The Educated Emotion

*originally posted on April 18, 2012 Three Farmers and Two Geese Today the entertainment industry lost one of its greatest contributors, Dick Clark. He spent over 60 years in numerous memorable roles from radio to music to television. One of the roles that he is less noted for is entrepreneur; some of Clark's biggest marks on the industry were actually ones he created. Dick Clark was always the 'cool kid'. He wanted to be a part of what was new. In fact, he said that he wished he had been a little younger when the Internet takeover began.  In an 1999 interview  with James Moll, Clark was asked "How do you describe the start to your professional career?" Clark responded with a story of his first job in the mailroom of a radio station. In the mornings he would sit with disc jockey, Danny Fusco and give the weather forecast for the rural radio network, assuming that no one was listening. But when Clark started performing as if someone was listening, that...

"Shut up", "stupid", "I'm saving this seat for my friend"... Kids can be a rough crowd. Strong bones and discretion seldom mature at the same rate. Rejection is an inevitable part of growing up. Even the most popular kid on the block is rejected at some point by somebody. Most kids remember at least one in-your-face rejection.  Some pretty girl may laugh at the thought that you would be impetuous enough to ask her on a date or friends can have fresh new comedy for each day to address your new glasses or braces. In most cases of childhood rejection, however, we get over it. We know that it really isn't personal - not in the way that matters long-term anyhow. As we get older, we learn kids aren't really thinking over their decisions to say or do something hurtful, it just happens. Rejection Etiquette As we mature, saying 'shut up' would not be couth, good manners. So, we learn proper rejection etiquette. 1. No, by itself, can b...