Lots of people feel unrecognized and unappreciated. They experience themselves to a considerable degree through feelings of being unworthy and unloved. When such people spot a celebrity in the flesh, they have an emotional reaction that usually varies according to their … [Read more...] about Who Wants to Be a Celebrity?
Inner Passivity
Westerners Who Identify with Terrorists
About 3,000 people from Western Europe have travelled to Syria to join the Islamic State terrorist group, and authorities are worried that young people in the West might increasingly become converts to extremist Islamic ideology. Last week U.S. authorities arrested six young … [Read more...] about Westerners Who Identify with Terrorists
A Decisive Look at Indecision
Chronic indecision has got to be one of the most painful symptoms of inner conflict, turning sufferers into queasy question marks stooped in a wilted crouch. Okay, maybe that’s a bit graphic—but you get the point. I’ve written an earlier post on the subject (Indecisive No … [Read more...] about A Decisive Look at Indecision
Inner Passivity Impairs Leadership Skills
Researchers have found that inept bosses and supervisors are defined more by the important steps they do not take rather than by any overtly disagreeable conduct on their part. For the most part, these executives and managers don’t see or imagine what they are failing to do. … [Read more...] about Inner Passivity Impairs Leadership Skills
Unconscious Factors Fuel Abortion Fight
The abortion fight won’t go away. This month the United States Senate failed to create a fund for victims of sexual trafficking because an abortion provision had been inserted into the bill. Meanwhile, legal challenges are proceeding in many states over recent legislation that … [Read more...] about Unconscious Factors Fuel Abortion Fight