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Wise Words of the Day: Determine What You Would Like to Be

By Dr. Julie-Ann, on April 16th, 2013%

“Determine what you would like to be; then determine the books you ought to read and the things you ought to do in order to arrive at your ideal. Then begin at once to act upon your determination.” ~Unknown

Be Popular! Learn To Dance! (1941) Image courtesy of Paul Malon on Flickr.com

Wise Words of the Day: The Body Doesn't Lie

By Dr. Julie-Ann, on April 15th, 2013%

“It is a difficult matter to argue with the belly, since it has no ears.” ~Cato

February, 1958, Woman’s Day Magazine, Diet Delight Advertisement; Image courtesy of Lobstar28 on Flickr.com

No matter how many times we tell each other “the calories don’t count when you are at a baby shower,” the fact of . . . → Read More: Wise Words of the Day: The Body Doesn’t Lie

Wise Words of the Day: How Do We Want to be Remembembered?

By Dr. Julie-Ann, on March 25th, 2013%

“Let us endeavor so to live that when we come to die even the undertaker will be sorry.” ~Mark Twain

Image courtesy of Paul Malon on Flickr.com

A long time ago, when I was still teaching lifespan human development to future teachers, I would start the semester with Death and Dying rather . . . → Read More: Wise Words of the Day: How Do We Want to be Remembered?

Wise Words of the Day: Perfecting One's Self

By Dr. Julie-Ann, on February 18th, 2013%

“The perfecting of one’s self is the fundamental base of all progress and all moral development.” ~Confucius

Dictaphone “What is the Perfect Secretary” advertisement, courtesy of SA_Steve on Flickr.com

This humorous advertisement highlights the unrealistic expectation of creating a “silk purse out of a sow’s ear.”

But . . . → Read More: Wise Words of the Day: Perfecting One’s Self

Wise Words of the Day: Your Character Turns Into Destiny

By Dr. Julie-Ann, on February 11th, 2013%

“Watch your thinking; your thoughts soon become actions. Watch your action; an action soon becomes a habit. Be careful of your habits; your habits form your character. Watch your character; for character turns into destiny.” ~Unknown

Two Trains of Thought, American Locomotive, 1941; image courtesy of Paul Malon on Flickr.com

Long . . . → Read More: Wise Words of the Day: Your Character Turns Into Destiny

Wise Words of the Day: Rugged Individualism Is a Myth

By Dr. Julie-Ann, on January 15th, 2013%

We depend entirely on other men; on those who live with us and above all on those who have preceded us. Society is composed of the dead as well as the living. Robinson Crusoe would not have survived without the help of the tools and the weapons he found. Even in his solitude, he . . . → Read More: Wise Words of the Day: Rugged Individualism Is a Myth

Wise Words of the Day: Defeat Is Only A Frame of Mind

By Dr. Julie-Ann, on January 14th, 2013%

Successful men usually snatch success from seeming failure. If they know there is such a word as defeat they will not admit it. They may be whipped, but they are not aware of it. That is why they succeed. ~ A.P. Gouthey

General Electric, Edison Mazda Lamps ad, 1931; Image courtesy of . . . → Read More: Wise Words of the Day: Defeat Is Only A Frame of Mind

Wise Words of the Day: All Talk, No Action

By Dr. Julie-Ann, on January 4th, 2013%

Between saying and doing there is a great distance. ~ Unknown

Saddlin’ Up The Luggage, 1953; Image courtesy of Paul Malon on Flickr.com

Have you ever heard the phrase “Big hat, no cattle?“ It refers to someone who talks big but has no substance to them or never follows through on . . . → Read More: Wise Words of the Day: All Talk, No Action

1950s Charm School: Eating for Loveliness

By Dr. Julie-Ann, on January 2nd, 2013%

This post is part of a series examining 1950s era charm, poise, and beauty using Secrets of Poise, Personality, and Model Beauty written by modeling agency and schools icon John Robert Powers and published by Prentiss-Hall in 1960.

Another important point to keep in mind as you diet is this: Don’t let one violation . . . → Read More: 1950s Charm School: Eating for Loveliness

Wise Words of the Day: Stop Planning and Start Doing

By Dr. Julie-Ann, on January 2nd, 2013%

He who considers too much will perform little. ~ Schiller

Smart Resolution,1951; Image courtesy of Paul Malon on Flickr.com

I don’t know about you, but if you’re like me, I enjoy the planning part a whole lot more than the actual doing part when it comes to things like health . . . → Read More: Wise Words of the Day: Stop Planning and Start Doing

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