Study the people who become financially and personally successful in life and you will find... they applied knowledge they learned from people who were more knowledgable and already successful!
In this section you will find hints, tips, directions, etc. for ways and means to accomplish your goals so you can meet your needs without hurting yourself or other people.
7-Minute solution - Speak Easy Now
"Who hasn’t stumbled through a presentation or flubbed a key point when the boss was listening? Overcome your public speaking jitters with these tips from top communication coach Bill Hoogterp of Blue Planet Training." Click here and read the rest of the story from Parade Magazine.
Lin-spiration
He was young and untested. He went to the “˜wrong’ school. He was fired twice. How basketball sensation Jeremy Lin drove past the naysayers to land his dream job...
By Dawn Klingensmith, CTW Features 3-11-12 North County Times
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Feel better now!
From Parade Magazine 8-21-11
Recent grads get failing grades in minding their professional manners
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"Jobseekers who take measures to counteract negative perceptions of their generation’s work habits will have the brightest prospects of all, said David Polk, a behavioral sciences professor at York College of Pennsylvania.
That recent grads bring to the workforce an outsized sense of entitlement — expecting rewards without putting in the effort — is the chief complaint against them, Polk said. His research on behalf of the college’s Center for Professional Excellence has shown for two straight years that young workers’ professionalism is “less-than-desired.”
Two other “common and troubling” deficits are in accepting personal responsibility for decisions and actions and being open to criticism, Polk said."
Feed Your Head
For those into music from the late 60's and 70's you may recognize the above title from lyrics in a Jefferson Airplane song. But bringing this important subject up to our era of scientific understanding it has a very urgent message for us today. What you choose to put into your body will change how your body operates!
If you put sand into the gears of a precision motor, that motor will not work the way it was built to work. The same is true with us and the food and thoughts we choose to put in our minds and bodies.
There is tons of scientific research to support this statement and the following is just one of many examples. This is an article posted to msn and while it talks about feeding your "Child" and "ADHS" the fact is, it applies to all of us at all ages. And whether or not you have been formally labeled as ADHD you and the rest of us battle our distractions every moment and need all the help and support we can get to discipline our minds and stay focused on the tasks we need to deal with.
Click here to read the article and make conscious choices about what you put into your body. Remember, putting sand into the gears of your motor will cause problems. Proper nutrition will help your body and mind have fewer problems.
