by Scott Swain | Nov 22, 2020 | All Articles, Business, Culture, Economics, Health, Liberty, Life, Privacy, Voluntaryism
Original publication: November 2020. Step 1 – in progress: Create fear; physical, psychological, and emotional separation; and economic ruin with a plandemic. Step 2 – preparation and propaganda stage: Remove remaining connection and stability with...
by Scott Swain | Nov 5, 2020 | All Articles, Business, Culture, Economics, Health, Liberty, Life, Privacy, Voluntaryism
Original publication: January 2020. My greatest worry since the beginning of the Covid-19 situation has been that the government response – “encouraging” us to stay inside and/or apart, as well as force businesses to close – would initially...
by Scott Swain | Nov 4, 2020 | All Articles, Economics, Health, Liberty, Life, Privacy, Voluntaryism
My greatest worry since the beginning of the Covid-19 situation has been that the government response – “encouraging” us to stay inside and/or apart, as well as force businesses to close – would cause supply chain issues, followed by businesses...
by Scott Swain | Nov 4, 2020 | All Articles, Culture, Economics, Liberty, Life, Politics, Socialism, Voluntaryism
Over the past few years there has been an acceleration in what some may call “Cultural Marxism”, “Identity Politics”, or “Wokeness”. One form this has taken has been in films, specifically from the most powerful franchises in...
by Scott Swain | Nov 3, 2020 | All Articles, Business, Economics, Liberty, Life, Voluntaryism
Original publication: January 2020. Any one of the ideas below, alone, may have little affect on your expenses. It’s the cumulative effect that matters. They add up. Here’s my list. I’d love to hear yours. Please share your ideas in the comments....
by Scott Swain | Oct 31, 2020 | All Videos, Vids-EQ, Vids-Humor, Vids-Pinned
Video is below Light-hearted example of Practical Empathy (PE) based on Nonviolent Communication (NVC) being used in a disagreement between lovers. Sassy Strummer wants to spend time with Drummer Boy out on the town. He wants alone time with his music. She gets angry...
by Scott Swain | Oct 30, 2020 | All Articles, Culture, Health, Humor, Liberty, Politics, Voluntaryism
Spread truth with a t-shirt! Wanting to culture-jam via an easy and relatively safe method? Pick one of these designs. Free: I will send you layered 300dpi Photoshop file you can modify and upload to a t-shirt printer like VistaPrint. If you don’t have Photoshop...
by Scott Swain | Oct 21, 2020 | All Articles, Business, Economics, Liberty, Voluntaryism
On the surface a person might believe, “If we didn’t have intellectual property laws, it would open the floodgates for copycats everywhere, reducing incentive for people to create. We would have Chinese phones that look like iPhones and poor Apple!...
by Scott Swain | Oct 15, 2020 | All Videos, Vids-Humor, Vids-Voluntaryism
Video is below Ron Paul as Neo fighting evil. Idea and video editing by Scott Swain. More of this scene coming as time permits!...
by Scott Swain | Sep 4, 2020 | All Articles, Culture, EQ, Liberty, Life, Politics, Voluntaryism
What if being “highly independent” can make it difficult for us to see the value of strong relationships and our “me-first” attitude, completely logical, in reality, can be supplemented with even just a bit of compromise at times in order to...
by Scott Swain | Aug 28, 2020 | All Articles, Business, Culture, Liberty, Life, Socialism, Voluntaryism
A zoom-able version of the above image is near the bottom of this article. How much time do we actually save by taking short cuts with our communication? I’m a fan of efficiency. This is why I simultaneously sympathize with and get frustrated by people using...
by Scott Swain | Aug 10, 2020 | All Articles, Business, Culture, Economics, Liberty, Life, Politics, Socialism, Voluntaryism
I bet most of us agree that there is usually a net overall loss when one person forces another person to do a thing. Sometimes, though, people “expand” the definition of force to include not doing a thing. What?! Example A person in need came to you asking...
by Scott Swain | Jul 22, 2020 | All Articles, Culture, EQ, Voluntaryism
Official “needs inventory” as originally created by Marshall...
by Scott Swain | Jul 9, 2020 | All Videos, Vids-Business, Vids-EQ, Vids-Humor
“Business Communication Challenges: Feature Creep” Video is below. By taking our Emotional Intelligence Tools class, you can “power up” your negotiation skills. See an example below of these principles being used in a business setting. See a three minute animated...
by Scott Swain | Jul 2, 2020 | All Articles, Business, Economics, Liberty, Politics, Voluntaryism
Most people agree it’s imperative for any entity initiating harm to face consequences. The disagreements tend to be about how. Government regulation is currently the most used and acceptable method for attempting to hold businesses accountable. Unfortunately,...
by Scott Swain | Jun 28, 2020 | All Videos, Vids-Humor, Vids-Voluntaryism
Video is below I wrote and animated this back in 2012 (now remastered). Prophetic? What do you think? Homies in the year 2040 share rumors with Old Man Bob that on the outside, you can get food from the dirt and water from the sky. They ask him what it was like before...
by Scott Swain | Jun 17, 2020 | All Videos, Life, Vids-EQ, Vids-Humor
Videos are below. Short comedy skit I made showing Practical Empathy (PEQ) being used in the face of verbal personal attacks. I created the original version is as an advertisement for web hosting and cut out the advertisement part from this “remastered”...
by Scott Swain | Jun 12, 2020 | All Articles, Culture, Economics, Liberty, Politics, Socialism, Voluntaryism
We have all heard American Republicans and Democrats speak of each other with rancor. It is especially tragic when we realize both “sides” want the same things; peace, health, prosperity, a strong WiFi signal, freedom, security, sex, pizza, and happiness....
by Scott Swain | Jun 11, 2020 | All Articles, Business, EQ
Have you experienced times when you felt you did your best and you hear only criticism. How about feeling completely misunderstood or unappreciated when your accomplishments seem to be in plain sight? Many of us spend a significant portion of our lives in an office...
by Scott Swain | Jun 11, 2020 | All Articles, Business, EQ, Life
from Scott Swain’s upcoming book, Practical Empathy I used to think fear was the emotion underlying anger. Until a woman in one of my Emotional Intelligence Play Groups said it was actually frustration. I thought about that. I tried to think of a situation where...
by Scott Swain | Jun 11, 2020 | All Articles, EQ, Liberty, Parenting, Voluntaryism
vir-tue [ vurchoo ] 1. goodness: the quality of being morally good or righteous 2. good quality: a quality that is morally good 3. admirable quality: a quality that is good or admirable, but not necessarily in terms of morality. “If you make a choice under...
by Scott Swain | Jun 10, 2020 | All Articles, Business, Economics, EQ, Liberty, Life, Parenting, Politics, Unschooling, Voluntaryism
You probably see the inequities and corruption in our system. Do you also see the growing distance between you and other humans, in your beliefs, amount of time spent with others, and level of compassion you feel? Maybe you even see the many ways it is possible that...
by Scott Swain | Jun 10, 2020 | All Videos, Liberty, Life, Vids-EQ, Vids-Parenting, Vids-Voluntaryism
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by Scott Swain | Jun 10, 2020 | All Articles, Business, Culture, EQ, Liberty, Life, Voluntaryism
Following is an argument for using a form of empathy I’ve developed called Practical Empathy (PEQ), based on and similar to Nonviolent Communication (NVC) by Marshall Rosenberg, PhD. Empathy is not agreement, so you risk no loss of integrity by practicing...
by Scott Swain | Jun 9, 2020 | All Articles, Culture, EQ, Liberty, Parenting
I’ve noticed a pattern; an increase in emotional fragility in children and now, adults. How is this happening? The short and simple answer: “Bubble-wrapped children”. Most parents care about their children and justifiably want happiness for them....
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