Ken Potts
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Goals can motivate seniors to downsizeMay 25, 2017 11:00 am - Once again the Baby Boomer generation has reached a developmental milestone. We are slowly but surely moving out of the stage of "getting" to the stage of "getting rid o...
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Do's and don'ts for surviving divorceMay 20, 2017 6:00 am - Few experiences in life are more difficult to deal with than divorce. Divorce is literally the death of a marriage. And we go through all the emotional gyrations - shoc...
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Perfectly natural for parents to embarrass their teensMay 11, 2017 10:08 am - This is one of my all-time favorite parenting stories: A friend of mine was chauffeuring her 15-year-old son to high school. It was one of those "put the top down and t...
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Open attitude may help us cope with the unexpectedApr 27, 2017 10:23 am - I couldn't make this up. It was sent to me by a reader and it remains one of my all time favorite stories. Seems a state prison needed to add a new maximum security bui...
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Words and actions show others how we view themApr 20, 2017 10:52 am - The report had just three categories: "Vacancies," "Added" and "Deleted." Simple enough. A fairly standard posting of personnel comings and goings like you'd find at mos...
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Easter helps us find truths about our feelings about faithApr 12, 2017 3:34 pm - Over the years, I think I've managed to say something about every major holiday on the calendar except one - Easter. It is hard to write about Easter. There is nothing ...
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Why you shouldn't do 'whatever it takes' to advance careerApr 06, 2017 10:09 am - "You've got to be willing to do whatever it takes." Listening to a man describe his understanding of how to be a top executive, I couldn't help but feel sad. Whatever ...
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Tips for dealing with poor managersApr 02, 2017 6:00 am - Two research studies that recently came across my desk seem to suggest some of our business managers still "just don't get it." A poll of corporate executives uncovered...
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Don't let fear keep you from solving problemsMar 23, 2017 10:30 am - Once upon a time, there was a man adrift in a small, leaky boat. The seas were rough, and it was all the man could do to keep the boat from being swamped. For hours on e...
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Teens' big dreams often provoke parentsMar 15, 2017 11:46 am - When in doubt, do nothing. A friend of mine has turned this platitude into a major strength in the parenting of his teenage sons. Teens love to dream big dreams. They ...