If you’re new to MovingFromMeToWe.com, you may want to subscribe to our RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!In the study I dub “Are you powerful or not?” I’d be in a third category. Why? Because I felt insulted when instructed to do what researchers asked of students. At Northwestern and Stanford, no less. Here’s what happened. [...]
We instinctively experience situations as individuals or as part of a group. As David Brooks suggests today, the world is divided into those with an individualist or a collectivist mentality. Guess which group is larger. Freedom to succeed. That powerful American dream attracts millions of people to the U.S. yet it is at odds with [...]
Yes, the economy is still worsening. People are spending less. Yet you can still attract more customers and, sometimes, even more per-customer spending. How? By offering them something more. You just need the right kind of partners and methods, as Jamie Herzlich points out in Newsday today.
Your hobby or work expertise or belief may be unusual, yet it’s likely that people near you share your interest. Or they may just want to have fun. How can you find those kindred spirits? By hosting an ever-better MeetUp. Also consider start a MeetUp to create a profit center for yourself. Or to hone a skill or [...]
You, too, may laugh in amusement at these Candid Camera style “experiments.” Yet, ruefully, I acknowledge that I might conform within minutes… well seconds? Also, see this other well-known (among psychologists, anyway) “people are sheep” experiment by Solomon Asch. Would you trust your eyes or
Like to bring more joy to your marriage? Want to increase your income by training others to lead groups, based on your expertise? Learn how from someone who’s successful at both. In this interview hear how Susan Page is training therapists and marriage educators to lead “Spiritual Partnership Support Groups” – an approach she advocates in her newest book, Why [...]
Publishers expect their writers to be “author-preneurs” – especially if the authors aren’t (yet) famous. This BookExpo America panel suggests how. It’s 41 minutes. Hear how to balance your need to write with your obligation to promote. The 41-minute session was well-led by BookTour’s Kevin Smokler. Panelists are uber book events host, Kim Ricketts;
That irritating co-worker you’re stuck sitting by (again!) sees a decidedly different side of you than your best friend does. That’s because you have many people inside of you (no they’re not imaginary). That’s what veteran science writer, Rita Carter discovered as she began reading about bi-polar personalities for Mapping the Mind. Emerging research shows [...]
Oops. Don’t just design and decorate your people-serving place or event. Storyboard it. Create the experience for them, just as a movie director plans the sequence of scenes to pull people in and evoke an strong emotional response. But, unlike a movie director, you can involve all the senses. From the first smell to the [...]
… even when you have few resources. Or to make your small donation matter more. Want to launch a campaign to spruce up your nearby park? Like to share your expertise with others, for the greater good? Like to track the success of a project you supported? For your cause or club, like a user-friendly [...]
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