As you age you will soon come to find that people are more and less important at the same time. You may be more free from the constraints of others opinions but at the same time you like to socialize more. That socialization is often enjoyable and then set on the shelf for another time and place. Finding activities that make you happy with people who enjoy them with you is important for comfort.
Those activities can be great outlets that allow you to socialize, get into shape and engage in an activity. Some people like to dance, some like to go bowling, and others make like to do charity events. The person chooses those things that they enjoy the most. A few of us may like variety.
Being free means charting your own course in life with those things that may you...you! People will still want you to be like them and adhere to their beliefs. While you may be aware of the social consequences of not being "cut from a cookie cutter" you can navigate these environments.
Self-actualization is a process of allowing the inner self to come out beyond the social and financial constraints of society. It isn't about just pleasing people it is finding a community of like-minded individuals. It is also about creating resilience against unfair criticism. It is about finding those things that perpetuate your sense of self and happiness.
Tuesday, October 9, 2018
Hiking Colorado Mountains in Pictures
Colorado has some of the most beautiful environments in the world. You would be surprised with the challenging hikes up mountains, streams, and rock climbing opportunities. Of course we are not ignoring the downhill skiing, hunting, and camping opportunities.
You may also like the many different small towns in the area and their hometown feel. Vail is awesome but is very commercialized. You can't find parking there. I like the town of Idaho Springs. Busy but not overrun.
You may also like the many different small towns in the area and their hometown feel. Vail is awesome but is very commercialized. You can't find parking there. I like the town of Idaho Springs. Busy but not overrun.
Monday, October 8, 2018
The Benefits of Conducting Field Experiments in Marketing
Research comes in many forms and each contributes to our understanding. As scientists we often seek to minimize as many extraneous variables as we can. Compound variables give us migraines! The natural tendency to control and restrict also distorts the truth. Taking real people, with real choices and putting them in a laboratory changes their behavior. Field experiments still have a powerful benefit in gaining external validity and should not be swept aside (Gneezy, 2017).
What is external validity? It means that results can be generalized to other people in other situations. As we narrow the environment we have a harder time creating external validity because we have manipulated the nature environment in some way. It becomes artificial and not reflective of the world in which we live.
The more we change the environment, the more we also impact the way in which people make decisions. It lessons the ability to isolate the variables but makes the experimental nectar sweet in that observed behavior might be re-experienced in other places and times.
Field Experiments should be used in conjunction with laboratory experiments. One can observe the manipulation of the variable in its natural environment and within the laboratory using two different types of experimental designs. One rings truth while the other lends greater knowledge of the variable strength.
We are best served by considering how this might work in the field of marketing. One could observe choices between a few different products in a controlled setting or may may observe these economic choices within the natural setting of a store. The choices may be presented in a certain way in both situations but one may be more reliant on natural influences. In the later cases, screaming kids, people influencing each other, money, and many other factors may impact the final outcome while in the laboratory experiment they may be controlled and not counted.
What is external validity? It means that results can be generalized to other people in other situations. As we narrow the environment we have a harder time creating external validity because we have manipulated the nature environment in some way. It becomes artificial and not reflective of the world in which we live.
The more we change the environment, the more we also impact the way in which people make decisions. It lessons the ability to isolate the variables but makes the experimental nectar sweet in that observed behavior might be re-experienced in other places and times.
Field Experiments should be used in conjunction with laboratory experiments. One can observe the manipulation of the variable in its natural environment and within the laboratory using two different types of experimental designs. One rings truth while the other lends greater knowledge of the variable strength.
We are best served by considering how this might work in the field of marketing. One could observe choices between a few different products in a controlled setting or may may observe these economic choices within the natural setting of a store. The choices may be presented in a certain way in both situations but one may be more reliant on natural influences. In the later cases, screaming kids, people influencing each other, money, and many other factors may impact the final outcome while in the laboratory experiment they may be controlled and not counted.
IABE - 2019 West Palm Beach - Spring Conference
IABE - 2019 West Palm Beach - Spring Conference - Research / Teaching Excellence in Business and Economics In partnership with KEISER UNIVERSITY
March 03-05, 2019
Submission Deadline: January 05, 2019
Location: Keiser University's Flagship Campus
Please visit our website www.iabe.org for more information on our refereed journals and the conference.
Submit your paper online at www.iabe.org or email it to: admin@iabe.org, Review@iabe.org
Pictures of Archaeology Sites in the U.S.-Ancient Native American Writings and Dinosaur Fossils
If you like magazines like National Geographic and Smithsonian you may get the impression that many of the archaeology sites are not in the U.S. but that is not the case. In Utah you can a host of great places that have Native American Writings and Dinosaur Fossils.
Particularly, I like the stories that the Indians of the area used. Apparently, most of the tribes had a similar type language. They discussed travel, food, death, help and more. It was a time where simple things could mean life and death.
Particularly, I like the stories that the Indians of the area used. Apparently, most of the tribes had a similar type language. They discussed travel, food, death, help and more. It was a time where simple things could mean life and death.
Sunday, October 7, 2018
Packers vs. Lions-What is it worth?
The Packers loose to the Lions and those who live in the small towns of the Upper Peninsula may be distraught with grief. Loyalty to either of the teams runs high and people regularly argue and get upset with each other depending on which team they support. There are times when they may choose their social networks based on these loyalties.
Beyond the obvious advantages of revenue for the state, team owners, bars and restaurants there are also the social connections that are formed through watching these games. As people enjoy the sport they create friendship identities that allow them to develop positive feelings and even greater loyalties.
Beyond the obvious advantages of revenue for the state, team owners, bars and restaurants there are also the social connections that are formed through watching these games. As people enjoy the sport they create friendship identities that allow them to develop positive feelings and even greater loyalties.
Saturday, October 6, 2018
Pictures of the Desert-Where Artists Get their Inspiration-A Poem on Seeing Life in the Desert
Recently, I traveled through the parched desert and drive for hours past cactus and wild life. You would be surprised that among the horizons of sand is an ecosystem that keeps thriving despite the lack of rain. Colors are often brown and green but one can also find other bright colors in the mix.
I now know why so many people like to paint the desert. Lots of colors, cliffs, and contour give an artist lots of information and delight. Gifted individuals often see contrast and changes in their environment better than others. They can also gain more detail and depth from their environment that all becomes inspiration for painting.
Furthermore, I also like the cliffs and mountains that make a big difference. As a person who grew up in the UP of Michigan we don't often see mountains that large. It is a bit of an awe inspiring experience.
Poem: Desert of Life
(Chord A7)
Scorching under the desert sun,
life is alive and fun.
It may be that we only see the dead,
Honoring this life is in your head!
We see what we want in the mirage.
The grim reaper hides behind his cape.
You can't put nature on the run!
Life goes on under the burning sun.
I now know why so many people like to paint the desert. Lots of colors, cliffs, and contour give an artist lots of information and delight. Gifted individuals often see contrast and changes in their environment better than others. They can also gain more detail and depth from their environment that all becomes inspiration for painting.
Furthermore, I also like the cliffs and mountains that make a big difference. As a person who grew up in the UP of Michigan we don't often see mountains that large. It is a bit of an awe inspiring experience.
Poem: Desert of Life
(Chord A7)
Scorching under the desert sun,
life is alive and fun.
It may be that we only see the dead,
Honoring this life is in your head!
We see what we want in the mirage.
The grim reaper hides behind his cape.
You can't put nature on the run!
Life goes on under the burning sun.
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