denmark (96 percent), Japan (93 percent), and even Poland (92 percent) and Italy (79 percent). nn * Only about a third of U.S. high school students graduate ready for college today, and the rates are much lower for poor and minority students. Forty percent of all students who enter college must take remedial courses. And while n

Primary topic: Achievement

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By Carol Tavris and Elliot AronsonMay 8, 20081 topic

When Church Autonomy Is Tyranny

Ignorance is the enemy of liberty. That truth has never been so forcefully made as it has been with the rescue of the hundreds of children from the Fundamentalist Latter Day Saints compound in Eldorado, Texas.nnAs the clergy abuse crisis within the Roman Catholic Church has proved, Americans are all too willing to ignore evidence of child abuse when it occurs in the context of religious organizations. Until very recently, willed denial was the primary response to this devasta

Primary topic: Christianity

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By Carol Tavris and Elliot AronsonOct 15, 20081 topic

Shedding Light on Dark Marketing

Dark Marketing is slowly making its way into the advertising lexicon, and for good reason. Rock bands like Nine Inch Nails and burger giant McDonalds have unleashed its brand engagement and reinforcement capabilities with results marketing chiefs can cheer.nnBut, for many in the industry, the term is still more likely to conjure an image of Darth Vader opening a bag of Cool Ranch Doritos instead of what the concept delivers: legions of brand enthusiasts actively participating

Primary topic: Marketing Strategy

Marketing Strategy

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By Carol Tavris and Elliot AronsonFeb 8, 20081 topic

How Daddy Died: The Real Truth

My fatherâs death certificate is a fraud. The family doctor, family friend, long-dead, initiated the cover up. Dr. Blackmer, dressed as always in a dark suit with the sprinkling of dandruff on his bear-like shoulders, stood in that hospital corridor that last night mumbling about pernicious anemia. So this is what he chooses to call the cause of death, âpernicious anemiaâ. I can only guess at his motives, his competency in not labeling my father an âalcoholic.â Mayb

Primary topic: Self Help Books

Self Help Books

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By Carol Tavris and Elliot AronsonFeb 3, 20091 topic

How the Best Leaders Build Trust

Almost everywhere we turn, trust is on the decline. Trust in our culture at large, in our institutions, and in our companies is significantly lower than a generation ago. Research shows that only 49% of employees trust senior management, and only 28% believe CEOs are a credible source of information. Consider the loss of trust and confidence in the financial markets today. Indeed, "trust makes the world go ‘round," and right now we're experiencing a crisis of trust. Thi

Primary topic: Leadership

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By Carol Tavris and Elliot AronsonNov 3, 20081 topic

Lessons Learned from Second Life

Virtual worlds give participants an opportunity to be whoever they want, wish or hope to be. With a custom designed "avatar," you can look, behave and speak any way you want. It's your "second life," after all.nnBrands, however, don't have that luxury. They bring established reputations and perceptions into a realm where everything is new and anything goes.nnThe "Wild West" nature of virtual worlds frightens brand managers schooled in carefully crafted and controlled messages

Primary topic: Marketing Strategy

Marketing Strategy

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By Carol Tavris and Elliot AronsonJun 2, 20081 topic

Executive Traits a Critical Gauge of Investment Merit

Investors evaluate companies by gauging management effectiveness, quality, character, and values. Surprisingly, executives, who have an inordinate influence on their stock price, often transmit the wrong signals and act improperly with their investors, the media, customers, and employees. They fall prey to cheerleading and puffery. They over-promote their stock, managing the stock instead of the company. I was a securities analyst on Wall Street for 32 years, and this subject

Primary topic: Personal Finance

Personal Finance

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By Carol Tavris and Elliot AronsonNov 29, 20071 topic

Notes From The Opt-Out Universe

As a twelve-year veteran of the suburban âopt-outâ culture, I am intrigued by the renewed and misguided discourse on the social dynamics of the insular universe I inhabit. I see the points that are being made. In record numbers, we are getting off the career freeway that was paved by our feminist foremothers, and taking exits that lead us back to marriage and motherhood, financial dependence, cookies and gardening. It does seem strange when viewed from the outside. nnOn t

Primary topic: Family

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By Carol Tavris and Elliot AronsonNov 21, 20081 topic

The World of Work

The world of business and employment can be a cutthroat one, which is why it helps to be ahead of the game and gain an advantage over competitors whether individuals or entire companies.nnBusiness Internet Domain NamesnnAs with all aspects of selling yourself, choosing a name for your website is as vital as any other way of making sure people notice your business and, most important, remember it.nnHere's the list that the UK Freeserve website defines as the key to success: RA

Primary topic: Business Etiquette

Business Etiquette

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By Carol Tavris and Elliot AronsonNov 29, 20071 topic

Do You React Or Respond To Life?

Stephen Covey, in The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, shares an experience that he once had while traveling on the New York subway. Imagine you are riding the subway early one morning, and everybody appears to be comfortable -- people are drinking their coffee, reading their newspapers and magazines, working on their laptops, talking on their cell phones. Everything is normal and peaceful. At each station, a few people get off, a few people get on, everything is calm

Primary topic: Spiritual Growth

Spiritual Growth

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By Carol Tavris and Elliot AronsonAug 12, 20081 topic

AIDS: A Psychological Roller-Coaster at a Crossroad

The recent XVII International AIDS Conference in Mexico City covered many interesting topics, including up-to-date medical treatments and the impressive increases in programs to address the AIDS calamity in Africa. Conspicuously absent was any discussion about the psychological vicissitudes experienced by AIDS victims, and their loved ones, in the developed world. In the last twenty-five years, Americans have struggled with the disease both medically and psychologically as AI

Primary topic: Health Education

Health Education

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