Mark Goulston Posted on Thursday, February 7, 2013 at 2:29PM 
The more explicit you set expectations (on both sides of a transaction) at the beginning as well as consequences (to both sides) if they are not met, the less you need to manage disappointment and anger later on.
Mark Goulston Posted on Thursday, January 31, 2013 at 12:40PM 
Only when you get where we are coming from, will we let you lead us to where you want us to go.
I have been watching and reading what the candidates for Mayor in Los Angles have been saying and how they're saying it. I have also been watching how their potential voters are listening and what they're listening for.
Mark Goulston Posted on Sunday, January 27, 2013 at 8:16PM 
Stabilization of mental, drug and alcohol disorders takes place at in patient, out patient programs and mental health professionals' offices; treatment can only take place where patients live. - Pete Linnett, Founder and CEO, Life Adjustment Team
For nearly 35 years I have been in collusion with an appalling flaw and weakness bordering on a travesty in the mental health, drug and alcohol treatment systems.
Mark Goulston Posted on Saturday, January 19, 2013 at 7:59PM Lance Armstrong - Part 1
Mark Goulston Posted on Sunday, January 13, 2013 at 9:23PM 
Dr. Peter Linnerooth spent nearly five years wearing an Army uniform, including the bloodiest 12 months in Iraq at the height of the surge. As a mental-health professional, his top mission was to keep troops from killing themselves. After he returned home, he spent another two years trying to save the vets he loved, working for the VA in California and Nevada.
Mark Goulston Posted on Saturday, January 12, 2013 at 7:01PM 
Before you have real influence on people, it helps to have real presence... So don't leave home without it.
Mark Goulston Posted on Friday, January 11, 2013 at 9:21AM 
Am I for real? I'd like your help.Being authentic is very important to me, because when you're authentic, it makes it easier for people to trust you. When you don't appear authentic, it's tough to come off as heartfelt. Even though I may seem "composed" in the following videos, since I'm shy, there is more than a little anxiety brewing within. And anxiety can make me (and everyone) inauthentic. So my question for you is do I come across as authentic and do you have any tips for further squelching the anxiety within? (That will help reduce the number of times I have to visit the restroom before every appearance I make).
Mark Goulston Posted on Wednesday, January 9, 2013 at 1:47PM 
Six year old (precocious) daughter: Is daddy an a-hole?
Mother: Why would you say that?
Daughter: He screams at Joey's soccer game and sometimes gets kicked out.
Mother: He's very competitive, which is why he is successful.
Daughter: When he reads me a bedtime story, he's always checking his BlackBerry.
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