Author: Lem Usita
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LL46: Do It First
Have you ever had a leader to tell you to do something that he didn’t know how to do himself? This is that leader that just barks out commands without any real knowledge or expertise. Ever experience this? That is not leadership. That is just telling someone to do something.…
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Talk to Strangers
I know most of you that see this will think – I’m not suppose to talk to strangers. Yes, we teach that to little kids. It’s a great rule – for little kids. Some of you are adults – I don’t think little kids read this blog – but you’re…
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When Your Hear a Great Argument
…….. you should totally listen to them. And I’m not talking about 2 people arguing necessarily, although great arguments can lead to arguing. You know what I mean. You don’t have to agree with them. In fact, if you are able to listen to them and accept that they are…
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Isolating Practices
We Are All Becoming Introverts. That’s what I wanted to call this post, but as you cant tell, I changed my mind. Think about this though – we are all starting to infuse more and more isolating practices – that will make us all become introverts. I blame the introverted…
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The Inability to Delay Gratification
What comes to mind when you hear this phrase? Do you feel guilty for that last purchase? Are you thinking about your wallet? Does your mind go to a pretty dark place in light of this idea? Do you think that you are not one of these people who has…
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To Stop Identity Formation
I heard someone speak of how sometimes we can be so involved with things that we don’t have time to work on identity formation. It is as if it can stop because we’re too busy. I know that we hardly ever think about our identity formation at every moment of…
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You Can’t Choose
Whenever you put yourself out there – either in a blog post, a picture, a lecture, or a youtube video – you open yourself up to 2 things. You either open yourself up to ridicule and negativity, or you somehow provide enlightenment to those that check out your ideas. It’s…
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The Medium for Your Art
I was listening to a talk about creativity and art. If you check out the past few posts, there are some about the creativity and art. I’ve quite enjoyed the challenge of these talks. It has pushed me to consider what the medium is for my artistic expression. I write.…
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Mutuality of Friendship
Just recently, I wrote about Insecure Friends. Check it out here. Tonight, I was reading about the mutuality of friendship. On the friendship spectrum, the Insecure Friends post is on the end. On the other end is your friends that do nothing but take from you for themselves. I guess,…
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Make Space to Create
I heard today that “inspiration is for amateurs.” Have you ever heard someone say that they were waiting for inspiration before they started creating something? Yeah, Amateurs. Inspiration can help you to create, but if you sit around waiting for it, it might not ever come. Creativity takes work. Creativity…
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A Good Class
I just finished a class tonight. It was an amazing group of students. We had a great time. We really wrestled with the issues and the theories in education. Tonight we talked about the new insights that we picked up in our time together in class. It always amazes what…
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Compliments as Identity Affirmation
Have you ever thought about what a compliment is? Compliments are typically nice things that people say to us that we don’t know how to take. It’s something that we just aren’t good at. I think we’re not good at it because we haven’t thought about what it really is.…
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