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- ***Being a parent during dark times - by Submitted on Dec 21, 2012 from Adele McDowellParents, by definition, have three primary roles. Their first duty is to cover the physical basics for their children. Food, a roof over their heads, shoes on their feet -- the rudimentary physical necessities of shelter, sustenance, and clothing. And under this rubric, there would ...
Views: 2358(1 vote) - ***BEING CLEVER - by Submitted on Oct 13, 2011 from James RobinsonI constantly amaze myself how I can steal unhappiness from the jaws of bliss. It takes quite a bit of effort at times to make myself unhappy. However, because I am so clever, I can do it even when there is absolutely no reason to be unhappy. I realize that it is a learned trait, developed over ...
Views: 2489(1 vote) - ***Beliefs can be changed by the Truth - by Submitted on Feb 24, 2014 from Debra GraugnardRecently, I’ve been hearing more and more accounts of doctors and research studies concluding that the major contributing factor influencing Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD), Intestinal Permeability (Leaky Gut Syndrome) and other digestive dysfunction is ...
Views: 2060(1 vote) - ***Benefits of Having a Business Logo in Social Media - by Submitted on Jan 03, 2011 from Dawn PigoniIt is quite possible that you have successfully written and began to execute a social media marketing plan for your business. However, you’ve come across one tiny problem; you don’t have a logo for your business or social media accounts. Logos serve as a visual identity related to your branding. ...
Views: 1584(1 vote) - ***Benefits of Increasing HGH Naturally - by Submitted on Aug 09, 2011 from Speedwinds Nutrition Inc.The wisdom of the human body really has no parallel. The ability of the human organism to maintain and repair itself over the course of decades is so remarkable that it has slipped into the background, where miracles sometimes reside. But the fantastic capacities of the human body would not be ...
Views: 2616(2 votes) - ***BEWARE: The Top 10 Triggers that Endanger your Addiction Recovery - by Submitted on Jun 20, 2014 from Sandra LeningtonVarious “triggers” can put people at risk of relapsing into old patterns of addiction. A trigger can be as simple as people, places, or feelings that initiate a desire, or craving or reminder of past addictive behaviors. Causes of relapse can differ for each person. Pay attention ...
Views: 3148(1 vote) - ***Beyond the Pain of Divorce and Other Losses - by Submitted on Aug 02, 2015 from Laura Young“Give sorrow words: The grief that does not speak whispers the oe’r fraught heart, and bids it break.”(Shakespeare, The Tragedie of Macbeth, 1892) Divorce is a major loss that does not get fully respected in our society. Some people find it harder to resolve divorce than death. With death ...
Views: 6461(1 vote) - ***Blaming Others Can Ruin Your Health - by Submitted on Nov 03, 2011 from Margaret PaulThis article on CNN Health - http://www.cnn.com/2011/HEALTH/08/17/bitter.resentful.ep/index.html?&hpt=hp_c2-by Elizabeth Cohen, is very interesting, regarding the negative health effects of blame and resentment."Feeling bitter interferes with the body's hormonal and immune systems, ...
Views: 3390(1 vote) - ***Blog #29 - First Downs and Second Guesses - by Submitted on Oct 13, 2011 from Stephen BrennanWell, folks, we have another national championship to attend and cheer for this fall. It's the classic battle to see who is the best EIGHTH-GRADE football team in the nation. Football University (FBU), the elite invitation-only football camps with NFL faculty designed for football athletes ...
Views: 2925(1 vote) - ***Body Acceptance: What We Can Learn from Men - by Submitted on Dec 20, 2012 from Ilene LeshinskyI think that men have it easier than women. No, I’m not going to discuss the state of the feminist movement in 2013, nor the equal pay for equal work debate. However, I am going to state that men have more body acceptance than women – and we women can learn a lot about this from ...
Views: 3109(3 votes) - ***Body Composition and its effects on Health - by Submitted on May 23, 2011 from Hope AndersonThere is a correlation between body composition and health ranging from mortality and morbidity to immunity, longevity, high function and athletic performance. Body composition analysis is one of the tools used in preventative, therapeutic and research applications. In the human body, body ...
Views: 4383(3 votes) - ***Bone Broth and Stocks - by Submitted on Mar 07, 2017 from Gaye ChicoineThere is nothing like a stock pot simmering on the back burner of the stove during cold weather, it warms the house while cooking and when ready for consumption, it warms the body while providing a powerhouse of nutrition to help deal with everything the cold has to throw at us. The base of good ...
Views: 10169(1 vote) - ***Boomer Caregivers and Appreciating Your Loved Ones: Why to Celebrate Older Americans Month - by Submitted on Jul 21, 2011 from Boomer Living at Boomer-LivingPlus.comwritten by Betty Smith I know first-hand the heartache and stress that is involved in being a family caregiver. I have a mother, age 95 this summer, who lives in a nursing home. I have a husband who was diagnosed with Parkinson’s in 2003 and went into a convalescent home in August of 2009. ...
Views: 3125(2 votes) - ***Boomers Beware - by Submitted on Jul 21, 2011 from Boomer Living at Boomer-LivingPlus.comwritten by Sue Susskind With Father’s Day approaching, it gives us time to reflect on the wonderful life that we lead, and how much of it that we owe to our dads. We realize it is now time to give back, and make sure we do everything we can to ensure that Dad enjoys and stays safe in his ...
Views: 2182(1 vote) - ***Boomers Building Self Esteem in GrandChildren - by Submitted on Jul 21, 2011 from Boomer Living at Boomer-LivingPlus.comSelf esteem is how we feel about ourselves and our behavior reflects those feelings. As grandparents, we can help our grandchildren develop a high sense of self esteem. This will affect their ultimate happiness and success in life. How do we go about promoting Self Esteem? * Whenever ...
Views: 3242(1 vote) - ***Boomers – How Do You Handle Difficult Relationships? - by Submitted on Jul 21, 2011 from Boomer Living at Boomer-LivingPlus.comwritten by Coach Carolyn Being estranged from someone can be very difficult, complicated, emotionally draining, frustrating and hurtful on a daily basis. How do you not to let a situation be fatal to the relationships that are important to you? Clarity and calm communication are needed to ...
Views: 2743(2 votes) - ***Boomers: Are You a Realizer? - by Submitted on Jul 21, 2011 from Boomer Living at Boomer-LivingPlus.comFor the last few months, we’ve been talking about the transformation from the “Type A” to the “Type R” personality; the “R” standing for “recreative” in the dynamic, formative sense. Our thesis is that modern Americans, upon retirement, have unprecedented opportunities to craft a new “self”. We ...
Views: 2215(1 vote) - ***BOOST YOUR HEALTH WITH CAULIFLOWER MAGIC - by Submitted on Jul 12, 2013 from Hope AndersonA WHITE KNIGHT AGAINST CANCER HEALING POWER CAN HELP: INHIBIT TUMOR GROWTH BOOST THE IMMUNE SYSTEM It is said that Mark Twain once called cauliflower “a cabbage with a college education.” Like other members of the cruciferous family, ...
Views: 1640(1 vote) - ***Boosting Self-Image by Judi Moreo - by Submitted on Dec 28, 2017 from Judi MoreoThe first step to increasing your self-image is to know yourself. You need to understand your capabilities and skills. You also want to determine weaknesses to improve upon. But, don’t beat yourself up too much when identifying these. Weaknesses can easily be turned into strengths, if you work ...
Views: 1699(1 vote) - ***Breaking Away -- Dealing With Life When It Breaks Down - by Submitted on May 08, 2013 from Jim AllenIt started with the toaster. My wife and I get up one weekend morning, plug in our humble little toasting machine, drop in a few slices of bread, then sit back and wait for toast. One minute goes by, then another, then another, and then still another. By now we should have made charcoal let ...
Views: 3583(1 vote) - ***Breaking Free Of The Binge Eating Cycle - by Submitted on Aug 18, 2008 from Rebecca CooperWe develop patterns of behavior early in life. We start associating certain events with certain behaviors. One such pattern is our behavior with food. Being fed by our parents when we were young may come to represent being cared for or being loved. On the other hand, not being fed when we were ...
Views: 10139(5 votes) - ***Breast Health – What is best for them? - by Submitted on Dec 31, 1969 from Hope AndersonThere is so much misinformation about the dangers and prevalence of breast cancer highlighted by the media that the prevention of the disease is still buried in myth. Look at what really helps to keep your breast healthy. Dr. Tanya Selli wrote in an article “What’s best for your breasts” that I ...
Views: 2580(1 vote) - ***Breastfeeding from Mother Earth: the Food-Body-Spirit Connection - by Submitted on May 09, 2014 from Debra GraugnardHave you ever known a mother who couldn’t breastfeed her child? Maybe you’ve been there yourself. When my niece gave birth to her second child, she naturally started nursing her beautiful baby boy. It’s a natural desire for every mother to provide nourishment for her ...
Views: 1416(1 vote) - ***Breathwork is for you! - by Submitted on Oct 01, 2012 from Dan BruléIf you’re a health nut or a fitness junkie, take note. If you’re into self-improvement or spiritual development, pay attention. If you’re an artist or a performer, a counselor or a therapist, an athlete or a coach, a speaker or a healer, or simply a student of life, then breathwork is for you! ...
Views: 2622(1 vote) - ***Bridging the Great Divide Between Ideas and Action - by Submitted on Aug 06, 2013 from Laurie DuparOne of my passions is coaching people with ADHD who know they want to experience more satisfaction and success in their lives, but are unsure as to what actions will best support this. I love being able to help them discover new ways of managing their ADHD and creating new strategies that ...
Views: 2947(1 vote) - ***Build on Successes and Create Positive Habits to Find Time! - by Submitted on Aug 10, 2012 from Paula EderMaking the most of the time you have isn’t just about making successful choices – it’s about integrating those choices into your life so that they become positive habits. Usually by the end of a month of continuous daily repetition you will develop a successful habit that will lead you to ...
Views: 1615(1 vote) - ***Build your own travel business from home - by Submitted on Sep 19, 2017 from Hotels Etc.comDo you like to travel? Would you like to travel more? Would you travel more if you could find some real bargains, say up to 70% or more off the regular retail price, not just the 10% AARP or 10% business discount often available at motels? If you do like to travel, I’m sure you have gone the ...
Views: 3616(1 vote) - ***Building the Basic Wardrobe - by Submitted on Aug 09, 2009 from Dr. Mary WatersBased on experience, you should be able to build your own wardrobe. If you are not good in the area, you can take seminars to learn how to plan a basic wardrobe. A basic wardrobe is coordinated as a series of clothes that you can wear twenty-four hours a day and twelve months a year. The ...
Views: 10608(1 vote) - ***BULLIES IN THE WORKPLACE: To empower yourself, banish myths about a bully - by Submitted on Oct 15, 2013 from Doris HelgeIs there a jerk where you work? Have you ever worked with an honors graduate from Bully Bootcamp who intimidated, threatened, humiliated, or dominated other people? SHOULD YOU BEWARE OF THE BIG BAD BULLY? Yes . . . and no. Although it’s true you need to ...
Views: 6361(2 votes) - ***C- Level Selling: Increasing Your Chances of Winning Competitive Bids - by Submitted on Mar 17, 2009 from Sam ManferThe key to any good proposal or presentation is the pre-work. Any company can close 33% of what’s in their pipeline. Better companies closing ratios are greater than 60%. That’s 60% of what they forecast or what’s in their pipeline. If you’re not winning at this ratio, then either you are ...
Views: 2223(1 vote) - ***C-Level Relationship Selling - 6 Steps to Avoid Selling Suicide - by Submitted on Jul 08, 2010 from Sam Manfer“I’ve got a great product, and I know this prospect can use it, but I can’t get this person interested.” Sound familiar. Well the problem to this dilemma is not the competition or your price. It's the word “I”. Look how many times “I” is used. Try restating in terms of the prospect. ...
Views: 3527(1 vote) - ***C-Level Relationship Selling Eliminates The Need for Low Price Bidding – A Case Study - by Submitted on Jun 19, 2008 from Sam ManferHere is a true story to go along with Wednesday’s Blog on Eliminating Low Price Bidding. Recently a semi conductor client of mine wanted to move one customer’s (A) production from one facility to another in order to make room for another customer’s (B) production. It was a special fab with ...
Views: 1998(1 vote) - ***C-Level Relationship Selling – How to Differentiate When Selling - by Submitted on Dec 15, 2011 from Sam ManferIt’s easy to differentiate if you use numbers names and details because all of yours differ from all of your competitors’. In the greater scheme of things, your products or services are similar to competitors’. But, in the finite scheme of things every competitor is different – different ...
Views: 1948(1 vote) - ***C-Level Relationship Selling – Use Your Golden Network to Win Sales and More - by Submitted on Oct 04, 2010 from Sam ManferThink of the companies that have bought from you. There are powerful people in those companies beyond your primary contacts, who have benefited from what they bought from you. These are people you can ask for referrals and critical information on upcoming projects or cross-sells. There are ...
Views: 2629(1 vote) - ***C-Level Selling - Large Account Plans Require Both Parties’ Participation - by Submitted on Mar 15, 2012 from Sam ManferMost sales people make two key mistakes when building a large account plans or as I like to call them relationship plans. First they build the plan by themselves or with the help of their teammates instead of with the inputs from the C-levels and influential people of the large account. ...
Views: 2057(1 vote) - ***C-Level Selling - The Most Powerful, Yet Least Used Sales Questions - by Submitted on Jul 20, 2009 from Sam ManferStatistics show that more than 75% of sales calls end without the sales person asking for commitment. Believe it or not most customers buy rather than sales people asking for the order. The purchasing discussion usually goes something like this, "Send me a proposal." Then there's some ...
Views: 2446(1 vote) - ***C-level Selling Tip 7 – Leveraging Your Golden Network - by Submitted on Oct 16, 2009 from Sam ManferGet support if you want to sell faster and easier. Selling is a team sport. Use the people with whom you have a professional relationship to get to know others. Build relationships with them and keep moving up and out. You have a golden network of people. I call this your info/intro ...
Views: 2644(1 vote) - ***C-Level Selling Tip 8, Getting Past Gatekeepers and Handling Blockers - by Submitted on Oct 26, 2009 from Sam ManferSubordinates, administrators, purchasing, etc. keep you away from their bosses and the real decision makers because they fear losing something – power, ego, job, recognition, authority, etc. However, don’t assume to know what it is because you could be wrong. Get them to tell you why they ...
Views: 2952(1 vote) - ***C-Level Selling Tips – Keep Competition Out of Your Key Accounts - by Submitted on Mar 02, 2012 from Sam ManferCompetitors are constantly approaching your top customers and their C-level executive staffs with offers of better, easier, and cheaper. If you’re nothing special to the high ranking staff you’re vulnerable to replacement. If any of the staff had missed expectations, you’ll be talked about ...
Views: 2108(1 vote) - ***Calcium and Magnesium, the truths about health - by Submitted on Jun 26, 2013 from Jason BrunsonWe hear so much about calcium and how we need to take a calcium supplement. Many women loose a lot of calcium during pregnancy and when they get older. So many of these women take calcium supplements but still suffer from lack of calcium. Why could this be? Today we will explore sever reasons ...
Views: 2853(1 vote) - ***CALORIES IN FOOD - by Submitted on Jul 14, 2011 from Popa WoolseyThe latest tips on calories in food, healthy eating tips and low fat diets. If you are conscious of the calories in the food that you eat then here are some effective tips that can make you leaner and more healthy. Perhaps the most effective tip is not to get caught up in all of the latest ...
Views: 1896(2 votes) - ***Calories Today Just Aren’t What They Used To Be - by Submitted on Dec 06, 2013 from Mike CaldwellCalories today just aren’t what they used to be… Humans generally eat “food” from 3 categories: plants (fruits and vegetables), animal (beef, chicken, eggs, etc.) and synthetic man made (aspartame, saccharin, olestra, butylated hydroxyanisole, and all those other ingredients on the list that ...
Views: 1688(2 votes) - ***Can Fish Oil Cause Inflammation? - by Submitted on Jun 26, 2018 from David SeamanI recently wrote an article for magazine, which discussed chronic inflammation in relation to autism. Part of the pro-inflammatory state involves an excess of omega-6 fatty acids. So, part of the DeFlaming approach involved taking some omega-3 fish oil. Important to understand is that a 1000 ...
Views: 1411(1 vote) - ***Can Intestinal Health Help Brain Function in Addiction Recovery ? - by Submitted on Jul 08, 2015 from Dean Taraborelli5 Tips for Intestinal Health to Help Improve Brain Function Can intestinal health help brain function in addiction recovery ? It is easy to see why holistic practitioners urge their patients to make dietary changes, because more information is coming to light that shows a direct connection ...
Views: 3550(1 vote) - ***Can Positive Thinking be Bad for You? - by Submitted on May 24, 2011 from Sylvia LafairAre you a lemonade kind of person? Is your glass more full than empty? Do you see blue sky through the rain clouds? Did you say sometimes, most of the time, almost never? Look, we know that accentuating the positive is good for us. And there are lots of studies that show those who have a ...
Views: 2471(1 vote) - ***Can Spouses Have Friends with the Opposite Sex? The Do’s and Don’ts for Making it Work - by Submitted on Aug 31, 2012 from Sharon RivkinMale or female friendships are usually a threat to the primary relationship, but they really don’t HAVE to be. What fears us the most is the sexual aspect of this oftentimes complicated relationship. It’s difficult to keep the friendship platonic, given that 90% of the time, one of the friends ...
Views: 3034(1 vote) - ***Can You Emotionally Connect With Your Family Of Origin? - by Submitted on Nov 02, 2016 from Margaret PaulBy Margaret Paul, PhD October 31, 2016 Do you have major challenges in emotionally connecting with your family of origin? You are not alone! Are you happy with your family of origin? Can you emotionally connect with your family? If you can, you are fortunate indeed. Many people feel ...
Views: 1297(1 vote) - ***Can You Pay a Grant Writer a Percentage From the Grant? - by Submitted on Mar 22, 2013 from Phil JohncockTwo common questions I am asked around grant writing are: 1. Can you pay a grant writer a percentage of the grant? 2. Can compensation for grant writers be written into the grant? 5 PAYMENT ISSUES This article includes 5 issues related to paying grant writers to keep in mind in hiring ...
Views: 7056(1 vote) - ***Can you tell people you work in Finance and feel proud? - by Submitted on Nov 21, 2012 from Genevieve de Lacaze* Did you learn something here? If so, please rate my articles, ‘click!’ and it’s done! It will make me feel good too.* We all have skills. Yes, we do. What we do with them is a different matter. Think drug dealers, or spammers, for example. To some extent, I actually ...
Views: 1708(1 vote) - ***Captivate Your Audience with Your Voice, Your Facial Expression and Your Body Language - by Submitted on May 17, 2011 from Nancy DanielsHave you ever watched someone give a speech or presentation who does not move a muscle and speaks in a monotone voice? It is pretty devastating to be subjected to such an ordeal but it happens. And, when it does, one can only pray that it will last 10 minutes and not 50! Your facial ...
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