Unsung: A short-short story about our heroes

We idolize the wrong people. I explore that in a short-short story on PsychologyToday.com.

The New Widow: A short-short story

When a couple of the same age marries, there often are problems because men age faster and die earlier than women. I explore that in my PsychologyToday.com contribution today. It's a short-short story.

Five-Minute Career Advising

Of course, even a professional career counselor usually takes multiple sessions to provide adequate guidance. 

But counselors, social workers, teachers, parents and relatives often have the opportunity to provide a bit of career help.  My PsychologyToday.com article today offers sample dialogues and a career-finding chart that can be used to provide a  first-step to people who don't know what career to pursue or how to land a job.

Should You Consider a Career in Sales?

As my PsychologyToday.com article today, I ask six questions of people considering a sales career. The profession is underrated when done right but it's appropriate only for a special kind of person.

An Ordinary Life: A short-short story

As my PsychologyToday.com contribution today, I offer a short-short story called An Ordinary Life.

Come See My One-Man (plus my wife's scolding and firing me) Show TOMORROW- and it's Free!

Want to come see my one-man show Odd Man Out tomorrow (Saturday June 3)  at 10:30 AM at the Rockridge branch of the Oakland Public Library?  It's free.

 

Saying What You Intend: 17 distinctions you should make.

This is the final installment in a four-part series designed to help professionals take their vocabulary to the highest level likely needed.
 
In it, I describe 17 examples of pairs or trios of words that are often thought to be interchangeable but aren't.