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Demitri Martin - Best Comic Ever

Dave — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 23:03:36 +0000

Update 3/31/09: After watching a few shows of “Important Things With Demetri Martin,” I may be wrong about the best comic thing. He’s still ok though. — Demitri Martin, the best comic today. When I was young, I loved watching the comedy specials on cable TV. I remember watching Howie Mandel’s first HBO special over and over. [...]

Personal Power II - Day 6 - Empowering Questions

Dave — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 03:55:58 +0000

Day 6 - Empowering Questions: In day five, we learned that our emotions are directly connected to the way we use our bodies. Our voice, gestures, breathing, posture; it all has an influence over the feelings we feel and choices we make. Controlling our physical body is not the only tool we have to direct our [...]

Personal Power II - Day 5 - Physiology and Emotion

Dave — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 02:02:38 +0000

Day 5 - Physiology and Emotion: The only way to get what you want is to know what you want first. How would someone know what direction to go if they didn’t choose destination? People often say they want money, fame, or success. Tony Robbins asks why they want them, and at the root of people’s [...]

Personal Power II - Day 4 - Meaning - Neuro-Associative Conditioning

Dave — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 04:22:52 +0000

Day 4 - Meaning - Neuro-Associative Conditioning: The results (friends, possessions, feelings, wealth, love, etc) people have in their life is a direct result of the decisions they make. People’s decisions are driven by the meaning they give to a situation. Meaning is created by how people feel. Or we could say, feelings create meaning [...]

Personal Power II - Day 3 - Neuro-Associations

Dave — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 00:41:25 +0000

Day 3 - Neuro-Associations: What is a neuro-association? Tony Robbin’s describes it as, “the meaning that we associate to a given situation.” We connect feelings (specifically pain and pleasure) to situations, actions, people, locations . . . everything. These associated feelings give meaning to the world around us, and meaning determines how we behave in different [...]

Personal Power II - Day 2 - Pain and Pleasure

Dave — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 04:37:56 +0000

Day 2 - Pain and Pleasure: Pain and pleasure are two major factors that influence what we do (or don’t do). Some call this type of motivation “the carrot and the stick.” People are attracted to pleasure and repelled by pain. Of the two, pain is the stronger force because people are more moved by loss [...]

Personal Power II - Day 1 - Introduction

Dave — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 23:16:29 +0000

My Introduction: Most people desire more success, wealth, motivation, power, and happiness. I’m doing well (good friends, family, and an enjoyable job), but I know that I could be doing better. My biggest obstacle is how I creatively avoid activity that would improve my life. Family Guy, American Dad, and The Simpsons are my favorite time [...]

An Essay on Legalizing Prostitution

Dave — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 01:25:03 +0000

This is a research essay put together for my college writing class. After spending numerous hours reading about prostitution, many problems become evident, but solutions do not. Introduction The Nevada Coalition Against Sex Trafficking, in their Legalization Fact Sheet, makes the sweeping generalization, “Since we know that prostitution always harms women, the legalized buying and selling [of] [...]

Yes Man with Jim Carry - Movie Review

Dave — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 04:13:23 +0000

Last Friday, a small group of people were huddled around a card table setup in front of my work. As I walked past, a girl started skipping in a circle yelling, “Yes! Yes!” I was curious, so I went to ask why this girl was acting like such a buffoon, “This looks fun, what’s up?” [...]

Lincoln Park Zoo - Zoo Lights

Dave — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 04:39:36 +0000

This evening I headed over to Lincoln Park Zoo in downtown Chicago. It was beautiful evening and warmer than usual. A lot of other people had the same idea; the zoo was packed with families. Little kids were running around everywhere. Lincoln Park Zoo is having their Zoo Lights festival. The trees are covered in [...]