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Issue # 218, November 12-15, 2002

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-> Quotes of the Week
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-> ARTICLE: ARE YOU In the WRONG JOB? ASK YOURSELF THESE 7 KEY
QUESTIONS: by Michael Spremulli
-> ARTICLE: FOUR ESSENTIALS FOR HAPPINESS - by Brian Tracy
-> BOOK REVIEW: AS A MAN THINKETH - by James Allen ( FREE E-Book is
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"The teacher, if indeed wise, doe not bid you to enter the house of
their wisdom, but leads you to the threshold of your own mind." -- 
Kahil Gibran, 1883-1931, Lebanese Poet, Novelist

"Don't bother just to be better than your contemporaries or
predecessors. Try to be better than yourself." --William Faulkner,
1897-1962, American Novelist

Always be eager to learn, no matter how successful you might already
be. In the Millionaires' Club, we sometimes invite a billionaire to
come talk to us. He says, 'You're doing okay, but come on. How about
if you really poured it on!' -- Jim Rohn, American Businessman, 
Author, Speaker, Philosopher



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*** ARTICLE: ARE YOU In the WRONG JOB? ASK YOURSELF THESE 7 KEY
QUESTIONS - by Michael Spremulli *** 
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Have you ever stopped to ask yourself if you are in the wrong job? Too
many times people go to school, get a job in their chosen field and end
up spending the bulk of their adult working life feeling miserable. 
Here are seven questions to get you thinking about how well-matched you are
to your current job. 

1 Do you look forward to Monday morning? 
I know that this may sound crazy, but hear me out. Of course every job
has times when you wish you could be somewhere else. There is no such
thing as the perfect job. Realize, however, that people who find their
job fulfilling and rewarding look forward to beginning their workweek.
This is not because they are crazy, it's because they become energized
when working in an environment that is a good match for them. 

2 Do you find it easy to get along with coworkers? 
Whenever you get a team of people working together there is bound to be
some type of conflict from time to time. The question then becomes, how
often do you find yourself "locking horns" with your co-workers? If you
find yourself fighting with team members on a regular basis, it may 
mean that you are working in an emotionally toxic environment, or your
coworkers are not communicating effectively with you, or you are not
effectively communicating with your coworkers, or a combination of all
of these. 

3 Have you noticed that you are taking more personal and sick days
than when you first started work? 
Are you burning up your sick and annual leave faster than you can 
accrue it? Think back to when you first started at your current job. How often
did you take sick and annual leave compared to now? If you have noticed
an increase, ask yourself why. You might be tempted to say that you are
taking more time off now because you earn more or because of your
seniority -- these are not valid reasons. I'm sure you know someone at
your company who has been there for less time than you and has built up
hundreds of hours of leave time. A potential "red flag" is when you 
have an extremely limited amount of release time on the books. 

4 Are you performing tasks that you enjoy and come naturally to you? 
Are you a "people person" but your job has you locked in a cubicle
analyzing stacks of data? Do you like to meticulously plan your work
day, but find that you are constantly having to cast your plans into 
the wind and manage continual crises? These are just two examples of many
potential situations where you might be in an environment that is a 
poor match for the way that you prefer to behave. 

5 Do you hate your boss with a burning passion? 
Sure, everyone reading this will occasionally have disagreements with
their bosses. This is different than actively hating your boss. If you
constantly have mean and vicious thoughts about your boss, you will 
have a tremendous challenge being productive and feeling satisfied in your
job. 

6 Does the mission of the company fit your personal values? 
It is awfully difficult for you to be committed to your work when it
conflicts with your personal values. For example: do you support
protecting the environment, but the company you work for is a major
polluter? You may despise firearms, but your company makes parts that
are used in the manufacturing of handguns. A constant conflict of 
values can be difficult, if not impossible, to tolerate for long periods of
time. 

7 Do you feel valued as an employee? 
EVERYONE needs to feel valued as an employee. Unfortunately, companies
and managers often lose sight of this. Ask yourself when the last time
was that you were complimented for a job well done. Does your boss or
management appreciate your loyalty and dedication? If you do not feel
valued, chances are that you will become de-motivated and adopt a "do
the minimum to get by" attitude. 

These questions are intended to be a catalyst for you. If you do not
like your answers to these questions, ask yourself one more -- what can
YOU to do improve your situation at work? Remember, if your work life 
is not what you want it to be, you are the only one who can take the 
action necessary to make it better. 


About the Author
Michael Spremulli is the Chief Happiness Officer of
http://www.HowHappyAreYouAtWork.com  
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** ARTICLE: FOUR ESSENTIALS FOR HAPPINESS - by Brian Tracy ** 
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You may have a thousand different goals over the course of your
lifetime, but they all will fall into one of four basic categories.
Everything you do is an attempt to enhance the quality of your life in
one or more of these areas.

The first category is your desire for happy relationships. You want to
love and be loved by others. You want to have a happy, harmonious home
life. You want to get along well with the people around you, and you
want to earn the respect of the people you respect. Your involvement in
social and community affairs results from your desire to have happy
interactions with others and to make a contribution to the society you
live in.

The second category is your desire for interesting and challenging 
work. You want to make a good living, of course, but more than that, you want
to really enjoy your occupation or profession. The very best times of
your life are when you are completely absorbed in your work. 

The third category is your desire for financial independence. You want
to be free from worries about money. You want to have enough money in
the bank so that you can make decisions without counting your pennies.
You want to achieve a certain financial state so that you can retire in
comfort and never have to be concerned about whether or not you have
enough money to support your lifestyle. Financial independence frees 
you from poverty and a need to depend upon others for your livelihood. If
you save and invest regularly throughout your working life, you will
eventually reach the point where you will never have to work again.

The fourth and final category is your desire for good health, to be 
free of pain and illness and to have a continuous flow of energy and 
feelings of well-being. In fact, your health is so central to your life that you
take it for granted until something happens to disrupt it.

Peace of mind is essential for every one of these. The greater your
peace of mind, the more relaxed and positive you are, the less stress
you suffer, the better is your overall health.

The more peace of mind you have, the better are your relationships, the
more optimistic, friendly and confident you are with everyone in your
life. When you feel good about yourself on the inside, you do your work
better and take more pride in it. You are a better boss and coworker.
And the greater your overall peace of mind, the more likely you are to
earn a good living, save regularly for the future and ultimately 
achieve financial independence.

Life is very much a study of attention. Whatever you dwell upon and
think about grows and expands in your life. The more you pay attention
to your relationships, the quality and quantity of your work, your
finances and your health, the better they will become and the happier
you will be.

ACTION EXERCISES

Here are three things you can do immediately to put these ideas into
action.

First, take time on a regular basis to think about what would make you
really happy in each of the four areas.

Second, set specific, measurable goals for improvement in your
relationships, your health, your work and your finances and write them
down.

Third, resolve to do something every day to increase the quality of 
some area of your life - and then keep your resolution.

About the Author
Brian Tracy is one of America's leading authorities on the development
of human potential and personal effectiveness. He's a dynamic and
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** BOOK REVIEW: AS A MAN THINKETH - by James Allen**
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All that we achieve and all that we fail to achieve is the direct 
result of our own thoughts." 

"As a Man Thinketh" is a classic in the truest sense: few books have
been so widely read, have stood the test of time so well, have had such
an impact on generations of readers, and have carried such a simple,
profound message: You are what you think. 

Og Mandino counted "As a Man Thinketh" among the top ten success books
of all time--read it today and put its wisdom to work for you! 

James Allen (1864-1912) is something of an enigma: little is known of
his life other than that he was born in Leicester, England, and spent
his later years in Ilfracombe where he wrote over twenty books. Of
these, "As a Man Thinketh" was by far the most successful, despite the
author having felt that it was a minor work. In fact, it has remained 
in print for a century, has been translated into at least five major
languages, and has influenced the lives of untold millions with its
simple, powerful message.

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POSITIVE
MMR-Autism Linked Rebutted Again 
"The prospect that the MMR vaccination triggers autism first surfaced 
in 1998, when British researchers reported on a dozen children who
developed the condition and other behavior problems shortly after
getting immunized. However, studies since then have failed to support
the connection."
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Statins may treat multiple sclerosis
"Scientists say a cholesterol-lowering drug already used by millions of
heart patients has improved and even reversed some of the debilitating
symptoms of multiple sclerosis in mice."
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Positive News About DWI
"A new weapon in the fight against drunken driving is being wielded in
Albuquerque's Metro Court - and it is beginning to show encouraging
signs of success. 
The Bernalillo County Metropolitan DWI/Drug Court Program was 
instituted in July 1997 as an experiment to see whether the traditional drug-court
model could be adapted to tackle the difficult problem of drunken
driving. Drug courts have sprung up all across the United States,
including New Mexico, on the heels of a successful program initiated in
Miami, FL in 1989 by Judge Stanley Goldstein."
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OTHER
A Soda a Day Keeps the Vitamins Away
"Soft drinks may fill you up, but they let you down when it comes to
vitamins and minerals.
A University of Missouri consumer economist, analyzing the results of a
national food survey, found that people significantly increased their
chances of being deficient in the recommended daily allowances (RDA) 
for common vitamins and minerals when they consumed a lot of sugared drinks." 
(Click here for complete news story)
http://abcnews.go.com/sections/living/Healthology/HS_509931.html 


FDA approves sterilization spring
"The Food and Drug Administration has OK'd the first non-surgical 
method of sterilizing women, a tiny device called Essure that could transform
the way many women end their childbearing years."
(Click here for complete news story)
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/830494.asp 

Kids start remembering by second year, study finds
"Harvard researchers have found that by age 2 children have developed
memories strong enough to repeat tasks shown to them months earlier. 
The study, published Wednesday in the British journal Nature, gets closer 
to unraveling how memory develops by establishing that 2-year-olds have
recall, something that their 1-year-old counterparts do not. But it
doesn't explain why most adults can remember only as far back as age 3,4 or 5."
(Click here for complete news story)
http://www.cnn.com/2002/TECH/science/10/30/coolsc.kid.memory/index.html 

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