May of this year marks fifteen years since my high school graduation. As anyone who even casually reads here knows, high school played a large role in setting the groundwork for who I am now. That all became very clear to me when the ten year mark was rolling around and I got involved in… Continue reading Hump Day Crush: Ten Years, Plus Another Five
Category: How to Crush
Hump Day Crush: Talk to Me
I’ve been talking a bit about talking lately, about taking chances, about moving things forward. But now I want you to talk to me. Tell me about two or three times in your life where you learned a whole lot about yourself through your interactions (real or imagined) with someone else. I know you’ve all… Continue reading Hump Day Crush: Talk to Me
Hump Day Crush: Taking a Leap
Things are busy here in WithoutBeingCrushed.com-land. Between Christmas and today, I’ve already fallen into three or four new crushes. And of those three or four, I’ve already taken the chance and pushed one or two of them ahead to the “trying to get to know her better” stage. That, of course, brings the whole process… Continue reading Hump Day Crush: Taking a Leap
Hump Day Crush: Making Plans
I’m about a month and a half away from what I hope will be a successful “official” launch of the Without Being Crushed website. Needless to say, I’m a bit nervous. But I always get like that when I start making plans. I really should know better by now. One of the worst things I… Continue reading Hump Day Crush: Making Plans
Hump Day Crush: My Long-Lasting Totally Hypothetical Crush
A long time ago, when I was just a wee lad, not even cognizant of what a crush was, the seeds of my longest lasting crush were planted. There were a few people I could always be found with back then. As seems to always be the case in my life, a couple of them… Continue reading Hump Day Crush: My Long-Lasting Totally Hypothetical Crush
Imagine if you will…
The plan, as it stands, it to have How to Crush Without Being Crushed go live (officially) in February of 2008. While the site is OK as it is now, I think it lacks a distinctive look and feel. Unfortunately, I have no idea what the distinctive look and feel should be. I know what… Continue reading Imagine if you will…
Hump Day Crush: Putting on Masks
Every time we head out into public, we put on a mask of sorts. As we interact with different people throughout the day, we may change masks. Many people do this without even realizing it. They’ve learned though experience that behaving differently in different situations can really help you get what you want and need.… Continue reading Hump Day Crush: Putting on Masks