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- Health Coaches for America - by Submitted on Jul 13, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsIt is no surprise that Americans need to change their health habits. Even though there has been an increase in sales in organic foods and natural food stores have received more business, there are still millions of Americans who consume large amounts of chemicalized, artificial junk foods. ...
Views: 907(2 votes) - The Hype Of Cardio Vascular Exercise - by Submitted on Jul 13, 2009 from Menno SpijkstraThe package of health, fitness and confidence are delivered through the deliberate effort of engaging in a regular exercise regimen and one may well mull over this fact. Countless benefits are to be gained from constant exercise as it inarguably promotes well-being by stimulating the body and ...
Views: 2112 - Clear the Office Clutter! - by Submitted on Jul 13, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsBuy a shredder and get to work! The IRS requires that you keep tax returns and attachments for five years and cancelled checks and documents for three. Shred the rest to prevent identity theft. This chore may take you into your attic, basement or garage. Go for it. If you have mountains of ...
Views: 753 - Building Email Lists a Better Way - by Submitted on Jul 13, 2009 from John OsgoodThe world of Internet business is growing very quickly these days, therefore, online marketers need to focus in on ways that will eventually result in the long term success of their business. So aside from the usual routine of creating a product, designing a website, optimizing the site for ...
Views: 831(1 vote) - My Definition of Wellness... - by Submitted on Jul 13, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsThe Editorial Staff at Intent has asked me to give my view re: What is Wellness? Many years ago in my late teens I suffered from a life threatening eating disorder. Through therapy, much hard work, and reforming a supportive network of people I was able to reconstruct my life—Healthfully. ...
Views: 964(2 votes) - Anti-Aging Beauty Secrets Revealed - by Submitted on Jul 13, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsThe title of my most recent post on intent was “Drink Yourself Beautiful”, which included a major secret tip on skin care. It also included the possibility of drinking red wine for skin and overall health versus taking a pill that equals 1,000 glasses of red wine, minus the alcohol. ...
Views: 817 - The Wonders Of A Good Credit Score - by Submitted on Jul 13, 2009 from Menno SpijkstraMost people depend on credits in order to make ends meet. The cycle revolves on borrowing then paying off debts. That cycle can be complicated at times. People sometimes neglect their obligations to their creditors. Thus, problems arise. Worse comes to worst, it can lead to bankruptcy. Having a ...
Views: 738(1 vote) - It Takes a Year - by Submitted on Jul 13, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsSix months ago turbulent financial markets gained national attention. From a journal entry I wrote last September… "Every friend I have seen in town over the past days brings up the falling Dow and failing banks as a conversation topic. This was not supposed to happen. They are struck by how ...
Views: 887 - Your Thursday Yoga Tip - by Submitted on Jul 13, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsWhile I was teaching the daughter of my student Lisa yesterday, Lisa suddenly appeared in the doorway. She startled me doing that (I had been a little upside down), but without pause, she related to her daughter in her own excited and helpful way, what the best thing was that she learned from ...
Views: 811(3 votes) - Do You Have Metabolic Syndrome? - by Submitted on Jul 13, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsMetabolic syndrome, also called insulin resistance syndrome, is a dangerous thing to have. It is a combination of symptoms including: Abdominal obesity (excessive fat tissue in and around the abdomen). Blood fat disorders like high triglycerides, low HDL cholesterol and high LDL ...
Views: 572(1 vote) - Real Change Happens - by Submitted on Jul 13, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsWow, it was a great workshop this past weekend in Los Angeles. It made me see something about the seeking mind. When you really watch it in action, particularly on the task of seeking truth, it’s an amazing and beautiful thing to see. The “mind that seeks the way” can be so sharp and so ...
Views: 721 - Kennel Cough Prevention And Treatment - by Submitted on Jul 13, 2009 from Menno SpijkstraA cough for a human isn't something to be worried about because there's always a cure available out there that can make it go away in a matter of days. But sometimes if left to worsen, the condition can become more severe and harder to treat – especially if you have no idea what exactly is ...
Views: 1108 - Ayurvedic Weight Balancing - Preliminary Study - by Submitted on Jul 13, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsThis study measured the effects of specific lifestyle changes on a variety of common complaints plaguing an average American population. These complaints included: weight gain, insomnia, anxiety, depression, fatigue, cravings, exhaustion after work and a general sense of being unhealthy. ...
Views: 838 - Top 10 Things Between You and A Great Life - by Submitted on Jul 15, 2009 from Tracy PhaupIf you're not living the life you dream about (and if you're like most people - you're not - then identifying what's getting in your way could be the most valuable way you've ever spent your time. Here are the Top 10 Things that come Between You and a Great Life! 1. Playing it ...
Views: 1126(2 votes) - Natural Weight Balancing - by Submitted on Jul 13, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsThis program is designed to utilize fat as energy and cut our unnatural cravings for sugar. In the beginning it will be difficult to make this transition. Use phases 1-3 interchangeably until it becomes effortless. If lunch is big and there is no hunger in the evening, move to phase three. If ...
Views: 514(1 vote) - 20 Problem Solvers From Hell: What Type of Problem Solver Are You? - by Submitted on Jul 13, 2009 from Jill PrinceHave you ever thought about the type of problem solver that you are? If you haven't, now is probably a good time to think about it. In today's day and age, problems are more complicated than they have ever been before. Ever since the start of the information age and the knowledge economy, the ...
Views: 2435 - BeadForLife: Getting Out of Poverty By Making Paper Beads - by Submitted on Jul 13, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsMillie lives on $1 a day earned from crushing rocks in a quarry, and she has asthma. This is enough for one meal a day for her whole family. She lives in a 4x7 hut with her 6 children, 2 of which are AIDS orphans she has adopted. They have no water, no electricity, and no possessions. It is so ...
Views: 888 - Staying Calm in Rough Financial Waters - by Submitted on Jul 13, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsWe are in a period of history where many people feel agitated and insecure about what is going to happen to our climate and to our worldwide financial structure. I speak to people everyday who are scared. On the other hand, some people feel that we are getting a huge wake up call and need to ...
Views: 545 - Leap Before You Look - by Submitted on Jul 13, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsIn our American culture it has been taught for a long time that the important things are outside of us…that we are meant to compete, achieve and bring home more goodies than our neighbor. This outlook on living has been going on for so long that it has actually become considered a bold and ...
Views: 631 - What Would You Do if You Won the Lottery? - by Submitted on Jul 13, 2009 from Intent.com Authors“Prosperity is a way of living and thinking, and not just money or things. Poverty is a way of living and thinking, and not just a lack of money or things.” – Eric Butterworth I must confess, I have been known to buy the occasional lottery ticket. I’ve never won more than a couple dollars, ...
Views: 1521 - Quality Sound Is A Must In Audio Marketing - by Submitted on Jul 13, 2009 from Menno SpijkstraWebmasters these days are very innovative when it comes to making their sales pages attractive and catchy. Of course, they had to do this stuff lest internet users would skip their boring web sites. One of the many innovations in web site marketing is to have on your site a sound to go with the ...
Views: 737 - Extra Terrestrial Seeding: What it Means and ET Implantation - by Submitted on Feb 17, 2013 from Aryana HudsonSo we have the crop circles and the Ziggurat symbols of hyperspace math given again in successive generations that have been forgotten and then re described by history in increasingly inaccurate forms of information from the original accounts beam projected onto fields with beautiful intricacy ...
Views: 3198(1 vote) - Bernie Madoff is the Bear - by Submitted on Jul 13, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsMore than 100 years ago, it was an annual tradition in some Native American tribes to capture a large bear, tie him to a stake, and then begin dancing around him. There was also a bonfire and drumming. Then, one by one, members of the tribe approached the bear and confessed their sins. After ...
Views: 768 - Learn From This 12 Year Old! - by Submitted on Jul 13, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsWell folks, what I can tell you is that you are in for SUCH a treat this week! I've recently been back in touch with some high school friends through Facebook (of course). One friend, Keith Cendrick, CLEARLY has a special daughter named Rachel. This dynamite 12 year old, as you are about to ...
Views: 668 - Controlling Binge Eating - by Submitted on Jul 13, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsQuestion: I've been struggling with a negative body image/unhealthy relationship with food for about 5 years. Recently it has spiraled out of control and I feel like I've hit my lowest point. I tried going to therapy but didn't find what I was looking for, so about 9 months ago I turned to ...
Views: 1788(1 vote) - When You Indulge, Indulge - Buy the Most Expensive Chocolate You Can Afford! - by Submitted on Jul 13, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsFrom "Un-edited Q & A Series" Question: Hello, My name is K. C. and I am a journalism student. I am currently writing a piece on holiday chocolate purchases, and have discovered that, despite tight budgets from the economy, chocolate sales have increased this year. I'm wondering if ...
Views: 582 - Say Goodbye to Dangerous Personal Care Products - by Submitted on Jul 13, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsIf you are the average American woman, you expose yourself to over two hundred synthetic chemicals that are found in the products you use as you prepare yourself for the day. These products do not simply sit on your skin; approximately sixty percent of these ingredients get absorbed into your ...
Views: 1086(1 vote) - Today's Astrological Forecast: Left Brain - by Submitted on Jul 13, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsWelcome to Friday the 13th! It's also the last full day that Mars is in the Air sign of Aquarius, a placement the Action Planet rather enjoys. The Moon also trines Mars this afternoon, as if to highlight its importance. Tomorrow, Mars will move into a Water sign, where it isn't nearly so ...
Views: 782 - Boo! Is Friday the 13th Really Hazardous to Your Health? - by Submitted on Jul 13, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsToday is Friday the 13th. It's okay to admit this date gives you a twinge of anxiety. Bad things happen on Friday the 13th, right? An entire horror film category is based on this date -- Part XII - yes, 12! - in the eponymous movie series was released last month, opened at #1. As many as 21 ...
Views: 710(1 vote) - Holding Daily Life in Comfort - by Submitted on Jul 13, 2009 from Gail McGonigalHOLDING DAILY LIFE IN COMFORT using a “RELAXED HOLD” Gail McGonigal B.Sc.O.T., M.Sc.Health Is living life comfortable for you? Or does performing routine daily tasks result in pain or discomfort in your hands? It happened to me several years ago, when I began feeling pain in the base of ...
Views: 2464(2 votes) - Releasing and Fulfilling Your Purpose - by Submitted on Jul 13, 2009 from Debi HebelDid you know that Physics has a term for unused energy? Potential energy or stored energy is known to be energy that has not yet taken action. Wow, think about that for a minute. Imagine an apple seed. As small as it is, it has an enormous amount of stored energy. That little seed has the ...
Views: 1181 - You Have the Ability to Choose - by Submitted on Mar 01, 2021 from Dr Rick GoodmanI recently received an e-mail from a friend of mine regarding choices specifically a person's ability to choose their own attitude of mind and how one can look at any situation either positively or negatively and its direct effect on the outcome of that particular situation. Even though we ...
Views: 4259 - You Can Only Be Replaced If You Let It Happen! - by Submitted on Mar 01, 2021 from Dr Rick GoodmanIt was 1994 when the papers were delivered to my apartment; I had just joined the ranks of 50% of the population when my wife filed for divorce. As a single father my biggest fear was that someone would come in to my ex-wife's life and that person would eventually replace me as the figurehead ...
Views: 1572 - Striving for Excellence: “What We Do and the People We Touch” - by Submitted on Mar 01, 2021 from Dr Rick GoodmanAs healthcare providers few people understand what we do and the people whose lives we touch including ourselves. If we are striving for excellence as providers our own personal issues become less important and something magical suddenly happens. We find out that we have the ability to change ...
Views: 3192(1 vote) - Thoughts on Starting a Nonprofit - by Submitted on Jul 13, 2009 from Pamela HawleyHere are some questions I was recently asked regarding starting a nonprofit. I didn’t address the fact that this economy also presents a very, very challenging landscape in which to start a nonprofit and to attain solid funding. However, anyone with true passion will find a way to bootstrap ...
Views: 1212 - Think Out of the Money Box, and Into the Meaning Box - by Submitted on Jul 13, 2009 from Pamela HawleyBeyond Money and Into Meaning We’ve lost more than 2 million jobs in the past three months. Companies are not only shutting down budgets but even shutting down themselves. So instead of jumping right back into the job market, why not take some time to think more about your life? In many ...
Views: 1501 - The Workshop Is Over - Now What......? - by Submitted on Jul 13, 2009 from Lynne JenrowA friend of mine is completing the seven day yoga intensive. He is staying in a hotel and all is simple and easy in that he is able to eat at the requisite time so that he can do his yoga on an empty stomach. On the last day of the series he learned that in order to receive the benefits of this ...
Views: 1368(2 votes) - 6 Tips for Surviving an Economic Crisis with your Self Intact - by Submitted on Jul 13, 2009 from Rev. Keith Hall6 Tips for Surviving an Economic Crisis with your Self Intact One Path Will Fragment Your Consciousness, The Other Will Set You Free. The unemployment rate has reached its highest levels in recent memory. Major US and international companies are restructuring, laying off employees, or just ...
Views: 2469(3 votes) - How to Improve Your Website Ranking Through Article Marketing - by Submitted on Jul 13, 2009 from Pragya KatariyaArticle writing is one of the most popular mediums for improving website ranking in search engine results. Yet, over a period of time the rules of the game have changed, which means that you can not just get away with posting content aimed at just search engine spiders. Search engines now ...
Views: 882(2 votes) - Duplicate Content Can Negatively Impact SEO Initiatives - by Submitted on Jul 13, 2009 from Pragya KatariyaConsult the experts and they will unanimously agree that well-written, quality content is the best way to increase its search engine optimization. Having said this, it is also important to point out that creating duplicate content can have the opposite effect. In other words duplicate content ...
Views: 889 - What Are They Like Over There? - by Submitted on Jul 13, 2009 from Terrie AndersonAs I am a traveller, I am often asked by people 'What are the people like, in this place or that place?' My answer is always a simple one ' How do you find the people where you are now?' The truth is - how you find the people where you are right now, is how you will find the people ...
Views: 2329(2 votes) - Fear: Understand it and Defeat It! - by Submitted on Jul 13, 2009 from Terrie AndersonTo understand and accept fear, we must first embrace the concept that we experience fear because we are in our ego. Most fear, or fear disguised and justified as ‘worry’ will never actualise, it just will not happen. If the feared outcome does happen, then it will happen, it is what it ...
Views: 2752(2 votes) - Are you a Parent or a Commander? - by Submitted on Jul 13, 2009 from Terrie AndersonIt's absolutely a parent's responsibility to guide their child into a responsible and contributing adult. It is necessary for you to have some disciplines, and not to give your child everything they want, even if you can afford it. You should ask your child to do small jobs for you even from ...
Views: 2646(1 vote) - Transformational Leadership Should Lead Market Recovery - by Submitted on Jul 13, 2009 from Terrie AndersonYou are probably as fed up, and frustrated, as I am with corporations to whom you entrusted your hard earnt money, and who are not returning solid results, but instead trying to confuse you with beautifully scripted results and announcements that portray a positive future and a one time ...
Views: 3330(2 votes) - Coping with Migraine: Claims of a “Cure” - by Submitted on Jul 13, 2009 from Megan OltmanI was recently presented with a dilemma here on Free my Brain. I want to encourage dialog and exchange of ideas, but I don’t intend to provide an open marketplace for sale of migraine “cures.” (Though I will gladly support and even promote helpful products and services.) Migraine is a complex, ...
Views: 1207(1 vote) - The Ten Beliefs You Want to Have to Succeed in Business and Life - by Submitted on Jul 17, 2009 from Catherine FranzBeliefs are the foundation from which we stand. They are formed through experience, observation, heritage, and environment. They dictate our reactions and actions. If we are stressed it is due to a belief plus an experience for which we gave a meaning too. If we are angry, it is because we had ...
Views: 2461(3 votes) - All You Have is Now - by Submitted on Sep 19, 2009 from Sonya Triggs-WhartonAll you have is now. That’s important to remember. All you really have is right now. Tomorrow is not promised and yesterday is a far-away dream. A dream because you cannot reach it, touch it or taste it. It only exists in your memory. And, until we find a way of traveling back to the past, ...
Views: 1363(1 vote) - You Learn By Doing - by Submitted on Sep 19, 2009 from Sonya Triggs-WhartonHow do great speakers become great? How do Olympic athletes get so good at what they do? Practice, practice, practice of course. But there's one, often overlooked factor - they learn by doing. It's important to prepare for the big events in your life. Say, for example, you are asked to ...
Views: 1107 - Leadership and Keeping Your Customers - by Submitted on Jul 13, 2009 from Ray MillerJeff was desperately trying to fix it this time. He knew the risks were incredibly high. If he didn’t handle this situation correctly it would mean the loss of one of his most valuable clients. He knew that he had to resolve this issue once and for all. The problem had happened before and this ...
Views: 1468(3 votes) - You Don’t Have to Be Great to Be Great, But You Have to Believe You Are - by Submitted on Jul 27, 2009 from Jeff BrownOne of the key inhibitors to success is doubt, especially self-doubt. In order to achieve, especially at the highest level, you have to virtually ignore what people say about you. Not that you should ignore criticism-that which will help you improve-but if you've worked diligently at a goal, ...
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