The Kinetic Blog

December 1, 2015

Your Life, Your Headlines

(audio version available at the end of this post) I am lucky.  I live near the U.S. Capitol and my office is located very close to the White House. Sometimes when I have extra energy I walk this breathtaking three miles to work (or when the subway invariably breaks down!).  When I do, I also […]

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November 1, 2015

Are You Stuck in CRAP?

(audio version available at the end of this post) Ok, I know, a provocative title for a blogpost. CRAP, of course, is an acronym, and it stands for Chronic Responsibility & Achievement Programme (I spell it like a Brit would, just looks posh that way!). The CRAP is supported by a seductive self-siren, one that […]

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October 1, 2015

Feeling Blue

(audio version available at the end of this post) I am feeling blue.  Just not “myself” lately.  When I used to tell my dear grandmother I did not feel like myself she would exclaim, “Then who the hell do you feel like?” But I am restless and less than cheerful. As a coach I have […]

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September 1, 2015

Stop Being So Judgy!

(audio version available at the end of this post) I grew up believing that my “way” was the only way. My good friend in high school used to tease me saying I lived by an undocumented, dogmatic, and ever-changing code he called “Scott’s Book of Life.” That “book” made it very easy for me to […]

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August 1, 2015

Two Reunions

(audio version available at the end of this post) I am not the type of person particularly interested in reunions, graduations, or other celebrations (especially birthdays). In fact, I have never attended a college graduation or a high school or college reunion.  And I even tried to get out of going to my own high school […]

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