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- Build Muscle Up: Three Things You Absolutely Must Do - by Submitted on Jul 20, 2009 from Tim RyanJust as a tree cannot grow with out sufficient water, sunlight and soil no matter what else you give it, to build up muscle your body also has several things that you absolutely must provide it with in order to grow. No amount of fancy exercise equipment, supplement or outfit will allow you to ...
Views: 1874(1 vote) - An Explanation of the Different Kinds of Mobility Scooters - by Submitted on Jul 20, 2009 from David JenkinsGetting around can sometimes become much more difficult with age, often as the result of diseases such as arthritis, which can make moving the hips and knees very painful. As a result, it is not uncommon for a senior to have difficulty walking for an extended period of time and even things like ...
Views: 1603 - What is Your Signature Difference? - by Submitted on Jul 20, 2009 from Shawn DriscollIn an overcrowded marketplace, everyone is looking for a way to get noticed. I think one of the great paradoxes we’re all living with (and through) is that the more connected we become the more difficult it is to be heard. You could try and get noticed by putting on a show. And some take ...
Views: 1286 - A Good Personality Quiz Should Tell You How Strong, Or Weak, Your Foundations Are!... - by Submitted on Jul 20, 2009 from Ishmail DownesWhen looking for a personality quiz, make sure it's unique and the results are meaningful to your life! Ideally, the freer it is the better " We all like freebies, don't we? Of all the free personality tests I've seen, the majority, if not all, give you worthless, unusable results... Free ...
Views: 6838 - 3 Tips to Getting and Staying Off of Losing Streaks - by Submitted on Jul 24, 2009 from Roger SeipI want to talk about how to deal with one of the most frustrating and demotivating things that happen to people- the slump. We all face them at one point or another, and how you handle yourself through a slump or “losing streak” determines how quickly you get out of it. As Dr. Suess says, ...
Views: 1932(3 votes) - Save Up to 50% on Your Advertising Costs with Co-op Advertising Funds - by Submitted on Jul 20, 2009 from Jim WallertIf your small business buys inventory, products or equipment that you resell or use in providing your products and/or services, you may be able to save up to 50% on your advertising costs by using available co-op advertising funds. Co-op advertising is a cost sharing program between a ...
Views: 1279(2 votes) - Dog Sunglasses - by Submitted on Jul 20, 2009 from Jenny GregorichDog sunglasses are not just for looks, glasses for dogs are functional too. They help protect your dog when they are outside and things might get into their eyes. Many people also buy glasses for their dogs for looks. Either way, a nice pair of designer dog sunglasses will make your life ...
Views: 987(1 vote) - Warning Signs Of Manipulative Behavior: 3 Types Of Manipulation And How To Overcome Them - by Submitted on Jul 20, 2009 from Michael LeeOnce in a while, we come across people who use manipulation to get what they want. These people can be our teachers, our friends and even someone whom we are in a relationship with. As much as we would want to avoid these people, we can’t. However, there are warning signs of manipulative ...
Views: 7895 - How To Tell If Someone Is Lying To You In 3 Simple Steps - by Submitted on Jul 20, 2009 from Michael LeeFairy tales made it easy for people to tell if someone is lying to them through Pinnochio’s ever-growing nose. Every lie makes the wooden boy’s nose grow longer. Unfortunately, real life isn’t that easy. And frankly, spontaneously growing noses can be quite creepy when on a real human person. ...
Views: 4110(5 votes) - Easy Money Secrets Online - by Submitted on Jul 20, 2009 from John OsgoodCurrently, many people are thinking about starting their own online business. Usually they dive straight into a never-ending search for a great business idea and read lots of "how to" articles that will probably never work for them. Before you do anything that will just waste your time and ...
Views: 975 - What Is Depression? - by Submitted on Aug 04, 2009 from Marie BarrettDepression is the opposite of happiness. It is one of the most painful and long-lasting negative emotions springing up from your negative belief about yourself. Depression is always a feeling, an emotion, about yourself, not about the outside world or your circumstances in life. Depression is ...
Views: 1543(1 vote) - Death, Dating, and Crazy Shut-Ins: Southern Gothic Writing in “A Rose for Emily” and To Kill a Mockingbird - by Submitted on Jul 20, 2009 from Paul ThompsonSouthern Gothic is an American subgenre of the Gothic style, which is probably most familiar to you from the Brontë sisters of Victorian England. (No, we’re not talking Hot Topic here.) Like its European progenitor, the Southern Gothic style relies heavily on the supernatural – only with less ...
Views: 2219 - Holistic Weight Loss - by Submitted on Jul 20, 2009 from Randy MartinBy now you have probably tried many diets. Some have worked and some may not have. The difference with this program is that it is holistic. Holistic in this sense means: body, mind and spirit. Holistic also means that you take the primary responsibility for your weight loss and that we ...
Views: 1286(1 vote) - What Are Targeted Cover Letters? - by Submitted on Jan 01, 2010 from Heather EagarIf you are currently out of work, or are thinking about leaving your job then there’s a chance that you’ve written at least one cover letter in your lifetime. But the question is what type of cover letter did you write? Many people utilize templates or carbon copy-styled cover letters that allow ...
Views: 1394(1 vote) - Puerto Rico Vacations - by Submitted on Jul 20, 2009 from ProtoTravels LLCPuerto Rico vacations will give you the opportunity to explore the picturesque regions and exotic locations in this highly appealing destination. You can look forward to enjoy lovely hideaways, long stretches of white sandy beaches and numerous natural wonders in this colorful tropical island of ...
Views: 873 - ***Manage Things, Lead People - by Submitted on Jul 20, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com ArticlesHigh-performing teams and organizations balance the discipline of systems, processes, and technology management on a base of effective people leadership. Here are some keys of the key distinctions between the two: The Management-Leadership ...
Views: 2016(35 votes) - ***Leaders Invest in Growing and Developing People - by Submitted on Jul 20, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com Articles"A true Master is not the one with the most students, but one who creates the most Masters. A true leader is not the one with the most followers, but one who creates the most leaders." — Neale Donald Walsch Successful leaders understand the difference between things and people in an ...
Views: 1288 - ***Leaders Help People See Beyond What Is to What Could Be - by Submitted on Jul 20, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com Articles"At first people refuse to believe that a strange new thing can be done, then they begin to hope it can be done, then they see it can be done – then it is done and all the world wonders why it was not done centuries before." — Frances Hodgson Burnett, 19th century American writer Thomas Kuhn, ...
Views: 1222 - ***Leaders Give People Space to Grow - by Submitted on Jul 20, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com Articles"Treat people as if they were what they ought to be and you help them become what they are capable of being." — Goethe I enjoy perennial gardening in our yard. As I have tended our gardens over the years, I am continually struck by how some plants will do well in some locations and terribly ...
Views: 1378 - Spiritual Healing, Dissolving Your Fears - by Submitted on Jul 20, 2009 from Nancy MiillerAll of us desire a more meaningful, peaceful, joyful and loving life. So why do we see the world filled with chaos, anxiety, and overall fear? We look around and perceive this person this to us and we perceive this event doing that to us, and we keep judging, judging, and judging until we think ...
Views: 3402(2 votes) - What Are the Advantages of Hiring a Virtual Assistant Versus a Full-time Employee? - by Submitted on Jul 20, 2009 from Owen McGab EnaohwoVirtual Assistants (VAs) are Independent Contractors and do not go through the same employment procedures that a full-time employee would have to undergo; rather you just pay them for services rendered. Certain formalities are still necessary to engage a VA, such as; a contract has to be signed ...
Views: 1380 - ***Leaders Foster Individual Passion for Change and Improvement - by Submitted on Jul 19, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com Articles"Without passion man is a mere latent force and possibility, like the flint which awaits the shock of the iron before it can fire forth its spark." — Henry Amiel Strong leaders are very good at aligning individual interests, strengths, and goals with the work that needs to be done. To ...
Views: 1338 - ***Leaders Care for Organization Culture and Context - by Submitted on Jul 19, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com Articles"When we are dealing with people, let us remember we are not dealing with creatures of logic. We are dealing with creatures of emotion, creatures bustling with prejudices and motivated by pride and vanity." — Dale Carnegie, personal effectiveness pioneer and author In many organizations ...
Views: 1254 - Relationship Magic 101 - by Submitted on Jul 19, 2009 from Beth Banning and Neill GibsonDo you want to believe in magical relationships--the click your heels three times--answer to having healthy, happy and intimate relationships? But does your own life make this desire look impossible? Do you sometimes think, if only I had a partner who was willing to do their fair share. Well ...
Views: 1063(2 votes) - ***Improvement Planning for Taking Charge of Change - by Submitted on Jul 19, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com Articles"He who is not prepared today, will be less so tomorrow." — Ovid, Roman poet Effective learning and capability development doesn't happen just because we want it to. For example, empowering without enabling isn't just foolish, it's unethical. It's like putting a complete novice at the ...
Views: 1199 - ***How Many Companies Lose That Loving Feeling - by Submitted on Jul 19, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com Articles"Some people can think no deeper than a fact." — Voltaire (pseudonym of Francois Marie Arouet), 18th century French philosopher and dramatist Many successful companies were started by passionate zealots with a strong technical expertise matched only by their powerful vision and intense drive ...
Views: 1166 - ***Harnessing the Energy of Change Champions - by Submitted on Jul 19, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com ArticlesPeter Drucker once said, "whenever anything is being accomplished, it is being done, I have learned, by a monomaniac with a mission." That sure squares with my own consulting experience. When I look back at the hundreds of team or organization changes I've been involved in during the last three ...
Views: 1136 - ***Growing with Change - by Submitted on Jul 19, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com ArticlesChange happens. And while we can't control much of the world changing around us, we can control how we respond. We can choose to anticipate and embrace changes, or resist them. Resisting change is like trying to push water upstream. Generally we're quick to point to others who resist change. ...
Views: 1622 - ***Growing the Leader in Us - by Submitted on Jul 19, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com Articles"For what we've discovered, and rediscovered, is that leadership isn't the private reserve of a few charismatic men and women. It's a process ordinary people use when they're bringing forth the best from themselves and others. Liberate the leader in everyone, and extraordinary things happen." — ...
Views: 1469(25 votes) - ***Growing at the Speed of Change - by Submitted on Jul 19, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com Articles"What is the most rigorous law of our being? Growth. No smallest atom of our moral, mental, or physical structure can stand still a year. It grows — it must grow; nothing can prevent it." — Mark Twain, American author and humorist Change happens. We can't control much of the world changing ...
Views: 1239(14 votes) - Weight Loss Basics -- An Investment in Health - by Submitted on Jul 19, 2009 from Ulf WolfWeight Loss Basics An Investment In Health (Second in a Series) Importances It is a true statement that we always find time to do the things that are important to us, whether that be listening to music, eating, reading, running, watching television, playing with our kids, or dieting. On ...
Views: 534 - ***From Phase of Life to Way of Life - by Submitted on Jul 19, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com Articles"The fatal metaphor of progress, which means leaving things behind us, has utterly obscured the real idea of growth, which means leaving things inside us." — G. K. Chesterton, British author, Fancies Versus Fads Marti was driving through her neighborhood to work one morning when a genie ...
Views: 1407(14 votes) - ***Focus and Context: The Hub of Leadership - by Submitted on Jul 19, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com Articles"Successful leaders spend a lot of time creating the identity of the organization – what our values are, what our mission is, what our purpose is, how we are going to act together as one. Those are agreements of how we are going to be together. You can actually get a whole team or a whole group ...
Views: 1260 - ***Education and Communication Build Commitment - by Submitted on Jul 19, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com Articles"The increasing availability of new information and communication technology is one of the key ingredients that makes a high-involvement management approach possible. This capability, more than any other, makes it possible for individuals to become self-managing, to be involved in the business, ...
Views: 1204(1 vote) - ***Cultivating Leadership - by Submitted on Jul 19, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com ArticlesOver the last two decades I have consulted to, provided workshops for, and delivered keynote presentations on leadership to a variety of restaurant chains and individual restaurant managers. I continue to be surprised by the general confusion between management and leadership. Managers push, ...
Views: 1475(38 votes) - Something is Always Wrong: 3 Tips for Understanding Law of Attraction - by Submitted on Sep 12, 2009 from Nea Joy JusticeHave you ever asked yourself why you are never really satisfied? Are you always asking for something more, or at least something different? If so, you are not alone. This is generally true for everyone, including those who are far healthier, wealthier, and wiser than the majority. Many ...
Views: 1459(9 votes) - Opening the Door to Effective Pain Management for Millions of Americans - Acupuncture from a Neuro-Physiological Perspective - by Submitted on Jul 19, 2009 from Brendan ArmmOne in four U.S. adults has complained of suffering a day-long bout of pain in the past month, and one in ten declared the pain had lasted over a year, according to the U.S. government’s annual, comprehensive report on Americans’ health: Health, United States, 2006, released by the National ...
Views: 2591(6 votes) - A New Approach to Active Living - by Submitted on Jul 19, 2009 from Gail McGonigal“Active Living” is about how we choose to ‘live’ our lives every day. It includes all the movements that we create to accomplish tasks that we do for ourselves & others in our family, our work, our sports & recreation, plus are all other aspects of our daily lives. It embraces everything that we ...
Views: 1408 - I Never Thought That I Would Ever Need to Go on a Diet - by Submitted on Jul 19, 2009 from Bobby ColeI never thought that I would ever need to go on a diet. Was very active in sports in high school and very physical in the military. Even after the military I continued to be active. Average weight was 185–195lbs for many years. I'm 6ft tall so that was the normal weight for my height. Well at ...
Views: 1031 - ***Choosing Our Poison or Choosing to Let Go - by Submitted on Jul 19, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com Articles"The sword of attack is always held backwards. We think we're holding the handle, swinging our blade at the world. In truth, though, we're gripping the blade and waving about a harmless handle. The harder we fight, the deeper we cut ourselves." — Dan Cavicchio, Gardens from the Sand: A Story ...
Views: 1114(1 vote) - ***Choice More than Chance Determines Our Circumstance - by Submitted on Jul 19, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com Articles"What's the world's greatest lie?" the boy asked, completely surprised. "It's this: that at a certain point in our lives, we lose control of what's happening to us, and our lives become controlled by fate. That's the world's greatest lie." — Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist The day was a winter ...
Views: 1237 - ***Changing Me to Change Them - by Submitted on Jul 19, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com Articles"We must be the change we wish to see in this world." — Mahatma Gandhi, Indian nationalist and spiritual leader who developed the practice of nonviolent disobedience that forced Great Britain to grant independence to India in 1947 I can think of all kinds of ways to change our kids, my ...
Views: 1427(30 votes) - ***Change or Be Changed - by Submitted on Jul 19, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com ArticlesGeorge was 53 when he had his first attack. He'd smoked for almost 40 years, was badly overweight, had an extremely high fat diet, and handled stress poorly. This warning shocked him into joining a smoking-cessation program. George and his wife also learned about healthy eating and improved ...
Views: 1407(15 votes) - ***Change Management is an Oxymoron - by Submitted on Jul 19, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com ArticlesA dubious consulting industry and "profession" has developed, claiming to provide "change management" services. Those two words make about as much sense together as "holy war", "non-working mother", "mandatory option", and "political principles". Many of the books, models, theories, and ...
Views: 1301 - Living on Pretax Dollars in a Post Tax World, Part One - Why You Need to Start Your Own Business - by Submitted on Jul 19, 2009 from Thomas QuinlinAre you an employee -- and do you get a W-2 form? If you do, you're in big trouble, at least financially. Read on to discover why that is and what you can do about it. Here's the reason why being an employee is not a good place to be in when it comes to finances: It's because of what ...
Views: 796 - ***Change Management Can Lead to Rigidity and Resistance to Change - by Submitted on Jul 19, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com Articles"Today's successful business leaders will be those who are most flexible of mind. An ability to embrace new ideas, routinely challenge old ones, and live with paradox will be the effective leader's premier trait. . . Leaders will have to guide the ship while simultaneously putting everything up ...
Views: 1464(19 votes) - Integrating Strategic Planning with Vision and Values, Part 2: How Foundations Can Fund Your Interests - by Submitted on Jul 19, 2009 from Thomas QuinlinIt can be challenging to integrate vision and values into strategic planning. But it's also very rewarding. In a previous article, I described an example where "Dave" started a foundation to successfully integrate his values while resolving a major financial challenge. Read on to discover the ...
Views: 1007 - ***Change is Life - by Submitted on Jul 19, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com Articles"Weep not that the world changes. Did it keep a stable, changeless state, it were cause indeed to weep." — William Cullen Bryant, 19th century American poet, critic, and editor "I hate all this change. Why can't things just stay the same?" Dirk shouted angrily at the TV news anchor. He threw ...
Views: 1276(2 votes) - Paying For College Part 3: Are you Making the Biggest Mistake of All? - by Submitted on Jul 19, 2009 from Thomas QuinlinYour kids are headed towards college. How will you pay for it all? You're losing sleep over that question. You're not rich by any stretch of the imagination, but you think you have far too much money to qualify for financial aid. Here's a tip: that assumption can cost you big-time. Not ...
Views: 1171(1 vote) - ***Change Checkpoints and Improvement Milestones - by Submitted on Jul 19, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com Articles"When you arrive at a fork in the road — take it." — Yogi Berra, major league baseball Hall of Fame player and coach Many paths lead to higher performance. The high performance route is individual and unique for every person, team, and organization. There is no one or best way. What works for ...
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