Around 2007 the iPhone emerged along with; Facebook going worldwide, Twitter, Change.org, Android, Kindle, and the Internet crossed one billion users worldwide, which seems to have been a tipping point. This TECHNOLOGICAL progress without an equivalent progress in human COMMUNICATION can doom us. I know that sounds naïve, but in […]
Science in brain studies is now showing us that we have to be less scientific, less rational in marketing fragrances. M. Gazzaniga says; “98% of what the brain does is outside of conscious awareness.” The brain: the neocortex- is not really in control as much as it thinks. Most of […]
EMPATHY is the gateway into the minds of others; it is a form of “in-seeing.” One does not observe with the eyes but with their emotions. When one projects their emotions, an internal feeling, that is empathy. Observing your customer not from a place of data or fact, but […]
There is a feeling that communication is breaking down, which can be a source of confusion, misinformation, aggression and a lack of trust. COMMUNICATION; is based on the Latin commun. So one meaning of “to COMMUNICATE” is to make something common, to convey knowledge from one person to another […]
Have you ever known anybody to turn away from anything they found compulsively engaging? Individuals succeed not because they are master decision-makers but because of their capacity for zealous engagement. They followed their interests step by step. I have seen within a thirty- minute smelling session a person’s eyes click […]
People tend to externalize when they encounter problems. They tend to find fault with others when things go wrong. It is easier to insulate your thoughts and accuse others for the failings that occur. Most people try to protect their self image, their egos. It has been found that when […]
Let’s start with a refresher on the difference between a vocation and a career. A career is something you choose; a vocation is something you are called to. A person choosing a career asks, how can I get the best job? A person summoned by a vocation asks, how can […]
Western society is built on the assumption that people are fundamentally selfish. Machiavelli gave us influential philosophies built on human selfishness. Freud gave us a psychology of selfishness of children. Classical economics adopts a model that says people are primarily driven by material self-interest. Political science assumes that people are […]
We all fail to experience life in the fullest. Typically, our minds are too occupied with thoughts to allow complete immersion even in what is right in front of us. We eat meals without tasting them, look at something beautiful without seeing it. In a study: the capacity for […]
Sixteen hundred years ago, Augestine argued that essence of a good life is choosing the right things to love and loving them well. Education is one of those spheres where the heart is inseparable from the head. If students are going to succeed, they probably need to come from […]
A Perfume Whisperer 