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- How to Manage Your Holiday Stress - by Submitted on Dec 03, 2005 from Kim OlverAre you plagued by holiday stress year after year? Do you feel as if you are a victim in all of this? Do you believe that you are the ONLY one in your household who is contributing to the success of the holiday? Let me share with you some ideas for making the holidays manageable. I used to ...
Views: 1206 - A Simple Plan for Starting a Business - by Submitted on Dec 03, 2005 from Steve MajorsA Simple Plan for Starting a Business (by Steve Majors - The Lazy Investor) ---------------------------------------- Starting a business, whether it is a 'small business' where you work out of an office or a 'home based business' you run out of a corner of your bedroom, you can drastically ...
Views: 957 - Build the business of your dreams and go anywhere. - by Submitted on Dec 02, 2005 from Krissy JacksonFrom the outside, things could not look more perfect. You have a great husband, terrific kids, a fantastic house and go on amazing holidays. Why is it, then, that inside you're screaming? Who are you? Chances are you're a bright, educated woman, probably with two or three children, who gave up ...
Views: 1471 - Keep Your Brain Young With Exercise - by Submitted on Dec 02, 2005 from Joseph MercolaScientists have demonstrated that moderately active rats have healthier DNA and more robust brain cells than their less active counterparts. This is the first study to show that lifelong exercise actually decreases cellular aging in the brain. Enjoyable Light Exercise In the study, the animals ...
Views: 894 - The Use of Chinese Herbs for Lyme Disease - by Submitted on Dec 02, 2005 from farah khanA number of Chinese herbs can be useful for the many different facets of Lyme Disease. Lyme Disease is a bacterial infectious disease caused by the spirochetal organism, Borrelia Burgdorferi. It is usually caused by a tick bite. The prevalence of the disease is greatest in the northeastern ...
Views: 2751 - Ayurveda, Ayurvedic Medicines and Herbs - by What is Ayurveda and Its Importance? Ayurveda is a traditional holistic healing. Translated from Sanskrit, Ayurveda means 'the science of life'. ayur means "life" and veda means "science. India system which largely depends on plant support to form major Chunk of its medicine. ...
Views: 1372 - Managing the Income Portfolio - by Submitted on Dec 02, 2005 from Steve SelengutThe reason people assume the risks of investing in the first place is the prospect of achieving a higher rate of return than is attainable in a risk free environment…i.e., an FDIC insured bank account. Risk comes in various forms, but the average investor’s primary concerns are “credit” and ...
Views: 1603(1 vote) - Famous fables about personal psychology - by Submitted on Dec 02, 2005 from Selby EvansAnd the rest of the story. 1. Long-term goals are valuable even if you don’t pursue them now. Where is the value? If you ignore them completely, what will they do for you? If you don’t forget them completely, you are using up some brainpower to keep them. You probably have something ...
Views: 1346 - Are you Scaring away Potential Customers? - by Submitted on Dec 02, 2005 from Michelle DunnWhen you are trying to make that first sale and you ask a potential customer to fill out a credit application and new account form, do they turn around and run to the competition? Are you handing them a pile of paperwork that looks like it would take hours to complete? Author Michelle Dunn, in ...
Views: 1038 - Embrace Change - by Submitted on Dec 01, 2005 from Lori RadunLast Sunday I was sitting in on a class we conduct for newcomers at our church. One of our pastors said, “If we don’t change, we aren’t growing, and if we aren’t growing, we are dying”. Isn’t that so true? If you want your life to remain status quo, then your best guarantee is to resist ...
Views: 1244 - Sell Feelings Not Facts - by Submitted on Dec 01, 2005 from Alan FairweatherI've been hearing for years that a successful business needsto have a USP (unique sales point). The problem is that mostbusinesses find difficulty in identifying what their USP is.And even if they have a USP, eventually they find theircompetitors doing the same thing. So instead of losing sleep ...
Views: 1320 - How Many Calories Do I Need Per Day? - by Submitted on Dec 01, 2005 from Marc DavidHow Do I Calculate Caloric Needs Based On My Goal (gain/loss/maintain)? Listen, figuring out how many calories a day you need to lose weight, maintain your weight or gain weight really isn’t too hard. And with the formula I’m about to give you plus a very cool website, you can easily track ...
Views: 28378(10 votes) - Common SenseStrengthTraining - by Submitted on Dec 01, 2005 from Joe KarszenEverybody asks the question on how to go about a strength training program. Where do I start, how do I begin, where do I go, what age to start at, and what do I need? These are all common questions on beginning a strength training program. I will go over these common asked questions in ...
Views: 2971 - Top 10 Reasons to Stop Facing Reality - by Submitted on Dec 01, 2005 from Sue FrederickTop 10 Reasons to Stop Facing Reality By Sue Frederick, author of Dancing at Your Desk and BrilliantDay:7 Steps to Turn Your Day Around “You need to face reality!” How often have you heard that? How often have you said that while talking yourself out of pursuing a dream career? From now on, ...
Views: 1495 - How to Boost Holiday Sales with Your Ads, Sales Letters and Web Site - by Submitted on Dec 01, 2005 from Jeremy CohenWhy do your clients purchase your product or service? Ultimately, people with whom you do business come to understand, at a detailed level, exactly how you can help them. Additionally, anyone who pays you for what you sell must trust the quality of your product or service. They also must ...
Views: 1023 - Ten Things to Do Before Year End - by Submitted on Dec 01, 2005 from Kevin EikenberryWe attach significance to the turning of the calendar, and when the calendar turns to a new year, it means more than learning to change a digit when we write a check – we’ve started a new chapter. It is instructive for us to think about how we can get the most from the end of chapter 2005. ...
Views: 1299 - Three Major Reasons Why You Are Not Thriving - by Submitted on Dec 01, 2005 from Joseph MercolaBy Carol Tuttle Master Emotional Release Therapist and the author of the best-selling book, Remembering Wholeness: A Personal Handbook for Thriving in the 21st Century. 1. You are holding on to old emotional baggage. Most of the emotion you feel in a day is not even about today. You are just ...
Views: 957 - Terminal Cancer Patients Fighting Back With Omega-3 Fats - by Submitted on Dec 01, 2005 from Joseph MercolaIn 2000, a 78-year-old man was diagnosed with terminal lung cancer and told by his doctor he had only a few months to live. Tumors Down to 10 Percent Today, the cancerous tumors in his lungs have shrunk to 10 percent of what they were in 2000, according to last year's computed tomography ...
Views: 972 - The End of Suffering - A New Year’s Resolution to Keep. - by Submitted on Dec 01, 2005 from Mick QuinnThe New Year is always brim-full of promises and ideas. Most of us make our “New Year’s resolutions” with great gusto and conviction, but may find that within a few days or weeks that enthusiasm (root: God within) to change has almost completely dissipated. Why is this so? How can we make change ...
Views: 1038 - Productivity: How to add value in the Workplace - by Submitted on Nov 30, 2005 from Robb ThompsonProductivity: How To Add Value In The Workplace Never Look For Another Assignment Until You Have Successfully Completed Your Last & Most Important One If you are reading this, it is safe to say you have set some important goals for yourself at your place of employment, and you probably ...
Views: 5292 - Just Say Yes! - by Submitted on Nov 30, 2005 from Debbie FriedmanI was never a fan of the big purple dinosaur. As a matter of fact, I used to make fun of him. Then, my grandson Ben was born and I bought Barney’s Great Adventure video. Over the years Barney has become almost a staple with all of my grandchildren. Ben (now 6) and Brooks (2 years old) ...
Views: 794 - Traditional Cure For Abdominal Bloating ,Stomach Pains - by Submitted on Nov 30, 2005 from jim johnson"Stomach gas is an extremely universal problem which largely results due to improper eating habits." Just as the problem is extremely common, so has modern medicine derived novel ways to keep the problems in check - antacids. How modern antacids work? As the name suggests, antacids work ...
Views: 1293 - How to Handle the Silent Treatment - by Submitted on Nov 30, 2005 from Dr. Dennis NederLet’s say that you’ve dated a girl a few times and all of a sudden, she stops picking up the phone or returning your calls when she was very responsive before. What do you do? First, you stop pouting and sitting by the phone trying to will her to call by sending your aura through the telephone ...
Views: 3059 - Can Breast Cancer be Prevented? - by Submitted on Nov 30, 2005 from Lyn Prowse-BishopSometimes it seems that every magazine, newspaper, radio show, and piece of mail has a headline declaring that every woman’s risk of developing breast cancer is increasing. There is a numbing feeling of inevitability in these pronouncements. More and more women think about breast cancer as a ...
Views: 1352(2 votes) - Using “Self-Talk” to Fulfill New Years Resolutions - by There is something truly special about the coming of a New Year. Another twelve months present the perfect opportunity to start over, transform or change your self in some way. Regardless of what you resolve to do, be it to improve your health, develop better relationships with friends, make a ...
Views: 889 - Holiday Season ~ Stress Free Style - by Submitted on Nov 29, 2005 from Lori LiteWhich “vision” describes holidays at your house? a) Visions of sugar plums dancing in your head? OR b) Visions of shopping, late nights, no school, no schedule, candy, apple pie, parties, company and travel? If you picked “b” then you are in the company of most of America. This ...
Views: 1613 - Building Reserves - by Submitted on Nov 29, 2005 from Karen VizerOften when we think of the term abundance, we think of money or wealth, but truly abundance relates to having enough. As a coach I want my clients to have reserves in all areas of their lives. Having enough to just get by is simply not good enough, nor will it create the kind of extraordinary ...
Views: 725 - Health Benefits of Tea - by Submitted on Nov 29, 2005 from Linda BinnsOne of the undeniable pleasures of the cold-weather season is warming up with a cup of steaming hot tea. And while enjoying the warmth and flavors of one of the world’s most popular beverages, tea-drinkers also can reap many health benefits from their daily cuppa. As a native of England, ...
Views: 6768 - Know Thyself! - by Submitted on Nov 29, 2005 from Adebola OniIt is very appalling considering the rate at which people pass through this world without getting to know what power they carry inside of them. For some time now, I have stopped listening to news because I realize that most of what we hear read to us seems not to be good news. We hear people ...
Views: 1177 - The Ultimate Drug for Treating Depression - by Submitted on Nov 29, 2005 from Joseph MercolaMore and more researchers and physicians are coming to the conclusion that exercise can be as effective as antidepressants in reducing the symptoms of major depression. Group or Solitary Both Work Many studies have shown that exercise in a group setting is highly effective, and new research is ...
Views: 918 - The Pursuit of Happiness - by Submitted on Nov 28, 2005 from Sanjiv SahayThe pursuit of happiness is one of the primary goals of all humans. This, along with life and liberty, was declared as an essential right in the US declaration of independence. Every religion and philosophy has offered its pathway to happiness. Happiness is a state of mind and there are many ...
Views: 766 - Be a People Person - by Submitted on Nov 28, 2005 from Ron Kirkland"The entire population of the world-with one minor exception-is composed of others." ~John C. Maxwell I first heard the above statement while attending John Maxwell's Maximum Impact Simulcast last April. I thought "wow", what a powerful message. Some may read, or hear this and think to ...
Views: 736 - How to Help Teenagers Cope with Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - by Submitted on Nov 28, 2005 from Sophie LeeMany irritable bowel syndrome sufferers first develop symptoms of IBS during their teenage years. Symptoms like stomach pain, diarrhea, constipation and bloating are difficult even for an adult to deal with, and if you also have to cope with peer pressure, new relationships and exams it can make ...
Views: 12636 - Life's Board of Directors - Who Sits on Yours? - by Submitted on Nov 28, 2005 from Jan HintonSo much has been in the news recently about boards of directors, seemingly to be asleep at the wheel while major corporations crumbled. Most boards are designed to provide oversight and guidance to the direction of a business. Good or bad, boards of directors effect the direction of a ...
Views: 1346 - Mindfulness Exercises - by Submitted on Nov 28, 2005 from Steve GillmanMindfulness exercises let you "tune in" to yourself. Distractions are let go, and your brain power is increased. The exercises help you think more clearly and concentrate better. The best news is that they are easier than you might think to learn. Easy Mindfulness Exercises Anytime you are ...
Views: 3712 - 7 Tips to End Night Time Eating - by Submitted on Nov 28, 2005 from Kathryn Martyn SmithStop Being Influenced by Food Advertising The news is full of stories about obesity and overweight and the food industry fully intends to place the blame squarely on you, despite the fact they spend hundreds of millions of dollars every year in an effort to entice us to buy more and more of ...
Views: 1007 - Grapes May Prevent Alzheimer's - by Submitted on Nov 28, 2005 from Joseph MercolaResveratrol, a compound found in grapes and red wine, may be prove to be a potent weapon in the battle against Alzheimer's. Fights Amyloid-Beta Peptides A study has shown that it lowers levels of the amyloid-beta peptides, which are responsible for the plaques leading to Alzheimer's disease. ...
Views: 962 - Scaring Kids Away From Fast Food - by Submitted on Nov 28, 2005 from Joseph MercolaAccording to a study by the British Heart Foundation (BHF), roughly a third of children polled didn't know the main ingredient in French fries. And, about 10 percent of them thought fries were mostly made of oil; others suggested eggs, flour, and even apples.This may be part of the reason ...
Views: 986 - How to Survive and Enjoy (!) a Blind Date - by Submitted on Nov 28, 2005 from David LevineYou may not agree, but it seems to me that blind dates are high on the list of things that everyone loves to hate. I have just one question – why? Apparently, there are a number of myths about blind dates that are ruining their reputation. If you’re interested in exploding those myths and ...
Views: 981 - To Chose or Excuse - by Submitted on Nov 27, 2005 from Jennifer KoretskyOne of the best things about being diagnosed with ADD is that you finally have an explanation for many of the challenges you experience in life. So this is why it's hard for me to get started and follow through! This is why it's hard for me to pay attention in meetings! This is why it's ...
Views: 1181 - What Does Creativity Bring To Your Life? - by Submitted on Nov 27, 2005 from Linda DessauIn my 2004 e-book, the Creativity Interviews, I asked 7 questions about the creative process to 19 creative artists from a variety of disciplines. One of these questions was "what does creativity bring to your life?" As I'm looking through the answers with new eyes, themes start to pop up in ...
Views: 2051(1 vote) - Connect With Other Artists - by Submitted on Nov 27, 2005 from Linda Dessau"So I am not the only one having these creativity blocks? This makes me feel less lonely." - Martine, Painter Why IS it so vital to our creative fulfillment to connect with our fellow artists? Support – Asking for support is often the last thing we think of, even when things are at their ...
Views: 1182 - Kids of Separated Parents: The Annual Holiday Access Dispute - by Submitted on Nov 27, 2005 from Gary DirenfeldKids of Separated Parents: The Annual Holiday Access Dispute Forget about the last minute gift shopping. The real issue for separated parents this season is who gets what time with the kids. With divorce seemingly as popular as marriage, more and more kids will be subject to the annual access ...
Views: 1607 - What You Need To Know About Depression - by Submitted on Nov 27, 2005 from debra tulllisWhat does depression mean to you? Depression is a very serious mood disorder that can affect anyone regardless of age, gender, race, social status or ethnicity. Depression is an illness that affects your body, mind, disposition, sleep and your thoughts. This condition can be caused by many ...
Views: 1333 - The Hidden Effects of Childhood Maltreatment and How Life Coaching Can Help - by Submitted on Nov 27, 2005 from debra tulllisViolence against women is one of the primary health problems facing adults today. Many people are not aware that childhood maltreatment is a powerful risk factor for health problems in adulthood. Its victims can suffer lifelong health effects. Maltreatment is best viewed as a risk factor ...
Views: 1492 - Mysticism, Dogma and Truth - by Submitted on Jan 11, 2013 from Edwin SpinaAt a recent lecture on Belief Systems, a student asked, "Is mysticism a religion?" Mysticism is a spiritual discipline aiming at direct communion with God or the ultimate truth. It is not a religion and, in fact, all religions have mystics. There are Christian mystics, Jewish mystics ...At a ...
Views: 1433(1 vote) - A Daily Refreshment - by Submitted on Nov 26, 2005 from Amy BiddleHalf an hour's meditation is essential except when you are very busy. Then, a full hour is needed. --Francis de Sales Meditation is one of those things in life that benefits you the most when you want to do it the least. It is a practice that helps to calm a racing mind, while it refreshes and ...
Views: 989 - You've Screwed Up - Now What Do You Do? - by Submitted on Nov 26, 2005 from Kim DukeOK everyone - even the Sales Diva is not immune to screwing up royally every now and then! I can't believe I am actually going to tell you what happened to me recently... but it will give you a laugh! I was recently asked by a local college to do a tele-class call. No problem. Booked the date. ...
Views: 976 - 12 Steps for a Stress-Free Holiday - by Submitted on Nov 25, 2005 from Joanie WinbergDo you feel like Clark W. Griswold trying to make a perfect holiday and stumbling through mishaps? Everyone faces challenges of juggling their time effectively during the hectic holiday season. We all have to carry on our normal activities plus shop, wrap, cook, clean, bake, decorate, travel, ...
Views: 1184 - The Truth About Persistence and Success - by Submitted on Apr 13, 2010 from Royane RealMany people who want to be successful spend a lot of time reading motivational books and articles. You probably do too. You want to know what qualities are required for success. When we read about the tools required to achieve success, very often we are told that if we really want to be ...
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