Today, I was talking with someone about the movie Chronicle, which, if you have only seen the commercial, appears on the surface to be about some high school kids that gain superpowers and one of them appears to get all evil with it.

The interesting thing for me, is how superficially the character of Andrew has been viewed, but I guess it’s one of those things that if you haven’t grown up in a violent situation, you can’t understand what it does to you. Continue reading

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The ads are everywhere trying to sell us things to make us feel sexy. From clothes to perfumes and colognes to cars, they tell you that if you own this, you won’t help but to be irresistible.

I’m not going to pretend that these things don’t help, but have you thought about how they help? Why they work?

In most cases, what these things are really giving you is permission to feel sexy. They offer up a kind of placebo effect that gives you the one thing every sexy person in the world has:

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There’s a point in every relationship where you have to make yourself vulnerable if you’re going to form a deep bond with that person.

When dating, there’s no way around it.

I know, it get’s harder to do each time someone burns you and you don’t know how much more you can take without being someone you don’t want to be.

I’ve been there and through a great deal of work, figured out a few steps that allows you to show the type of vulnerability that builds genuine trust into meaningful relationships while protecting yourself.

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Confidantes play a huge role in emotional health.

They act as a sounding board, listen to and give you an outside perspective on your problems and the really good ones help you along on your journey to becoming the person you want to be.

But, how do you find the good ones?

Here are some things to consider before opening up your deep and meaningful secrets to someone.

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When deciding between doing the ‘Smart’ Thing and the ‘Right’ Thing, even good advice doesn’t always apply.

The trick is to know when it isn’t going to serve your best interests. The trouble is, you never really know if it will, until the advice isn’t taken.

So, if you can’t know until you commit one way or the other, how do you hedge your bets?

Well, three weeks ago, I was faced with either doing the ‘smart’ thing or taking a chance on the right thing.

Here’s the process I took… Continue reading

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