Author: Lem Usita
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Retire the Word
If you listen to any hip hop, you realize that there are some words that are created in these songs that end up eventually in the modern vernacular. Lately, I’ve been hearing quite a few words in really weird contexts. When I hear it in a weird context, I retire…
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A Podcast and a Relaunch
Do you podcast? If you do, I want to talk to you. I want to learn how and start one. I already have this conversation that my friend Jasen Ashdown and I have started. We record a video of us talking about things that we are processing through and learning.…
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Identity and Comparing Yourself
Comparing yourself is just a base action – something that we automatically and naturally do. You can’t help it. We all do it. Most times we compare ourselves to someone else that is better than us at something. You will always lose when you do. Sometimes we compare ourselves with…
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You’re Not an Expert Just Because You Read Someone’s Opinions
The truth hurts right? I once had someone call me an expert on identity. I quickly corrected them and told them that I am a specialist. I know some things, but I’m definitely no expert. I might know more than some people, but there are definitely many people that know…
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The Identity of Being Right
I have written a post about always being right. Please check out the post just to give you context for this one. Do you consume information to learn the truth or do you consume information to affirm you for being right? It’s a great question. The more you hear that…
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Derive Meaning From All the Tracks of Life
I heard this line today. They were talking about social media and all of the check-ins and status updates that we post. They were talking about being able to go back in time and check out tweets and check-ins from all of these different tracks and trying to derive meaning…
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Email Raises Cortisol
Did you hear about this? There is a study out there that takes a look at how e mail raises your cortisol levels. What that means is that email stress you out. The study says that most people have a email window open on their computer, and they check it…
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The Cell Phone Glow
I went to a show tonight, and the doors opened an hour before so we sat there for an hour waiting for the show. It was very interesting to me to note that even though there were a few hundred people in the room. It was relatively quite. People were…
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The Time for Movements
I heard someone say that today. We are living in a time of movements. I am sure you can tell me about the ones you’ve studied or watched on the news. Just think back a few months ago to the Occupy Movement. It’s easy these days to be a part…
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Art is Meant to be Tested
Whether you see art as a product of our lives or an expression of it – art is meant to be tested. I guess the question is, can it really be art, if it just sits in your mind and never makes it on to the canvas? Maybe it makes…
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Cognitive Reframing
Ever heard of this? It’s a fancy way to say that you can reason your way out of anything. It means that you can change your mind and make excuses for it. It means that you rethink things to make it makes sense. Maybe it’s someone helping you understand it…
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That One Moment
There is That One Moment – that one moment that makes the difference between the thing that’s bringing you down and being able to work through it to get you to the next level. There is That One Moment – that one moment where you are lonely – so lonely…
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