Lifestyle

  • Love Talk

    Read this article on Substack! I just started this show, “All American” on Netflix. It checked all my boxes for my next dramatic series: it’s 7 seasons, so it’s long, it has a black leading cast, and there’s football. I bring it up because so far I have teared up twice in the first season……

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  • The Concerns with Clinging to Inefficiencies

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    Humans are the orchestrators of systems. Many of the things we do in a society are operationalized. Governments, school boards, being in corporate america in general and with respect to the specific operations of your company, and more are examples of things being done at scale and being done in a particular way. With that…

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  • Some (more) Lessons to Keep in Mind

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    I don’t have much to say for this post but I recently learned a few things that I figure I can share for the sake of content. That’s the first major thing: It’s a new year so it’s appropriate but also it’s part of the work that I don’t like to highlight, but at the…

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  • I Love You to Wellness

    Read this article on Substack! Dr. Gary Chapman is the author of “The 5 Love Languages: The Secret to Love that Lasts.” This book incorporates biblical principles with human behavior and cultural implications, to articulate and explain the five common ways in which humans love one another. The five love languages are: words of affirmation,…

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  • Life with Ken 2025 End of Year Business Review

    I am going to be quick because I am trying out this new thing, “don’t do anything that will make you dislike yourself.” Let’s cut to the chase: Life with Ken as of this article has made no money. In fact I’m in the hole if you think about it. Now, let’s move on to…

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  • Is it Ever Okay to be Insane?

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    Albert Einstein, one of the greatest minds to ever live, said that insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result. Is that condition of existence ever, okay? Are there times in life when doing the same thing repeatedly in hopes of a different result, makes sense and is…

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  • The Impact of Workplace Cognitive Dissonance

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    As a corporate professional I’ve encountered a sequence of behaviors on more than one occasion indicative of an active cognitive dissonance in the workplace. As it would turn out this revelation is not the phenomenon you may think it is. Cognitive dissonance can be a salient part of a workplace to the point where this…

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  • Mind Muscle Connection

    Read this article on Substack! One of the ways you can amplify muscle growth is through mind muscle connection. Mind muscle connection is just as it sounds, it’s your mind being able to effectively identify and isolate a specific muscle. This is usually a more salient experience when the muscle being identified is under some…

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  • You Don’t Need Permission to Make a Difference

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    I want to say that right now, it takes effort for me to do this. I don’t know how to get past this place without talking about it. Writing is an easy target because it’s our bread and butter; but in general and specifically with respect to the process of creating and publishing content of…

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  • 5 Ways to Relieve Stress and Anxiety

    Read this article on Substack! As 2021 gets underway, amid the aroma of excitement and new possibilities that a new year brings, people across the world are facing unprecedented scenarios that are only short of maddening. The start of 2021 has been all but peaceful and relaxing to say the least. I do not know…

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