Duncan Nuggets™ for Your Noggin -- Al Duncan

National Education Association's Read Across America Day

2010-03-01T09:00:00.003-05:00

NEA's national reading celebration takes place each year on or near March 2, the birthday of Dr. Seuss. Across the country, thousands of schools, libraries, and community centers participate by...

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Duncan Nugget #145: The New "Average"

2010-01-24T11:00:00.005-05:00

How was the food? It was good. How was the movie? It was good. Can she sing? She's good. Nowadays, good is not good enough. Have you noticed that when people are truly impressed and they really...

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Starbucks Shared Planet Youth Action Grants

2010-01-24T10:12:00.002-05:00

"The Starbucks Foundation will solicit applications from organizations that provide young people a continuum of services in developing creative approaches to address pressing concerns in their...

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Youth Service America Grant Programs

2010-01-24T09:35:00.003-05:00

"Youth Service America supports and motivates youth, educators, and service-learning coordinators by distributing over 400 micro grants each year for service and service-learning...

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$2000 Grants - Open Meadows Foundation

2010-01-24T09:15:00.002-05:00

Open Meadows Foundation is a grant-making organization for projects that are led by and benefit women and girls, particularly those from vulnerable communities. Open Meadows Foundation funds projects...

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Duncan Nugget #60: Living In High Definition

2010-01-23T11:00:00.000-05:00

People act consistent with who they believe they are. THINK about that. If you define yourself as being exceptional then you act like it. If your self-definition is based on mediocrity then you...

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Roosevelt Institute - Summer Academy

2010-01-23T09:51:00.000-05:00

The Roosevelt Summer Academy combines a full-time internship with a training curriculum and weekly networking events as part of an integrated program of leadership development. Our objective is to...

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Girls Going Places® - $30,000 In Prizes for Teen Girl Entrepreneurs

2010-01-23T09:00:00.000-05:00

Guardian Life Insurance Company of America announces Final Call for 2010 Nominations for Girls Going Places® Program "This annual Guardian initiative is designed to reward the enterprising spirits...

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Duncan Nugget #54: Mentally Bankrupt

2010-01-22T11:00:00.005-05:00

There is a high price to pay for achievement and fulfillment. Unfortunately, most individuals are mentally bankrupt or too cheap to pay it. Million-Dollar Question: How is your mental bank...

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Duncan Nugget #37: The Anatamy of a Threat

2010-01-21T11:00:00.004-05:00

Did you know that your body responds to an attack on your character, beliefs, or anything you perceive to be valuable, in the same manner it does to physical threats? The same system (Flight or...

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Duncan Nugget #131: Personal Branding Starts on the Inside

2010-01-20T11:00:00.010-05:00

It’s a crazy, competitive world. So, in order to compete, people are mad busy getting their resumes together; getting their blog, twitter, and facebook page together; getting their wardrobe...

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Duncan Nugget #156: They Never Listen

2010-01-19T11:00:00.014-05:00

Don't they get on your nerves? They never listen. You try to say things in a different way. You try to explain yourself clearly. You try to have patience, but none of that seems to work because they...

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Raising kids may lower blood pressure?!?!

2010-01-19T10:45:00.001-05:00

I know quite a few parents who would laugh uncontrollably—while taking a blood pressure pill or having a drink—if someone told them that their kids are lowering their blood pressure. But according to...

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Duncan Nugget #91: A Perpetual Process

2010-01-17T11:00:00.000-05:00

Self-improvement is a perpetual process. If you want to get better the process never stops. In life you are either growing or rotting; you’re rising or falling. You're rising to the challenge, or...

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Duncan Nugget #502: The Unstoppable 5%

2010-01-16T11:00:00.007-05:00

Statistics show that 95% of the people who make New Year's Resolutions give up on them by January 15th? Not cool. Million-Dollar Question: Are you part of the 95% or the unstoppable 5%?

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Duncan Nugget #163: The Difference Between a Hero and a Coward

2010-01-15T11:00:00.001-05:00

The difference between the hero and the coward is not the lack of fear. It’s the lack of action. The difference between someone who is making a difference and someone who is merely a bystander is...

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Haiti Relief - Ground Zero

2010-01-15T08:07:00.000-05:00

Here is a list of organizations ON THE GROUND in Haiti. (Courtesy of the Regional Council of Churches of Atlanta, Inc.) American Red Cross American Red Cross has pledged an initial $10 million to...

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Duncan Nugget #92: Real Education

2010-01-14T11:00:00.001-05:00

Education is about more than cramming knowledge into a person’s head. (That includes yours.) If you examined the etymology of the word educate you would find that it leads to the Latin word...

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Duncan Nugget #81: The Root of Fear

2010-01-13T11:00:00.001-05:00

Many times, what you say you’re afraid of is just a cover-up for a deeper fear. People say they’re afraid of public speaking, but what they are really afraid of is embarrassment or...

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Duncan Nugget #98: Money Makes You More...

2010-01-12T11:00:00.005-05:00

Money tends to make you more of what you already are. Think about that. Partying becomes more partying. Investing becomes more investing. Greedy becomes greedier. Caring becomes philanthropic. The...

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The Hunt for Respect

2010-01-11T09:32:00.001-05:00

Consciously or unconsciously, everybody is on the hunt for respect. With respect comes power and influence. That's easy to see. Respect is at the core of communication and motivation. That's harder...

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All-Expenses Paid Journalism Program at Princeton

2010-01-11T08:40:00.008-05:00

A good friend of mine just sent me an email about an outstanding opportunity for students. "We welcome about 20 high school students from low-income backgrounds every summer to Princeton's campus...

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Duncan Nugget #34: Your Undivided Attention

2010-01-08T11:00:00.004-05:00

Undivided attention. That's a hard to thing to give and an even harder thing to get. There is hardly enough time in the day to pay attention to your stuff, let alone somebody else's, right?...

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People, Especially Gen Y, Hate Their Jobs

2010-01-07T11:00:00.007-05:00

According to a report by Conference Board, Americans, young and old, hate their jobs. This is a sad state of affairs. I guess employers need to do better, huh? Maybe. But one of the main tenets of...

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Duncan Nugget #350: What You Don't Want

2010-01-06T11:00:00.003-05:00

Your mind cannot directly process a negative. When told not to do something, your mind has to picture doing it first before it can process not doing it. I'll prove it to you. Don't think about your...

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