Cult of Personality: Who Comes to Mind?
January 7th, 2013
By Dan Miller North Korea, Venezuela and other countries have them. Instead of freedom they provide a benevolent hero to worship. The leader of a cult of personality has real power in his own right and/or is a front for others, some of whom are expendable if they might diminish the perceived glory of the leader. […]
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Tags: cargo, cult, dependency, narcissistic, Obama, personality, worship
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Julia and Lindsey: Fire and Ice
March 31st, 2011
By Dr. Jim Taylor I haven’t spoken to Julia Mancuso or Lindsey Vonn (then Kildow) since they were probably 14 years old. In all likelihood, they don’t remember me at all. But I gave talks at a number of Erich Sailer summer and fall camps in which they were in attendance. I have been, however, […]
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Tags: goals, Mancuso, Olympics, personality, ski racing, style, training, Vonn
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