In the book It’s Not You It’s Your Personality, there are a lot of celebrities listed as examples to explain personality types. Although that book covers most of the major personality assessments out there, one of the most important assessments it addresses is the...
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Bones Brennan Character Exemplifies Lack of Empathy
Having empathy is a part of emotional intelligence as defined by leaders in the field of EI such as Rueven Bar-On. Daniel Goleman describes three types of empathy including: cognitive, emotional and compassionate. In the book It’s Not You It’s Your...
Young Boy Has Higher IQ Than Einstein
The video below of young Jake Barnett shows his amazing brain and abilities at the young age of 12. With the recent movie release of Limitless with Bradley Cooper, there is a lot of focus on the brain and its potential. At the age of 3, young Jake was diagnosed with...
Oprah, Ellen Degeneres, and George Carlin: What Their Personalities All May Have in Common
What do Oprah, Ellen and Carlin all have in common? They all have been listed as introverts according to their Myers-Briggs personality type or MBTI. Sites like MBTITypes.com list Ellen as an INFP and TypeTango.com lists Oprah as an INFJ. Other sites like...
Dwight Schrute is an Obsessive Pleaser: It’s Not You It’s Your Personality Gives Readers Insight into What Makes People Tick
PRweb Press Release - It might be obvious that Dwight Schrute is a control freak. But, who knew that Chris Rock was an introvert? Understanding how to read personalities is important according to mother and daughter co-authors, Dr. Diane Hamilton and Toni Rothpletz....
Marlo Thomas Asks What Would You Do Differently – My Answer is Nothing
I was just watching a video by Marlo Thomas where she was asking people what they would do differently knowing what they know now. In my book, How to Reinvent Your Career, I included a chapter about this very subject. The following is an excerpt from that chapter...
Celebrity Net Worth Site Knocked Offline by Daniel Tosh of Comedy Central
image via voxonline.com I recently posted a blog about celebrities and their net worth. To see that blog, click here. Today, I've been getting an unusual amount of hits on that link. It made me do some research. This is what I found out. According to...
What is Ugly Meter? New APP Analyzes How “Ugly” You Are
Image via azcentral.com There is a new app available for Iphones that will allow you to take a picture of someone and then have it run a facial recognition, analyzing whether the person is attractive or not. The app then makes a comment about their appearance . . ....
How Much Is Your Favorite Celebrity’s Net Worth? Fun Site Gives You An Idea
image via celebritynetworth.com Have you ever wondered how much an actor, musician, politican, businessman, athlete, rapper or someone else famous was worth? Perhaps you wondered if Bruce Willis was worth more or less than Demi Moore. There is a site called...
50 Famous People Who Failed Before Becoming Successful
In my book, How to Reinvent Your Career, I write about how some things we see as failures may actually lead us to something better. The following is a list of 50 famous people compiled by Katrina Solomon from onlinecollege.org who failed before they became successes:...
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