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I love you just the way you were
Wednesday, November 25th, 2009WHAT’S SO EFFECTIVE about STEPHEN COVEY? The author of The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People sells a message of moral rene
Tuesday, November 24th, 2009LET THE RECORD show that Dr. Stephen R. Covey, author of The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, has lost his laser pointer once again and is practically jumping up off the stage to point to a…
Philanthropy A different way to give David Spence, Dallas
Tuesday, November 24th, 2009David Spence, 40, understands the value of a well-placed investment. A developer, he buys historic homes that have fallen into disrepair and then renovates and rents them. Using historic preservati…
TO GET TOP HEALTH CARE, BE SURE TO CONSULT A TRUSTED ADVISER–YOURSELF
Tuesday, November 24th, 2009Now that some health insurance companies limit how much time your doctor spends with you and even which tests and treatments you get, who can you count on to make sure you’re receiving the right ca…
Pennsylvania gym shooter described as quiet, studious
Tuesday, November 24th, 2009A man who shot three women dead in a Pennsylvania gym was studious and quiet, according to a woman in a self-help seminar he attended.
Radio Free Psychobabble
Tuesday, November 24th, 2009It’s been a bad day for your self-esteem: Your Prozac bottle’s empty, the Rogaine isn’t taking, and you’ve just found Viagra in your wife’s Volvo. As you ponder this last development (Is it for you…
Author: ‘Everything on this Earth has a purpose’
Monday, November 23rd, 2009Ashley Smith said she read to murder suspect Brian Nichols from a book called “The Purpose Driven Life” while held hostage Saturday in her apartment northeast of Atlanta, Georgia.
Hooked on self-help books against her will
Monday, November 23rd, 2009Let me admit it. There was a time, not so long ago, when I thought self-help books were for ninnies.
Self-Help For Spenders
Monday, November 23rd, 2009Every now and then an economist writes a book to remind us that consumer spending isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. A century ago, Thorstein Veblen’s The Theory of the Leisure Class coined the term …
Nag-O-Matic Captology is the science of using technology to modify behavior. Sounds scary–but it’s better
Monday, November 23rd, 2009I never thought I’d actually get to meet Big Brother. And if I did, I never imagined he’d look like B.J. Fogg, a cheerful young Stanford University researcher who’s pioneering a new field of study …