Opinion Forum

Are Media Creating a Generation of Narcissists?

October 23rd, 2012

By Dr. Jim Taylor The externalization of children’s self-identities caused by the omnipresence of popular culture and social media today, that I discussed in my last post, has resulted in an unhealthy internal focus on the self among young people these days. Do you recall the story of Narcissus? The handsome fellow in Greek mythology […]

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Tags: celebrity, children, culture, narcissism, parenting, self-esteem, technology
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Media’s Externalization of Your Children’s Self-identity

October 11th, 2012

By Dr. Jim Taylor “To all of Chris’ friends: This is his father. My son carelessly left his account logged in so I decided to snoop around. Upon reading my son’s personal information, I would like to clear a few things up. My son is not a ‘gangsta,’ he will not ‘beat a ho’s ass’ […]

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Tags: children, culture, facade, Facebook, parenting, self-identity, social media
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The Disturbing Sexualization of REALLY Young Girls

October 8th, 2012

By Dr. Jim Taylor Whenever I think popular culture, and the companies that control it for their own profiteering ends, has gone as low as it can go in its wanton disregard for basic decency in general and children in particular, it always seems to find a way to dig deeper within itself and discover […]

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Tags: behavior, clothing, culture, girls, marketing, messages, parenting, sexuality
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President Obama’s Foreign Policies Have Been Tested and Proven –

September 15th, 2012

By Dan Miller To be abject failures, more harmful if possible even than his domestic policies. The free flowing Arab Spring, once beloved of President Obama, continues to gush red-tinged waters bountifully. Although President Obama owns his foreign policies, he may now find bitter some of the fruits the spring has watered. There is little […]

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Tags: Arab Spring, culture, democracy, foreign policy, Islam, Obama, power
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8 Dimensions of Crisis Mastery

September 6th, 2012

By Dr. Jim Taylor My work in the business world, that has included helping companies survive crises of all sorts, has revealed eight dimensions that distinguish those who respond well to a crisis from those who don’t. Your ability to reject the crisis mentality and cultivate an opportunity psychology depends on your developing these essential […]

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Tags: behavior, business, change, crisis, culture, emotions, leadership, vision
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