Monthly Archive
Don’t Ask Your Doctor
Perhaps I should ask my doctor if there is a drug to take to combat anxiety from seeing too many drug ads. You know the ones I'm talking about. They always start out with a list of questions. Then they tell you that a new drug might be just the thing for you - all you...
When You Feel Frustrated, Go With the Flow
Are you making your life impossible? When you hit a wall and people and projects don't work out the way you planned, you tend to apply more force. Frustrated, you take it up a notch, pushing even harder for success. However, forcing an issue does not usually get...
Heaven – Harmony – Balance – Boring? Not
Mark Twain once said that he wasn't interested in going to heaven. After all how could it be heaven if he couldn't do the things that were fun to him here on earth? Exactly. The same sentiment is found in all of us whether we are aware of it or not. In my mid...
How to Use News Hot Buttons to Unlock a Treasure Vault of Free Publicity
Early in my TV career, a consultant from the Magid Company, the people who practically invented TV news research, told me something that helped me enormously through the years. 'There are no dull stories,' she said. 'Just dull approaches to interesting...
If You Stare at Your Halo too Long, it becomes a Noose
Many of us today strive to achieve a measure of success, wealth, power, prestige, and believe that the acquisition of these icons of materialism will bring a sense of satisfaction and achievement. The need to achieve the illusive American Dream of riches and fame,...
Money Talks: How to Use Public Speaking to Attract Clients
When Robert Middleton moved his marketing consulting practice, Action Plan Marketing, to Palo Alto, California several years ago, he started his business from scratch. He had left his well-established client base several miles away and now had to find strategies to...
Pharmacists Caution Consumers on Most Commonly Counterfeited Drugs
While the U.S. drug supply is still the safest in the world, the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) advises consumers to be particularly vigilant about their medications given the recent rise in counterfeiting. According to the U.S. Food and...
Simple Rules of Love
DO 1. DO remember that your guy is not you. Besides being male, he was raised differently and has his own habits and preferences--that are as treasured and comfortable as yours are to you. 2. DO keep in mind that he wasn't put on earth to read your mind...
Spring into Enchantment
Who can control a smile sneaking across your face as you go outside on a beautiful spring day, suddenly finding your nostrils filled with a sweet aroma of fresh blooms, while feeling warm breezes against your skin, whispering, "No coat today."? Nature provides...
The Parthenon of Success – Part I
Through their company, Enlightened Alliances, Janet and Chris Attwood work with some of the most successful individuals in the world. These are people who are not only successful, but are also dedicated to making a positive difference in the quality of life worldwide....
The Vacuum Law of Prosperity
The universe cannot put good into your hand, until you let go of what you are holding in it. If you walk down the beach, you leave footprints in the sand. But give the wind and the waves a few minutes, and those tracks will be filled in. Just as vegetation will...
Tips for Staying Balanced in Times of STRESS
We are living in times of extraordinary STRESS. According to Dr. Cathy Carlson-Rink, stress can affect not only our Emotional health, but our physical health as well. "Constant stress eventually exhausts the adrenal glands, the thyroid, and the pancreas,...
Traveling Out of Body
I can see the cops coming! They're a good thousand feet away. I can clearly make out their uniforms and swinging nightsticks. How can I be seeing this? I didn't dare mention it to my fellow underage drinking mates lounging with me on the grassy knoll in...
What Are You Dismissing?
I had lunch with a dear friend the other day. While I enjoyed the company and the food, I left feeling a little depressed. When I thought about it, I realized my friend was brilliant at dismissing every book, concept, guru, self-help method, or healing approach...
What to Do When You are Chased by a Snake
The Four Elements of Life Control
I lived for several years on the Japanese island of Okinawa. It is a tropical island setting with a wealth of beauty and lots of things to do. We lived on the side of a mountain that overlooked the Pacific Ocean. The beauty that we were able to observe from there was...
