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As a member of the kitchen stewarding department, simply put, the compactor is assigned to the task of taking out the trash or garbage after his or her shift. However, taking out the trash is not just about hauling them out of the kitchen and dumping them inside the dumpster, but there are ... Views: 1352
What you are experiencing in your life right now is a reflection of the thoughts that you had previously two now.
This is the basis of creation. This is the basis of making your life in line with the divine flow. As we really gets the fact that we are co-creating with the universe at all ... Views: 1251
Do you know what you want this year? You don't need to know how you will achieve it yet. "What" comes before "how". Most people can articulate what they don't want, but they have difficulty in being clear about what they do want. "Not this!" and "Something different" are not intentions. "Getting ... Views: 1330
Much of the reason why so many people today live lives that are meager, unfulfilled, and empty has to do with this concept of stewardship.
Stewardship is a term that isn’t heard much these days. While the use of the word seems a little outdated, the concept can be considered timeless. ... Views: 1020
This isn't the typical way I approach things but I’ll admit I’m absolutely dumbfounded and have to ask WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH PEOPLE THESE DAYS?! Facebook and news outlets are full of stories like:
- NYC man kills his boss after being laid off
- Man arrested for stabbing a puppy multiple ... Views: 1198
I recently read a staggering statistic. More than 40% of college graduates never read another book after they graduate – EVER – FOR THE REST OF THEIR LIVES!
If you are not among that 40%, congratulations; you are among the living. If you are among that 40%, how are you growing? How are you ... Views: 1176
The other day a client emailed me with an update and ended with "So thanks for the crappy assignment. It was great."
The comment reminded me of the several hundred individual conversations I'd had at a festival just the weekend before. I was asking people "What If…You Could Love Your Life ... Views: 963
What is GST?
GST is a big step towards improving India's tax system. Excise and service taxes are indirect tax laws. GST is an integrated tax covering both goods and services. With the introduction of GST, the entire country is transformed into a unified market and indirect taxes such as ... Views: 621
Achievement, victory, accomplishment, and attainment are all terms that we commonly associate with success. It is today’s hallmark that we link success with monetary gain. As many of us have discovered, financial wealth does not guarantee bliss nor bring a satisfying meaning to life. Fiscal ... Views: 1255
When I began working in the field of addiction 30 years ago, most clients were automatically labeled addicts, (yes, shocking but true) just as most clinicians were either recovered individuals or members of addiction-troubled families. Of course, the field has evolved and what was once held to ... Views: 1738
I keep typing the word succeed.
I can’t help it. When I write about entrepreneurship, about achieving goals and doing the things that matter – it seems the word I have to keep coming back to is success.
We are here to help you succeed…
Here are some success strategies…
But before I ... Views: 828
In the past month I've been checking in with my clients about how far they've come and where they want to go next. We've been focusing on what matters to them most as they look forward to 2015.
Aleesha is looking for meaningful work. She tells me that education jobs are scarce, and indeed ... Views: 1374
What I have noticed is that many of us confuse being responsible with feeling accountable. How do we do that? Let’s begin with clarifying the distinction between both qualities.
As a giving person, you may describe yourself as responsible. You follow through with your commitments. You take ... Views: 1147
Its cliched but so true! It is also true that when the going gets tough, the toughest thing to do is to become tough. I so understand you! I am totally with you on this one. It at times simply adds to misery when people advise you to do ten different things to come out of the tough situation – ... Views: 1493
When Your Back is Against the Wall…
by Bill Cottringer
…Or when you are caught between a rock and hard place and can’t get any lower because you are already lower than a snake’s belly. This is a horrible place to be in life, but only the lucky few escape these painful experiences. Most of ... Views: 1603
Parents want the best for their children: shelter, food, friends, educational and life
opportunities. Yet sometimes, even through a parent’s best intentions, children stray from the desired behavior. Bullying, a dangerous and yet all too common behavior, is typically seen in children who have ... Views: 1280
Where Are We Going? Joseph Seiler MCC jseiler@yournaturaledge.com
Little Red Riding Hood said she was going to Grandma’s house. She seemed to be pretty clear on that part of things. Being able to ‘say’ where we are going, some will tell us, is ‘it’, the golden fleece, the answer to ... Views: 1087
It may not seem like it, but there are incredible opportunities right now for you to transform yourself in wonderful and expansive ways. Especially during these difficult times, I encourage you to be aware of the mind.
Your mind is patterned to keep you feeling separate. It can cause you to ... Views: 1048
There really is no such thing as anonymity anymore. Thanks to the Internet people can be quickly identified and every step they take can be retraced. So what can you do to ensure your privacy in the age of the Internet?
Brian Stetler of the New York Times gives us some examples of the ... Views: 790
One of life's challenges and greatest rewards develop from our relationships with others. Sometimes it feels like a balancing act between our responsibility to take care of ourselves, honor our own feelings and meet our own needs and our commitment to expand our compassion, our understanding, ... Views: 1135
Are we the blaming kind? Do we find some kind of satisfaction in putting the responsibility and therefore the blame “out there”? Do we tend to say, its Obama’s fault we’re in this mess? Or I just can’t get the work done in this heat, or as Flip Wilson used to say, “The devil made me do it.” Or ... Views: 1036
In ancient times, lessons were taught via stories told around the campfires at the end of the day. The wise elders would tell and retell fables that turned into modern stories such as "The Hare and the Tortoise" where the moral of "slow and steady wins the ... Views: 2543
How do you look in the morning before you leave for work? Do you plan your work wardrobe for the week? Do you check the mirror before you head for the door? In the world in which we live, despite being judged by our actions, I believe that we are still first and foremost judged by our ... Views: 1297
Choice is both the biggest opportunity for life purpose and the biggest cause of stress in our lives.
Life is full of choices. (I know, what a profound statement.) Some of them are small. We choose what to eat for lunch, who to text, what to watch on TV. Conversely, some choices are quite ... Views: 638
Going Solar: hot technology is cooling energy costs
by Cate Montana
In 1978, John Schaeffer, founder and CEO of Real Goods, sold and installed the first residential photovoltaic power system in the United States. It was an off-the-grid 12 volt, DC (direct current) system that ran at an 8% ... Views: 1737
Yes, it is true: if you want to succeed in today’s economy, you need a Ron Paul on your sales team. You’ve heard me say it over and over: this economy has changed, it is a different time and it calls for a different type of sales person. This is what I call a "Trust and Value Economy". If you ... Views: 980
I'm not a fan of excuses. Matter of fact, I downright do not like excuses. When my daughter makes the statement: I can't or I do not know, I have an answer for her. My answer: "As long as you have God and Google you can do and know anything." Well, I think you get my drift. Do you believe you ... Views: 1426
This time, like all times, is a very good one, if we but know what to do with it.
-- Ralph Waldo Emerson
I often tell my students that there’s a rather big distinction between "wishing" and "willing."
To make the distinction, I tell this story:
I've always wished I could play ... Views: 3576
A typical weekend morning discussion in our household. Our 11-year old daughter: “can I ring a friend to play with?” We: “that’s okay, but you first have to clean up your room. You promised us yesterday you’d have it done by last night, and it’s still a mess”. A big –as we call it- Neanderthal ... Views: 2019
Companies use mission statements to let people know why they are in existence. Their mission statement could include information about who they are, what they do, and how they do it. Although corporate mission statements vary greatly, each serves as a guide for the company, its employees, and ... Views: 3406
Most people cannot accept failure. They stop the first time they fall. It is important for me to know when to stop and change the course. But I do not think that one must stop after the first fall. You cannot stop until you win.
You quit only when you know that what you are doing no longer ... Views: 1360
“Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishment” ... Jim Rohn
You’ve heard a colleague or an employee described thus: “She’s one take-charge lady, or “He’s a self-starter.” or “She makes it happen around here.” Making things happen, as these people are known for, cannot occur if ... Views: 953
I’ve got 2 words for you that can lead you to, and eventually give you anything and everything you could hope for. These 2 words have been in every person’s ‘toolkit’ that has led to their eventual success. Those that have failed, have used these 2 words to drive them out of failure and back on ... Views: 1301
Holistic health embraces optimum functioning in five key areas of well-being. These are spiritual, emotional, relationships, health and fitness and finances/career. Depletion in any one area pulls down the holistic health of the entire person, because each area of our life relates and is ... Views: 1640
From the second we wake up, to the time we go to bed, our days are filled with choices. It is these choices that ultimately determine how our lives turn out. When we make good choices we are living enriched, fulfilling lives, and when we make bad choices, our lives are difficult and ... Views: 1259
There is often the debate on what has the most effect on how a person ends up. Is it how they were brought up? Is it the events that happen in their lives? Is it the circumstances that surround them? While these factors may have some impact, the thing that has the ability to change your ... Views: 844
I blame…myself? Wait a minute, that doesn’t sound right.
The blame game, as my wife used to to call it WAS one of my favorite games to play. LOVED IT. “That wasn’t my fault, it was your fault.” Or, “If you didn’t do that, I wouldn’t have got all screwed up.” It’s a classic game. You’re always ... Views: 847
When it comes to the people that one is closest to, they are likely to find that they have similar views. They may disagree about certain things from time to time, but in general they will be on the same page, so to speak.
Whereas if one was to think about the people they that they are not ... Views: 1716
When something goes wrong, one can either look into what took place, or they can simply find someone to blame. If they were to look into what happened, it would give them the chance to make a difference.
For example, they could see if they have played a part in what took place and if so, ... Views: 1635