Posts Tagged ‘identity’

[caption id="attachment_1292" align="alignleft" width="171" caption="Marly (Pascale) in high school"][/caption] In high school French class we were given a French name and our teacher called us by that name from that point forward. My name was Pascale. I loved it! And actually, it worked for me because the name, Pascale, means born on (or around) easter and my …

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How did the band Alice Cooper come up with the name? They started out together as The Earwigs and later changed to The Nazz, but they felt they needed something a little more scandalous to breakthrough to the big time. Scandal is obviously not so good for professional golfers, but it can work wonders for rock …

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We've talked about people who share the the same name and this reminded me of a book about a woman who takes on a journey to find other women with the same name. The book, Finding Angela Shelton, is about Angela Shelton who describes how she changed her last name to Shelton (not because of marriage but because …

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[caption id="attachment_328" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Greek Temple of Delphi"][/caption] "Know yourself and you will know the Universe" —Excerpt of an inscription at the Greek Temple of Delphi Larry Ackerman, leading authority on organizational and personal identity, in his guest post on this site recommended that knowing yourself is a key component to personal identity. Do you ever wonder how you …

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People have traditionally been more creative when naming their daughters than their sons. This is why names like Michael and William were on the top 20 list in 1958 and show up still in 2008. As a result, men with names like Michael and William are relatively timeless. Women’s names are another story. In 1958 baby girls were given names …

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