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  • Your Name

    …..doesn’t define your destiny, but it might definitely shape the way people perceive you. You will be judged by your name – especially if it’s ethnic sounding.  My name is… Read more

  • PUA

    Do you know what that means?  If you’re Hawaiian, doesn’t it mean flower?  That’s not the PUA though that I’m talking about it.  I always keep my eye out for… Read more

  • Status or Influence

    Which one is better?  Which would you rather have?  Think about it!  Think carefully about it. I was talking to a friend about this today.  We had this conversation about… Read more

  • The Life of a Fictional Character

    …..can sometimes become so real that you can actually experience that character as if they weren’t fictional.  You can talk about them with your friends as if they were real.… Read more

  • The Humble Brag

    You’ve heard it before.  It’s that bragging statement that we make about how good we aren’t at something.  When you complain about something positive.  When you complain that your size… Read more

  • Your Inner Alva

    I said this to a friend a few weeks ago.  I don’t even remember the situation, but I knew that she was a big fan of Tony Alva.  I don’t… Read more

  • To Know Someone Fully

    …..is impossible.  Mainly because no one fully knows himself.  If no one can fully know himself, how can you fully know him. At best, we can have partial knowledge of… Read more

  • Nouveau Swearing

    Nouveau – adj. New and different, often fashionably so. There are many places where swearing is not accepted.  There are many people that think that swearing is wrong.  I also know… Read more

  • LL42: Reframe the Problem

    I haven’t written a leadership lesson in awhile.  I guess I haven’t been learning any leadership lessons that I’ve wanted to post.  Leaders though need the ability to reframe the… Read more

  • Spend Money to Buy Better Food

    …..or pay for it later. I know that food industry makes it so much easier to buy cheaper food, but it’s cheap not just in price.  It’s so easy to… Read more

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I’m Lem Usita, Ed.D.

This site was my blog for many years that is now the site for the work that I do. Thanks for visiting.

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