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Known Knowns, Known Unknowns, & Unknown Unknowns
Today during the last day of our Teacher Academy I realized that our first year teachers and those teachers who were with us for the first time still had a few gaps of things they needed and wanted to know for the first day of school. It is very tough to give beginning teachers everything they need to know, and many times in doing so it is like making them drink from the proverbial water hose. So, I pulled an audible and planned a "lunch and learn" and framed it as giving them a chance to learn about what they knew they didn't know. It was awesome and a huge success. We had pizza and salad and had four of our great teacher leaders and school leaders sit and have a conversation just answering their questions (they did a great job, by the way). This group of new teachers had great questions and were much more at ease going into the weekend before the start of school. They were so appreciative of having the opportunity to have a discussion in a non-threatening environment and be able to ask anything. I was quickly reminded of how many times we awesome people know things that in reality they would have no way of knowing.
Many times we don't know what we don't know; we know more than we quite know we know; or know what we don't know. Sometimes we need to pose the question: "What don't you know and how will you learn it?" What I learned today was that we need to take time to listen to those we serve and find out what they know they don't know. This seems like such a novel idea, but I'm not sure we do a very good job of this at times.
"As we know, there are known knowns. There are things we know we know. We also know there are known unknowns. That is to say we know there are some things we do not know. But there are also unknown unknowns, the ones we don't know we don't know." ~ Donald Rumsfeld – February 12, 2002, Department Of Defense news briefing
Maybe another great question we should ask as leaders is, "What do you feel unknowledgeable about?" You can't know what you don't know. You can't know about things you have yet to discover. You can't know what the future holds, though you might conjecture on it. But, many times we do know what we don't know. This is simple ignorance: just not knowing and knowing you don't know.
Contrast simple ignorance with compound ignorance: thinking you know but knowing so little you can't recognize your own ignorance. Today really made me think about the fact that we need to embrace simple ignorance and allow those we serve to express what they know they don't know. Simple ignorance is the most honest and least harmful. It can be beneficial in avoiding stupid mistakes as well as prompting one to learn more.
Are you encouraging others to explore the things they know they don't know? Are you helping them learn the things they know they don't know?
As Leaders, We Create The Weather
How do you show up? Think about this: do you show up sunny and bright or stormy and cloudy? Bottom line: if you show up as sunshine it will be a shiny happy day for the team. If you show up as a thunderstorm, however, it will be a rough ride. Either way, unlike the weather outside, you have the ability to influence the weather of your organization.
If you don't believe this think about if you have ever worked with someone who you need to ask others what kind of mood he or she is in before talking to him or her. If you've experienced this then you have experienced leaders controlling the weather.
Therefore, we need to be intentional about the weather systems we create. Think about about the extremes: blizzards, hurricanes, extreme heat, or tornadoes. Then think about that sunny day with a calm breeze and moderate temperatures. Which of these weather patterns would you want to be creating?
Your teams and organizations will take their cues from you and whatever weather pattern you are projecting. If your outlook is sunny and bright, the organization is sunny and bright. If your outlook is full of storm clouds, the weather in the organization will be pretty much the same.
Next time you are with your team or people, imagine you are the weather map behind the meteorologist on television and she is about to give the weather report. If you take this moment of being mindful, it will help you to calm any storm fronts and bring sunshine and calm breezes to your organization.
Don't forget, you are your organization's meteorologist. As leaders, we create the weather. What kind of impacts do your weather systems have on your organization?
We Must Listen For What Is Not Being Said
One of the things I love most about facilitating our Noble Education Initiative 3D Leadership gatherings is when participants say things that really make the group dig in and think. This is heuristic learning at its best. Last night one of our central Florida participants made the comment that as a leader she needs to "listen for what is not being said." This caused a good discussion around the idea of why was something not being said or were the things not being said even known about to be said. That's quite a mouthful, don't you think?
So, how does one get better at paying attention to what is not being said? Good question, right?
Sometimes the challenge is on the end of the person or group communicating with us. If you think about it, we've all been in this situation, or at least I have. There are times when we just don't have the knowledge, words, or correct vocabulary to express what we are thinking. Additionally, the other person does not have the emotional self awareness to convey what they are feeling to get their needs on the table for discussion. Furthermore, there are times when people are just afraid or uncomfortable to intimate their honest thoughts, opinions, and feelings.
We must, as leaders, listen for avoidance of topics, vague communication, or lack of knowledge. These are all cues that something may not be being said that should be. We can combat this by doing more listening than talking. Also, we need to listen to understand, not listen to respond with an answer. We should think more in terms of what is the right next question. Word clues are great to listen for. Finally, we need to pay attention to body language and other non-verbal cues that tell us the person or group we are convening with has more information that is not being told.
In our discussion, we decided there is to perfect equation for listening for what is not being said, but that we must be curious and listen for underlying issues or topics. We need to ask clarifying questions to make sure we we understand before moving on from a topic. Listen and clarify!
That's A Little Too Far Out There!
This past weekend, at our Carolinas 3D Leadership gathering, I was recording comments during a planning discussion for a project they were working one. It struck me that at one point they went from talking transformation to the comment, "That's a little too far out there." I'm thinking to myself, "Uhm…if it's going to be transformational, it probably needs to be out there." I've always believed, and I we often see this; the idea that seems crazy at first turns out to be the idea that propels the organization forward or enables the desired transformation.
As I see it, passion, purpose, and capacity are the only requirements for coming up with and participation in "way out there" ideas. And, once the freedom to try out new ideas becomes ingrained in employees' behavior, it can spread and transform the entire culture of your organization to be nimbler and more creative.
We need to create environments where we can challenge the status quo as if no one's judging you. If being open and willing to try out new ways of working isn't practiced and encouraged in the culture at the top of the organization, how anyone ever have the courage to voice their ideas?
The secret to truly agile and innovative organizations is this: they encourage and invite new ideas from all levels and see leaders at every level. So, next time you have that idea that might just go too far, voice that "crazy" idea regardless of your title or level; lead from where you are!
Puzzling Leadership
As you know, the first step in putting a puzzle together is to look at the picture on the box to see what the completed puzzle will look like. As a leader, we need to have a vision (picture) of the final product, and what it is you are trying to accomplish. But, what happens when the puzzle pieces are blank and there is no picture on a box?
It is extremely difficult, if not impossible, to put a puzzle together if you do not know what the picture looks like. It is also difficult to be a good leader if you do not know what you are trying to accomplish. But, if there is a vision and plan the leaders can create the picture and paint the picture one puzzle piece at a time.
I witnessed this yesterday at our Carolinas gathering of our Noble Education Initiative 3D Leadership Program. Our theme for the day was "Setting The Leadership Table." The main activity of the day involved telling the story. The only catch was that participants had to tell the story by planning and doing a luncheon telling the story of the North and South Carolina schools with the decorum, appetizers, salad, main course, and dessert. There was a budget provided and the participants had two hours to plan, go get supplies, prepare the food, decorate the room, and have their story ready for stakeholder guests to arrive for the luncheon. Here was the agenda for the day:
I loved the planning discussion that ensued. Here are phrases and things that were said that jumped out at me during the discussion:
Now, back to the puzzle metaphor. The participants decided to use a puzzle through line for the luncheon. Genius! Here's the cool part; the same rules of making a puzzle applied to leadership and successful completion of the project. Here are the steps:
Step #1-Have a vision, know what you want to accomplish
Step #2-Get to know your group members. Interestingly, we talked about this in our "what did you learn" time afterward. It was discussed that the event would not have been near as successful back in January when the group came together for the first time.
Step #3-Identify leadership qualities you will need to be an effective leader
Step #4-Follow the guidelines
Step #5-Understand your importance, where you fit, and what you have to offer. This was a topic many reflected on following the luncheon.
So, here's the deal: everyone had responsibilities and had to complete a puzzle piece and write the story for their school's part of "Team Carolina." I also was asked to complete a piece of the puzzle representing Noble Education Initiative's (NEI) role in the puzzle of support for the Carolinas.
What we found was that creating the puzzle pieces for our puzzle used the same leadership principles needed for forming an effective team. When forming a group of individuals into a team, you must first figure out the following:
- Strengths, What are the individual strengths of each one? How can the strength of one, build up the weakness of another?
- Shape, What does each individual bring to the table as far as expertise and knowledge? Just like a puzzle piece each one will have something to share to the greater picture or vision your trying to create.
- Edges, Which individuals define the shape and scope of your vision? There will be some that will have definitive edges that will build the foundation of your team, therefore making the picture clearer to all who view it.
- Odd shapes, Which individuals appear, at first , not to fit into the picture? There will be those that don't look like they are going to fit or add value to our vision or picture. Sometimes, these are the very pieces that end up truly fitting in and adding a lot of value to the team, making the overall picture clearer.
As I watched the participants put their pieces together and tell their school's story, they did a great job of keeping the overall picture in view. So many times we lose focus on the overall picture and what do we do? We start to panic and cram pieces together. This is when we are no longer leading but are dictating and mission creep begins to take over. Or even worse, we begin to lose puzzle pieces, and we all know what's it's like to put a puzzle together with missing pieces.
The beautiful thing is, that when we do get all the pieces together we have created a beautiful picture, a real team (not just a bunch of individuals), and a true network of schools. How is your organization's puzzle coming together?
The Blind Spots Identified
The following is an excerpt from What Are Your Blind Spots?
The Blind Spots Identified
By Jim Haudan and Rich Berens
We have identified five leadership blind spots that perpetuate disengagement and indifference. They do the exact opposite of creating thriving, innovative workplaces that turn customers into advocates and fans. Let's take a quick look at each one before each chapter breaks them down further and answers the key questions leaders need to ask themselves in order to see things as their employees do.
Leadership Blind Spot #1: Purpose
Common Misconception. Purpose matters, but it doesn't drive our numbers.
The Basics. While there was a time when employees were only paid to complete a specific set of tasks, there is way more to it than that today. Many leaders are starting to embrace the concept of purpose but fail to actually run their businesses in a purpose-driven way.
The Question We Will Answer. As leaders, how can we put purpose at the center of the way we operate our business and achieve exceptional financial results because of it? Leadership
Blind Spot #2: Story
Common Misconception. We have a compelling story to tell that our people care about.
The Basics. Most organizations have a semi generic vision statement, accompanied by what seems like too many slides to outline their strategy for what winning looks like for the organization. Leaders believe they have a compelling story to tell, but when seen through the eyes of the employee, the complete opposite is often the case.
The Question We Will Answer. What makes a strategy story compelling, and how can we craft one for our people?
Leadership Blind Spot #3: Engagement
Common Misconception. Rational and logical presentations engage the hearts and minds of people.
The Basics. In many organizations, a tremendous amount of money is spent creating strategies to win. Those strategies then get communicated using PowerPoint presentations, road shows, or town hall meetings—but things seemingly get stuck. Employees fail to connect with the strategy, leaders are frustrated about the lack of progress, and managers just try to hold the ship together.
The Question We Will Answer. How do we move from presentations to conversations and create genuine engagement in strategies in the business?
Leadership Blind Spot #4: Trust
Common Misconception. People will not do the right thing unless you tell them what to do and hold them accountable to do it.
The Basics. Companies want and need to deliver great service to differentiate themselves, and the common belief is that the best way to deliver this is to create tight processes, scripts, and routines that minimize variability—to hold people and their behaviors to a strict policy and uniform standards. But that approach will never create consistent yet unique, differentiated, and personalized experiences that lead the market.
The Question We Will Answer. How can we trust and scale the unique human judgment, discretion, and care of our people, while at the same time having firm standards that we all share?
Leadership Blind Spot #5: Truth
Common Misconception. My people feel safe telling me what they really think and feel.
The Basics. In many leadership teams, what people really think often gets discussed in the hallways and bathrooms and by the watercooler rather than in meeting rooms. People don't feel safe telling the truth because they don't think it is smart or safe to do so. Many leaders believe that to be effective and successful, they need to be smarter than the next guy, fight for their area of the business, and not show vulnerability. This mentality creates lack of trust, collaboration, and common ownership for a greater goal—and ultimately greatly slows down execution speed.
The Question We Will Answer. What can we do as leaders to make it safe for our people to tell the truth and act on those truths to make the business better?
About Jim Haudan
Jim Haudan is Co-Founder and Chairman of Root Inc. Root Inc., the organizational change expert on helping companies create leadership alignment, execute strategies and change successful, build employee engagement, and transform businesses. He is a sought-after business presenter who has spoken at TEDx BGSU, Tampa TEDx, and The Conference Board. His latest book, What Are Your Blind Spots?: Conquering the 5 Misconceptions that Hold Leaders Back is co-authored with Rich Berens is CEO and Chief Client Fanatic of Root Inc. The book equips readers with the tools needed for a personal leadership reset. You'll discover how to increase engagement, productivity, and growth in your own organization.
About Rich Berens
Rich Berens is CEO and Chief Client Fanatic of Root Inc, and has helped align leaders at Global 2000 organizations to drive strategic and cultural change at scale. He is a noted speaker on the issues of, transformation, and how to create lasting change and has authored articles for numerous publications and blogs. Under Rich's leadership, Root has been listed among the Great Place to Work® Institute's top 25 places to work, been named to the Inc. 5000 fastest-growing companies list, and experienced 10 years of consecutive growth. His latest book, What Are Your Blind Spots?: Conquering the 5 Misconceptions that Hold Leaders Back is co-authored with Jim Haudan is Co-Founder and Chairman of Root Inc.
Creating a Strategy for a Compelling Story
The following is an excerpt from What Are Your Blind Spots?
Creating a Strategy for a Compelling Story
By Jim Haudan and Rich Berens
A few key concepts must be established when creating and delivering an effective story. Each and every time you create an effective story, you must:
• Identify your primary audience.
• Focus on the overall message.
• Outline the core drama.
• Make it personal.
• Practice delivering it.
Let's explore how to execute each one together.
Identify Your Primary Audience
Before you start crafting your story, you should have clarity on who your primary audience is. What is this group's mindset and knowledge base on the content? Do you want the people in the group to be excited, curious, fearful, apprehensive, or charged up? How much do they know about your story already? Do they have any preconceived notions? If you don't have full awareness about your audience, you could craft a compelling story that misses the mark with those you are trying to reach.
Focus on the Overall Message
Just about every great story has an overarching message, moral, or key takeaway. Think of any of your favorite movies. There are many subplots, but they tend to be connected to one larger dominating theme. In Star Wars, the Rebels beat the Empire and destroyed that darn Death Star the enemy kept rebuilding. In E.T., Elliott and helpers made sure to get the poor fellow back home. Think of the story you want to tell your employees.
If being risk averse is a core concern within your organization, you might focus on how taking risks and embracing failure is essential for long-term success as the major guiding thought. If the key concern is speed and adapting to a rapidly changing competitive environment, the ability to collaborate, transcend silos, and work differently might be your guiding thought.
Outline the Core Drama
Any great story has a core drama that shapes its narrative. Whether it's something that disrupts, creates a new challenge, or forces the key characters to think and act differently, drama is present. Be clear on that drama and make it a critical component of your narrative. This could be a nontraditional competitive threat, the inability to work together within the organization, or a dramatic shift in customer expectations. No matter the situation, you will want to build out that core drama element and channel most energy toward overcoming that issue.
Make It Personal
Every story gains credibility and authenticity when it feels real and personal. So if you think that changes in customer expectations are a real threat to how you can compete, share personal experiences that friends, family, or even you personally experienced when purchasing your product or service. This might create unexpected "aha" moments. We were working with the CEO of a leading building products company that had great products but was struggling with the customer experience it provided. At a leadership meeting, the CEO shared a detailed account of how he remodeled his kitchen and the very frustrating experience he had buying his cabinets and said that he was inclined never to do it again. It made the challenge more vivid and personal, and it moved the topic from an intellectual customer experience problem to a meaningful account of what it is like to interact with the company's products and channels in real life.
Practice Delivering
It Interestingly, when we ask leaders how often they practice giving a keynote speech or a key presentation to their board, they respond by saying, "Always." When we then ask how often they practice telling their strategy story to their people, their answer is, "Rarely." Like most things in life, it takes practice to be great. In boxing, the conventional wisdom is that you have to practice for 30,000 minutes to be good for 3. Comedians run through an incredible amount of reps before they master the timing of their jokes. As leaders, we often share content in real time and don't practice our delivery. The ability to practice how you tell your story, where to emphasize certain points, where to pause for reflection, and how to really engage with your audience simply takes time and practice.
Putting These Steps into Action
By combining these story creation essentials (primary audience, overarching message, core drama, making it personal, and practice), you will have a storyline that complements your vision headline.
About Jim Haudan
Jim Haudan is Co-Founder and Chairman of Root Inc. Root Inc., the organizational change expert on helping companies create leadership alignment, execute strategies and change successful, build employee engagement, and transform businesses. He is a sought-after business presenter who has spoken at TEDx BGSU, Tampa TEDx, and The Conference Board. His latest book, What Are Your Blind Spots?: Conquering the 5 Misconceptions that Hold Leaders Back is co-authored with Rich Berens is CEO and Chief Client Fanatic of Root Inc. The book equips readers with the tools needed for a personal leadership reset. You'll discover how to increase engagement, productivity, and growth in your own organization.
About Rich Berens
Rich Berens is CEO and Chief Client Fanatic of Root Inc, and has helped align leaders at Global 2000 organizations to drive strategic and cultural change at scale. He is a noted speaker on the issues of, transformation, and how to create lasting change and has authored articles for numerous publications and blogs. Under Rich's leadership, Root has been listed among the Great Place to Work® Institute's top 25 places to work, been named to the Inc. 5000 fastest-growing companies list, and experienced 10 years of consecutive growth. His latest book, What Are Your Blind Spots?: Conquering the 5 Misconceptions that Hold Leaders Back is co-authored with Jim Haudan is Co-Founder and Chairman of Root Inc.
The Messiness Of The Truths We Are Frustrated With
Reality is, if you are willing to be present in the messiness and take appropriate action based on the conditions in which you actually find yourself, you will be uncomfortable quite often and also probably experience feeling vulnerable. We dove into this messiness at our Indiana 3D Leadership gathering this past weekend. The through line of our gathering was, "What's My Story?" The first activity was to carve a pumpkin. You heard me right, carve a pumpkin. But not just the usual face, but a jack o lantern that answered the phrase: "Truths We Are Frustrated With."
I've gotta tell you, I was blown away. They were all awesome. The stories were all awesome. The group was so into this project that they found a dark room, lit up their pumpkins, and formed a semi circle to tell their stories. I videoed a few of them and let me tell you they were all inspiring. I am sure I will have more blogs following this one on these stories.
One of the stories that jumped out at me was on the messiness of leadership and the truths that frustrate us. Check it out by clicking here:
I learned a lot from this observation and visual. This pumpkin carving and story taught us that, as a leader, it's up to us to put ourselves second, and operate in a way that allows others to feel at ease, to feel understood, and to work in the way that's best for them–even if it's not the way we might operate ourselves. Sometimes we need to let go of the meaning we are putting on the moment and just be there.
Your team wants to know what you stand for and believe in, and that your values align with theirs. Great leaders step up to challenges, and come face-to-face with their commitments.
Tear Down This Wall!
"Mr. Gorbachev, Tear down this wall!" ~ Ronald Reagan
This past week during our South Carolina 3D Leadership gathering I was reminded of those immortal words of the first President I ever voted for, and my favorite President, Ronald Reagan. This past spring I had the opportunity to visit the very spot where he showed audacious leadership and spoke those audacious words. We were discussing change, our willingness to make changes in ourselves, and how change happens within an organization. As always, I had our participants make a graphic representation of their thoughts. As always, they all blew me away, but one really intrigued me. Ms. Linda Russell of Mevers School of Excellence drew a brick wall with a split in it with the word "change" (pictured here). As she explained her drawing and how we need to break down the walls, I was reminded of how this was what President Reagan was doing. As with all change, this involved risk and audacity, but he was clearly communicating to Soviet leadership what he [Reagan] desired.
We later got into a discussion of good and bad leadership traits. I blogged about these in Leader Traits From The Palmetto State. Click here to read that post. One of the traits discussed was communication. I was so glad that we are able to have open discussions that actually lead to results and professional growth of participants. Two of our participants were discussing how a lack of communication was causing a wall to be built brick by brick. This barrier be, and was in this case, an unintended wall. Lack of good communication can send mixed messages or aloofness, complacency, and unwillingness that others will become alienated and not bother to interact with those parties. They may even avoid them altogether. It was discovered that the issue was just so much going on that time was not being taken to do easy and quick communiques. Right then and there the bricks began to come down from the wall.
Great leaders know how to overcome these obstacles. They cross the aisle, bridge the gaps that separate factions, and find ways to communicate in effective ways. They know that any walls are drag factors that will slow down progress and possibly sabotage the mission. So the walls must be struck down in order to move forward. How about you? Do you have any walls that you need to tear down?
Why You Should Read "What Are Your Blinds Spots?"
What Are Your Blind Spots? Conquering the 5 Misconceptions That Hold Leaders Back by Jim Haudan
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
This book dives deeply into five areas that are written and talked about often in the realm of leadership, but does it in a way that is different from all the rest. The areas of purpose, story, engagement, trust, and truth are all leadership dispositions that most would think are very straightforward. Because they are dispositions, however, we become blind to our organizations and our own approach to these, we miss opportunities for improvement or even gross inadequacies. This book is not just all talk; practical applications are given along with activities to identify and inform our blind spots. We all have a leadership style and mantra, and this book gives the reader a chance to take an introspective look at whether that mantra is what we want those on our team to be sharing about us. As a leader, student of leadership development, and leadership development professional, I found the lessons in this book engaging, able to be used immediately, and transferable. I grew professionally from reading this book.


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Darjeeling unrest: Mamata Banerjee corners BJP but may have to pay for political brinkmanship
It was Mamata Banerjee's announcement to make Bengali language compulsory in schools that gave Bimal Gurung, the GJM chief, an opportunity to regain his dwindling political stocksanalysis Updated: Jun 20, 2017 07:19 IST
Darjeeling hills appear headed for a prolonged spell of unrest over Gorkhaland issue, thanks to the conflicting interests of major stakeholders including the BJP, the Trinamool Congress and the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM).
Three people have died in police firing, several security officials injured and property worth crores destroyed as a violent agitation for a separate Gorkha state rocks the picturesque hill station of Darjeeling.
Having seen how the Congress paid heavily for its Telangana gambit months before the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, the BJP is wary.
In December 2009, alarmed by the deteriorating health of K Chandrasekhar Rao who was on a fast-unto-death to press for his demand for a separate Telangana state, then union home Minister P Chidambaram issued a statement saying that the process of forming Telangana would be initiated.
The Centre later tried to wriggle out of it by forming the Srikrishna committee for consultation on the situation in Andhra Pradesh but it was too late. The chain of events set off by Chidambaram's statement eventually forced the then ruling Congress to give in ahead of the general elections. The Congress was wiped out in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh Lok Sabha and assembly elections that followed.
The BJP is, therefore, wary of initiating any process that could land it in a similar trap over Gorkhaland. The party does have its share of state bifurcation history as the NDA had presided over the formation of Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh and Uttarakhand in 2000. But anti-bifurcation sentiments in Bihar, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh were not so strong then, as one witnessed over Telangana.
With chief minister Mamata Banerjee turning the Gorkhaland issue into one of Bengali pride and sub-nationalism, the BJP, once a votary of smaller states, can't risk its ambitions in West Bengal—with 42 Lok Sabha seats—by supporting Gorkhaland. They would rather leave it to Mamata Banerjee government to take the lead in resolving the crisis.
BJP leaders maintain that they never promised statehood in 2009 or 2014 manifesto and all that they committed was to "sympathetically examine and appropriately consider" the long-pending demand of Gorkhas. Party leaders are not inclined to get into what they believe could be a 'Telangana trap' by taking any follow-up action in pursuance of the party's pre-poll promise.
Facing heat from the BJP in West Bengal, the chief minister might be savouring the discomfiture in the BJP camp at this moment but she would soon realize the perils of her brinkmanship in Darjeeling. It was her announcement to make Bengali language compulsory in schools that gave Bimal Gurung, the GJM chief, an opportunity to regain his dwindling political stocks . She might have cornered the BJP for now but West Bengal might have to pay the price for her political misadventure in the long run.

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Let me explain.
A freemium game is more often than not, a mobile game that requires no payment to download to begin with, but later offers incentives to buy in-game items, a new sword for your character for example using real life currency. Over time this has become a recurring appearance in mobile games such as Simpsons Tapped Out, Angry Birds etc but is now unfortunately seeping into console gaming; Xbox One's Ryse: Son of Rome has included this controversial system amid many complaints.
The newest type of game builds upon this system, but includes two more mechanisms. Games like The Simpsons Tapped Out deploys an in-game currency system; coins in small but frequent amounts and doughnuts (or something equivalent) – a less frequent but much more valuable commodity. The game relies on a real-time building mechanic to function; you buy a house in the game for 300 coins but it will take you six hours to build. Do you not have the time to wait? You can speed it up using the finite doughnuts, but if you want to buy more you have to spend real life currency.
What I hate about this system is that a) it targets young children who have no concept of money: reports of children spending £1000s of their parent's money has been prevalent. B) It favours the gamer with more money than the more skilled gamer and c) breaks a game in order to reap the benefits.
Imagine you bought the final Harry Potter film, you get the majority of the film for free but they leave out important scenes unless you can make a payment – they are cheating you out of YOUR money in order to receive the final product that you were entitled to. It could be argued that you don't have to buy in if you don't want to; screw that special in-game sword.
But EA have taken it too far.
Recently, EA published a reboot of an old game called Dungeon keeper. In the old game you played as a monster that had to build dungeons to trap heroes by breaking down rocks to form rooms. The reboot has stuck to the same concept of the original but includes the tried and tested premium model. You pay to speed up play. What is obscene about this move this time around has caused a large fan uproar; it can take days to chip away a few rocks to build each room and due to this slow pace you are forced to invest money to progress each time. As the game gets more challenging, the time taken for each build is multiplied and this further dents your bank balance. Old fans of the original have branded the game "unplayable".
In an interview with the BBC, original creator, Peter Molyneux said: "I felt myself turning round saying, 'What? This is ridiculous. I just want to make a dungeon. I don't want to schedule it on my alarm clock for six days to come back for a block to be chipped".
Using clever tactics, EA have avoided direct fan criticism by funnelling reviews to two different web sites. If you decide to rate the game while playing and rate it four stars or lower, you are directed to the EA website but if you rate it a perfect five stars, you are brought to the app store and thus, boosting their average rating. In a response to the website, Gamasutra, a spokesperson for EA said: "The 'rate this app' feature in the Google Play version of Dungeon Keeper was designed to help us collect valuable feedback from players who don't feel the game is worth a top rating." The content to the game is apparently held hostage however, as the game tells you, "5 star ratings from you help us provide free updates!"
If EA were so keen to fix issues, they wouldn't be placing negative reviews on a different website, away from potential customers. If you chose to review the game manually without using the game, you can bypass this cheap trick.
EA has recently continued this freemium trend in the recent update to fan favorite, Plants vs Zombies 2. For those unfamiliar with the game, you are tasked with defending a house from increasing waves of zombies. You would do this by placing weaponised plants that would fight off each wave. If your defense is destroyed, you have a final layer of Lawnmowers that will make a final-ditch attempt at destroying the attackers; if it fails, you lose. After each game ends your destroyed lawn mowers replenish but after this update, this is not the case. Instead, you are greeted with five "buy this" buttons in their place and you will have to buy them back in order. This isn't a part of the game that is missing, this a CORE mechanic that is crucial to success. This game is now beyond playable if you cannot stump up the cash.
For these reasons, I boycott all mobile games produced by EA until they "fix" the issue that is apparently included in each game.
What are your opinions on this? Do you think this is right? Let me know in the comment section below.


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The Great Devil War-series is a gripping and humorous tale about good and evil seen from a different perspective, making the reader laugh and think. It's filled with biblical and historical characters and set in a world beyond your wildest dreams. Or nightmares ...
The Great Devil War is a multi-award winning series for teens and adults of all ages. It has been published in ten countries and has gotten more than 2000 world wide 5 star reviews. The movie rights have also been optioned, so keep your fingers crossed!
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"The gate slowly, very slowly, began to glide up, opening to a world of flames, heat, and screams."
- The Devil's Apprentice
Philip is a good boy, a really good boy, who accidentally gets sent to Hell to become the Devil's heir. The Devil, Lucifer, is dying and desperately in need of a successor, but there's been a mistake and Philip is the wrong boy. Philip is terrible at being bad, but Lucifer has no other choice than to begin the difficult task of training him in the ways of evil.
Philip finds both friends and enemies in this odd, gloomy underworld—but who can he trust, when he discovers an evil-minded plot against the dark throne?
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"Are you afraid, Philip?" The old man's voice was dry as the crackling fire. "Are you afraid of death?"
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Philip's adventures as the Devil's apprentice have changed him—in a good way. Although he misses his friends in Hell, he has made new friends in life. But when the future of the underworld is threatened once again, Philip's help is needed. Death's Die has been stolen and immortality is spreading across the globe. Philip throws himself into the search—and discovers a horrible truth about his own life along the way.
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"On top of a throne made of skulls and stone, sat a dark hunched-over figure."
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An unfortunate chain of events makes Philip responsible for the untimely death of the school bully Sam—the Devil's original choice for an heir. Philip must return to Hell to find Sam and bring him back to life, so that fate can be restored. But trouble is stirring in Lucifer's kingdom and not even Philip can imagine the strange and dark journey that awaits him. A journey that will take him through ancient underworlds and all the way to Paradise.
The Wrongful Death is volume 3 in The Great Devil War-series.
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"You haven't really been to Hell yet, angel," whispered the dark demon. "Not really—before now. Welcome."
- The Angel of Evil
Nothing will ever be the same. Satina is gone, kidnapped by the enemy. Disobeying Lucifer, Philip heads out to find her, journeying into the deep darkness of Outer Reach. But nothing can prepare Philip for the horror that awaits—or the demons he will face.
Meanwhile, Lucifer's kingdom is threatened as the Great Devil War draws closer. All Hell is about to break loose.


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Stay warm
On cold days and frosty evenings, heating makes for comfortable living. Ensure all doors are shut and curtains are drawn – especially during the night. This will help maximise heat retention and save on cost and energy.
According to research, every degree over 20 can add 10%1 to your heating bill, so a good tip is to turn your heater down two or three degrees lower than usual. Fans are also a great way to increase heat distributions, especially when paired with heaters on lower heat settings.
Running a small heater in a large room means unnecessarily high costs, often without the adequate heat. Lastly, the cleaner you keep your heater, i.e. dust-free and filter-clean, the more cost effective it'll be.
Switch off
Wherever possible, turn appliances and electronics off completely by unplugging them. Equipment such as your printer, TV, and laptop all consume energy when they're on standby.
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Clean clothes
Use energy ratings to choose energy-efficient washing machines and dryers. The more stars, the more energy-efficient the appliance. If you're in the market for a new washing machine, look for a front loader. The reason is that this type of washing machine typically uses 50% less water2.
While top loaders are still more affordable to buy, front loaders are cheaper to run because they're more energy and water efficient. Since washing a full load or only a few items uses the same amount of energy, always ensure there's a reasonable amount of laundry before you start a load.
Dry clothes
A simple hack is to wash clothes in cold water and whenever possible use the sun to dry them. The clothesline is free and environmentally-friendly, as opposed to dryers which are both costly for the environment and for you.
If using the dryer is unavoidable, never overfill it and always clean the lint filter after each load.
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Save on lighting energy by swapping incandescent globes for fluoro globes, such as LED and CFL. While energy-efficient lights are more expensive, your costs are recouped through substantial energy savings of around 75% 3. Compact fluoro globes have a longer life of 8 to 10,000 hours compared with the 1,000 hours from incandescent light. Use fluorescent lighting in the kitchen, lounge, family room and other areas where lights are on for more than four hours a day. When it comes to lamps, light coloured lampshades absorb less light. To maximise your power savings, regularly clean your lampshades and light fittings.
Seal it
It's not surprising that on average your fridge and freezer are among the biggest users of energy5 in your house. Running 24 hours a day, all year round, even the smallest energy saving can make a big difference. Start by checking the door seal. If the seal is good, you shouldn't feel any cool air escaping. Be practical about what you need, as buying an oversized fridge or freezer isn't great for your wallet or the environment.
Again, the higher the energy rating, the more efficient the appliance. The location of your white goods is also important. Look for a cool location, far from ovens, stoves and direct sunlight, ensuring there is good air circulation around the refrigerator and/or freezer. Always avoid unnecessary opening of doors, and especially keeping them open for extended periods.
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Around one third of home energy use is associated with heating water, and more than half of all hot water use is in the bathroom4. Luckily there are many times of the day to save power, including in the morning. Reducing the length of showers and balancing water temperature by reducing hot water rather than adding cold water are two very easy energy-saving tactics.
Building a new home? Positioning the hot water system near the bathroom, laundry and kitchen, and protecting external hot water pipes with a minimum of 10mm of insulation greatly reduces heat loss. In addition to choosing an energy-efficient hot water heater, you could consider installing a solar hot water system, reducing the need to heat water using electricity or gas.
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2. https://www.sustainability.vic.gov.au/You-and-Your-Home/Live-sustainably/Save-water
3. http://yourenergysavings.gov.au/energy/lighting/energy-efficient-lights
4. http://www.energyrating.gov.au/products/water-heaters
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It's that time again, the only time of year I share love quotes. If anything I get the feeling most of my quotes from the past few months have been kind of negative.
Or, you know, non-loving.
It's probably why it took me a while to find any. Which is why I won't be doing like last year and sharing both love quotes and "non-love" quotes.
"Love: a single word, a wispy thing, a word no bigger or longer than an edge. That's what it is: an edge; a razor. It draws up through the center of your life, cutting everything in two. Before and after. The rest of the world falls away on either side."
― Lauren Oliver, Delirium
"I think when you fall in love, like true love, it's love for life. All the rest is just experience and delusions."
― J.A. Redmerski, The Edge of Never
"Keep love in your heart. A life without it is like a sunless garden when the flowers are dead. The consciousness of loving and being loved brings a warmth and a richness to life that nothing else can bring."
― Oscar Wilde
"Love has nothing to do with what you are expecting to get - only with what you are expecting to give - which is everything"
― Katharine Hepburn, Me: Stories of My Life
"Art and love are the same thing: It's the process of seeing yourself in things that are not you."
― Chuck Klosterman, Killing Yourself to Live: 85% of a True Story
"Every great love starts with a great story..."
― Nicholas Sparks, The Notebook


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Getting the job was half the battle, now you have to let them know how you move. Let's talk about how to impress your new employer in the first 30 days.
First of all ayyyyyeeee… You've secured the bag sis, congratulations! But, how do you hold on to it for the long haul? The Job market must be looking good because more than a few of my girlfriends (including myself) have gotten new jobs with a nice pay bump. We really need to have a "new money" party.
We're excited, feeling motivated, and extra boss but let's not get too carried away, how we navigate the first 90 days can determine how the rest of the tenure goes. But before we get to 90 days, let's work on the now… the first month.
You may be asking yourself WHY are we talking about this? Why is this important? Well, first of all, it's a fresh start! These people don't know you and they HOPE they made the right choice in hiring you. No next steps are being mapped out, your only focus is to be able to do the thing they hired you for right now. The impressions you make on your boss, immediate team and outside teams right now set the tone for the next few years. They are trying to access if you are gonna be a rock star that they are going to want to promote to keep or are you going to be a person that fades into the background or at worse…doesn't last at all. Plus, we always want to be moving to the next step, next title, next tax bracket, this is where the tone of all of that growth is set. All eyes are on you and girl…shine! Let the view be magical.
Ok you are with me now, right? So let's talk about HOW we are gonna make it happen?
Basics. Let's just get this out of the way for those who do not know (we have all levels of professionals here so let's start at 101). The folks at the new job, don't know you. You may not even be the first person they hired to fill your position. The other girl, who didn't hack it, may have left a sour taste in people's mouth. You really never know but you have to air on the side of excellence.
- Get sleep. This is not the time for your grumpy morning antics. Get the sleep you need to be alert, happy, positive. Again, you're a stranger right now. People may not get that you had a bad morning, they will take it that your just a negative person.
- Be on time (early if possible) and leave on time. You have not built up the trust to be straggling in late and leaving early like the rest of the team. Unless you are dismissed, you stay.
- Dress neatly. Even in a casual office, keep your casual cute. Ideas of you are being shaped, you are being introduced all day to new people at all kind of levels. Some people you will meet once and maybe not again for 6 months…meet them at your best. Y'all know, first impressions and all of that…
- Be Friendly. You are too new to be closed off or to be bringing your personal issues into the office. Margret is going to ask you hella questions about your weekend on Monday morning before you've had your coffee. You have to be nice.
Be a sponge. The most annoying part of getting a new job is the ramp up process. You want to get up and running quickly because how are you gonna show off if you don't know anything. Read the website, watch the marketing videos and read the whitepapers. You want to quickly get a sense of what the company does and how. Get yourself inside the fold as soon as possible.
Pay attention to the hierarchy and the vibe. At every company I have worked for, you have who thinks they are in charge and who is really in charge. Who does all the work? Who gets the credit for all the work? Who do you need to impress? Who is going to be a problem? This is where you are picking your people and determining how the place works. This will help you fall into the culture of the place and it will also help you find know who is going to impact your future, who to ask questions and who to flex on.
About the question of "who is going to be a problem?", it sounds negative but it's not, it's strategic. Companies are made up of people and sometimes you don't jive with every single person and that is okay. Determine how you are going to navigate folks who are "not your cup of tea" but also give them a chance to change your mind.
Personal Story: I was in a group interview a few years ago, three people interviewing me and 2 other candidates. They (management) had a group and we (candidates) had a group. One of the managers kept throwing digs at everything any of us (the candidates) asked. You can tell she was new to managing people and had something to prove. The opportunity was good and the CMO was exactly the kind of person I wanted to work with and for. When I got the offer I knew that a big hurdle was going to be the manager with the power trip. She was the worst type…insecure, power seeking and a bully. My plan was to Olivia Pope her whole shit. I came in hot with fresh ideas, catching her mistakes and anything she gave me to manage, I completely upgraded. I made sure I was overly professional and confident. It worked, after a few weeks she chilled out. By the end I'm sure she thought we were friends, we're not but that was not the point. I wanted her respect and for her get out of my way. Gotta play it smart, y'all.
Ask good questions. Good questions are a sign of engagement and understanding. You do not need to over think this but make sure you are reading and researching enough that you can examine what is being presented and ask questions to better understand. If there are no questions, great comments work too.
Run with everything. One of the best ways I have found to shine at work is to completely own everything I am given, even the parts that aren't exactly yours to do… at least in the beginning when you are not too swamped. Think about the next steps and take care of them if you can. I learned this from one of the best bosses I've had early on in my career.
Personal example, I used to have a job that required pulling reports on certain days. It was simple because the reporting was built to auto format from excel. It required very little cleaning up and my role was to download it and email it out. After a few weeks, my boss advised me to take it a step further. We were sending these reports to upper management, he knew that a couple of the people at the top were "print everything" people and were having their admins reformat the report to print every time. So I started formatting the report for both print and reading online. This is a super small thing but the response back on the time saved was great.
I took that as a lesson in everything I do until this very day. Take it to the next step and if you don't know the next step ask the people you are working with what they are doing with your work. Ask questions about what part makes more sense for you to knock out? Can the entire process be upgraded so you're working smarter? So much of what we do is done the way "we've always done it" … the processes were created in chunks and no one is looking at it as a whole. You are new – you have fresh eyes and the time to take it all in and make suggestions. Do it and take all the glory!
That it. Those are the things that have worked for me. I say 30 days because these are things you can do immediately and they really require little extra effort from you. If you keep this up by the time your 90 days rolls around you will have planted the seeds of
letting hoes know … I mean… setting yourself up for success.


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Becoming a DetectiveUnlike traditional psychoanalysis where the patient plays a passive/listening role, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) requires active participation from the person in treatment. During CBT sessions, patients and their therapists develop theories and think of new ways to change old habits that are then tested in real life.
According to the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, CBT is designed to help people determine what is supporting poor behavior and what needs to change for that behavior to stop. CBT is often called a "targeted therapy" for this reason. While prior trauma, childhood issues or other triggers may have had a role to play in the start of the behavior, the emphasis is on what is happening right now.1 The sessions tend to move quickly, and often bring results in a short period of time.
Structure is KeyIn order for the therapy to begin working, CBT sessions are highly structured. Instead of talking about the week or a patient's reactions to old stimuli in a free-form manner, the sessions use the following format:
- A brief mood check
- A review of the last session's work
- Setting an agenda for the session
- A review of the week's homework
- Patient outlines challenges coming up in the next week
- Therapist and patient develop strategies to handle those challenges
- Patient is assigned homework based on listed challenges
- Session ends2
A New Way of ThinkingDuring addiction treatment it is important to help the person struggling understand the causes for drug relapse. CBT encourages people to break apart a relapse, looking for relapse triggers and when resistance began to fade. When a person can identify these factors, the rehab team can develop strategies to help the person avoid them in the future. People who have numbed their minds with drugs and alcohol may have difficulty dealing with powerful emotions like grief, anger or loss. The person in treatment may have no idea how to deal with the rising tide of emotion, and the temptation to use again becomes overwhelming. CBT teaches mindfulness techniques that allow those in recovery to live in the moment and recognize the pain they feel now will dissipate with time. Some therapists provide lessons in meditation or muscle relaxation, encouraging their patients to use these techniques when deep emotions tend to overwhelm. CBT is also used to treat depression and other forms of mental illness. According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness, people who receive CBT do better in treatment than patients who do not. CBT has also been effective in treating other mental illnesses such as:
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- Personality disorders
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- Psychotic disorders
CBT is often combined with medication management for those recovering from addiction to drugs like heroin or other opioids. Because opioids cause both a physical and psychological dependence, combining medications and CBT is often the best way to help these people improve.
CBT Treatment ApproachesCBT is an individualized approach to treatment for mental illness and addiction. Putting the patient in control over how much of the treatment is delivered and how success is measured can be one of the greatest benefits of this treatment approach. If you'd like to learn more about how CBT can help you or a loved one recover from addiction or mental illness, contact us at Michael's House. Our admissions coordinators are available to take your call 24 hours a day.
Sources 1 "Cognitive Behavioral Therapy." Mayo Clinic, Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research. 29 Dec. 2017. 2 Weinstock, Marjorie. "Staff Perspective: CBT for Depression – Elements of Session Structure." Center for Deployment Psychology. 24 June 2016.
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One of the most important recent developments in software engineering is the Unified Modelling Language (UML) standard for documenting software designs. Written by UML's inventors (the so-called Three Amigos of software engineering), The Unified Modelling Language User Guide provides a very appealing guide to all the fundamentals of using UML effectively. The book opens with a basic tour of the essential concepts and modelling diagrams used in UML, including class diagrams, use case diagrams and basic modelling principles. The authors pay close attention to modelling classes (and documenting the relationships between classes) as well as use case diagrams (which show how software will be used by various actors in a system). This book mixes in a little software engineering theory, too, but it makes use of clear examples and actual UML diagrams to illustrate key concepts.


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Tatak Rekoleto dance moves shine out in Panaad Festival
TALISAY CITY, Negros Occidental – Just recently, the dance group that represented this city in an islandwide folk dance competition outshone others. The "tatak Rekoleto" ("Recollect brand") dance moves shone out, too. Last April 10, the contingent of folk dancers representing Talisay City brought home the championship trophy, prevailing over other groups from different cities … Read more
Augustinian Priors General received in audience by Pope Francis
Vatican City, ROME – The Holy Father received in audience the superiors of the Augustinians, Augustinian Recollects, and Discalced Augustinians to deal with, among other topics, the process of declaring St. Thomas of Villanova as Doctor of the Church. The three Priors General – of the Orders of St. Augustine (OSA), Augustinian Recollects (OAR), and … Read more
San Vicente Ferrer's devotees told: "Be the face of Jesus Christ"
APO ISLAND, Dauin, Negros Oriental – Aside from being a marine sanctuary, this island with around a thousand inhabitants is placed under the patronage of St. Vincent Ferrer whose feast day falls on April 5. For this year's fiesta, the Chancellor of the Diocese of Dumaguete, Rev. Fr. Carmelito Limbaga, Jr., was the main celebrant … Read more
Bishop Navarra presides mass to celebrate St. Vincent Ferrer's 600th death anniversary
TALISAY CITY, Negros Occidental – Most Rev. Vicente Navarra, D.D., bishop-emeritus of Bacolod, presided over the holy mass commemorating the 600th death anniversary of St. Vincent Ferrer on April 5, 2019. The novena masses and fiesta celebrations hinged on the theme, "San Vicente: Model of a beloved, gifted and empowered Filipino Youth." Bishop Navarra, who … Read more
Recoletos Presence in Rome: its history, present, future
Via Sistina, ROME – For several decades, the current Collegio Internazionale Sant'Ildefonso e San Tommaso da Villanueva was the General Curia of the Order of Augustinian Recollects. At the moment it is the residence of the community of Augustinian Recollect religious who pursue further studies in Rome. This year 2019, it celebrates its 400th year. … Read more
Father General meets Priors Provincial, gifts them with icon of sleeping St. Joseph
ROME – During this week (April 1-4), the Prior General and his Council meet at the General Curia with the four Priors Provincial, for the first time after the union of Provinces. Pope Francis sleeps every day next to a small image of St. Joseph asleep. It is the last thing he sees at the … Read more
Recoletos Family in St. Ezekiel Province thanks, bids goodbye to Father General
Provincial Curia, QUEZON CITY – To express their collective gratitude to the Prior General, Fray Miguel Miró, OAR, for the fruitful six-week visits of renewal to the Province of St. Ezekiel Moreno and to bid him farewell as he prepared for his trip back to Rome, the members of the Recoletos Family held a memorable … Read more


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Challenge: For student to create thier first 3D Print to organise the stationary on their desk.
Background: Student is a Y5 student (nine years old). She wanted to experiement with two different prints, one being a money box (which is being redesigned) and this one. It was themed after the 'minions' characters. This was an original design. The shape of the minion was created from the tinkercad main template, as you can see from the photograph, it was created using a variety of simple shapes. This student also had a sibling who has printed and designed projects in the past using Tinkercad and they apparently provided some assistance in the composition and the balance.
Timeframe: Sixteen hours. The print was relatively thick in places, this meant the print itself was very robust. It made it ideally suited for its purpose, it had weight to it, was capable of storing a significant amount of student stationary. While the print time could have been reduced in time it would have reduced its effectiveness.
Size: 11cm across (length) and 10cm in height. The thickness of the print, for the main part of the design varied slightly between 15mm and 10mm. The base of the design was 2cm thick.
What we would do differently: This is one of the prints that work exceedingly well, and the student was thrilled with the result, it served its purpose successfully and we wouldnt consider altering it or requiring it to be printed again.
Next steps for students: The student needs to move onto other projects, the only possibile addition to this print would be some form of lettering, naming or message which this print did not contain.


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Last year we gave our kids bathroom a budget facelift with a new vanity, flooring, and a fresh coat of paint. The transformation was pretty significant since what was there before was the original 90's yellowed linoleum and brown trim. However, after renovating it, life got busy and I never really took the time to truly give it the finishing touches of style and personality. It was nice enough, and it functioned, but it was bland and boring, as you can see here:
And it was time for that to change! Since our first floor has been a construction zone in recent weeks, we have been relying on this bathroom for ourselves and our visitors, and it was time for it to finally get the transformation it deserved. Here are some simple changes I made to take our bathroom from Boring to Beautiful in less than 2 hours! And these are tips that YOU TOO can take to transform your bathroom from blah to ooh la la 😉
Find one item you love and let that guide the direction that the rest of the room will go.
For me, the moment I laid eyes on this Coyuchi Rippled Stripe Shower Curtain, I knew it was "the one"! I love the beautiful details, the clean lines, and the organic feel of the fabric.
If you aren't sure where to start with your bathroom makeover, I recommend either finding a shower curtain or a wallpaper that you love, and let that lead the way for the color palette and style decisions you will make for the rest of the room.
I cannot over emphasize the importance of including texture in any space you design! Often times, this gets overlooked in bathrooms, which is part of the reason they often feel bland and boring. I intentionally choose this Cotton Twill Bath Rug from The Company Store with it's chunky knit appearance to add texture and warmth to our bathroom. And not only does it enhance the style of this space, but it is functional as well, and my kids (especially my daughter) love stepping out of the bath onto this super soft rug. So find a rug with texture for your bathroom!
Let's face it…due to heavy use, towels can get pretty dirty and worn out quickly, especially if you've got kids running around your home, because we all know they only get so much of that dirt off in the 3 seconds that they actually spend washing their hands, lol. So if you want to give your bathroom a fresh clean appearance, new towels are a must! I love the combination of these Organic Cotton White Towels (because white always looks fresh and clean) along with these Diamond Edge patterned towels (because they add some personality and visual interest). It sounds simple, but new towels really go a long way in making a space feel so fresh and so clean, clean, clean!
Go the extra mile to make your bathroom not just a functional space, but add a little bit of luxury in there as well. Add a candle and some bath oils. It is details like this that will truly elevate your bathroom from Boring to Beautiful!
Treat yourself to a comfortable robe. I love this Regal Egyptian Cotton Robe, particularly this time of year as the nights begin to cool off, and it adds an element of coziness and comfort to my nighttime routine.
Bathrooms are a fun space to play with bold style choices and to do some pattern mixing.
I had fun mixing the patterns on the backsplash tiles, and then having them in close proximity to the lines on the wall art, while also having the pattern of the Coyuchi Striped shower curtain going on as well.
Despite the various patterns, these things all work well together because they have a consistent color palette. If you want to take your bathroom from Bland to Beautiful, then be sure to add a punch of personality with some pattern mixing!
Having greenery in your bathroom adds instant life and style to an otherwise bland space.
I recommend setting greenery on the windowsill, the edge of the vanity, or on open shelves. If your bathroom space is really limited, then consider adding some hanging greenery in a corner.
This is particularly important if your bathroom is being used by guests, or if your bathroom lacks storage and you are forced to keep those extra supplies out in the open.
The 3 items my kids are most often in need of in their bathroom are the ones I chose to put in this $2 thrift store basket. That way they can easily grab these organic cotton hand towels, soap, or more toilet paper whenever they need it!
So there you have it…Simple Tips to Easily Take Your Bathroom from Boring to Beautiful!
This post was sponsored by The Company Store but all opinions and product selections are my own and genuinely represent my honest thoughts. Thank you for supporting the brands that support me.
I have a hall bath painted graphite and now you've inspired my getting a new shower curtain! I love what you've done! Beautiful!
It's humbling to know you found inspiration here. Enjoy your new shower curtiain! XO, Cynthia
The transformation is beautiful! Love the grey wall color in your bathroom! What's the name of it?
Hi Chris! Thanks for your kind words! The paint is Kendall Charcoal by Benjamin Moore. Warmest Regards, Cynthia
HI! This may be a silly question, but where do you find your cute soaps? I have found a couple in Home Goods or TJ Maxx, but I was just wondering if you have any other fave go-tos for things like that! LOVE your design style 🙂
I get mine at home goods too 🙂
Looks so good! Where did you get your vanity?
I used the existing one that was with our home when it was built.
When I saw the first image I was like, nope that bathroom isn't boring.
But then I saw the next and now I get it. It changed so much, even with the slightest detail!
I love it, and I will follow your curtain advice.
But what about the fabric? Does it dry easily?
Thanks a lot!


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Hello friends! Thank you so much for stopping by this blog post. I have rather been smitten with all the love cards and Valentine's Day these days. I broke up my Simon Says Stamp Flora background stamp and stamped it on vellum using Versamark Watermark Ink Pad and heat embossed in gold. I created a watercolored red panel using my Mijello Mission Gold watercolors for the background and mounted the embossed panel on the watercolored panel.
I die cut love using Love die and a piece of Lipstick Red cardstock and the shadow using vellum. I added some twine and mounted the love die cut on the heat embossed vellum panel. The sentiment was heat embossed on black cardstock using white embossing powder. The sentiment is from the Essential Sentiments from MFT Stamps.
I trimmed a card base from Neenah Desert Storm 100 lb cardstock to be 5.5 inches by 5 inches and mounted all the elements on it using foam tape and liquid glue.
That's all for this card. Thank you so much for stopping by! Have a great day!


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This necklace is a, earthy and delicate piece that hangs mid chest. The copper is oxidized slightly giving the metal a rustic and raw look.
Labradorite is a stone of deep consciousness and clarity. You can call on this beauty to connect with your higher self and dive deep into meditation. It's a mystical stone, thought to be created from the frozen fire of the Northern lights. A stone of wonderment and resilience, it connects to your third eye chakra and helps you find and trust your innate intuitive nature.
18" Inches in Length
This necklace was handmade in my studio by electroforming copper onto the crystal. Each piece takes 6-10 hours to complete and the finish is a unique and raw piece of jewellery.
NOTE: Note: all stones are natural, you may not receive the one in the photo, making every piece wonderfully unique


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Sesame Street Whistles 12ct
1 1/2in x 3in Plastic Noisemakers
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Call over the whole neighborhood with Sesame Street Whistles! These Sesame Street party favors are colorful plastic whistles with images of Elmo, Big Bird, Cookie Monster, and Abby Cadabby. A convenient hole on the back side makes it easy to turn them into a wearable necklace with a string or ribbon (not included). Hand them out to your little Muppets to bring the noise to your party and include them in favor bags!
Sesame Street Whistles product details:
- 12 per package
- 3 each of 4 designs
- 1 1/2in diameter x 3in long
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Live from the Runway brings New York Fashion Week to you
Thursday, September 6, 2012
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