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- ***Five Career Rules for Surviving the Recession - by Submitted on Jan 27, 2010 from David Couper1. Don't be part of the story. Stop reading the papers, listening to CNN and checking on your 401k. Focus on the positives, not the negatives. Even if you are hit by the recession, focus on what you can do, what’s good in your life, not on the doom and gloom the media is pushing. 2. Plan for ...
Views: 1964(3 votes) - ***Changing to your dream job doesn’t need to be a nightmare - by Submitted on Jan 27, 2010 from David CouperNot many people have scored their dream jobs Recent statistics show that fewer than half the people surveyed like their work. That’s a dismal number and what is even sadder that even among those people who said they like their job there are even fewer employees who are in their dream ...
Views: 2063(2 votes) - ***Change your job to a green job - by Submitted on Jan 27, 2010 from David CouperLooking to change your career? Want to be part of a growth industry? Interested in green jobs? Now is the time. As Dr. Kirwan Rockfeller, Director, Sustainability Leadership, UC Irvine Extension, puts it, “since gas prices went up to $5 a gallon there has been historic momentum for green ...
Views: 1627(2 votes) - SPEAK UP AND YOUR BUSINESS LIFE WILL TAKE A STEP UP - by Submitted on Jan 27, 2010 from James FarrellAssertiveness in business helps to build confidence, and in today’s world; knowing the difference between assertiveness and aggression and putting this into practice is an essential tool for progress and successful interaction in business. Assertiveness courses ...
Views: 585 - ***Healthy Recipes for Fitness - by Submitted on Jul 21, 2011 from Boomer Living at Boomer-LivingPlus.comHealthy Winter Hash This simple recipe is the perfect meal for a chilly winter day. It is packed with tender vegetables, filled with protein and can be made with chicken or as a vegetarian dish. Serve it with a salad for a quick and healthy meal that the whole family will love. ??Yield: 6 ...
Views: 1832(3 votes) - ***Baby Boomers Number 1 Goal Is To Stay Healthy and Vital - by Submitted on Jul 21, 2011 from Boomer Living at Boomer-LivingPlus.comI can’t believe that I’m writing January 2010! Is it my imagination or did this decade breeze by so fast that my hair is still settling onto my shoulders? For many of us Baby Boomers, the last ten years has been fraught with caring for or watching our aging family members deal with such ...
Views: 2483(2 votes) - ***Making a Difference with Friends - by Submitted on Jul 21, 2011 from Boomer Living at Boomer-LivingPlus.comConnections Around the corner is a friend In this great city that has no end. Yet days go by and weeks rush on, Before I know, a year is gone. I never see my old friend’s face, For life’s a swift and terrible race. He knows I like him just as well, As in the days I rang his bell And ...
Views: 2391(4 votes) - ***Save Space with Helpful Bathroom Organizers - by Submitted on Feb 02, 2010 from Get OrganizedYour bathroom should be one of the most relaxing rooms in the house: a simple, clean haven from the increasingly jumbled, overcrowded and public world outside. If your water closet offers somewhat cramped quarters, keeping all your essential toiletries and linens organized can be a bit of a ...
Views: 2820(2 votes) - ***Preserve Your Shoes and Keep Them in Order with Shoe Organizers - by Submitted on Feb 02, 2010 from Get OrganizedIf you’ve been opting for the barefoot or mismatched look lately in lieu of sifting through the jumble of shoes, sandals, pumps, boots, slip-ons and sneakers in your closet, it may be time for an organizational intervention. Whether you’re trying to fit a diva-grade collection of footwear into a ...
Views: 3868(1 vote) - ***What is Meditation? - by Submitted on Jan 27, 2010 from Steven SashenTo some people, meditation means sitting in a dark cave on top of a mountain in a loin cloth, burning incense and chanting some foreign Sanskrit word while eating nothing but tree bark. Other people define meditation as a state they experience while participating in an activity they are ...
Views: 1564(3 votes) - 2 Things You Must Do to Jump-Start 2010 - by Submitted on Jan 27, 2010 from Kim SmithThere are two simple, but extremely important things that I've noticed most people do NOT do very often. The first one is acknowledge what they've accomplished. The second one is clarify what they really want. Most people have a tendency to focus too much on what they haven't yet ...
Views: 1216(4 votes) - ***Understanding Tibetan Buddhist Meditation - by Submitted on Jan 27, 2010 from Steven SashenOne of the countries in which Buddhism has had a recent impact is Tibet. "Recent," in this case means, oh, about 1000 years ago, when Buddhism was brought to Tibet from India by Padmasambhava. These days, Tibetan Buddhism is popular world-wide. The Dalai Lama has written many books, won a ...
Views: 1130(1 vote) - ***How To Learn Zen Meditation - by Submitted on Jan 27, 2010 from Steven SashenWould you like to learn Zen meditation? If you do, then you have to make a decision: would you prefer to sit staring at a blank wall, or would you like to have an idea what other meditators in the room look like? Actually, there’s another decision involved: do you want your progress ...
Views: 2468(1 vote) - ***TM® in School - Good Idea or Hidden Religion? - by Submitted on Jan 27, 2010 from Steven SashenI recently read an Arizona Daily Star article about how Transcendental Meditation® is being taught in an alternative-minded school. Now, since I teach meditation myself, you might expect I’d be happy about this, particularly since the article reports positive results. If only it were so ...
Views: 1227(2 votes) - ***How to Be and Get Dream Partners for Success: Secret #24 Set Outrageous Goals - by Submitted on Jan 27, 2010 from Patty Sadallah“You have to set goals that are almost out of reach. If you set a goal that is attainable without much work or thought, you are stuck with something below your true talent and potential.” Steve Garvey. At a recent Redwood Sisterhood breakfast, I challenged the ladies to set an outrageous 90 ...
Views: 1629(14 votes) - ***Did You Experience the Tornado of 2009? - by Submitted on Jan 27, 2010 from Janet WilliamsDid Your Whirlwind Life Turn into a Raging Tornado in 2009? Here’s What You Can Do for 2010. In 2009 with the birth of my new children’s yoga book “What I See, I Can Be: A Guided Yoga Flow for Children” I felt like a new mother. Just like a new mother, my busy schedule left me feeling ...
Views: 2733(6 votes) - How To Burn Stomach Fat Fast - 2 Tips To Help You Burn Fat Without Eating 'Health' Foods - by Submitted on Jan 27, 2010 from Tyson FaulknerI want to share a few tips to help you learn how to burn stomach fat, since there's a lot of confusion about what actually works and what the fastest way to burn it off is. Let me tell you right now that you don't have to eat only cabbage soup for the rest of your life, nor become a vegetarian. ...
Views: 1238 - ***Learn to Love Yourself and Eliminate Anxiety - by Submitted on Jan 27, 2010 from Sandra DawsonWhen you feel anxious, you may not have a way to calm down, and you may be terrified that your anxiety will also trigger a panic attack. An overactive nervous system is causing your anxiety and panic attacks if you are experiencing them when you are truly safe. The reason you feel anxiety in ...
Views: 4470(5 votes) - DO YOU DO WHAT YOU KNOW YOU SHOULD? - by Submitted on Jan 27, 2010 from Dirk ZellerMost Agents know deep down inside that they need to do a better job of prospecting in order to increase business. They know that true long-term sales success is built through the work of looking for new business, but they do not do the work. Unlike those Agents, if you want to succeed, you ...
Views: 1361(3 votes) - How to Teach Your Newborn the Difference between Day and Night - by Submitted on Jan 27, 2010 from Lucy FitzgeraldResearch has shown that a young baby can start to distinguish between night and day from as young as two weeks with a little gentle guidance. Here are six simple strategies that work. 1 – In the day, keep the house light and bright. Take your baby out for walks in the fresh air. Even if he’s ...
Views: 5007(1 vote) - How To Find The Best Six Pack Abs Program To Help You Burn Fat And Get Abs Fast - by Submitted on Jan 27, 2010 from Tyson FaulknerIf you've been on the search for the best six pack abs program for any amount of time you've probably realized that there's a ton of them out there. Everything from books to videos to audio cds, you can get a program on any medium you want, but the question is which one is best to buy? I'll tell ...
Views: 977 - Six Ways to Stop Your Baby Waking Early - by Submitted on Jan 27, 2010 from Lucy FitzgeraldEarly waking for a little one under the age of two is common and parents find it the most difficult sleep issue to resolve. Here are six suggestions to improve things quickly. 1 - Decide on the time you’re happy to get up and start the day as a family. 6am isn’t much fun but that is a ...
Views: 4629(2 votes) - How to Be Seen as an Expert - by Submitted on Jan 27, 2010 from Loren FogelmanHow you do anything is how you do everything! There is a connection between your thoughts, emotions and actions. If there is a part of your business which you are dissatisfied with, take a closer look and figure out why things are not working well. Discover the conflict between what you want and ...
Views: 1449(1 vote) - How Drugs Work - by Submitted on Jan 27, 2010 from Aaron PeterDrugs have become an important element in the history of medicine to cure or increase the immunity in humans against various diseases. Due to continuous innovation, research and development in the past 4-5 decades, drugs are now available to cure majority of diseases. When taken in prescribed ...
Views: 1566(1 vote) - Hail To The King! From The Diary of A Former Slave VII - by Submitted on Jan 27, 2010 from Rabbi Simcha WeinbergI once watched a drunken man running down the street in the rain, weaving from one side to the other. When I asked him what he was doing, he responded, “I’m running through the raindrops!” I’m not drunk. I’m not even running. I can walk, even stand between the hailstones. They just won’t fall ...
Views: 726 - NERVOUS BREAKTHROUGHS: The Pleasure of Sadness - by Submitted on Jan 27, 2010 from Mary ClaybonThroughout my life I have had a series of nervous breakthroughs. Rather than call them break downs I like to call them break throughs. I learned from these experiences and found my life more enriched, more mature, and at a powerful stage of growth after coming through a sad or conflicted time in ...
Views: 1090(1 vote) - SHIFTING GEARS - by Submitted on Jan 27, 2010 from Mary ClaybonYour kids are going back to school. You’re in empty nest. You’ve just returned from traveling. You’re starting a new job. Whether you are experiencing any of these transitions or other changes in your life, they all have something in common. They cause us to shift gears or reorient ourselves to ...
Views: 944 - The Natural Way to Eliminate Acne Worries - Guaranteed! - by Submitted on Jun 14, 2012 from Rod CollinsAcne refers to a condition of the skin that practically every person has to face at least once in their lives. This condition happens to be much more common in teenagers, though, compared to any other group of people due to the processes of hormones that occur within the body of a teenager. A ...
Views: 920(2 votes) - THINK YOURSELF WELL - by Submitted on Jan 27, 2010 from Mary ClaybonI don’t believe in the germ theory. I believe in the conflict theory. If it were true that germs were the sole cause of illness, we would be sick all the time. There are millions of microorganisms and infectious diseases everywhere-where we live, work, play, shop, and eat. Stress and conflict ...
Views: 1248 - Mountain or Molehill: Keeping Life in Perspective - by Submitted on Jan 27, 2010 from Mary ClaybonSome people these days would say a molehill is a big deal. After all these little pointed mice like creatures can tunnel through our yards and mess up our flower beds in no time. And mountains? They are there to enjoy, to climb, to offer slopes for skiing and hiking trails. Yet the saying, make ...
Views: 2249(2 votes) - FRIENDSHIP: THE MEDICINE OF LIFE - by Submitted on Jan 27, 2010 from Mary Claybon“The friend who can be silent with us in a moment of despair or confusion, who can stay with us in an hour of grief and bereavement, who can tolerate not knowing…not healing, not curing…that is a friend who cares.” - Henri Nouwen Friendship is an art. We are born into families but we must ...
Views: 1435(3 votes) - What To Do About Stress - by Submitted on Jan 27, 2010 from Mary ClaybonStress is the result of our reactions. Stress can be positive and stimulate us to be productive and live a full life. Stress can also be negative, and studies and experience tell us that 75 % of most illnesses have their root cause in stress. Prolonged stress depresses the immune system and ...
Views: 988(1 vote) - Why Should You Buy a Home? - by Submitted on Jan 27, 2010 from Ashley FordAs a potential first time home buyer it is important to consider all of the reasons why homeownership is appealing to you. After all it isn’t something that you simply do on a whim, but is something that requires a lot of thought due to the investment of time, emotions and money. Advantages ...
Views: 773(5 votes) - Choosing and Attracting The Right Career With The Law of Attraction - by Submitted on Jan 27, 2010 from Priya DeelchandIn order to live a happy and successful life, making the right career choice is of utmost importance. In fact, we spend almost 80% of our time at work and if we are not happy in our job, it will be reflected in the other areas of our life. If on the other hand, we make the right career choice ...
Views: 3391(12 votes) - Boring Minds, Boring Lives - by Submitted on Jan 27, 2010 from Willie HortonOver seventy years of psychological research proves conclusively that we live automatic lives. "Automaticity" is what psychologists call our extremely efficient ability to perform routine tasks without paying attention to them. Stop for a moment to reflect on how much attention you paid, this ...
Views: 2080(7 votes) - 3 Way to Beat shyness and Improve Your Life - by Submitted on Jan 27, 2010 from Kate IrwinShyness can have a huge impact on your life. It can stop you socialising, getting on at work and generally living the life you want to. Do you often feel like there is no way to overcome your shyness? Have a hopeless feeling that stops you taking all sorts of opportunities? Take heart! ...
Views: 1787(2 votes) - 7 Ways for Women to Improve Confidence and Get More Out of Life - by Submitted on Jan 27, 2010 from Kate IrwinIt seems almost everyone would like to improve their self confidence. Women have so much to juggle it is all too easy to see why self esteem and self confidence can plummet - it is just not possible to do everything. Here are 7 small things that every woman can do regularly to improve ...
Views: 1563(2 votes) - Anger Problem? Learn All About Techniques & Counselling - by Submitted on Jan 27, 2010 from Associated Relationship & Marriage Counsellors SydneyDO YOU NEED ANGER MANAGEMENT TIPS, TECHNIQUES & ANGER MANAGEMENT COUNSELLING? Do you often feel agitated, angry or aggressive, or do you often feel 'shut-down' yet seething with anger on the inside? You may be suffering from an anger management problem. ANGER MANAGEMENT ISSUES ARE ...
Views: 3101 - Finding a Judgment Collection or Judgment Recovery Professional - by Submitted on Jan 27, 2010 from Sanjana SharmaTo find a Judgment collection or Judgment Recovery professional, we need to follow these important steps: Step 1-: Get a professional in judgment recovery. It's not a simple matter of looking through the phone book or making phone calls. You must find a trained professional with a long term ...
Views: 1097(1 vote) - Nasal Congestion Remedies - by Submitted on Jan 27, 2010 from Neel AlfredNasal congestion is a condition where the sinus cavities or the blood vessels of the nose may get inflamed blocking the regular exchange of air and mucous. The trapped mucous can build up and cause a lot of other problems. It is usually just an irritation for adults but prolonged exposure to ...
Views: 1011 - Are Compound Movements The Best Muscle Building Exercises? - by Submitted on Jan 27, 2010 from Nick AndradeWhen it comes to selecting the best muscle building exercises from the thousands of different bodybuilding exercises that are popular, it can be a difficult task to cut the list down to a reasonable number of only the best free weights exercises. What you find with most of the exercises that are ...
Views: 1707 - Building a Quality Targeted Cover Letter - by Submitted on May 14, 2010 from Ruth BerryIn a huge pile of resumes on the employer's desk at least ten will be called for a job interview and most often only one will be hired. Employers do not pick randomly choose the candidates that they want to interview and the candidates don't get to be so lucky. The key to getting interviewed is ...
Views: 1268(3 votes) - Successful People Know When and How to Break the Rules - by Submitted on Jan 26, 2010 from Bud BilanichI was asked to review a new book, The Big Picture: Essential Lessons for the Movies. Authors Kevin Coupe and Michael Sansolo do a great job of discussing the business and career success ideas in almost 200 movies. This is a very thoughtful book. Kevin and Michael make some great points about ...
Views: 2427(2 votes) - How to Build On Line Relationships for Success - by Submitted on Jan 26, 2010 from Bud BilanichYesterday I wrote about the importance of knowing yourself when it comes to building relationships. Today, I'd like to focus on building relationships on the internet. The internet gives you the opportunity to maintain relationships with people you know well, strengthen relationships with people ...
Views: 979(1 vote) - Strategies for Marketing - by Submitted on Jan 28, 2010 from David BairdWhat is Your Marketing Strategy? Every business owner needs to go into business with an education. You can’t just say, “I want to be an Internet Marketer and make a million dollars by Friday.” It is the same for doctors, lawyers, engineers, and fashion designers. You don’t want go to the ...
Views: 383 - Affirmations Help You Create the Successful Life and Career You Want and Deserve - by Submitted on Jan 26, 2010 from Bud BilanichI have learned that self confidence is an upward spiral. Self confidence leads to professional success, which in turn leads to increased self confidence, which leads to higher levels of success, and so on. You might be saying, "That's great, but how do I become self confident if I'm new in my ...
Views: 1608(3 votes) - 3 Steps to Clearing Office Clutter - by Submitted on Jan 26, 2010 from joshua zerkelIt's that time of year again, where resolutions have hopefully been started or implemented, and we're ready to move forward! But before we do, it's a great idea to do some pre-spring cleaning. Why wait for later to clear out the clutter? After all, a big spring cleaning can be a daunting ...
Views: 1328 - Internet TV System: Software with 3000+ Channels - by Submitted on Jan 26, 2010 from John NeymanThe concept of TV is changing with innovations in technology; there is no longer any need of a separate television set in your home in order to watch television. Now online televisions can provide you more channels than any cable network on your computer in a lesser price. One such Internet ...
Views: 1953 - Master Cleanse Secrets: An E-Book on Effective Dieting - by Submitted on Jan 26, 2010 from John NeymanThe “Master Cleanse Secrets” ebook has been created by Raylen Sterling, but the actual master cleanse formula has been in use for the past 50 years. Something that increased the curiosity of the public in the master cleanse diet was the announcement made my Beyonce Knowles on the Oprah Winfrey ...
Views: 1260 - A Short History of Search Engine OptimizationSubmitted on Jan 26, 2010 from Carla Baldock1. The Early Years The actual term (SEO) started being thrown around in 1997. Content provider and Webmasters began doing SEO in the mid 1990's. What is SEO today however is though quite a drastic revolution from what constituted SEO back then. People started to experiment with SEO ...
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