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When You Don’t Fit In: Deciding what to accept and what to change about ourselves.

It’s tough when you feel don’t really fit in. My PsychologyToday.com article today, offers some help. HERE is the link.

Helping Careers: 13 Alternatives for Would-be Psychotherapists

Many people would like to be a psychotherapist but are daunted by the training’s length or therapists' ubiquity--It can feel like there’s a shrink under every rock.
My PsychologyToday.com article today offers 13 alternative careers for would-be therapists. HERE is the link.

Is That All There Is?: How much can we really expect from life?

Do we manufacture enthusiasm to hide our disappointment that there isn’t that more to life than our modest contributions at work, our on-again/off-again family relationships, that kitchen remodel, that upcoming vacation of beaches, monuments, and shopping, let alone the home team’s “big” win?

Is that all there is? Should we aspire to more? I explore that in my PsychologyToday.com article today. HERE is the link.

In Praise of the Privileged

Of course, many middle- and upper-incomers start out with advantages. For example, they are more likely to come from families that inculcate the value of hard work.

But could it be that the meritocracy/redistribution pendulum has swung too far, that middle- and upper-income people deserve more credit? I explore that in my PsychologyToday.com article today. HERE is the link.

In Praise of the So-Called Privileged

Society’s mind-molders—the schools, colleges, media, and religious institutions—often try to convince us that middle- and upper-income earners are the unfair beneficiaries of privilege.
Of course, many middle- and upper-incomers start out with advantages. For example, they are more likely to come from families that inculcate the value of hard work.
But could it be that the pendulum has swung too far, that middle- and upper-income people deserve more credit? That's what I argue in my PsychologyToday.com article today. HERE is the link.

The Problem With Boys: An ignored crisis

We continue to ignore the devastating drop in boys' achievement relative to girls. I address the issue and make recommendations in my PsychologyToday.com article today. HERE is the link.

If You Could Forget About Your Responsibilities: A practical thought experiment

More and more people seem at the breaking point. That seems particularly prevalent among Boomers: Demands at work are ever ratcheted up and, outside of work, Boomers suffer the sandwiched stress of aging parents, their own aging, and, often, adult children that have failed to launch a decent career.
A fat book or three would be required to address all that, so in my PsychologyToday.com article today, I offer only a moment of respite, a hopefully pleasant little thought experiment that might point to a better, easier tomorrow or not-too-distant future. HERE is the link.

Managing Crisply: An interview with Bruce Tulgan

Bruce Tulgan was named by Management Today as one of the few “management gurus” and was named to the Thinkers 50 Rising Star list--the definitive global ranking of the world’s top 50 business thinkers. 
He is the author of 18 books, including, published just this week, The 27 Challenges Managers Face: Step-by-Step Solutions to (Nearly) All of Your Management Problems. 
For my PsychologyToday.com article today,  I interviewed him. HERE is the link.

Curing Procrastination at its Root

Procrastinators tend to have a dysfunctional life linchpin.  My PsychologyToday.com article today attempts to help readers find a more effective one. HERE is the link.

Curated Career Counsel: An interview with Tony Lee

Career advice is abundant, some would say too abundant. Few are as qualified to curate it as Tony Lee. He has developed and presided over award-winning career websites such as CareerCast.com, JobsRated.com, and a suite of career-related sites for the Wall Street Journal, attracting 20 million page views a month. He wrote the Wall Street Journal's Managing Your Career column and is co-author of The Jobs Rated Almanac. His frequent media appearances have included The Today Show and Good Morning America.  I interviewed him in my PsychologyToday.com article today. HERE is the link.