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  • My Multiple Identities

    Did you know that it was normal to have multiple identities?  You have multiple identities.  We all do.  We all play out different roles.  As long as all of these… Read more

  • The Dog Poop Post

    Barry Schwartz wrote a book about the Paradox of Choice.  I wrote a post about it – basically it says, watch his Ted talk about it. He suggests that as… Read more

  • My Hawaii 5 O Identity

    I grew up watching Hawaii 5 O – the original one with Jack Lord.  As I watched the new show last night, I thought of 3 reasons why people would… Read more

  • The Birth of Sushi

    Okay, so I don’t know anything about it, but as I was eating it tonight, I had a startling thought – who in the world figured out what fish was… Read more

  • I Can’t Help It

    Have you ever been with friends talking about something – a song or a title of a movie that you just can’t quite remember? We whip out our phones and… Read more

  • Pretending to be Someone Else

    It’s not that hard to pretend to be someone else.  We’ve all done it.  You know you’ve tried to do a Michael Jordan move and stuck your tongue out and… Read more

  • Identity Design

    If you do a search for this on Google, you will find links that point to brand identity.  This is not the identity design that I’m talking about.  I am… Read more

  • That’s Not Me

    …actually means “that is not a me that I necessarily want to project.”  Anytime anyone tells you that “that’s not me,” don’t argue with them.  The theory is that they… Read more

  • Your Soul and Sex

    I heard a speaker this week give a talk about our sexual identity.  I haven’t written much about sexual identity – mainly because I haven’t thought much about it, but… Read more

  • Nuance and Old Age

    nu·ance  (näns, ny-, n-äns, ny-) n.  1. A subtle or slight degree of difference, as in meaning, feeling, or tone; a gradation. 2. Expression or appreciation of subtle shades of meaning,… 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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