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- ***Part 3 – Food For Thought - by Submitted on Dec 14, 2012 from Morry ZelcovitchThe most rapid brain growth occurs during the first year of life with the infant’s brain tripling in size by the first birthday. During this stage of rapid central nervous system growth, the brain uses 60% of the total energy consumed by the infant. Fats are major components of the brain cell ...
Views: 1930(2 votes) - ***Part I: Susan Isn’t a “Survivor” - by Submitted on Jul 21, 2011 from Boomer Living at Boomer-LivingPlus.comwritten by Coach Meg Susan isn’t a survivor; Susan is a thriver. And, she thanks God for it every day. Susan’s Introduction I met Susan at the Harvard Conference on Coaching in Leadership and Medicine in September 2009. At the end of a session, Susan stood up in a room packed with 300 ...
Views: 1773(1 vote) - ***Pay Attention to Your Intention - by Submitted on Nov 02, 2010 from Larry CraneEach of us has an intention for everything we do right now. We can look around us, see what we have and we can see what our intention has been. Whatever we have has been placed in our experience by our intention. Someone might be thinking, wait a minute, I didn’t intend this ...
Views: 3517(1 vote) - ***Peak Performance: We Experience What We Have Learned to Expect - by Submitted on Apr 01, 2013 from Jess HuffmanThe words “Peak Performance” tend to conjure up a vision of momentary flashes of brilliance. Extraordinary performances, like the 517 yard, hole-in-one, shot by golfer Mike Crean at Green Valley Ranch Golf Club in Denver, in 2002. Such performances as this are like flashes of lightning; rare, ...
Views: 1725(2 votes) - ***Penguins Know A Lot About Love - by Submitted on Feb 17, 2013 from Dr. Charles and Dr Elizabeth SchmitzBy America’s #1 Love and Marriage Experts. We just returned from the trip of our lifetime together – all 47 years of it. We spent ten days on the continent of Antarctica. Oh, my, what a wonderful trip it was! As human beings, we will never be the same! For us, it was the 7th and final ...
Views: 3553(12 votes) - ***People's Medicine: Herbs for Hags - by Submitted on Jul 05, 2011 from Susun WeedPeople's Medicine: Herbs for Hags c. 2007 Susun S. Weed I'm so glad I'm finally old. Sadly, many of my friends don't like me to use that word. They say they don't want to be "old." I think what they really mean is they don't want to be the kind of old that's infirm and dependent. I agree. ...
Views: 1522(1 vote) - ***Perception Creates Reality - by Submitted on Aug 31, 2010 from Boomer Living at Boomer-LivingPlus.comIf you believe you can do it, you can. If you believe you can’t, you won’t. How do you see your reflection? Is it distorted in the ripples of a wave? Is it clear as in a quiet body of water? Is it completely opposite as in looking at a mirror? How you see yourself in relation to your world ...
Views: 2312(3 votes) - ***Perception Creates Reality - by Submitted on Jul 21, 2011 from Boomer Living at Boomer-LivingPlus.comwritten by Traci Brosman If you believe you can do it, you can. If you believe you can’t, you won’t. How do you see your reflection? Is it distorted in the ripples of a wave? Is it clear as in a quiet body of water? Is it completely opposite as in looking at a mirror? How you see yourself ...
Views: 2381(2 votes) - ***Perfectionism Holding You Hostage? Break Free with These 3 Powerful Time Tips - by Submitted on Jul 08, 2011 from Paula EderOne of the great illusions about perfectionism is that it is the pursuit of excellence. Nothing could be further from the truth. Excellence is stymied and smothered by perfectionism. As artist and writer Julia Cameron has written: “Perfectionism is not a quest for the best. It is a ...
Views: 4495(1 vote) - ***Perhaps Autism is a Spiritual Experience - by Submitted on Apr 04, 2012 from Norma HollisMy cousin Adam is autistic. He’s one of the lucky ones. He’s a functional autistic now in his late 40’s and working as a gas station attendant. My most vivid memory of our childhood was him coming to visit on Christmas Day. My father always had a full fire going in the fireplace to warm us in ...
Views: 7709(1 vote) - ***Persistence: Playing a Poor Hand Well - by Submitted on Jan 04, 2012 from Margaret Paul"Life consists not in holding good cards but in playing those you hold well." – Josh Billings, 1818-1885Research indicates that holding good cards is actually of great benefit in life. People born into wealthy families, who are emotionally and financially supported to become all ...
Views: 3541(1 vote) - ***Personal Development With A Purpose - by Submitted on Jan 10, 2008 from Paul ChekThere’s an old saying that goes, “If you don’t know where you’re going, any path will take you there.” The same is true of personal development. Everyone who starts down the path of personal development wants to grow – to evolve into something more than when ...
Views: 2200(1 vote) - ***Personal Growth, a Butterfly Perspective - by Submitted on Aug 09, 2011 from Emily Erickson-SandstromThis first paragraph is a succinct summary of the embroidery that follows: Clearing your mind of other people's stuff frees you up to be yourself, because yourself is under there somewhere. How to do this? Question. Observe without assuming or concluding, as much as you can, until you ...
Views: 3595(2 votes) - ***Plan for the Unexpected: How to Conquer Change Using 5 Timely Tips - by Submitted on Dec 01, 2011 from Paula EderHeart-based time management is all about finding time, increasing productivity, and deepening your experience of each and every moment. And heart-based time management works best when you are using your time efficiently and effectively. But what happens when something unexpected enters the ...
Views: 3311(1 vote) - ***Plus Sized Debate - by Submitted on Feb 06, 2014 from Michelle MorandHello out there. There's a news story that came out a little while ago that I have been reflecting on. I've attached the link for you if you'd like to check it out. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-22508670 I wanted to share with you the thoughts that it brought up for me about the ...
Views: 2418(1 vote) - ***Positive Persistence - by Submitted on Apr 16, 2009 from John AOVhere have been so many books and examples about the power of positive thinking that it seems unnecessary to even mention it. Yet, I still see examples every single day of the power that negative thinking has over people. So, either people haven't gotten the message or they're just plain not ...
Views: 1882(1 vote) - ***Powering Through, Finding Happiness - by Submitted on Aug 05, 2015 from Dr. LeslieBeth (LB) WishDear LeslieBeth, I’m a successful, single business woman in my late thirties. My trusted friends told me I seem unhappy. I think my friends are right. I’m not unhappy about anything specific, and I don’t feel any more stress than usual. I searched the Internet for tips, but some of the tips are ...
Views: 1916(1 vote) - ***Preparation and Momentum - by Submitted on Jan 18, 2013 from Joel Simms (Dr. Mo)Preparation: Knowing where you can go starts with knowing where you are and where you’ve been. Success requires practice, study and strategy. Master each detail and consider the possibilities and probabilities. Have you ever had the experience of being able to do something well and that ...
Views: 1737(2 votes) - ***Preparations for C-Level Presentations Make Perfect - by Submitted on Apr 13, 2009 from Sam ManferYour final test to win contracts is your presentation. How professional you look based on what needs to be heard will determine your success or failure. Remember these voters want what they want - not what you think they should want. They also want no risk and maximum gain. Therefore you’ve ...
Views: 1876(1 vote) - ***Prepare to Make the Most of a College Degree - by Submitted on Jul 20, 2017 from Shannon PanzoPreparing for a College Degree… What preparations do you make for your education? I often get asked what students should do to prepare themselves forstudy in high school, then in college towards getting a degree. Well, that does sound like a nice tidy little package, right? ...
Views: 2400(1 vote) - ***Presentation Tactics to Make Your C-Level Audience Buy into You - by Submitted on Apr 03, 2009 from Sam ManferYour presentation makes your proposal come to life. It must instill a feeling of confidence about your company as it relates to the project you’re bidding. It also must be memorable. The last presenter has an advantage, but many times whoappears last is out of your control. So what you say and ...
Views: 2721(1 vote) - ***Preventing Job Burnout by Creating Balance - by Submitted on Oct 05, 2012 from Lori Lynn Smith• Does your work and life feel unbalanced? • Are you sick and tired most of the time? • Do you feel like work overwhelms you? You may be experiencing job burnout. Taking care of a family, climbing the career ladder, or working for that new house or car can lead you to devote excessive ...
Views: 2002(1 vote) - ***Print-on-Demand (POD) Publishing - by Submitted on Jul 21, 2011 from Boomer Living at Boomer-LivingPlus.comwritten by Lynn Wiese Sneyd Over the past ten years, writers have had an increasingly easier time getting their books into print, thanks to the print-on-demand publishing business. For many aspiring authors — some frustrated by rejections from literary agents and traditional publishers, ...
Views: 1909(1 vote) - ***Problems with Programs and the Law of Attraction - by Submitted on Jul 20, 2017 from Shannon PanzoProgramming and the Law of Attraction What is the right way to program? My clients have continuously asked me about the various ways to program. Once you understand programming, you can literally program your subconscious while you are walking down the street. You probably already do this ...
Views: 1962(1 vote) - ***PROCRASTINATION? PERFECTIONISM? Don’t Let Your Inner Critic Hold You Back - by Submitted on Feb 08, 2013 from Doris HelgeAll of us have a powerful inner critic that sometimes holds us back with critical comments and beliefs. When we don’t understand how to work with our negative internal voice and we don’t understand that it has our best interests in mind, our misguided inner gremlin blasts us with ...
Views: 5921(1 vote) - ***Proper Etiquette Toward the Differently-abled - by Submitted on Apr 08, 2013 from Cynthia LettMore and more people with physical, mental and emotional impairments are joining the workforce, and business people who become disabled are returning to work like never before. The basic etiquette with the differently-abled persons is the Golden Rule: Treat others as you would want to be ...
Views: 7400(2 votes) - ***Proud to Be a Tortoise! - by Submitted on Nov 29, 2012 from Ilene LeshinskyRemember the Aesop’s fable “The Tortoise and the Hare”? It’s the story of a lightning-fast rabbit and a plod-along turtle that are seemingly mismatched in a race. It was the tortoise, annoyed with the hare’s boastful assertions of being faster than the wind, that challenged the hare. To the ...
Views: 1855(1 vote) - ***Provisioning the Campaign Against Cancer - by Submitted on Aug 27, 2012 from Dr. Thomas Stearns LeeCancer is a complex and difficult condition to heal and recover from, let alone survive. It is as unique as each of the affected body tissues and the person who faces it. Our mission is to help provision your campaign against cancer. Why a "campaign"? Because ...
Views: 2933(1 vote) - ***Psychic swamps and camp guru - by Submitted on Aug 09, 2011 from Adele McDowellI’m in a strange place these days, nothing feels right. My skin is itchy; my allergies have run amok. On top of that, I am irritable and sensitive and there is not enough chocolate in the contiguous united of states to keep me satisfied. I am cranky. And why, you might ask? I have no real ...
Views: 2511(1 vote) - ***Psychopaths, Narcissists & Other Lovers by Grace Chatting - by Submitted on May 09, 2014 from Grace ChattingThis is the first of a series of articles about psychopaths, narcissists and other lovers and the contribution they make to Intimate Partner Violence. Perhaps you are familiar with the story about the frog placed in a pan of cold water on a cooker with the heat turned up gradually. The ...
Views: 4688(1 vote) - ***Public Speaking: Using FORCE on a Word for Emphasis - by Submitted on Sep 25, 2011 from Nancy DanielsWhile there are various means of being expressive in speaking, one of the most common components is the use of force. Force refers to expending extra energy or strength on a particular word, phrase, or sentence for emphasis. The majority of the population use force at one time or another in ...
Views: 4779(1 vote) - ***QUALIFICATION - by Submitted on Mar 01, 2016 from Tom HopkinsHave you ever spent an hour or more preparing and giving an eloquent demonstration to a prospect, only to learn, that they couldn't use the features, couldn't afford it, or are not authorized to make the final decision? You may be a great closer, but it doesn't matter how many closes you know, ...
Views: 2945(1 vote) - ***Question & Answer for Sales People - by Submitted on Mar 09, 2012 from Dave KahleQ. I have many customers who refuse to even consider some of my products because the one they have now is working fine and they don’t want to change something that is working well for them. They feel they are opening themselves to potential dangers, problems and nightmares by fixing something ...
Views: 1870(1 vote) - ***Question and Answer: No Response to Emails - by Submitted on Jul 27, 2012 from Dave KahleQ. Dave, I have been a fan for a number of years, and have a number of your books. In the last couple of years, I have grown increasingly frustrated. Why won't people respond to my emails, return my voice mails, or even see me when I show up in person? Am I doing something wrong? A. You ...
Views: 1861(1 vote) - ***Quiet, Please... - by Submitted on Mar 14, 2012 from Carol LookWhen was the last time you were quiet enough to really feel your pulse, to notice the rhythm of your body, and hear your heart's messages? For most of us, it's been a long time, much longer in fact than is good for us. And as a result of not being quiet enough to pay attention to our ...
Views: 8043(1 vote) - ***Reality Check: Do these 3 exercises or you may get fired - by Submitted on Mar 15, 2013 from Genevieve de LacazeThis radio episode goes under Stage 2 of Passion Pays: Build your Expertise, Naturally Have you ever wondered what would happen to you if you lost your job? Whether it’s your clients or your boss keeping you working, our current world of work does not guarantee that they will ...
Views: 1890(2 votes) - ***REASONS You Should Eat Fat - by Submitted on May 18, 2016 from Luis RiveraIt isn’t just about the amount you consume but also the type of fat you are eating. We have been made to believe that all fats are unhealthy but in fact there are still good fats out there like Omega 3 and Omega 6 that are needed to keep our heart healthy and several others that are essential ...
Views: 3123(1 vote) - ***Recent Study Reveals Women Burn More Fat Than Men - by Submitted on Jul 02, 2008 from Yuri ElkaimA recent fat loss study published in the Journal of Applied Physiology (2005) has shown that women burn more fat than men during exercise. The researchers studied the effects of an incremental treadmill test to fatigue on 300 male and female subjects of varying fitness levels. They wanted to ...
Views: 1433(1 vote) - ***Recycling Boomer Wisdom - by Submitted on Jul 21, 2011 from Boomer Living at Boomer-LivingPlus.comQuestion: What is one of the most valuable recyclables in the history of humanity? Answer: YOU! Let’s face it. Boomers have lived, loved, and learned through some of the most interesting, challenging, and amazing times. Interacting with a generation of children and young adults who can ...
Views: 2358(2 votes) - ***REFLECTIONS ON A CALLING - by Submitted on Feb 29, 2012 from Dr. Mary Beth FordI am going to broadcast the seed and let the wind carry it where it will. Pierre Teilhard de Chardin I’ve exchanged smiles with many people on my nature walks. I’ve noticed the thoughtful looks of those who sit quietly on garden benches. Different ages, different backgrounds. ...
Views: 2409(2 votes) - ***Reflections On A Half-Century Of Marriage - by Submitted on Jan 17, 2014 from Dr. Charles and Dr Elizabeth SchmitzBy America’s #1 Love and Marriage Experts. When we said our marriage vows 48 years ago and promised “Until Death Do Us Part,” we never imagined those 48 years would go by so quickly. But they did. This year, we will celebrate our 48th Wedding Anniversary. Just imagine, being successfully ...
Views: 1876(7 votes) - ***Reframe Your Attitude and Create a More Positive Work Environment - by Submitted on Oct 27, 2011 from Regina BarrI often think about something that my uncle once told me when I asked him if he minded getting older. He said, “Age is a state of mind over matter, if you don’t mind it then it doesn’t matter.” With each passing year (and birthday) I have come to appreciate the wisdom of this statement. I have ...
Views: 1598(1 vote) - ***Relationship Readiness Assessment for Boomers: Are You Ready? - by Submitted on Jul 21, 2011 from Boomer Living at Boomer-LivingPlus.comIf you’re single and looking for love, use the following ten statements to honestly assess your relationship readiness then take the necessary action to allow love to flow into your life. 1. I know what I want Do you have a clear vision for your life? Do you know exactly what an amazing ...
Views: 3304(2 votes) - ***Relationships: Attract at Your Common Level of Self-Love - by Submitted on Jun 02, 2011 from Margaret PaulMarty tells me in a phone session,"Susan is always criticizing me. How do I get her to stop?"Fiona tells me in a phone session,"Jeff is often withdrawn. I feel so angry about this."It's always easy to see what your partner is doing that you don't like, but it's generally very ...
Views: 2979(2 votes) - ***RESEARCH FINDING: Antioxidants – Finding Ways to Support its Protection - by Submitted on Aug 18, 2011 from Hope AndersonAntioxidants have become so popular and it's one of the new buzzwords of today. You see it on the labels of foods that appear in the grocery store, colorful fruits and vegetables are packed with them, even cosmetics - skin care, hair care are now on the bandwagon singing its praises. ...
Views: 2911(2 votes) - ***Resisting Happiness - by Submitted on Aug 19, 2015 from Margaret PaulAre you stuck in misery? Do you resist taking responsibility for making yourself happy? Discover a possible cause of this. One of the issues I frequently encounter with my clients is the following: Sasha is in a long-term, on-again, off-again, relationship with Fabio. When Sasha is taking ...
Views: 1437(1 vote) - ***Retirement Living: Recognize and “Re-Know” - by Submitted on Jul 21, 2011 from Boomer Living at Boomer-LivingPlus.comFor the past couple of months, we’ve been considering a new social phenomenon—the “Type R” personality. At the risk of overgeneralization, here’s what we’re talking about. “Type R’s” are those who have reached retirement and committed themselves to a “recreative” lifestyle. That is, a lifestyle ...
Views: 1954(1 vote) - ***Reviving Your Energy and Your Spirit - by Submitted on Feb 09, 2012 from Gerri D Smith"Life will always be to a large extent what we ourselves make it." - Samuel Smiles Do you often find yourself doing more then you have time to complete? Are you always late to appointments and find yourself rushing here and there to beat the clock? Have you asked yourself why this ...
Views: 2838(1 vote) - ***Revolutionary Anti Aging Discovery - by Submitted on Nov 02, 2011 from Barb LulayDid you know that anti aging products had 125,558 searches in one month? These searches were often for facilities, skin care, supplements, and other products. This process of wanting to reversing aging actually originates from medicine. Like the military, medicine is either for or against ...
Views: 2099(2 votes) - ***Riding a Runaway Train: Five Strategies for Developing a Sense of Control in Turbulent Times - by Submitted on Nov 04, 2011 from Regina BarrThink about the last time you rode a train. You likely went to the station, purchased a ticket, waited on the platform for the train to arrive as scheduled, boarded the train and safely arrived at your destination. There was little or no excitement, just another normal day at the station, right? ...
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