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Change Your Language, Change Your Relationship: How We Say Things Does Matter
www.SharonRivkin.com That old phrase, "sticks and stones may break my bones, but names will never hurt me" is not really true. Words may not inflict visible bruises like sticks and stones, but they pack a punch nonetheless. They injure our insides, our feelings, and...
A Woman’s Intuition
www.danadorfman.com I believe women live in their own pocket of time. As nurturer's of the earth, women have a way of transcending their senses. As earth nurturer's they do not freely follow the road of logics. Instead they float through life's curves by their...
Sales Management: How to Manage Independent, Tech-Savvy New Millennial & Help Them Sell Effectively
Independent, tech-savvy, social, and optimistic - why are these kids so hard to manage? Seasoned sales managers are facing challenges managing new Millennial's, also known as people born after 1980. These new sales professionals have a different approach to life. This...
Leadership Training: How to Motivate & Increase Your Employees' WANT-TO-COOPERATE Factor
Are you a leader trying to get your coworkers to change? Then you need to be aware of a basic motivational, psychological truth. People only change when they WANT to. It's like the little prospector who walked into a saloon, wearing clean new shoes. A big Texan said...
Pack the Car, Three Suitcases, Snacks, One Teenager, and a Fabulous Attitude
The Myths of Traveling with Teenagers Traveling with teenagers can be a positive adventure. Despite popular opinion, traveling with a teenager can be a rewarding period of time filled with a lot of laughter and engaging, enlightening conversation. Travel with a...
The Real Reasons Employees Leave, and How to Keep the Best
Why do people leave teams and organizations? The # 1 reason people leave jobs is because they fail to connect with their bosses as leaders and as people. People are rarely honest about why they leave a company. Too many associates that depart follow Jimmy Conway's...
Seven Calculated Choices to Make Your Career Leap Like a Geyser
Life leaps like a geyser for those willing to drill through the rock of inertia. -- Alexis Carrel When I was 10 years old, our family vacation was to Yellowstone Park in Wyoming. I remember watching in awe as the Old Faithful geyser of its own free will and choice...
The Solution to Excess Estrogen & Weight Gain (belly fat)
Did you know that certain estrogen inhibiting compounds in food help destroy stubborn fat and also defend against cancer? Defend yourself against estrogen and its related chemicals We live in an "over estrogenic world". Never before has the human body been exposed to...
How I Turned My Mother-in-Law from my Worst Nightmare into My Best Friend!
Your MIL is coming! As your mother-in-law is due to arrive in a couple of hours, your hands sweat and your heart begins to palpitate as you quickly try to neaten and straighten the house to perfection. HELP! Can you possibly live up to her standards? Will anything you...
Conflicts Can Be Romantic?
Romantic conflicts are as common as . . . Chores, Money, Sex, In laws, Holidays, Feeling Ignored, Vacations, Disciplining the Children, Enough Time Together, Lack of Listening, Dirty Fighting, The "Right Way" to Do Things, "You Just Don't Get It," and on and on . . ....
Kid-Friendly Meal Tips
www.FreshBaby.com It can be tough to feed kids, especially if they are finicky. Here are some creative tips to help you feed your kids get a dose of nutrition in each meal. Breakfast Breakfast burrito: scrambled eggs, black beans and salsa wrapped in a brown rice...
Exercising for Two
Exercise is a green approach to health care. Yes, a green pregnancy means making the most of what you take into your body, through what you eat, drink, and breathe, and also absorb through your skin, hair, and nails. But how you move your body is another powerful...
Who’s the Boss Here, You or Your Treo? ®
www.TheProductivityPro.com Technology is both a blessing and a curse. It can definitely improve your productivity, but having to deal with email, voicemail, the Internet, Blackberries, PDAs, cell phones and pagers can make you less productive if you're not careful....
The Tao of Positive Expectations
Be realistic. Expect a miracle! - Rajneesh How much do our expectations have to do with what happens in our life? Everything! Way more than most people give themselves credit for! The "Tao" means the Way of Nature, the Way of the Universe-the way things work. The Tao...
Leadership Skills: How to Shape Perceptions So You Can Get Full & Willing Cooperation
When you first became a supervisor or manager, you tried to project an image of confidence ... an image that said you expected performance from others. In a sense, you intuitively knew that "perception was everything" and you needed to "manage your brand." You did...
