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- How to Find and Impress the "Perfect" Man - by Submitted on May 21, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsStatistics say men lie five times more often than women. (Now ask yourself, is that true, or did I just make it up?) And despite human progress and enlightened times, we're still slaves to our genes. Males are hardwired to impress women. Watch the elaborate dances some birds go through to win ...
Views: 834 - The Picture on the Wall - by Submitted on Jul 23, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsI am a youngin’. A spring chicken, if you will. The world is my oyster and I am ripe for the pickin’. I have never been more ready to go than I am right at this very moment and let’s go, time’s a-wastin’, let’s move people. It’s just that there’s this picture on my wall. And it stops me ...
Views: 834 - What Would You Do If You Knew You Couldn't Fail? - by Submitted on Jun 16, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsMany years ago, I had an important dream. In it, I was walking on a tightrope, wearing a business suit, carrying a briefcase, and wearing high heels. As the dream unfolds, I'm watching myself from an enlightened observer's viewpoint; I'm cautiously making my way along the tightrope, every ...
Views: 834 - Morning Motivation: Moving Past a Divorce or Breakup - by Submitted on Aug 27, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsA Native American Sauk Elder named Black Hawk explained that in his tribe, newlyweds spend one year together just getting to know each other and deciding if they can be a happily married couple. If not, they simply walk away from that relationship and seek new partners. There are no lawyers or ...
Views: 833(3 votes) - Learning to Let Go - by Submitted on May 31, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsThe more you want something, the more you need to let it go. This can seem counter-intuitive. I mean, it's important to feel passionate about something, right? Well, yes and no. Feeling passionate about something, wanting to make a difference, wanting to make an impact - these are all good ...
Views: 832 - Research Reveals New Flower Power - by Submitted on Jun 24, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsSpring brings Vitamin D energy and green growth into our lives. There is an easy, natural self-confidence about hidden potential percolating beneath the earth’s surface. When buds and bulbs emerge, there is no consciousness of the past, only fresh beginnings with a clean slate. One of the most ...
Views: 832(1 vote) - They Say it Makes Me Weak. I Disagree. - by Submitted on May 24, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsMany people have told me not to be so open and vulnerable in these notes to you because they say it weakens my leadership position. I say that's BS. You know why? Because I believe that the new-school of leadership doesn't just show you their good side, they show you all sides. So here ...
Views: 832 - This Little Piggy Doesn't Go to Market: How to Fight Fear and Make It Work For You - by Submitted on May 26, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsToday's reactions to the swine flu virus include: school closings, threats of borders closing, people being told to stay off planes and trains, high school sporting events canceled. The natural response to fear is to contract. This contracting behavior shows up in all types of animal species, ...
Views: 832 - Women Bullies - by Submitted on Aug 16, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsMany of us are familiar with teen bullying. If you didn’t see Mean Girls with Lindsay Lohan, you probably heard about it. Girls being mean to girls – backstabbing, back-talking and sabotaging. Pretty depressing, but pretty true. Where does this come from and does it go away as we get older or ...
Views: 832(1 vote) - "Today", Tomorrow, and Hope - by Submitted on Sep 08, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsOn the flight home from New York yesterday, after a 4-day whirlwind trip that included a guest appearance on the Today Show, a keynote speech at a cancer survivors’ conference, and getting to watch the Letterman show live in the Ed Sullivan Theatre with my son, Brett, I expected a crash. Not ...
Views: 830(3 votes) - Fearless Fish or Jellyfish? Test to See If You’re a Workplace Wave-maker or All Washed Up! - by Submitted on Jul 26, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsThere’s a pervasive belief in Corporate America—especially in a scary economy rife with layoffs and unstable companies—that you’d better conform if you want to survive. Not true! Being different gets you noticed, which is the first step to gaining influence. “Fearless fish” show their ...
Views: 830 - Women, Courage & Dignity - by Submitted on Sep 22, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsI was just sitting down to write a memorial for Jacqueline Péry D'Alincourt (1919-2009), whose courage during the Nazi occupation of France in World War II was beyond measure, when I read a recent blog post by my colleague Carter Phipps that contained a quote from a young Iranian woman on the ...
Views: 830 - Sleep: Necessary, but Sometimes Hard to Get - by Submitted on Aug 18, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsAn article a while back in the New York Times got me thinking about sleep. Scientists tell us that sleep is crucial for mental and physical health. There is some evidence to suggest that during sleep, the body repairs and regenerates tissues, builds bone and muscle, and appears to strengthen the ...
Views: 829(1 vote) - The Choice to Feel - by Submitted on Sep 22, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsRecently, a friend of mine named Renee was driving her seven-year old son home from school, and she was preoccupied with worry. She had a lot of bills to pay and was having difficulty making money. Her husband had been ill and unable to work, so they’d fallen behind on their mortgage. This was a ...
Views: 829(1 vote) - Vitamin D Deficiency: Get Your Daily Dose of Sun, it Does a Body Good! - by Submitted on Jun 04, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsMost people do not know the benefits of Vitamin D let alone its impact on the health and vitality of the human body. The term “Vitamin D” specifically refers to a group of fat soluble pro-hormones that, amongst other things, help maintain organ systems, promote anti-tumor activity in the body, ...
Views: 828 - Eat Healthy: Be Political - An Interview with Dr. David Kessler author of The End of Overeating - by Submitted on Oct 04, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsIf cake is your BFF (best friend forever), if the call of Cheeto sends you into an orange-stained spin, if you start to drool at the mere mention of Cinnabon, and/or if you are mad at yourself for giving in and diving into a vat of chocolate, then pull up a chair and start clicking for an ...
Views: 827(1 vote) - Lift Yourself Into a Brand New World - by Submitted on Aug 24, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsWithin each of us there is an expansive world of thoughts and feelings whose movements determine how we perceive and experience the world outside of us. While this inner-world of thoughts and feelings may not directly bring us what we see, it does profoundly influence how we see our world of ...
Views: 827(1 vote) - Mastery or Multi-Tasking? - by Submitted on Aug 02, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsSome women claim their ability to perform multiple tasks simultaneously is confirmation of the obvious superiority of the female mind; some men respond that multi-tasking is simply a term for doing a bunch of things badly. Parents lament that computer games and Internet surfing is costing their ...
Views: 827(2 votes) - Repeat After Me... - by Submitted on Aug 09, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsBecome a student of change. It is the only thing that will remain constant. --Anthony J. D'Angelo Eighteen women gathered one weekend for a “Thriving through Tough Times” workshop I offered in Bozeman, Montana. Not the lightest topic, yet one that elicited lots of shared laughter from the ...
Views: 827(1 vote) - We Had Him - by Submitted on Oct 01, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsThank you Maya Angelou, for creating such a beautiful, soulful, and loving tribute to Michael Jackson. His memorial service today (which I admittedly feared might become a spectacle) was a moving tribute to the Man in the Mirror that I choose to remember. This is Maya Angelou's poem: (and I ...
Views: 827(1 vote) - Biking and Oneness - by Submitted on Aug 19, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsIt might have been from Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, or some other book involving motorcycles, but I remember some author saying that riding a motorcycle is the best way to experience a country. Since most people don't necessarily have the money or the gusto to own a motorcycle, I ...
Views: 826(1 vote) - Target Goes Au Naturale - by Submitted on Jun 15, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsWe already know that Target has heart. And whether you keep it a secret or brag to your friends, you love the sensory overload of the affordable accessory meets trendy staple meets unnecessary housewares, one-stop shop. Nevermind SuperTargets, with their in-house grocery stores, Starbucks and ...
Views: 826 - The 7 Keys to UltraWellness: Discover Why You are Sick and How You Can Heal - by Submitted on Sep 29, 2009 from Intent.com Authors“I didn’t know how bad I was feeling until I started feeling better.” That is what my patients tell me every day. They go from being ill or just okay to experiencing UltraWellness. Most people don’t know how poorly they feel until they feel better. In fact, most of us don’t ...
Views: 826(1 vote) - Tel Aviv Woman Mistakenly Trashes $1 Million Mattress -- Where Should You Put Your Money? - by Submitted on Sep 10, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsTalk about a case of regretting doing something nice for somebody. An Israeli woman in Tel Aviv, known simply as Anat (not her real name) only wanted to do something nice by buying her elderly mum a new mattress. Little did she know that her mum, after a bad experience with a bank, was saving ...
Views: 825(1 vote) - The Muses Will Keep Blessing - by Submitted on Aug 19, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsJust yesterday, The New York Times published an article on how the recession has affected artists. Aptly titled "Tight Times Loosen Artists' Creativity," the article gathers a spectrum of reactions to the current economic crisis from artists who were already struggling and poor to begin with. ...
Views: 825(1 vote) - Feng Shui Your Kitchen - by Submitted on Aug 02, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsThere are numerous schools of Feng Shui, and what it entails. Generally speaking, not much is said about Feng Shui in the kitchen, and that’s too bad, because it is a very important room. When Feng Shui is discussed, it centers around the stove, and it is generally concerned with the direction ...
Views: 824(1 vote) - How To Teach Your Kids to Cook - by Submitted on Jul 21, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsYears ago, it was a family tradition to pass down the secrets to treasured recipes and spend hours in the kitchen teaching children to cook. Somewhere between the addiction to video games and the overactive schedules of parents and children, cooking lessons have been neglected. While there ...
Views: 824(2 votes) - Philip Arnold Honours Womanhood - by Submitted on Jul 16, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsMarch 8 is International Women's Day 2009 and, once again, my theme on this very important day is the Stopping of Violence Against Women. People often ask me why I love, respect and admire women so, and why am I so interested in stopping violence against them. Frankly, I am amazed and ...
Views: 824(1 vote) - 10 Tips for Being the Best You Can Be - by Submitted on May 28, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsWhat do Susan Boyle, Paul Potts and J K Rowling all have in common - apart from they happen to be British? Their success did not come about overnight, or easily. Not for any of them came instant fame, and recognition in the spotlight. "The soul is placed in the body like a rough diamond, and ...
Views: 823 - Phil Spector - A Sad Tale - by Submitted on Jun 08, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsMusic legend Phil Spector was convicted yesterday of murder - as you may know - when what is said to have been a game of Russian Roulette (how did that ever become a ‘game’?) claimed a woman’s life. She was the sixth such woman that we know of on whom Spector inflicted this behavior over a ...
Views: 823 - Choosing a New Response: Common Fears - by Submitted on Sep 01, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsEveryone has fears—it is a natural part of being human. Fear can protect us from harm by sending a rush of adrenaline to help us physically deal with potential danger. But there are times when fear may keep us from participating fully in life. Once we realize that fear is a state of mind, we can ...
Views: 822(3 votes) - Hogwash Alert: How to Survive the Pandemic of Swine Flu Scams and Swindles - by Submitted on May 21, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsLong before you'll ever come down with swine flu, you'll be exposed to another kind of virus sweeping the world: A global outbreak of online scams and swindles preying on your fears of the so-called aporkalypse. In coming days when you receive emails offering a variety of ways to ward off swine ...
Views: 822 - Accept Uncertainty - by Submitted on Jul 06, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsUnemployment occurs when a person is available to work but is without work. The unemployment figures are growing worldwide, in US it is 8.1% ( Feb 09) Vs 4.8% ( Feb 08) and many articles describe this phenomena as the biggest threat to the world, bigger then war. Yesterday I spoke to friend ...
Views: 821(2 votes) - Flu Season Prevention Should Start Today! - by Submitted on Sep 28, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsExperts say with summer upon us, the risks of the (swine / h1n1) flu may subside…until winter months. Phew! One less thing to worry about, right?! No. Preventive efforts for the flu should begin today. Consider this list as important for you, your family, your friends as any summer reading ...
Views: 821(1 vote) - Seven Simple Exercises to Invite the Extraordinary Life - by Submitted on Sep 24, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsI can think of no greater encouragement than the self-evident Truth that there dwells in each of us the opportunity to explore and know the Extraordinary Life. The meaning of Extraordinary I wish to convey points to the immutable and inexhaustible source that is the secret center of each of us: ...
Views: 821(2 votes) - You Are the Blessings - by Submitted on May 27, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsI am inviting you to open yourself up to this truth of your being: You Are The Blessings. The blessings, the opportunity for greater good, are always present in you, others, and the world around you. All that is needed is to bring your awareness to that truth, follow, and choose as best you ...
Views: 821 - 7 Ways to Live Longer and Healthier - by Submitted on Jul 07, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsMy boyfriend went to the dentist yesterday. The one thing amiss? He doesn’t floss enough. Got me thinking – what are all the things you SHOULD be doing for your health, but aren’t? 1.) Flossing daily -- for your heart health. 2.) Sleeping 7+ hours a night (So many pros to sleeping ...
Views: 820(1 vote) - Bad Publicity? - by Submitted on Jun 29, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsThat notorious Broadway producer, David Merrick, was famous for many of his pithy sayings—a sort of Broadway Yogi Berra. My favorite is, “Darling, there’s no such thing as bad publicity except no publicity.” It may surprise you, but it was actually an interchange between the government of South ...
Views: 820 - Create An Eco-Friendly Kitchen - by Submitted on Jul 07, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsPurchase as few prepackaged prepared food items as possible. The burden to the environment from the extensive use of plastic, tin cans and cardboard containers is staggering. Trash from the packaging of food in the U.S. is two hundred million tons a day! Try to cut down or eliminate the use ...
Views: 820(3 votes) - Woman Up: Recognize The Beauty In You - by Submitted on Aug 06, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsEditors note: The Woman Up series is written by my wife Pam. Enjoy! Most of us recognize beauty when we see it. God created a universe full of beauty for our eyes to behold – oceans, mountains, flowers, skies,…human bodies. Some people were just blessed with fabulous figures. I see some of ...
Views: 820(2 votes) - An Alien Encounter Revisited, A New Family Emerges - by Submitted on Jun 09, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsI am here to talk about a new kind of family to be honored and it isn’t always your birth family. You need to, if need be, give yourself permission to feel that. I am thinking of the Chopra family now who has reached out into the world and shared their stable base with us all. Intent.com ...
Views: 819 - Heart Surgery Still Rules -- Despite the Lack of Evidence - by Submitted on Aug 02, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsAfter more than three decades of doing bypasses, which is major surgery after all, and before allowing virtually every hospital to set up shop to do it, you would think that there must be plenty of data to prove that this works. But that is not the case at all. Three major studies, performed ...
Views: 819(1 vote) - How to Go Vegan for Earth Day and a Shepherd’s Pie Recipe - by Submitted on Jun 02, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsWe mentioned in our last article how important it is for those who care about our environment to look at the impact their food choices have on the Earth’s limited resources. Here are five suggestions for those wishing to include more plant-based foods in their diet as a way to go green. 1. ...
Views: 819 - How Women Undermine Themselves and Their Girls - by Submitted on Aug 05, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsMy daughter believes in the Tooth Fairy. At 45, I believe in The Cornstarch Fairy, who visits me once a week and adds a teaspoon of her thickening agent to my body while I’m sleeping. I’ll come back to the pertinence of these age appropriate fantasies in a minute. As a psychoanalyst who works ...
Views: 819(1 vote) - The Energy of The Financial Meltdown - by Submitted on May 28, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsWe are in a time of financial crisis. People are anxious. People are seeking solutions. People are scared. With all of this activity, tremendous bursts of energy are being expended, some positive but mostly negative. But the energy that we project into the cosmos is not an isolated event. Your ...
Views: 819 - The Power of Letting Go - by Submitted on Sep 30, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsThere is great power in letting go but the first step is having the power within yourself to actually do it. I am speaking of the things that no longer serve us. This could be attachments to food, alcohol, relationships, work, the internet, or just daily habits that get in our way of happiness. ...
Views: 819(3 votes) - The Thrifty Vegan – Small Ways to Save Big with Plant-Based Foods - by Submitted on Jul 07, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsWe are often asked about ways to save money on a vegan diet. Here are a few suggestions to help your well-earned funds go that extra mile. Remember the hidden savings of going vegan is that by eating a well-balanced diet of plant-based foods we are protecting ourselves from a host of diet ...
Views: 819(1 vote) - 7 Life Lessons from a Two Year Old - by Submitted on Jun 22, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsOriginal version can be found on "Sunshine Pie" @ http://www.sunshinepie.com Wondering what you can learn from a 2 yr old? Before my niece was born over 2 years ago, I most likely would have said "Probably not too much". After all, a 2 yr old can barely count to 3 and has trouble pronouncing ...
Views: 818 - How to Apologize - by Submitted on Jul 28, 2009 from Intent.com Authors“I demand an apology!” If you have to demand it, is it really worth receiving? Forced apologies are kind of like nice plastic. Shiny, maybe even useful, but ultimately, just trash. For a long time, I wanted an official kind of apology from my husband for some jerk-like tendencies he was ...
Views: 818 - What Would Make It An “Of Course”? - by Submitted on Sep 21, 2009 from Intent.com Authors“So happy and excited” - that’s what many of think we’ll feel when our big thing manifests. But I don’t think that’s necessarily the case much of the time. Because by the time our big thing is happening, we’re not usually bouncing off the walls with excitement. We saw it coming, we got ...
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