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Dr. John H. Braccio talks with Dave Akerly of WILS on the “Morning Wake-Up With Dave Akerly” Radio Show, on 7/11/17 on WILS, 1320 a.m.in Lansing, Michigan discuss WHY PEOPLE anamur escort kızlar RESORT TO AD HOMINEM PERSONAL ATTACKS WHEN DISAGREEING. It is sadly too often easier for a person to attack the messenger/person rather than the facts. That it often works is why it is used. It leads to persons questioning themselves and often becoming very angry and frustrated by the unfairness of the attack. The best way to deal with ad hominem personal attacks is not to argue with persons who use them because that is what they do. To ignore them and build your emotional defenses so the attacks are not taken personally are the skills needed to combat them. This is necessary even if very hard to do. The Great Roman attorney, writer, and statesman, Cicero, famously said to bully the plaintiff when all the facts are against your case. These would be ad hominem attacks. As Sergeant Friday on the Dragnet television show said long ago when questioning witnesses and suspects: JUST THE FACTS, PLEASE. Sergeant Friday would have had no success in interviewing persons making ad hominem attacks on him. Neither would you.

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Dr. John H. Braccio talks with Dave Akerly of WILS on the “Morning Wake-Up With Dave Akerly” Radio Show, on 7/5/17 on WILS, 1320 a.m.in Lansing, Michigan discuss WHY WE CELEBRATE konya merkez eskort INDEPENDENCE DAY. July 4, 1776 is the day that represents for Americans our Declaration of Independence from Great Britain. In effect it is the birthday of our country. We too often as a society seem to focus on the flaws of our county and not its enormous strengths and ability to change positively over time. To not do this and focus primarily on the negative is to miss the reality of modern America that is constantly evolving into what will hopefully continue to bring more and more opportunity to millions of American as it has in the past. As someone with a father from Italy and a wife from Cuba, I have been living a life among people who love America and the opportunities she can offer.

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Dr. John H. Braccio talks with Dave Akerly of WILS on the “Morning Wake-Up With Dave Akerly” Radio Show, on 6/27/17 on WILS, 1320 a.m.in Lansing, Michigan discuss HOW anamur bayan escort TO DEVELOP SERENITY IN YOURSELF. Serenity is difficult for the most measured of persons to develop in themselves. It is a state or quality that can be developed through techniques like yoga, meditation, hypnosis, positive affirmations, kindness, forgiveness, peaceful imagery, quiet time, and appreciation for what one has in life. Few people have serenity at the level they can detach from the hustle and bustle of their lives and enjoy a serene life.

The following quotation from The Serenity Prayer continues to be true wisdom for all of us:

“God Grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; Courage to change the things I can; And wisdom to know the difference.”

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Dr. John H. Braccio talks with Dave Akerly of WILS on the “Morning Wake-Up With Dave Akerly” Radio Show, on 6/13/17 on WILS, 1320 a.m. in Lansing, Michigan talk about IS A COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY DEGREE THE RIGHT CHOICE FOR MOST EVERYONE?   I contend it is not unless the following standards are met: MARKETABLE-MINIMAL DEBT VERSUS INCOME PAYOFF-PRESTIGE OF SCHOOL AND POSSIBLE FINANCIAL PAYOUT-PERSONAL SATISFACTION VERSUS PAYING YOUR BILLS POTENTIAL-CLEAR DISTINCTION BETWEEN AN AVOCATION AND LIFE-SUPPORTING VOCATION.These are good standards to use in today’s world where employers anamur eskort bayan complain there are not enough skilled trades workers or professionally trained college graduates for available jobs. I believe it is a mess. I regularly work with students or persons with college/university degrees who cannot get good jobs. Sadly, Shakespeare was correct when Cassius said to Brutus as he could to millions of college/university students today who cannot find good jobs with their degrees: MEN AT SOME TIME ARE MASTERS OF THEIR FATES; THE FAULT, DEAR BRUTUS,IS NOT IN OUR STARS,BUT IN OURSELVES,THAT WE ARE UNDERLINGS. Students, parents, high school counselors, college/university/vocational staff need to work as a team to best help the next generation succeed and not owe more a month on school debt than a house mortgage.

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Dr. John H. Braccio talks with Dave Akerly of WILS on the “Morning Wake-Up With Dave Akerly” Radio Show, on 6/6/17 on WILS, 1320 a.m.in Lansing, Michigan talk about THE PSYCHOLOGY OF FEAR: HOW TO silifke escort numaraları DEAL WITH IT. So many people have unreasonable fears or feel guilty for reasonable ones. Fear incapacitates so many people every day. Let us shed some useful information on this. It is very unfortunate that the fears that incapacitate so many people usually never occur and result in wasted emotional pain. Dr. Braccio quotes President Franklin D. Roosevelt when he addresses the U.S. Congress after the Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor: “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself”.

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Dr. John H. Braccio talks with Dave Akerly of WILS on the “Morning Wake-Up With Dave Akerly” Radio Show, on 5/30/17 on WILS, 1320 a.m. in Lansing, Michigan. Dr.Braccio agrees with Retired Four-Star General Jack Keane: ONLY THE GREAT RELIGIOUS HOLIDAYS karatay bayan arkadaş ARE MORE SOLEMN THAN MEMORIAL DAY. The right to say what we want and not worry about ending up in a Stalin-like gulag is because hundreds of thousands of our young citizen soldiers have been willing to sacrifice their lives and futures over the years so we can have liberty. That too many do not realize this or think about it does not minimize what they have done for us and does not diminish the celebration we have as we honor them for their great sacrifice. Abraham Lincoln said it best in his Gettsburg address in 1863:

…from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion-that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain-that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom-and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.”

General George Patton said it in his own unique way: “It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather we should thank God such men lived”.

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Dr. John H. Braccio talks with Dave Akerly of WILS on the “Morning Wake-Up With Dave Akerly” Radio Show, on 5/23/17 on WILS, 1320 a.m. in Lansing, Michigan. Dr.Braccio believes in the karatay bayan escort vast majority of cases persons who commit suicide are not selfish. Feelings of hopelessness and unworthiness can overwhelm and distort the minds of the best of persons. The following statements about depressed suicidal persons could be useful:

1. They love their family and friends but feel everyone will be better off if they are gone.
2. They feel guilty for the positive things they may have in their lives and feel they are so worthless they do not deserve them and need to die.
3. They do not believe they deserve the love of family and friends and only deserve death.
4. A depressed person does not believe every problem can be resolved and death is the best and only solution.
5. Depression is an evil deceiver to the person who believes suicide is better for everyone. The person does not have a sound and reasonable mind when under the evil influence of Depression.

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Dr. John H. Braccio talks with Dave Akerly of WILS on the “Morning Wake-Up With Dave Akerly” Radio Show, on 5/23/17 on WILS, 1320 a.m. in Lansing, Michigan. Dr.Braccio believes in the mersin anamur eskort bayanları vast majority of cases persons who commit suicide are not selfish. Feelings of hopelessness and unworthiness can overwhelm and distort the minds of the best of persons. The following statements about depressed suicidal persons could be useful:

1. They love their family and friends but feel everyone will be better off if they are gone.
2. They feel guilty for the positive things they may have in their lives and feel they are so worthless they do not deserve them and need to die.
3. They do not believe they deserve the love of family and friends and only deserve death.
4. A depressed person does not believe every problem can be resolved and death is the best and only solution.
5. Depression is an evil deceiver to the person who believes suicide is better for everyone. The person does not have a sound and reasonable mind when under the evil influence of Depression.

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Dr. John H. Braccio talks with Jacki Ebling on “The Drive With Jack Ebling” on 5/23/17, Lansing, Michigan. They briefly discuss the death of Lion Great Wayne Walker and then give a tribute to ROSS BALDWIN: A KIND AND WONDERFUL PERSON.   Ross always placed the needs of others ahead of his own.His wondrous memory lives on in all of us who God allowed to interact with him during his karatay bayan escort life. What a marvel of a human being! The likes of him are rarely seen in a lifetime.

Dr. John H. Braccio talks with Dave Akerly of WILS on the “Morning Wake-Up With Dave Akerly” Radio Show, on 5/16/17 on WILS, 1320 a.m. in Lansing, Michigan.They had the konya merkez kadın numaraları wonderful opportunity to interview Retired Admiral William H. McRaven who is currently the Chandler of the University of Texas System on his wonderful book “MAKE YOUR BED” (Little Things That Can Change Your Life…and maybe the world.)

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Dr. John H. Braccio talks with Dave Akerly of WILS on the “Morning Wake-Up With Dave Akerly” Radio Show, on 5/9/17 on WILS, 1320 a.m.in Lansing, Michigan about WHY IS MONEY SO DESIRED AND HATED OFTEN AT THE SAME TIME? We Americans dislike inequality at a escort kızlar mersin general level and also greatly admire the self-made millionaire. These incompatible views often coexist in a person at the same time. A strange inconsistency oddly reminiscent of the book, “1984”. This of course leads to so much conflict in our society. A reasonable view is to never be jealous of persons economically more powerful than we are and find out how they did it rather than envy them. The goal is for everybody to have enough to allow them to have a comfortable life with the opportunity to do better economically if desired. When the wealthy are arrogant and condescending of others without wealth is what leads to great resentment of them and are traits the wealthy must not develop.

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Dr. John H. Braccio talks with Dave Akerly of WILS on the “Morning Wake-Up With Dave Akerly” Radio Show, on 5/2/17 on WILS, 1320 a.m.in Lansing, Michigan about a quotation to give advice karatay bayan escort to persons on the importance of successfully merging ability, motivation, and attitude to reach one’s potential. Even though the quotation comes from the retired football coach, Lou Holtz, the advice is universal. It is as follows: ABILITY IS WHAT YOU ARE CAPABLE OF DOING. MOTIVATION DETERMINES WHAT YOU DO. ATTITUDE DETERMINES HOW WELL YOU DO IT. Few persons seem to ideally merge all three together. Too often, ability is not even appropriately identified. If identified, motivation must be maintained over an extended period of time. Attitude is critical to be the person who can effectively merge ability and motivation into success in life. Attitude is a trait angry and entitled persons are usually lacking to the degree needed for reaching maximal potential. Unfortunately, attitude is also not often sufficient for persons of low self-esteem. They too often believe they do not have what it takes to succeed and perform in life down to that level.

 Dr. Braccio gives the example of the teacher to show how Ability, Motivation, and Attitude interact:

1.  Ability: To teach at a high level.

2. Motivation: To strongly desire to give knowledge and learning to students.

3.  Attitude: To strongly encourage students to learn is critical. An attitude that is demeaning or does not effectively encourage students to learn negates the Ability and Motivation of the teacher to have students learn.

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