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- Reinventing Yourself, Planning for Retirement - by Submitted on Feb 25, 2011 from Sharon BallThere are 76 million or more of us Baby Boomers who will be retiring between this year and 2030. Most of us aren’t a whole lot older than our Social Security system which we begun in 1935. An interesting fact is that Germany set up their old age pension in the late 1800’s. They were the ones ...
Views: 1167(1 vote) - Your Mental Well Being - by Submitted on Feb 03, 2011 from Sharon BallHenry David Thoreau wrote “……I wished to live deliberately, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived. I did not wish to live what was not life, living is so dear; nor did I wish to practice resignation...” Even in 1854, Thoreau noted that most men are slaves to their work and ...
Views: 1046 - Manage Your Thoughts, manage Your Stress - by Submitted on Jan 28, 2011 from Sharon BallIn today's world it seems that everyone is suffering stress overload. We now have many labor saving devices that allow us to accomplish more and do it all faster which means we are expected to accomplish three times the work expected 20 years ago. A business loses a staff person and instead of ...
Views: 1161(2 votes) - Self Nuturing or Self Indulgence? - by Submitted on Jan 28, 2011 from Sharon BallSo many of us feel guilty about taking time for ourselves. The very words self care or self nurturing sound selfish. We feel guilty and selfish because we don’t understand the difference between self care/self nurturing and self indulgence. Self indulgence is similar to narcissistic behavior. ...
Views: 4791 - Are You Giving Away Your Power? - by Submitted on Jan 28, 2011 from Sharon Ball“Locus of Control” is a psychology term that identifies our beliefs about the amount of control we have over our life. Having an" internal locus of control" indicates that an individual believes that events are largely controlled by one’s own actions. But if we feel that what happens to us or ...
Views: 2497 - Are Yo0u a Perfectionist? - by Submitted on Jan 28, 2011 from Sharon Ball"The perfect is the enemy of the good." - Voltare Are you a perfectionist? If you are, you probably admit it with pride. You probably feel it shows you are careful and detail oriented. But the reality is that perfectionism can result in procrastination, loss of productivity, and missed ...
Views: 1935 - Are You Running on Empty? - by Submitted on Jan 28, 2011 from Sharon BallAre you running on empty? Going through day after day of what feels like meaningless activities that take up all your time and energy? Everywhere you look there is a fire that needs to be put out? One demand after another from others? Do you feel that you have lost the real you? Is your life ...
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