About Russell C. Smith and Michael Foster

The writing team of Smith and Foster comes from an extensive background of new media content creation. They are both established professionals with careers in literature, design and fine arts each with unique generational perspectives on mass media and global culture.

A Free Speech Fairy Tale

By |2018-01-27T22:16:43+00:00January 23rd, 2015|Huffington Post, Psychology Today|

Humor and satire were viewed as the rightful modes of expression they always had been, and always would be. The sharing of humor is one of the main ways people rise above adversity, and bond, and become better people.

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What It Takes to Let Go and Start Over

By |2018-01-27T22:16:15+00:00December 18th, 2014|Huffington Post, Psychology Today|

Whether or not we are granted a fresh start every year, the world is set up so that we believe it’s possible. But a fresh start doesn’t just involve starting something new, it means letting go of the past.

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We Make Our Own Luck

By |2021-03-27T20:34:18+00:00December 2nd, 2014|Huffington Post, Psychology Today|

Making your own luck is connected to looking at yourself from a different perspective, stepping outside your comfort zone to try new things, reinventing how you do certain things, and finding the mentors you need to get a more focused look at what your...

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Communication Avoidance in the Age of Mobile Devices

By |2018-01-27T22:14:48+00:00November 21st, 2014|Huffington Post, Psychology Today|

In the digital age we seem to be always connected – in any given day we could be overly connected, randomly connected, intensely connected – and over time, some people go down the digital rabbit hole as far as being addicted to communication devices, and must physically and psychologically detox in a non-wired environment.

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Retraining Our Brain’s Software in the Digital Age with Dave Sabey

By |2018-01-27T22:14:13+00:00October 23rd, 2014|Psychology Today|

From the beginning of a career spanning more than 40 years, Dave Sabey has sought out people with a fresh perspective, an inspired vision and a relentless sense of purpose. We spoke with Dave about technology, training your subconscious and snapping yo...

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Good Writing Matters: A Conversation With Tree Swenson, the Director of Seattle’s Hugo House

By |2018-01-27T19:58:47+00:00October 9th, 2014|Huffington Post|

"Hugo House is such an important community resource, and it's fittingly named in honor of Richard Hugo, a Seattle writer who had a national impact. He's the perfect namesake for a writers' center."

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How Do You Reinvent Yourself to Be Who You Want to Be?

By |2021-04-05T23:16:51+00:00September 8th, 2014|Huffington Post, Psychology Today|

In our overly self aware post-modern world, we are sometimes forced to think like a 3-D chess master, always seeing our potential careers, relationships, and social situations several steps ahead. We live in a society that celebrates big, splashy victo...

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Why We’ve Got to Have Instant Gratification

By |2018-01-27T22:13:14+00:00August 18th, 2014|Huffington Post, Psychology Today|

Life may currently be stuck on fast forward, but there’s a resistance growing to the idea of always having and getting more right away. In the past few years’ mindfulness, slow food, and long novels have infiltrated popular culture.

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How to Know if You’ve Joined the Reinvention Revolution

By |2018-01-27T22:12:43+00:00July 30th, 2014|Huffington Post, Psychology Today|

If you have gone deeper into personal, career, mind-body, creative life alterations over the past several years, and you’ve made these alterations and renewals a fundamental part of your being, and know you’ll go even deeper and become more committed to creating powerful positive change in every area of your life, you’ve become a revolutionary on the side of reinvention.

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Every Future Accomplishment Begins in the Present

By |2018-01-27T22:12:12+00:00July 11th, 2014|Huffington Post, Psychology Today|

People want to be more mindful, focused, and have a sense of clarity again. Meditation is being rediscovered, since being able to live in a less distracted way is becoming critical to social interactions, both in the workplace and in one’s social life.

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