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The Difference Between The Greatest And… Everyone Else. Quote by Rainer Maria Rilke: “The point of marriage is not to create a quick ...” 31 days of ideas: A smart, moving and brave talk about shame. The price of shame By Jon Ronson This has been an exciting year for people who thrive on polarization and division -- and a disaster for the rest of us.

31 days of ideas: A smart, moving and brave talk about shame

Which is why I'm choosing to write about Monica Lewinsky’s kindhearted, empathetic and humanizing TED Talk about online bullying and her own public shaming. I love it for lots of reasons, not least the turns of phrase. In the space of five minutes she makes you laugh out loud: "At the age of 41, I was hit on by a 27-year-old guy. Monica Lewinsky: The price of shame. Hoe ik van 86 naar 65kg ging in maar 31 dagen. Het beste alternatief voor diëten & fitness.

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Donald Trump tries out a new campaign tactic: saying sorry

“Sometimes in the heat of debate and speaking on a multitude of issues, you don’t choose the right words or you say the wrong thing,” he told a rally in North Carolina on Thursday night. “I have done that. And, believe it or not, I regret it. I do regret it. Particularly where it may have caused personal pain.” 7 Reasons Strong People Tend To Attract Difficult Relationships — Personal Growth. 1.

7 Reasons Strong People Tend To Attract Difficult Relationships — Personal Growth

People who develop mental and emotional strength usually do so because of their childhood experiences. How Flipping The Script Helped Keep Young Muslims From Joining ISIS. Around 2012, the police in Aarhus, a city in Denmark, realized that some young residents were fleeing to Syria to join ISIS.

How Flipping The Script Helped Keep Young Muslims From Joining ISIS

Jennifer Joan/Flickr One day in 2012, a group of policemen in a Danish town were sitting around in the office when an unusual call came in. This town, called Aarhus, is a clean, orderly place with very little crime. So what the callers were saying really held the cops' attention. They were parents, and they were "just hysterical," recalled Thorleif Link, one of the officers. The officers put together whatever clues they had about the missing person: He was a teenager who went to a local high school, and he lived in a largely Muslim immigrant neighborhood just outside town. What You Can Do to Fight Extremism — umair haque. What You Can Do to Fight Extremism The Challenge of Decency What can you do to fight the tide of extremism engulfing the world?

What You Can Do to Fight Extremism — umair haque

It’s at once the simplest and hardest thing in life. Decrying extremism is easy. Why Do So Many Incompetent Men Become Leaders? The Gendered Implications of the Word “Manipulative” — Be Yourself. Why You Can't Trust Yourself. Bertrand Russell famously said, “The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are so certain of themselves and wiser people so full of doubts.” Over the years, I’ve hammered on the importance of becoming comfortable with uncertainty and ambiguity, in questioning all of your most cherished beliefs and dreams, on practicing skepticism, and doubting everything, most importantly yourself. How to Build Your Immunity to Other People’s Control Dramas. By Julian Websdale Guest Writer for Wake Up World Many people go through their lives in a constant hunt for someone else’s energy.

How to Build Your Immunity to Other People’s Control Dramas

It is unconscious in many people. All they know is that when they control others they feel better. What they don’t realise is that this sense of feeling better costs the other person. Manipulation for other people’s energy can happen either aggressively, directly forcing people to pay attention to them, or passively, playing on people’s sympathy or curiosity to gain attention. So first, let’s look at the main ways control dramas are played out. The Intimidator If someone threatens you, either verbally or physically, then you are forced, for fear of something bad happening to you, to pay attention to them and so to give them energy.

Poor Me. Four Influence Modes for Leaders – Jay Gordon Cone. Every leader develops a point of view about the relationship between influence and change.

Four Influence Modes for Leaders – Jay Gordon Cone

Some perspectives are well-reasoned and rooted in leadership philosophies, others emerge from some combination of trial-and-error, habit, and values. The modes of influence described below will help leaders clarify their approach to influence and identify the skills and strategies needed to increase effectiveness when operating in each mode. The Toxic Attraction Between an Empath & a Narcissist. Get elephant's newsletter We know that “narcissist” has become a bit of a buzzword recently, and some folks are quick to apply it to an ex-lover or family member or friend.

The Toxic Attraction Between an Empath & a Narcissist.

How to Know if Someone is Hoovering You. “Hoovering” is a term describing a ploy that occurs when someone with a personality disorder tries to suck an ex partner back towards them after a period of separation.

How to Know if Someone is Hoovering You.

It often happens when the realisation hits the hooverer that the person they nonchalantly walked away from has garnered some strength, is doing just fine and building up with their life after having broken free from a toxic entanglement. This form of mind-game playing can happen after a week, a month or shockingly even years after a relationship has broken down. They will just try to walk straight back into their past life without a single care for the destruction they left behind. The reason people, usually narcissists, hoover is so that they can top themselves up with a vital supply of energy. Their intention is to suck the energy from someone who they know is still vulnerable to their advances and who is very easy to cast a spell over.