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- Dietary Guidelines For A Child's Growing Brain: The Basics - by Submitted on Apr 03, 2008 from FSB AuthorsOnce a child moves beyond breastfeeding, it's up to us parents to take on the awesome responsibility of navigating our way through a pretty lousy American diet and nourishing our kids in ways that help -- not hinder -- their growing bodies and brains. This is more challenging than it ought to ...
Views: 670 - Desk Job Making You Fat? Easy Ways To Shed That Jelly Belly For Good! - by Submitted on Sep 22, 2008 from FSB AuthorsWeight gain on the job is so prevalent now, that some nutritionists have coined the term "the office 15" to describe the average of 15 pounds that about 45 percent of women gain just in the first three months of starting a desk job. And there are millions of American women who gain even more ...
Views: 669 - War In Iraq, George W. Bush - by Submitted on Oct 03, 2008 from FSB AuthorsAccomplished? On May 1, President Bush triumphantly proclaimed the end of combat operations, and he did it with a theatrical flourish. Attired in a Navy flight suit, the former Air National Guard trainee (Bush had actually cut short his flight training to participate in a political campaign) ...
Views: 661(1 vote) - Why Small Businesses Should Care - by Submitted on Jan 25, 2009 from FSB AuthorsWhat about small businesses? Can they sit this one out? In a word, no. Here are six reasons why: 1. Laws that once applied only to big business are encroaching on smaller enterprises. Even bakeries and gas stations must now comply with clean air regulations. 2. Small companies often have an ...
Views: 660 - Walk The Talk - by Submitted on Nov 12, 2007 from FSB AuthorsPractice 9: Be Authentic and Transparent Today's Customers have good reason to be skeptical. The marketplace is filled with products that don't work; businesses flood media with campaigns to improve their image without the good business practices to back them up; and politicians and governments ...
Views: 659 - Loving the Journey - by Submitted on Jun 11, 2008 from FSB AuthorsI love to paint, to feel the creamy goo under my brush. I spread it out like butter across canvas. I turn the music up loud and almost dance with my brush. I paint about simple things that make me happy, or simple things I find beautiful. Georgia O’Keefe is my hero for that reason-- for ...
Views: 658 - Replace Fear with Trust - by Submitted on Dec 06, 2007 from FSB AuthorsOn the first day of school, within the first two minutes, I discuss this issue with the children. While most classrooms are based on fear, our classroom is based on trust. The children hear the words and like them, but they are only words. It is deeds that will help the children see that I not ...
Views: 655 - Turn Selling Around - by Submitted on Nov 29, 2007 from FSB AuthorsThe heart of the new approach to selling is an intense focus on the prosperity of your customers. This is a radical departure from what most salespeople and selling organizations do. The entire psychological orientation is shifted 180 degrees. No longer do you measure your own success first. ...
Views: 654 - Meeting Your Change Muscle - by Submitted on Jun 24, 2008 from FSB AuthorsDuring change, most of us feel weak and incapable. We haven't been told that we can get through things, so we automatically assume that we can't. But I'm here to remind you that you're much stronger than you've ever imagined. You've already been through many more changes than you realize, and ...
Views: 649 - HPV Vaccine And Cervical Cancer: Is it worth vaccinating? - by Submitted on Sep 09, 2008 from FSB AuthorsOver the past two years, the O-N-E L-E-S-S campaign for Gardasil, the new HPV vaccine to protect against cervical cancer, has brought discussion about the human papilloma virus to the forefront, shining new light not only on the vaccine itself, but also on the issues that surround it. HPV is ...
Views: 635 - How Moms Re-entering The Work Force Can Find The Job Of Their Dreams - by Submitted on Jan 31, 2008 from FSB AuthorsIf you are one of the many women in the U.S. thinking about returning to the workforce after taking time out to start a family, you might feel a bit lost. Technology has changed, your field may have shifted, and your priorities may be different now that you have little ones at home. The ...
Views: 632 - Please Forgive Me - by Submitted on Oct 22, 2007 from FSB AuthorsDon't ask yourself what the world needs. Ask yourself what makes you come alive and then go do that. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive. --Howard Thurman If you feel stuck in any area of your life, if you're not attracting the car, house, job, mate, or anything else you ...
Views: 626 - Make Love with Your Money - by Submitted on Dec 24, 2008 from FSB AuthorsYou are a creator of our world. Your retirement dollars are invested in the corporations that define our existence. When you realize the power of your money and investments as tools to make you rich and to also enrich our world, you will start aligning yourself with other creative and motivated ...
Views: 623 - Why Did You Write Your Book? - by Submitted on Jan 08, 2009 from FSB AuthorsIt never fails. On every author's book tour, every interviewer, every moderator, every talk show host always asks the same question, especially when the room goes silent and they need to rescue the interview -- "Why did you write your book?" This is a failsafe method to get the author chatting ...
Views: 623(1 vote) - Hiring the Right Skill Set And Motivating the Millennials - by Submitted on Nov 12, 2008 from FSB AuthorsIn an economic downturn, employers need to be even more careful with their hiring decisions. And recent graduates from some of the best schools may not have the skills that matter most in the new global knowledge economy. In researching my new book, The Global Achievement Gap: Why Even Our ...
Views: 621(1 vote) - Hurry Down Sunshine - by Submitted on Nov 18, 2008 from FSB AuthorsThe writing of a memoir is a tricky proposition, and not only because the form has been dragged through the mud by its own practitioners in recent years. Philip Roth has a passage in his novel The Counterlife about "the strange bind" in which the family members of a writer find themselves: ...
Views: 621(1 vote) - Raising A Kid Safely In The 'Hood - by Submitted on Oct 01, 2008 from FSB AuthorsMy stomach sank the moment we arrived home from the hospital with our newborn baby. There in front of the house loitered the narcotics gang that ruled our street in Harlem. First to step forth was the head of the drug crew. He offered stiff congratulations as he peered at our precious bundle. ...
Views: 598 - The Blame Game - by Submitted on Sep 27, 2008 from FSB AuthorsAs a parent, you accept from the start that it is all your fault. Every last inhibition, weakness and thing that goes wrong in your child's life is down to you -- however old they are. If they get bullied, bully, pick the wrong course at university or marry the wrong girl, it is all because you ...
Views: 596 - The Speed of Life and What it Means to You! - by Submitted on Jan 13, 2009 from FSB AuthorsThe speed of life is a global condition that presents a strategic challenge for everyone. The speed of life combines excessive amounts of unrefined information with a glut of choices and opportunities and presents itself in the form of confusion and distraction! How well we function within ...
Views: 594 - As I See Fit - by Submitted on May 19, 2008 from FSB AuthorsI have no problem ‘fessing my age, sixty-one, as long as you don’t use those numbers to limit or define me. And, if you have a problem with that, we can meet in the parking lot to settle the matter (just kidding!). My sixty-one may just be your thirty-six: healthy, fit, vibrant, ...
Views: 588 - The Fastest Way To A 100% Closing Ratio - by Submitted on Sep 27, 2008 from FSB Authors100% of the prospects she asked said yes. Even the people that started by saying no, said yes. She's my nine-year-old daughter. Her name is Alex and the most amazing sales person I have ever seen. We were at her brother's soccer practice with 75 minutes to meet her $200 goal for the American ...
Views: 585 - Military Audience - by Submitted on May 20, 2008 from FSB AuthorsAmericans start to feel the ripple effects of war and violence. The United States is at war, and the home front is hurting. One and a half million Americans have served in military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. Over 4,000 are dead. Nearly thirty thousand have been physically wounded. ...
Views: 584 - Cancer: A Matter Of "Terrain", Not Genes - by Submitted on Aug 21, 2008 from FSB AuthorsGenes account for at most 15% of cancers. What matters most in prevention or getting the most of treatments is not our genetic makeup but the biology we create within our body to support our natural defenses against tumor growth. The Genetic Fallacy Most of us live with the false belief that ...
Views: 581 - The Promise Of Advertising In Social Media - by Submitted on Nov 12, 2008 from FSB AuthorsIn a Web 2.0 world, advertising exists in an interactive environment characterized by user control, freedom, and dialogue. In this context, advertising means inviting the consumption of branded experience, ideas, and knowledge, engaging consumers, and inspiring interaction. It is no longer ...
Views: 575 - Cancer Is A Preventable Disease Of Our Western Life-Style - by Submitted on Sep 26, 2008 from FSB AuthorsCancer rates have been rising steadily since the 1940s. But this is mostly true in Western life-style societies. By understanding how this happened, we can all learn to protect ourselves better. A Cancer Epidemic Started in 1940 Cancer rates have been climbing steadily since 1940. This is not ...
Views: 574 - The New Miracle Treatment For Women In Midlife and Beyond: A True Magic Bullet for Staying Healthy And Feeling Good - by Submitted on Jul 29, 2008 from FSB AuthorsWhen you first saw the title of this article, you immediately thought it was hogwash, right? You were a bit disappointed, too, because doctors are supposed to be honest, and discuss only the treatments that have been scientifically proven to work; and everyone knows that there is no such thing ...
Views: 573 - My Mother’s Fatal Flaw - by Submitted on Apr 07, 2008 from FSB AuthorsI spent the day of August 21, 1992, driving to a mountainous desert town whose name, in the scorching heat and fine dust, was a seductive mockery: Palm Springs, California. I had embarked upon the most Californian of endeavors, an editorial retreat for the Los Angeles–based magazine where I ...
Views: 537 - Authenticity -- A Fast Way To Connect - by Submitted on Sep 27, 2008 from FSB Authors"I heard you did a great job connecting with the audience and got all choked up with your acceptance speech for the Canadian Speaking Hall of Fame," said my friend Victoria. "Yep, when I DO authentic, it works every time," I said with a chuckle. I was kidding about 'doing' authentic, of ...
Views: 530 - What If We Took Care Of Our Backs Like We Do Our Teeth? - by Submitted on Apr 07, 2008 from FSB AuthorsThe dentists got it right -- an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. Dentists don’t sit back and wait until a patient needs a root canal before they take action. Instead, they continually monitor, preventatively treat, and educate their patients on ways to take care of their teeth. ...
Views: 509 - The Health Of Your Back Can Be A Sign Of Your Overall Health! Does Your Back Hurt? You May Need A Lifestyle Adjustmen - by Submitted on Mar 31, 2008 from FSB AuthorsLosing weight, changing dietary and exercise habits, and reducing stress may not seem like common prescriptions for treating those aches and pains that may ail your back -- but these things often go hand in hand with successful treatment for back pain. This is why successful treatment for back ...
Views: 484 - Fish Oil -- What Every Midlife Woman (And Man) Should Know - by Submitted on Jul 24, 2008 from FSB AuthorsOne cannot read a newspaper or listen to the radio or TV without fish oil being mentioned. What, exactly, is it? Why all the hype now? Is it really as good as it’s cracked up to be? All are important questions; you need to know the answers if you want to stay healthy in midlife and beyond. ...
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