by Margaret Anderson | Oct 24, 2020 | Blog, Frame of Mind, True stories
Many people underestimate their influence, especially if they don’t get immediate agreement from another person. But you can have a bigger impact than you imagine. A Surprise Success Last April, a friend I’ll call “Ed” told me he planned to fly out...
by Margaret Anderson | Sep 20, 2020 | Blog
In one of my favorite scenes from The Lord of the Rings, elf queen Galadriel tells Frodo, a 3’6″ hobbit, “Even the smallest person can change the course of the future.” Frodo goes on to save the civilized world, completing a Herculean task that...
by Margaret Anderson | Sep 1, 2020 | Blog
“Face Value” by Sara Eckels [1] confirms my teaching that no other form of communication can compete with face-to-face conversation. Video conferencing, as real as it seems, lacks subtle aspects of in-person talk we aren’t consciously aware of. Now, I imagine...
by Margaret Anderson | Aug 18, 2019 | Blog, Frame of Mind, journalism, News, politics
I’m sure no one deliberately sets out to shrink their brain. If anything, most of us want to grow mentally–learn new things, open our minds to different points of view. But did you know that complaining can shrink and rewire your brain, harm your...
by Margaret Anderson | Feb 12, 2019 | Blog
Several days ago, I was driving at about 50 mph. All of a sudden, when I pushed on the accelerator, I found I was going slower, not faster, and the car was mighty quiet. The engine wasn’t running! Fortunately, I was near an exit and managed to coast onto the...