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practical and concise.......2007-06-13
practical and concise- it's the ideal introduction to studying art history (particularly studying and preparing papers for university art history classes). I took an upper-level art history class my freshman year of college, and this book really made it possible for me to thrive in that class, despite my absolute lack of advanced art/advanced university studies.
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A complete teaching course for eatercolor painting techniques for beginners to intermediates.
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Learn to Paint People
Sharon Finmark
Manufacturer: Arrow (A Division of Random House Group)
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Ultimate Wolverine makes his explosive return! Storm travels to the Great White North to find her missing friend, but there's no time for celebration for the impetuous and troubled duo! They're about to take on an all-new threat to the Ultimate Universe... Lady Deathstrike! Plus: When a dangerous young mutant immune to psychic control takes Charles Xavier and the rest of a Manhattan bank hostage, the Professor must lead a diverse group of humans in a risky bid to end the siege! And finally, witness the return of Ultimate Juggernaut! Juggie makes a play for the Gem of Cyttorak, the jewel that will make him truly unstoppable. Only two small things stand in his way: Rogue of the X-Men and Ultimate Gambit, the new prince of thieves! This story will change the X-Men's status quo forever! Collects Ultimate X-Men #58-60; Annual #1.
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Vaughan's Worst.......2006-09-02
Ultimate X-Men Vol 12 is a collection of Ultimate X-Men 58-60 and Annual 1 and is arguably, the worse Ultimate X-Men so far. Brian K Vaughan had a good start on the series, taking the character of Sinister and warping him to a degree previous authors wouldn't have taken a chance at, it worked. Here he does his best with Lady Deathstrike, and some character development.
I appreciate Vaughan's attempt to draw out new character in the Ultimate X-Men but Storm's personality seems to have gone out the window, and the change is nowhere near as good as back when Chris Claremont cut her hair and warped her personality the first time around (Check out essential X-Men 4 if you want that story). Lady Deathstrike's personality has also taken a major hit, now making her one of Storm's villian's as opposed to Wolverine's really doesn't make since considering the adamantium and such. The strongest part of the story is the Annual which due to the end might prove to be one of the least liked, I'm not giving anything away but if you didn't like volume 8 your not going to like this one.
The art changes 3 times over 4 comics starting decent, with Dillon and going to terrible with Immonen. Immonen's art hasn't become any better since the last volume and if anything is worse, its original I'll give him that but really does not be long in the realistic ultimate universe. The best art of the volume comes at the end where Tom Raney takes over. He has an interesting style the looks both realistic and for the first time shows the X-Men as the kids they are.
All in all this is the weakest volume of Ultimate X-Men having no strong storylines and only one comic really worth buying, but if you're a fan of Ultimate X-Men, particularly Vaughan's run you might want to look at this, look but don't buy.
Still not impressed .......2006-01-01
I have been reading ultimate X-Men since its beginnings. It was a fun and enjoyable book up until the New Mutant arc. Since then the series has dropped the ball and it still hasn't recovered. It is an all right arc, but the annual is a must read. I suggest getting the book only because it is on sale for about 9 bucks and the annual will now cost you about 5 to 6 dollars.
save your money.......2005-12-20
The worst graphic novel I've read. Simply awful. Save your money.
Slowly but surely, the Ultimate X-Men is becoming entertaining again.......2005-12-06
This collection is by far the best since Brian K. Vaughan took over as the writer for the Ultimate X-Men (since vol. 9: The Tempest collection). Hard Lessons comprises three separate stories, first seen as Ultimate X-Men issues 58-60 and the first Annual of the series. The artistic teams change for all three stories and all of them do a great job.
Story 1 (issues 58): Professor Xavier finds out his account has been frozen by the Hellfire Club just as a two-headed mutant attempts a bank robbery. Professor X finds out that his telepathy is limited when dealing with this particular mutant and must try to save himself and the other hostages in the bank by utilizing his powers in a more creative manner. Steve Dillon pencils this issue with the magnificence he brought to the Preacher series.
Story 2 (issues 59-60): Wolverine is tracked down by Storm, and where else would he be but Canada? The reunion is cut short as Deathstrike makes her first Ultimate appearance and takes on Wolverine and Storm. Backing her are Dr. Cornelius and other Weapon X remnants. More of Storm's past and personality is shown, and in a twist on the original origin Deathstrike has ties to Storm, not Wolverine.
Story 3 (Annual 1): Gambit and Rogue continue their quest to bring down Fenris via clever thievery, but Juggernaut tracks them to a job in Las Vegas. Apparently Juggernaut has the hots for Rogue and as one might expect Gambit becomes the focus of his wrath. The fight that ensues is heavy and brutal, and not all of the combatants survive it.
Pros: Lesser known X-Men characters show up very briefly, or are mentioned, in their debuts in the Ultimate universe (Warlock and Sasquatch). Vaughan's time with the Ultimate X-Men has been criticized (at least by me) for its bland villains and scant appearances of most of the X-Men. This volume, however, does a smashing job with the villains and adds some of the best depth to the X-Men (at least the ones highlighted in the three stories) since the series began. Xavier's characterization is captivatingly well rendered, and denotes a significant difference between the Ultimate and main-stream Xavier; the Xavier of the Ultimate universe is sly, sneaky, shrewd and willing to soil his hands, or those of his proxy, to do what he deems necessary. Rogue and Storm also get some good time in the limelight, but the greatest improvement is in Vaughan's handling of the villains. Deathstrike has cool powers and the relationship between she and Storm is interesting. Juggernaut is much the same as he was in the main stream Marvel universe before he became a hero and his lust for Rogue and reaction to the relationship she has developed with Gambit make him more realistic and even more villainous.
Cons: The majority of the X-Men remain as little more than background characters as a result of the three stories each focusing on only one individual character. However if this is a trend that will see each X-Man get his or her own highlight story, and the issue about Xavier showed that Vaughan is more than capable of doing a great job of this in just one issue, I would hesitate to call this a fault. The only other low point is the fight between Deathstrike and Storm and Wolverine. It was very short and it didn't seem like Deathstrike was really unleashed.
Overall I recommend this collected volume of Ultimate X-Men to any and all X-Men or Ultimate Marvel enthusiasts. To those of you who either gave up on the series or are/were on the verge of doing so I recommend that you give Hard Lessons a chance as it provides hope that Ultimate X-Men will retake its spot as one of the must-have comics from Marvel.
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Want to be the last comic standing? You can! For years Jay Arthur, has been studying and reverse engineering how comedians think. With his co-author Karyn Ruth White, a standup comedian and professional speaker, they have refined the process and come up with the essential skills of how to think like a comedian and find the funny in everyday life.
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The Seventh Sense: How to Think Like a Comedian.......2007-03-09
I sent this book to my son who is in prison, as he has a great love of humor. He has written me twice thanking me, as it helps his spirit make it through the day. When his time is up he will leave it there to be passed among others to help them in that way. One day I pray that we will have less prisons but more rehabs., understanding, helping, healing, with humor,etc.. smile of Peace Marlene Frabasilio P.S. Thanks to Karyn Ruth
Lame.......2006-02-02
I love comedy and I try to read anything I can about it. This book is extremely lame. It offers on real insight into generating humor, and finally tells you that there are other books that can help you do that better than this one. I have the books that the author recommends and they aren't that great.
Half of this book consists of full pages with one lame joke per page, some just a whole page with a one liner. Most are repeated jokes from earlier pages. It's sad when an author cannot come up with enough material that they have to resort to wasting an entire page with a quote or joke.
I really enjoy humor, and I am a fan of stand up comedy. Judging by the jokes that Karyn Ruth White fills almost half of the book with, she needs to study some of the methods of some good comedians. Yes humor is relative, but I don't know of anyone or their relatives that would find her jokes funny(The preceding joke is funnier than hers, and it's pretty bad).
She tries to give you an example of a joke as she constructs it, then tells you "This is what makes it funny". The trouble is there was nothing funny about it.
If you are interested in comedy in any form, I recommend The Comic Toolbox by John Vorhaus, and Comedy Writting by Mel Helitzer is pretty good, a little outdated, but good. I do not recommend Judy Carter's books, as Mrs. White does. If you are just wanting to become a little funnier with friends, How To Be Funny by Jon Macks is a pretty good book. Any of these are better than Karyn Ruth's book. Please don't waste your money on this lame piece of garbage.
I think I'm the only one who has bought this books so far, because the only other two reviewers to date have to be the authors. Anyone can write a book, and here's the proof. As I was reading this I was thinking about people I know who try to be funny, but fail miserably, thinking they could have very well written this book.
If can't tell, I didn't like this book.
An ideal book for future stand-up comedians........2005-07-28
I enjoyed this book thoroughly.Both authors explain everything in simple English.Nothing boring here.The are many ideas in this book to help develop more material.The book holds your attention and the jokes throughout are enjoyable.This is a definite book that you should add to your collection if stand-up comedy is your goal.
An excellent guide not only for aspiring comedians.......2004-10-30
Jay Arthur is a master practitioner of Neuro-Linguistic Programming. Karyn Ruth White is a standup comedian and professional speaker. In Your Seventh Sense: How To Think Like A Comedian these two quite diverse experts work together to offer the reader an introduction of the essential skills required to "think like a comedian". Chapters address how to hone one's comedy radar, learning to refine one's act before taking it public, transforming random ideas into belly-laugh gold, and much more. Each two-page spread offers solid advice on one page, and a humorous or inspirational comedy-related quote on the other. An excellent guide not only for aspiring comedians, but also for those seeking to learn just enough of the art to liven up their speeches and presentations.
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Rumored-filled; Gay Bar Gossip instead of Facts.......2006-11-14
I question some of the author's claims. Many things he stated was not backed up by additional proof or facts, and I have yet to find these statements in other biographies I've read of some of these women he mentioned. He claims Betty Asher introduced Judy Garland to drugs and drink, which was wrong. Judy was already into drugs well before Asher was assigned her publicist. It was true Asher did encourage Garland to drink booze and possibly Saphhic love, but nothing has been solidly substantiated about that in other books, only speculations. He also claims Garland married the homosexual Minelli so she could continue her liasions with women on the side. With what women? Whom? The other Garland biographies state Judy did experiment, but it was not a consistent or permanent thing in her life. The author also claims Garland enjoyed watching two gay men go at it. WTF??!!! Where on earth did he get that information? Sounds like gossipy bragging from people desperate to have some connection with Garland. No other Garland biographer EVER brought up this predilection of Judy's, so I can't believe it is true. Who is his source?
In addition to the outrageous fabrications, there was sloppy editing and typos in this book. Basically this book is about Mercedes de Acosta with the other Hollywood Lesbians thrown in. De Acosta deserves a much better, more accurate biography. What might have been an interesting historical look at Hollywood's prominent lesbians turned into nothing but sensationalistic, tabloid trash.
Entertaining and Thorough.......2004-02-01
This book did a good job of capturing a time when the film and the art world hadn't completely disconnected, the biggest stars were women, and to be a movie star was still considered a little shady. The studios covered up drug addiction and homosexuality and other scandals and arranged marriages for their stars so they could appear normal to the public.
This book focuses a lot on Greta Garbo and her girlfriend Mercedes de Acosta, (a woman who really got around, female movie star-wise), but it also devotes chapters to familiar names like Judy Garland, Marlene Dietrich, Tallulah Bankhead, Barbara Stanwick, and Joan Crawford. During the 20s and 30s, most of them were able to carry out discreet affairs much like many male homosexuals as at that time Hollywood was such a different place, full of artists and forward-thinking people. "The Sewing Circle" focuses on a fascinating era in film hustory that existed before the forced conformity and communist wicth-hunting of the 1950's.
Not bad.......2003-07-08
This book was pretty good. I think that Mr. Madsen is a good author and he should be commended. I believe there is a fair amount of information given about the characters in this survey, although the book "The Girls" is much better at covering Hollywood's lesbianism. It is a good read anyway, and I would recommend it. Oh, and I LOVE the cover photo! Too-shay!
So much promise . . . ah, well........2000-09-20
When I first came across this book, I was very excited, because I am interested in all aspects of how the various entertainment media manipulate the world and present only a selected vision of what it's really like. I looked forward to reading a detailed account of life in Hollywood and how hard it was to deal with oppression and prejudice and have to live a secret life. Instead of an inspiring, enlightening read, I got a scatter-brained, typo-laden gossip column. I can't believe, as was stated in another review, that the typos were the fault of the printer. The amount of effort put into researching and writing this book is reflected in the quality of the copy editing.
It could have been worth my money. Oh well. I'm glad I bought it from the Quality Paperback Book Club and not at retail price.
Fascinating subject, sloppy book.......2000-06-21
The subject of famous Hollywood starlets who were, in fact, deep in the closet is certainly a fascinating one--imagine the harsh, paranoid life one would have to lead, hiding one's true feelings and lying to protect one's careers while still seeking love. And I'd really love to read a well-executed, thoughtful study of this subject.
This isn't it, kids.
Axel Madsen's "The Sewing Circle" is, at best, a sloppy book, with plenty of rumor & opinion presented as fact & more typos than I've ever seen in any other "professionally published" book. For crying out loud, they misspelled Greta Garbo's name--at the head of the chapter dealing with her childhood!
There are some interesting tidbits here--the speculation as to why Garbo ended her career when she did, the behind-the-scenes gays & lesbians who drove the creative engines of Hollywood, the sad, ultimately lonely endings that many of these women met--but the presentation is so haphazard that it's difficult to get anything useful out of it. And if every mention of Mercedes de Costa were deleted, this wouldn't be a book--it would be a pamphlet.
This book sorely needed an editor, a fact-checker, a proofreader...it needed help. Had such help arrived, this might have been an interesting, trashy read. As it stands, it's just trash--recycle it & move on.
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Music Drama at the Paris Odéon, 1824-1828
Mark Everist
Manufacturer: University of California Press
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Parisian theatrical, artistic, social, and political life comes alive in Mark Everist's impressive institutional history of the Paris Odéon, an opera house that flourished during the Bourbon Restoration. Everist traces the complete arc of the Odéon's short but highly successful life from ascent to triumph, decline, and closure. He outlines the role it played in expanding operatic repertoire and in changing the face of musical life in Paris.
Everist reconstructs the political power structures that controlled the world of Parisian music drama, the internal administration of the theater, and its relationship with composers and librettists, and with the city of Paris itself. His rich depiction of French cultural life and the artistic contexts that allowed the Odéon to flourish highlights the benefit of close and innovative examination of society's institutions.
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Since when is 9 a prime???.......2005-03-23
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This book was first published in 1972. At that time the writer Marylin vos Savant was supposed to be the smartest person on earth, with an IQ of 230, the highest IQ measured on the Stanford-Binet test until then. I don't know whether this record has bean beaten or not. Anyway, she wrote a book in collaboration with Leonore Fleischer about brain building through exercises.
It is an interesting book with some good, down to earth advise and some brain teasers. But to me, what made the book unusual was the curious fact that in more than one numerical brain teasers, the number "9" is listed as a prime. Huh???? And the book is written by - I reitereate - one of the smartest persons on earth!
There seems to be no hope for us mere mortals.
Great tips, but flawed in many ways.......2004-08-12
I enjoyed the many exercises in this book, and it had a lot of good ideas on how to improve your thinking and expand your learning. Many of the tips are fun, like suggesting a subscription to a magazine of your choice, and also various books and tools she suggests to help in your brain building. Some of her beliefs are assumptions, such as suggesting that if you are "religious" it is because of your parents. This seems to be a pretty narrow view of religion. She also seems to try and stress the importance of being a leader and not a follower, but then she constantly pressures the reader to write in the margins of the book. This is fine, but she seems to try and pressure the reader into feeling inadequate if you choose not to do it. She makes many more assumptions about people in general, but overall there are many good tips in the book and I would recommend it to anyone who is interested in various ways to improve your brain power.
This book is my bible!.......2004-02-14
I would highly recommend this book. It really is excellent. (I don't know the authors in any way.) In addition to this book there is one more book that I would recommend to go with it, and that is, "Reasoning Skills Success in 20 Minutes a Day" from "Learning Express". The Reasoning Skills book helps out with the part in Logic that the Brain Building Book recommends.
AT LEAST CONFIDENCE BUILDING.......2002-02-03
There are two books that come to mind that, though they do not fall in the realm of religious inspiration, are so thought-provoking that they are life changing. They are: 1. Your Money or Your Life by Joe Dominguez and Vicki Robin and 2. Brain Building: Exercising Yourself Smarter, the latter of which I will comment on.
I purchased this book about 4 years ago when I was working a full-time job and going to graduate school to earn a Master of Education degree in Mathematics. The math courses suited me for the most part, since they pertained to both my major and my interests in working with numbers. The education courses, on the other hand, were intimidating, because I grew up with an inferiority complex about my abilities to perform in courses that demanded both extensive amounts of reading and the ability to comprehend several themes and passages.
It was during this period that, because I was going to school and working full-time simultaneously, on many days the only opportunities I had to study were either during my lunch hour or right after I arrived home late at night with thoughts of having to be back at work the next morning. Fortunately, it was also then that I was already enthralled enough with Marilyn's books and Parade column to buy this publication.
Among the several helpful suggestions Marilyn pointed out in this book is that when reading, do not hesitate to write your thoughts and opinions in the margins alongside key paragraphs and sentences. This particular approach, in a manner of speaking, places you on a more equal footing with the professor or author, and it is a valuable reminder that your interpretations and viewpoints are just as important as, if not more important than, the material you are trying to focus upon.
Despite my limited time and resources, this piece of advice helped me to participate adequately in classroom discussions. Except for a couple of B's, which I received before I even bought this book, I ended up graduating with A's in every course.
Thank you, God! And thank you, Marilyn!
Fun Book.......2002-01-28
This is a good book.
First, it does what it says it does. The scores of exercises will pump up the mind. I was hoping for more of the "solve this type of problem and think this way" sort of thing-and there is alot of this. But whats included will give you a more "rounded-off" intellect. In some of the exercises you have to think of which compass direction you are pointed in and try to be aware of it-in others you have to solve a logic puzzle! I have yet to do all of the exercises. Some of them I probably wont do-because of the type of people I work around and the constraints of my environment there. And cryptograms must be some form of intellectual torture technique.
Second, the book gave me a good look at what the really smart folks think of intelligence. I have come to know that there are many facets of it and developing in all areas is important. The Nerd at school is possibly the intellectual equivalent of the corporate executive-they have just developed their intellects along different lines. One seemingly useful, the other seemingly annoying. Try to guess who falls into which category after reading the book!
Bye now {:?)
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What do your people at work and your spouse and kids at home have in common with a five-ton killer whale? Probably a whole lot more than you think, according to top business consultant and mega-bestselling author Ken Blanchard and his coauthors from SeaWorld. In this moving and inspirational new book, Blanchard explains that both whales and people perform better when you accentuate the positive. He shows how using the techniques of animal trainers -- specifically those responsible for the killer whales of SeaWorld -- can supercharge your effectiveness at work and at home.
When gruff business manager and family man Wes Kingsley visited SeaWorld, he marveled at the ability of the trainers to get these huge killer whales, among the most feared predators in the ocean, to perform amazing acrobatic leaps and dives. Later, talking to the chief trainer, he learned their techniques of building trust, accentuating the positive, and redirecting negative behavior -- all of which make these extraordinary performances possible. Kingsley took a hard look at his own often accusatory management style and recognized how some of his shortcomings as a manager, spouse, and father actually diminish trust and damage relationships. He began to see the difference between "GOTcha" (catching people doing things wrong) and "Whale Done!" (catching people doing things right).
In Whale Done!, Ken Blanchard shows how to make accentuating the positive and redirecting the negative the best tools to increase productivity, instead of creating situations that demoralize people. These techniques are remarkably easy to master and can be applied equally well at home, allowing readers to become better parents and more committed spouses in their happier and more successful personal lives.
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"What do your people at work and your spouse and kids at home have in common with a five-ton killer whale? Probably a whole lot more than you think, according to top business consultant and mega-bestselling author Ken Blanchard and his coauthors from SeaWorld. In this moving and inspirational new book, Blanchard explains that both whales and people perform better when you accentuate the positive. He shows how using the techniques of animal trainers -- specifically those responsible for the killer whales of SeaWorld -- can supercharge your effectiveness at work and at home. When gruff business manager and family man Wes Kingsley visited SeaWorld, he marveled at the ability of the trainers to get these huge killer whales, among the most feared predators in the ocean, to perform amazing acrobatic leaps and dives. Later, talking to the chief trainer, he learned their techniques of building trust, accentuating the positive, and redirecting negative behavior -- all of which make these extraordinary performances possible. Kingsley took a hard look at his own often accusatory management style and recognized how some of his shortcomings as a manager, spouse, and father actually diminish trust and damage relationships. He began to see the difference between ""GOTcha"" (catching people doing things wrong) and ""Whale Done!"" (catching people doing things right). In Whale Done!, Ken Blanchard shows how to make accentuating the positive and redirecting the negative the best tools to increase productivity, instead of creating situations that demoralize people. These techniques are remarkably easy to master and can be applied equally well at home, allowing readers to become better parents and more committed spouses in their happier and more successful personal lives. "
Customer Reviews:
Quality content spoiled by poor presentation.......2007-09-07
Let's break the book down into two halves: the message and the writing. The message is great, and genuinely insightful, particularly in some of the subtleties of how one builds a positive relationship (rewarding progress, rather than just acheivement) and smart ways to do rewards.
The writing, though, is a different story. Like so many management books often do, it tries to reveal this information as a parable, by telling you the story of foul-mannered Wes Kingsley finding his guru at SeaWorld. The writing is unabashedly corny, and tiring, particularly with its relentless use of GOTcha (sic) and WHALE DONE (sic). I have found that I can relate the entire useful content of the book in a 5-10 minute conversation, and so, that makes the actual size of the book seem unnecessary. The upside is that print is large, and the writing is breezy, and the book reads very quickly. Think of it as the Cheerios of books: bland but easily digested.
Having read much stronger books that use this sort of presentation (Goldratt's "The Goal" comes to mind) I would not readily recommend this book, except that the concepts contained within are original, and useful. I think that there are other concepts from animal training that could have been integrated to improve the book, but as it stands, it is a tolerable and useful read. An abridged version with less of the overwrought story would be a very strong work.
Whale Done.......2007-05-31
Have you actually wondered how they get those huge whales to jump out of the water at Sea World or Marine Land? This book can be used to train animals, family, workers in how to use positive praise to get what you want. It's not a gimmick, but giving praise to encourage better performance and not just when a good performance is seen but a way of life, a value system. A great book!!
Learn To Build Others Up.......2007-05-09
Orlando Sea World's killer whales are a source of inspiration in this book, which seeks to help you build up your relationships.
A Whale's Motivation.......2007-04-03
Most of us read anecdotes and examples about how people, who are paragon of virtues, perform to meet other people's expectations and go beyond it. This gives us hope and inspiration. What I found interesting about this book was that the inspiration came from an unlikely source - the killer whales of the Orlando SeaWorld.
The key concept being that the more attention you pay to a behavior, the more it will be repeated. Another concept the book emphasized was of re-channeling energies on the positive and away from the negative. Redirection is the most effective way to address undesirable behavior. It gets a person back on track almost immediately and works in ninety-nine percent of the cases where we might be tempted to use a Negative Response. I find more resonance with this quote after reading this book - "If you give as much energies to you dreams as you do to your fears, miracles start to happen".
Whale Done is an understatement!.......2007-02-06
This book was a fast and easy read...it was over before I knew it! My boss has started a book a month club for us and this was one of the required reading. At first I was reluctant because I thought it might be boring but I was severely mistaken in that assumption. We have begun applying the positive relationship building in our office and this method described in the text can be applied at home and in every day encounters with people as well. I can really see a difference in my co-workers as well as in my children and just the people I run into each day. For example: I go to Starbucks every morning for my weekly Frappuccino treat and they know me by name. Today I ran into one of the elderly employees there and she was frustrated because she was having trouble getting the new cash register to read her fingerprint to sign in and she could not remember how to make my drink. I simply explained that when she made the drink I knew it would be extra delicious because I was made to wait and would enjoy it more and that I really was not in any big hurry, my work would understand (we are after all focusing on the positive now. :-)). She relaxed, remembered how to prepare the drink and was able to summon another employee to help her sign into her register. She was suddenly smiling and seemed to be much happier. Rather than focusing on the negative setbacks I redirected her to the positive and you could see the difference it made in her over all performance as well as the beginning of her morning. :-) Whale done is awesome! I would recommend it to anyone wishing to put a more positive spin on life!
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