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March 31st, 2012 - 4:23 pm § in bad position, grunge, in your corner, popular, recent posts

In A Bad Position: Hitting ‘ReTweet’ or ‘Like’ Can Interfere with Your Job and Your Life

Seems like every week, there's a story of someone getting fired for a tweet that was meant as a joke. The length of 140 characters isn't enough space to build context or convey body language, but it is long enough to earn harsh consequences. Before you retweet or hit that like button...Someone can e[...]

March 26th, 2012 - 9:35 am § in grunge, in your corner, popular, recent posts

In a Bad Position: My Ideas Aren’t Respected By My Boss

Constance (daughter): "My dad's been making monsters since before I was born...I had an idea that very easily could have cut our patterning time in half, but Dad shot me down without even giving me a chance...He just doesn't want to listen." Cleve: "I'm the first guy who's always open to new innova[...]

March 23rd, 2012 - 9:17 am § in grunge, guests, in your corner, popular, recent posts

How to Spot a Lie the Moment It’s Spoken

Brian Brushwood with his two part interview with Professor of Law, Clark Freshman who teaches courses covering, "Emotional Skills and Lie Detection for Negotiators and Lawyers.[...]

March 21st, 2012 - 9:35 am § in fighters, grunge, in your corner, recent posts

In A Bad Position: Recognize When You’re In An Unwinnable War

The truth is, we can't always get out of a bad position. When the war you're waging is unwinnable, it's best to know that sooner, rather than later.[...]

March 19th, 2012 - 9:17 am § in grunge, in your corner, popular, recent posts

In A Bad Position: Horse Steps On His Foot – Man Punches Horse – Gets Disqualified

Sometimes, tapping out is your best option. Know when it's time to admit that you're wrong. Landon broke the "don't mistreat the horses" rule. Instead of tapping out, Landon said (to three men who love horses): "I'm not upset that I did that. I did it for the right reason."[...]

March 14th, 2012 - 10:00 am § in grunge, in your corner, recent posts

In A Bad Position: Asked For A Raise – Whole Team Replaced

When it comes time to negotiate for an increase in pay, it's wise to know how much you're willing to risk. Take the case of the Pittsburgh Power AFL football team. The team requested a significant increase in pay per game. They rejected management's much lower counter-offer (just hours before the aw[...]

March 12th, 2012 - 9:17 am § in grunge, in your corner, popular, recent posts

In A Bad Position: When Someone Says ‘Just sign my signature for me’

When someone says 'Just sign my signature for me', you're not being trusted, you're being set up. The person might be setting you up innocently. But on the other hand, are you willing to take that risk? There's a word for breaking this rule. It's called forgery.[...]

March 8th, 2012 - 7:25 pm § in grunge, in your corner, recent posts

In A Bad Position: When Someone Asks You to Lie

How do you handle situations where people (your co-workers or boss) are purposely putting you in a bad position by asking you to lie for them? Someone mentioned white collar crime to me yesterday. He said that he liked to help people who had been victimized at work to prevent them from having their [...]

February 21st, 2012 - 4:10 pm § in recent posts

Some fish just want to get caught

This is called an oarfish or a ribbon fish. Interestingly, these fish might be what people see near the surface of the water and think that they might be Loch Ness sea beasties, for instance. Except these ribbon fish are mostly found in oceans, not Lochs.[...]

February 17th, 2012 - 9:20 am § in fighters, grunge, popular, recent posts

UFC’s Brittney Palmer is Getting Lots of (Playboy) Exposure

So, you might be wondering, as I am, how is it that the comedic duo from HDNet's "Inside MMA", Kenny Rice and Bas Rutten scored the Brittney Palmer, "Playboy" magazine preview before any of the guys from the Fuel TV UFC news shows?[...]

February 16th, 2012 - 8:36 pm § in fighters, grunge, recent posts

Contender Rousey Favored 4 to 1 Over Champion Tate

Strikeforce contender, Ronda Rousey is willing to fight wherever, whenever--even during interviews and debates with her opponent, current Strikeforce champion, Miesha Tate. Maybe that's why she's the 4 to 1 favorite over the champion, Miesha Tate. Their "Strikeforce: Tate vs Rousey" MMA fight is sch[...]

February 9th, 2012 - 9:35 am § in fighters, grunge, guests, popular, recent posts

Dropping In: A guide to visiting an MMA gym

When you are visiting another gym, you are always representing your style and your own school. Be courteous, respectful and gracious and the school you visit will not only appreciate you, but they will welcome you back for future visits.[...]

February 7th, 2012 - 9:17 am § in fighters, grunge, recent posts

Women’s MMA in the Olympics? Strikeforce Fighters Miesha Tate and Ronda Rousey Respond

At a recent roundtable discussion open to the press, someone who sounded like Gareth A. Davies, ESPN MMA analyst, asked Strikeforce champion Miesha Tate and her opponent, Ronda Rousey, who is an Olympic bronze medalist in Judo, a question regarding whether they thought the sport of mixed martial art[...]

February 6th, 2012 - 4:55 pm § in grunge, in your corner, popular, recent posts

Cyberbullying: Are Jerks the Future of the Internet? (infographic)

What is it about being anonymous or far away that encourages mean-spirited or downright evil behavior from people? I really do believe that people get on their computers to vent their frustrations on people that they believe won't strike back (infographic).[...]

February 3rd, 2012 - 12:17 pm § in grunge, in your corner, recent posts

In Your Corner: What old beliefs and habits do you need to give up?

Being taken advantage of Advertising on Lucky Strike cigarettes poster says, “20,679 Physicians say ‘Luckies are less irritating’ and ‘It’s toasted’ and ‘Your throat protection against irritation against cough’.” This ad reminds me of old movies.[...]





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