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    Art Needs Time to Flower - Even in Cyberspace
    The speed of the internet has profoundly changed many (or most) people's perceptions of writing and publishing. It has affected our sense of TIME.Everything is accelerated. If we can copy and paste a story or article and submit it via e-mail within a matter of minutes then is seems strange to still have to wait a few months for response. We've come to expect quick results in cyberspace.It's easy to forget, as we're staring at computer-generated characters and interacting with an animated screen, that we're still sending our work out to another human being. That person has their own schedule, their own set of opinions and values when it comes to stories, articles, and poems...to sum it up, they have a life away from the computer. The internet is the medium, not the message.Microsoft word has helped foster the illusion that anyone can be a writer. Who needs to learn spelling and grammar when the program can find and fix such errors? Again we have a distortion of our sense of time. Instead of building up our talent, and nurturing our ability over a long period of trial and error, we want to plow right in to that bestseller.The reality is that creativity follows its own rhythms, a natural ebb and flow. The process by which a writer's life experience percolates inside and then bursts forth in a new form is something that can be forced only at great cost to the work.Consider "The Lord of the Rings", the most influencial fantasy of the last century. J.R.R. Tolkien labored over that novel for twelve years. Readers nowadays might cry: "What a waste! Imagine what he could have done with modern technology!" when they hear that he spent an entire year simply hammering out a final typescript.What is seldom pointed out, though, is that this more painstaking process allowed him to carefully consider EVERY WORD that he set down in type. And fifty years after their publication, those words still ring with power and wonder.Perhaps its a blessing that he didn't have spell-check.The bottom line for writers is this: technology in many ways HAS made our work easier. It's done away with some of the grind, so we can more fully devote our energy to the creative process. Now if we can only keep in mind that that process works according to its own timetable. Lets not
    reap what you sow.”

    But there is very good news, there is a fountain of youth just ready and waiting for you to take a drink and that is exercise!!!! Exercise will provide more energy, more confidence, a higher self esteem, mental alertness and you will be more motivated. Here is the formula:

    PH= > E > M

    The formula is that physical health equals increased energy and increased motivation. Think about it, when are you most motivated? When you have the most energy! When are you least motivated? When you have the least energy and you are tired. That is when you are most likely to be “down.” If you want to maximize motivation you must maximize your body and your overall health.

    I have found two keys to maximum health: a reasonable dietary plan and a workout plan that I can be sure is reasonable and will help me maintain consistency.

    The Cabbage Diet

    I am very concerned that across America there are people who are starting plans that are doomed to failure because the plans are so CRAZY. A popular diet recently advertised “Lose ten pounds in two days!” If that isn’t insane, I don’t know what is! In order to stay motivated, I believe you must find an eating plan, which is reasonable that a normal person can stick with and get results over time.

    When exercising, I have found two keys to success that work for me. I have to keep going back to the reason I am working out (Principle #1- Have a Purpose for What You Do) In other words why are you working out? To lose weight? To live a long healthy life free of disease? To increase the quality of you life? To attract a mate? The reasons have to be your reasons and the more detailed and specific you are the better.

    Spiritual I want to start off by saying that spiritual has a very broad meaning; it can mean any traditional religious belief or could mean the act of studying, reading or meditating. I would prefer to leave the definition of spiritual up to you. My definition of spiritual is something that renews me, refreshes my spirit and makes me feel whole. I believe that the reason people started feeling burnt out or dispirited is they neglect their spiritual side.

    It is very easy in today’s world of speed and urgency, technology,“24 x 7”, PDA’s and Blackberries, cell phones and pagers to not take the time to slow down, reflect, think, meditate, or pray. My wife and I were enjoying a long weekend at Rehoboth Beach Delaware. The weather was great, the beach was beautiful and I could feel the ocean air taking the stress away. I was walking down the boardwalk and saw a woman about 35 sitting on a bench

    Work Life Balance: Work Life a Balancing Act
    Australians are loosing their laidback, carefree reputation, as we continue to work longer hours, exercise less and neglect our leisure and family time.Recent research indicates that 67 per cent of Australian professionals spend at least 20 hours a week thinking about their job when they should be relaxing, and less than half take their entitled annual leave.Why is juggling work and life priorities an increasingly difficult challenge for many people?Could it be we are trying to pack more and more into our busy lives?Or is it the fact we are now so overloaded with information that our attention span is getting shorter and shorter as we strive to wade through the deluge of messages now coming at us in a range of forms.The Gartner group has found that we spend on average an hour a day dealing with emails and that only includes work related communication.We are creating unnecessary stress for ourselves, which is taking a heavy toll on our families, not to mention our health.Is this due to the information rich society we now live in?Marketers in the US now know the average teenager is exposed to more than 3000 discreet advertising messages each day and by the time they have reached 18 they will have seen more than 10 million.How do you manage family commitments while enhancing your career and dealing with all this increased clutter?Well, most people are aware of their tendency to overload on work or information but simply don’t know what to do to get their life back to a healthy balance.Being successful isn’t only about your career and your possessions, it’s about waking up every day and feeling good about the person you are and the life that you have created.Many people are searching for ways to achieve positive and lasting change both in and out of work.As Paul Valery said early in the last century "the trouble with the future is - it isn't what it used to be".The reality is many people are now living out someone else’s life dreams without leaving the comfort of their own lounge room. Why renovate your house or makeover your garden, when you can fantasise and watch someone else do it on TV for you?If you find yourself in this twilight zone you are not alone. Perth has more sunshine than any other
    What is the definition of success? Some people would define success as financial success like that of Donald Trump or Bill Gates. Some would define artistic success as that of that of Picasso. Some would define success as the serving lives of Martin Luther King, or Mother Teresa. Most people would view a successful person as someone who has achieved a lot- written 35 books, broken all the sports records, started a successful company, climbed Mount Everest. Success can be viewed, however in a different light and that is the enviable state of living a life of balance.

    The key, in my opinion, is to strive to live a life of balance. The idea is to be successful in all areas of your life because they all affect one another. Living a life of balance will help you get motivated and stay motivated because it will help you in several ways:

    •You will tend to be less frustrated because you will be making progress in each area of your life.

    •When you are working on one area of your life you can be more focused. You won’t be worried about the other areas because you will already be making progress.

    •You will feel good about your life overall.

    Balance Mythology

    Before we go further and give you some tips about how to live a life of balance, we should talk about some myths I would like you to get out of your head. If you understand these upfront, you will be less likely to get frustrated on your journey of seeking life balance.

    •Myth #1 Life will be or should be perfectly balanced Forget this concept! There is no such thing as perfection and there is no such thing as perfect balance. I know, you are saying to yourself “yes but I know a lady who had absolute perfect balance” (Martha Stewart?) well that is your perception. Believe me when I tell you that everyone on this planet struggles with this, and as we get busier and more tied to technology with cell phones and pagers, it’s getting crazier.

    •Myth #2 Once I am balanced I will be set This is also very far from the truth; the reality is that balance is like the wheels on your car. You can get them balanced but after some wear and tear and bumpy roads, you have to get them balanced again. So balance is something that has to be done over and over again in your life. It is a process.

    •Myth # 3 Balance is a goal that is achieved The truth is that balance is a process that you go through each week and every month. Every week you are deciding where to spend time and what to spend it on. It is in those individual decisions where balance can be achieved.

    •Myth #4 I will always be balanced Not true! There will be weeks where, due to a big project or initiative, you will have to spend much more time at work. There will be weeks when a family member is sick and you will have to spend more time at home. There will be weeks when you are sick and can’t work out. So the target is to achieve balance, but you will be less frustrated if you understand that it will not always happen.

    When you look at balance- you should try to concentrate on the following areas:

    •Professional/Career
    •Family Life/ Friends
    •Health and Fitness
    •Spiritual
    •Financial
    •Intellectual

    For each of these categories you should have both short and long term goals.

    •Professional/Career This is an area that can have an impact on your life from a “positive” or “negative” viewpoint. Your professional/ work life is key because in most cases, it is financing the rest of your life. If you think about it, your work is paying for the place you live, the car you drive, the food you eat. It is vital to spend time investing in and developing the skills that will help your career grow.

    I was recently at a major theme park on vacation and saw a family with a Father, Mother and three kids. Every time I saw that family throughout the day the father was on his cell phone. Now I am guessing, but I think his life was out of balance. He didn’t have time to go on vacation! That to me was a sad example of what can happen when we don’t strive for balance.

    It could be that there was an emergency at the office or a crisis he was managing; however, I got the feeling that this man was just a person who is a workaholic and never will be in balance. So what is the price we pay? What happens when we are completely utterly out of balance? At some point our motivation can be affected. The old saying “all work and no play makes Jack (and Jill) a dull boy/girl” certainly has some truth to it! The reality is that your tiny baby will only be a baby once. Your grandmother will only have a 100th birthday party once. Your son will only hit his first homerun once. There are so many special times that are missed and can’t be replayed, and are gone never to return. The emotional hurt of family and friends is lasting.

    I once had a job where I traveled 46 weeks during the year. My daughter was a toddler at the time and used to grab my leg and cry as I went out the door. Prying her little fingers from my leg and hugging her goodbye was painful. I would give her a hug and then say goodbye. It was the worst feeling in the world.

    The Big Question

    The big question on balance between work and the rest of your life is simply that you have to decide where the line is drawn. I once interviewed for a sales position, which was double my total compensation at the time. The only problem was that it required very heavy travel. I discussed it with my family and decided that it wasn’t worth it. That is where we as a family drew the line.

    You alone have to decide where the line is drawn. This is not an easy task because the line is always moving and the work, as well as your life, is always in a state of change.

    How can you tell if you lack balance? If you are already asking yourself that question that may be a hint. If you work so much that it is negatively affecting your family, your health, your marriage and your friendships, your finances, you most likely have a problem with balance. That means you are working too hard.

    You may want to try setting some guidelines for yourself on how many hours a week you are willing to put in, and try to stick to the maximum number. Many experts claim that you will work to fill the time available, and if you lessen the hours you will get the same amount done. Secondly, when you set a guideline and stick to it, you will eliminate doubt (am I doing enough?) and guilt and the stress that goes along with it. Try it for a few weeks and see what happens.

    Family Life/ Friends As a human being and as a member of the human tribe, you need to be connected to other people. As the old song goes “what the world needs now is love sweet love” as trite as that sounds it’s a basic human need. In order to be motivated and stay motivated we need to be around people who we appreciate and people who appreciate us. I find that there are many people who don’t give their family and friends enough attention because they are so busy. I find it easy to fall into this trap myself. The sad fact is we don’t know how long we will be around and we don’t know how long our friends and family will be around. I don’t mean to be morbid, but this is a reality which can shape your perception about spending time with family. Several years ago, my beloved grandfather passed away. He was more than just a grandfather, he was almost like a second father to me and he was a special person. We called him “Bigpop” and this was certainly an appropriate name because he was big and he was full of life! He was more of a pop, “grandfather” or “gramps” would have never have fit this giant energy force of a man. I must confess to you that when I went to his funeral I wished that I had spent more time with him in the last year of his life. Why didn’t I? I had led myself to believe I was too busy. It was six hours away; I didn’t have enough days off, blah, blah, blah. The reality is I didn’t plan for or make the time. I doubt there are many people at funerals that say, “I just wish I hadn’t spent SO MUCH time with them.”

    The real issue with most of us is we don’t plan and prioritize spending time with family and friends. It isn’t part of our schedule. We get caught up in the day-to-day hustle and bustle of life. Spending time with friends and family becomes accidental instead of purposeful. I am proud to say I plan time with my teenage daughter. Borrowing a technique from Dr. Steven Covey (The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People) every month we have a “father/daughter” day. This is sacred time put aside when her and I plan and do something together.

    It is the greatest decision we have ever made. As you may know, teens are not always easy to talk to. Every month we do something together. My wife and I have been married for 24 years but we still have “dates”. We plan time to go out to movies, dinner or shows in order to spend quality time together as a couple. Make the time for family and friends and actually plan it on your calendar or PDA. If you want to stay in touch with your best friend, your favorite cousin, write it in your calendar and then do it! The connection to family and friends will help you be more motivated. How can spending time with family and friends help you be motivated? Family and friends are already on your side and they can help support you, encourage you and give you love when you need that extra boost. That can be very motivating to know that you are part of a family that is behind you.

    Physical/Health According to research, only 16% of the American population is on a regular workout program. That means that 74% of Americans are not! Recent research also indicates that 64% of all men and 42% of all women are classified as overweight! That means that most Americans get little or no exercise, and if you sit on any city street and observe people walking by, you will see the result. I know many people who don’t make exercise part of their daily routine. We all have heard the excuses; “I don’t have time” or “I can’t afford to belong to a gym” or “I just got out of the habit”.

    We all end up so busy that we don’t work out and at some point our body starts to betray us. We slow down, feel bad, don’t have energy like we used to have. My wife’s doctor said “All my patients that are sick in their 50’s are a result of what they did or didn’t do in their 30’s and 40’s.” As the old saying goes “You reap what you sow.”

    But there is very good news, there is a fountain of youth just ready and waiting for you to take a drink and that is exercise!!!! Exercise will provide more energy, more confidence, a higher self esteem, mental alertness and you will be more motivated. Here is the formula:

    PH= > E > M

    The formula is that physical health equals increased energy and increased motivation. Think about it, when are you most motivated? When you have the most energy! When are you least motivated? When you have the least energy and you are tired. That is when you are most likely to be “down.” If you want to maximize motivation you must maximize your body and your overall health.

    I have found two keys to maximum health: a reasonable dietary plan and a workout plan that I can be sure is reasonable and will help me maintain consistency.

    The Cabbage Diet

    I am very concerned that across America there are people who are starting plans that are doomed to failure because the plans are so CRAZY. A popular diet recently advertised “Lose ten pounds in two days!” If that isn’t insane, I don’t know what is! In order to stay motivated, I believe you must find an eating plan, which is reasonable that a normal person can stick with and get results over time.

    When exercising, I have found two keys to success that work for me. I have to keep going back to the reason I am working out (Principle #1- Have a Purpose for What You Do) In other words why are you working out? To lose weight? To live a long healthy life free of disease? To increase the quality of you life? To attract a mate? The reasons have to be your reasons and the more detailed and specific you are the better.

    Spiritual I want to start off by saying that spiritual has a very broad meaning; it can mean any traditional religious belief or could mean the act of studying, reading or meditating. I would prefer to leave the definition of spiritual up to you. My definition of spiritual is something that renews me, refreshes my spirit and makes me feel whole. I believe that the reason people started feeling burnt out or dispirited is they neglect their spiritual side.

    It is very easy in today’s world of speed and urgency, technology,“24 x 7”, PDA’s and Blackberries, cell phones and pagers to not take the time to slow down, reflect, think, meditate, or pray. My wife and I were enjoying a long weekend at Rehoboth Beach Delaware. The weather was great, the beach was beautiful and I could feel the ocean air taking the stress away. I was walking down the boardwalk and saw a woman about 35 sitting on a bench

    A Financial Analysis of Cowen Group Incorporated
    As far as IPOs go, any financial analyst will tell you, as an investor, that investment banks, or other financial companies will be your best bet for higher capital gains. When examining the services that investment bank, Cowen Group Incorporated (COWN) can provide as a newly publicly traded company, the evidence presented prima facie seems to acquiesce with the prevailing sentiment. After looking at the fundamental and technical analysis of this company coupled with the ideology of investing with newly established financial corporations, as an investor, you will come to understand the multitude of benefits associated with purchasing shares early in such an industry.As reported in one of my other articles regarding investment bank IPOs, after examining 32 random investment banking IPOs, only four or 12% of these companies which have been in the market for more than one year had posted capital losses and only marginal ones relative to other IPOs. Furthermore, including all the IPOs in the market regardless of file date, only seven out of the 32 have seen any kind of capital loss regardless of any kind of fundamental or technical analysis. Juxtaposing such data to companies in industries such as technology or healthcare, and investors will find out how great a difference there is between the financial industry and the rest of the market. When examining Cowen, I absolutely can spot notable indicators to support such reasoning which will lead to a very favorable upward potential for investors of this company. In addition, because 2007 has the possibility for interest rate cuts which is favorable to investment banks and has historical data to support an upward market movement, next year has the possibility to become a tremendously optimistic one in terms of share price for Cowen.When looking at the limited fundamentals that Cowen provides, an investor should immediately spot the growing revenue associated with this company. Over the past year, while revenue margins are not terribly shocking, the modest increase, coupled with lower revenue costs, has situated a promising margin growth relative to gross profit. While Cowen’s EBIT has decreased on a year to year basis, such is a result of becoming publicly traded and having the financing portion of its cash flow statement under fire because
    t true! There will be weeks where, due to a big project or initiative, you will have to spend much more time at work. There will be weeks when a family member is sick and you will have to spend more time at home. There will be weeks when you are sick and can’t work out. So the target is to achieve balance, but you will be less frustrated if you understand that it will not always happen.

    When you look at balance- you should try to concentrate on the following areas:

    •Professional/Career
    •Family Life/ Friends
    •Health and Fitness
    •Spiritual
    •Financial
    •Intellectual

    For each of these categories you should have both short and long term goals.

    •Professional/Career This is an area that can have an impact on your life from a “positive” or “negative” viewpoint. Your professional/ work life is key because in most cases, it is financing the rest of your life. If you think about it, your work is paying for the place you live, the car you drive, the food you eat. It is vital to spend time investing in and developing the skills that will help your career grow.

    I was recently at a major theme park on vacation and saw a family with a Father, Mother and three kids. Every time I saw that family throughout the day the father was on his cell phone. Now I am guessing, but I think his life was out of balance. He didn’t have time to go on vacation! That to me was a sad example of what can happen when we don’t strive for balance.

    It could be that there was an emergency at the office or a crisis he was managing; however, I got the feeling that this man was just a person who is a workaholic and never will be in balance. So what is the price we pay? What happens when we are completely utterly out of balance? At some point our motivation can be affected. The old saying “all work and no play makes Jack (and Jill) a dull boy/girl” certainly has some truth to it! The reality is that your tiny baby will only be a baby once. Your grandmother will only have a 100th birthday party once. Your son will only hit his first homerun once. There are so many special times that are missed and can’t be replayed, and are gone never to return. The emotional hurt of family and friends is lasting.

    I once had a job where I traveled 46 weeks during the year. My daughter was a toddler at the time and used to grab my leg and cry as I went out the door. Prying her little fingers from my leg and hugging her goodbye was painful. I would give her a hug and then say goodbye. It was the worst feeling in the world.

    The Big Question

    The big question on balance between work and the rest of your life is simply that you have to decide where the line is drawn. I once interviewed for a sales position, which was double my total compensation at the time. The only problem was that it required very heavy travel. I discussed it with my family and decided that it wasn’t worth it. That is where we as a family drew the line.

    You alone have to decide where the line is drawn. This is not an easy task because the line is always moving and the work, as well as your life, is always in a state of change.

    How can you tell if you lack balance? If you are already asking yourself that question that may be a hint. If you work so much that it is negatively affecting your family, your health, your marriage and your friendships, your finances, you most likely have a problem with balance. That means you are working too hard.

    You may want to try setting some guidelines for yourself on how many hours a week you are willing to put in, and try to stick to the maximum number. Many experts claim that you will work to fill the time available, and if you lessen the hours you will get the same amount done. Secondly, when you set a guideline and stick to it, you will eliminate doubt (am I doing enough?) and guilt and the stress that goes along with it. Try it for a few weeks and see what happens.

    Family Life/ Friends As a human being and as a member of the human tribe, you need to be connected to other people. As the old song goes “what the world needs now is love sweet love” as trite as that sounds it’s a basic human need. In order to be motivated and stay motivated we need to be around people who we appreciate and people who appreciate us. I find that there are many people who don’t give their family and friends enough attention because they are so busy. I find it easy to fall into this trap myself. The sad fact is we don’t know how long we will be around and we don’t know how long our friends and family will be around. I don’t mean to be morbid, but this is a reality which can shape your perception about spending time with family. Several years ago, my beloved grandfather passed away. He was more than just a grandfather, he was almost like a second father to me and he was a special person. We called him “Bigpop” and this was certainly an appropriate name because he was big and he was full of life! He was more of a pop, “grandfather” or “gramps” would have never have fit this giant energy force of a man. I must confess to you that when I went to his funeral I wished that I had spent more time with him in the last year of his life. Why didn’t I? I had led myself to believe I was too busy. It was six hours away; I didn’t have enough days off, blah, blah, blah. The reality is I didn’t plan for or make the time. I doubt there are many people at funerals that say, “I just wish I hadn’t spent SO MUCH time with them.”

    The real issue with most of us is we don’t plan and prioritize spending time with family and friends. It isn’t part of our schedule. We get caught up in the day-to-day hustle and bustle of life. Spending time with friends and family becomes accidental instead of purposeful. I am proud to say I plan time with my teenage daughter. Borrowing a technique from Dr. Steven Covey (The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People) every month we have a “father/daughter” day. This is sacred time put aside when her and I plan and do something together.

    It is the greatest decision we have ever made. As you may know, teens are not always easy to talk to. Every month we do something together. My wife and I have been married for 24 years but we still have “dates”. We plan time to go out to movies, dinner or shows in order to spend quality time together as a couple. Make the time for family and friends and actually plan it on your calendar or PDA. If you want to stay in touch with your best friend, your favorite cousin, write it in your calendar and then do it! The connection to family and friends will help you be more motivated. How can spending time with family and friends help you be motivated? Family and friends are already on your side and they can help support you, encourage you and give you love when you need that extra boost. That can be very motivating to know that you are part of a family that is behind you.

    Physical/Health According to research, only 16% of the American population is on a regular workout program. That means that 74% of Americans are not! Recent research also indicates that 64% of all men and 42% of all women are classified as overweight! That means that most Americans get little or no exercise, and if you sit on any city street and observe people walking by, you will see the result. I know many people who don’t make exercise part of their daily routine. We all have heard the excuses; “I don’t have time” or “I can’t afford to belong to a gym” or “I just got out of the habit”.

    We all end up so busy that we don’t work out and at some point our body starts to betray us. We slow down, feel bad, don’t have energy like we used to have. My wife’s doctor said “All my patients that are sick in their 50’s are a result of what they did or didn’t do in their 30’s and 40’s.” As the old saying goes “You reap what you sow.”

    But there is very good news, there is a fountain of youth just ready and waiting for you to take a drink and that is exercise!!!! Exercise will provide more energy, more confidence, a higher self esteem, mental alertness and you will be more motivated. Here is the formula:

    PH= > E > M

    The formula is that physical health equals increased energy and increased motivation. Think about it, when are you most motivated? When you have the most energy! When are you least motivated? When you have the least energy and you are tired. That is when you are most likely to be “down.” If you want to maximize motivation you must maximize your body and your overall health.

    I have found two keys to maximum health: a reasonable dietary plan and a workout plan that I can be sure is reasonable and will help me maintain consistency.

    The Cabbage Diet

    I am very concerned that across America there are people who are starting plans that are doomed to failure because the plans are so CRAZY. A popular diet recently advertised “Lose ten pounds in two days!” If that isn’t insane, I don’t know what is! In order to stay motivated, I believe you must find an eating plan, which is reasonable that a normal person can stick with and get results over time.

    When exercising, I have found two keys to success that work for me. I have to keep going back to the reason I am working out (Principle #1- Have a Purpose for What You Do) In other words why are you working out? To lose weight? To live a long healthy life free of disease? To increase the quality of you life? To attract a mate? The reasons have to be your reasons and the more detailed and specific you are the better.

    Spiritual I want to start off by saying that spiritual has a very broad meaning; it can mean any traditional religious belief or could mean the act of studying, reading or meditating. I would prefer to leave the definition of spiritual up to you. My definition of spiritual is something that renews me, refreshes my spirit and makes me feel whole. I believe that the reason people started feeling burnt out or dispirited is they neglect their spiritual side.

    It is very easy in today’s world of speed and urgency, technology,“24 x 7”, PDA’s and Blackberries, cell phones and pagers to not take the time to slow down, reflect, think, meditate, or pray. My wife and I were enjoying a long weekend at Rehoboth Beach Delaware. The weather was great, the beach was beautiful and I could feel the ocean air taking the stress away. I was walking down the boardwalk and saw a woman about 35 sitting on a bench

    How Can RSS Feeds Help Your Online Business?
    So who should I use RSS Feeds? How can it help with my online business?1. RSS Feeds allow you to deliver your newsletter/message directly to the desktop of your subscribers and readers, BYPASSING email. As you might have read or heard, email is not getting through to a lot of people, especially now with CAN SPAM law in place, ISPs are filtering a lot of emails with certain subject lines in them.Imagine if you have a 10,000 list and 20% of your emails doesn't get through.That means 2,000 mails are not being delivered.How much sales are you losing from this alone?It is also costly to hire services that help you do the monitoring and ensure your autoresponders/emails get through.Your readers and subscribers themselves are getting numb to the constant bombardment of emails from other parties, bear in mind they are not just subscribing to your newsletter.With RSS Feeds, you can get your readers to subscribe to your news feed using a newsreader software or online web service for reading rss feeds).This way you can bypass all the email SPAM and reach 100% your readers.And with some good headlines, you can bet your message gets read.2. Get your site listed by YAHOO within 24 hours and save $299With RSS Feeds, you can get your site listed in Yahoo within 24 hours and save $299. Yahoo is currently building an RSS directory and as such has inadvertently opened a "back door", allowing people to list their website with RSS feeds.This secret is revealed in my multimedia ebook, with video tutorials showing you how to do it. Each day more people are discovering this secret, and I'm not sure when Yahoo will pull the plug.3. Dominate niche market with RSS feedsYou can create multiple RSS feeds centered around targeted keywords and submit them to RSS directories. There are people who are actually looking for good content online and wants to read and subscribe to news feeds.They might be searching for news on the keyword "cooking" for example. When someone performs a keyword search and you have your feeds built around that keyword, it will turn up and you get to have more subscribers when they subscribe to your news feeds.4. More subscribers, more leads, more sales. RSS feeds give you a wider reach and ga
    e between work and the rest of your life is simply that you have to decide where the line is drawn. I once interviewed for a sales position, which was double my total compensation at the time. The only problem was that it required very heavy travel. I discussed it with my family and decided that it wasn’t worth it. That is where we as a family drew the line.

    You alone have to decide where the line is drawn. This is not an easy task because the line is always moving and the work, as well as your life, is always in a state of change.

    How can you tell if you lack balance? If you are already asking yourself that question that may be a hint. If you work so much that it is negatively affecting your family, your health, your marriage and your friendships, your finances, you most likely have a problem with balance. That means you are working too hard.

    You may want to try setting some guidelines for yourself on how many hours a week you are willing to put in, and try to stick to the maximum number. Many experts claim that you will work to fill the time available, and if you lessen the hours you will get the same amount done. Secondly, when you set a guideline and stick to it, you will eliminate doubt (am I doing enough?) and guilt and the stress that goes along with it. Try it for a few weeks and see what happens.

    Family Life/ Friends As a human being and as a member of the human tribe, you need to be connected to other people. As the old song goes “what the world needs now is love sweet love” as trite as that sounds it’s a basic human need. In order to be motivated and stay motivated we need to be around people who we appreciate and people who appreciate us. I find that there are many people who don’t give their family and friends enough attention because they are so busy. I find it easy to fall into this trap myself. The sad fact is we don’t know how long we will be around and we don’t know how long our friends and family will be around. I don’t mean to be morbid, but this is a reality which can shape your perception about spending time with family. Several years ago, my beloved grandfather passed away. He was more than just a grandfather, he was almost like a second father to me and he was a special person. We called him “Bigpop” and this was certainly an appropriate name because he was big and he was full of life! He was more of a pop, “grandfather” or “gramps” would have never have fit this giant energy force of a man. I must confess to you that when I went to his funeral I wished that I had spent more time with him in the last year of his life. Why didn’t I? I had led myself to believe I was too busy. It was six hours away; I didn’t have enough days off, blah, blah, blah. The reality is I didn’t plan for or make the time. I doubt there are many people at funerals that say, “I just wish I hadn’t spent SO MUCH time with them.”

    The real issue with most of us is we don’t plan and prioritize spending time with family and friends. It isn’t part of our schedule. We get caught up in the day-to-day hustle and bustle of life. Spending time with friends and family becomes accidental instead of purposeful. I am proud to say I plan time with my teenage daughter. Borrowing a technique from Dr. Steven Covey (The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People) every month we have a “father/daughter” day. This is sacred time put aside when her and I plan and do something together.

    It is the greatest decision we have ever made. As you may know, teens are not always easy to talk to. Every month we do something together. My wife and I have been married for 24 years but we still have “dates”. We plan time to go out to movies, dinner or shows in order to spend quality time together as a couple. Make the time for family and friends and actually plan it on your calendar or PDA. If you want to stay in touch with your best friend, your favorite cousin, write it in your calendar and then do it! The connection to family and friends will help you be more motivated. How can spending time with family and friends help you be motivated? Family and friends are already on your side and they can help support you, encourage you and give you love when you need that extra boost. That can be very motivating to know that you are part of a family that is behind you.

    Physical/Health According to research, only 16% of the American population is on a regular workout program. That means that 74% of Americans are not! Recent research also indicates that 64% of all men and 42% of all women are classified as overweight! That means that most Americans get little or no exercise, and if you sit on any city street and observe people walking by, you will see the result. I know many people who don’t make exercise part of their daily routine. We all have heard the excuses; “I don’t have time” or “I can’t afford to belong to a gym” or “I just got out of the habit”.

    We all end up so busy that we don’t work out and at some point our body starts to betray us. We slow down, feel bad, don’t have energy like we used to have. My wife’s doctor said “All my patients that are sick in their 50’s are a result of what they did or didn’t do in their 30’s and 40’s.” As the old saying goes “You reap what you sow.”

    But there is very good news, there is a fountain of youth just ready and waiting for you to take a drink and that is exercise!!!! Exercise will provide more energy, more confidence, a higher self esteem, mental alertness and you will be more motivated. Here is the formula:

    PH= > E > M

    The formula is that physical health equals increased energy and increased motivation. Think about it, when are you most motivated? When you have the most energy! When are you least motivated? When you have the least energy and you are tired. That is when you are most likely to be “down.” If you want to maximize motivation you must maximize your body and your overall health.

    I have found two keys to maximum health: a reasonable dietary plan and a workout plan that I can be sure is reasonable and will help me maintain consistency.

    The Cabbage Diet

    I am very concerned that across America there are people who are starting plans that are doomed to failure because the plans are so CRAZY. A popular diet recently advertised “Lose ten pounds in two days!” If that isn’t insane, I don’t know what is! In order to stay motivated, I believe you must find an eating plan, which is reasonable that a normal person can stick with and get results over time.

    When exercising, I have found two keys to success that work for me. I have to keep going back to the reason I am working out (Principle #1- Have a Purpose for What You Do) In other words why are you working out? To lose weight? To live a long healthy life free of disease? To increase the quality of you life? To attract a mate? The reasons have to be your reasons and the more detailed and specific you are the better.

    Spiritual I want to start off by saying that spiritual has a very broad meaning; it can mean any traditional religious belief or could mean the act of studying, reading or meditating. I would prefer to leave the definition of spiritual up to you. My definition of spiritual is something that renews me, refreshes my spirit and makes me feel whole. I believe that the reason people started feeling burnt out or dispirited is they neglect their spiritual side.

    It is very easy in today’s world of speed and urgency, technology,“24 x 7”, PDA’s and Blackberries, cell phones and pagers to not take the time to slow down, reflect, think, meditate, or pray. My wife and I were enjoying a long weekend at Rehoboth Beach Delaware. The weather was great, the beach was beautiful and I could feel the ocean air taking the stress away. I was walking down the boardwalk and saw a woman about 35 sitting on a bench

    You've Got a Curse!
    It is tough being here on this plane. You have your life to handle, your family to deal with, and you can’t help but feel responsible for them. You work 9 to 5. You try to squeeze your life around according to what suits everyone else and disregard your own needs. Time is moving faster than you can handle. You are seeing your life fly by in front of you. You feel depleted and have no energy left for you to enjoy a cup of coffee in peace and quiet. You try to read some books for insight, read articles, go to workshops and are willing to try anything in order to solve your issues. You may end up with things changing slightly, but never quite to your liking.Then, you hear or read that it may take a lifetime to heal a single issue in your life. You feel like you have few issues to deal with and feel like you are at the end of your rope. You hit bottom and feel desperate, frustrated, invisible and perhaps angry at yourself for not handling your life differently. When placing blame, your finger points to everyone except to yourself. Doors seem to be closing everywhere you go, and there seems to be nothing you can do about it.You may decide to seek advice from an intuitive psychic to provide answers to help diminish your desperation but you also want the answers to be to your liking. You want, in a way, to hear what you want to hear. Your energy is all over the place. Lost and exasperated, you accept anything that may help solve your issues. Your psychic may pick up your vibration, but remember that unfortunately many psychics have a set of their own issues to deal with. You think a psychic needs help? You may feel that they are extraordinary people who should know everything. They are gifted but how many of them listen to their own messages to help resolve their own issues. And here you are finding that your life is dependent on them and what they say. Remember, a psychic is a human being after all. They have issues too.You are told by your psychic: You are cursed!You experience a moment of silence and then start asking for more. Is it a way of creating excuses and helping you to believe that if it was not for being cursed your life would be better, your work would improve and your relationships would blossom? Then your psychic tells you I can help your situation by removin
    led myself to believe I was too busy. It was six hours away; I didn’t have enough days off, blah, blah, blah. The reality is I didn’t plan for or make the time. I doubt there are many people at funerals that say, “I just wish I hadn’t spent SO MUCH time with them.”

    The real issue with most of us is we don’t plan and prioritize spending time with family and friends. It isn’t part of our schedule. We get caught up in the day-to-day hustle and bustle of life. Spending time with friends and family becomes accidental instead of purposeful. I am proud to say I plan time with my teenage daughter. Borrowing a technique from Dr. Steven Covey (The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People) every month we have a “father/daughter” day. This is sacred time put aside when her and I plan and do something together.

    It is the greatest decision we have ever made. As you may know, teens are not always easy to talk to. Every month we do something together. My wife and I have been married for 24 years but we still have “dates”. We plan time to go out to movies, dinner or shows in order to spend quality time together as a couple. Make the time for family and friends and actually plan it on your calendar or PDA. If you want to stay in touch with your best friend, your favorite cousin, write it in your calendar and then do it! The connection to family and friends will help you be more motivated. How can spending time with family and friends help you be motivated? Family and friends are already on your side and they can help support you, encourage you and give you love when you need that extra boost. That can be very motivating to know that you are part of a family that is behind you.

    Physical/Health According to research, only 16% of the American population is on a regular workout program. That means that 74% of Americans are not! Recent research also indicates that 64% of all men and 42% of all women are classified as overweight! That means that most Americans get little or no exercise, and if you sit on any city street and observe people walking by, you will see the result. I know many people who don’t make exercise part of their daily routine. We all have heard the excuses; “I don’t have time” or “I can’t afford to belong to a gym” or “I just got out of the habit”.

    We all end up so busy that we don’t work out and at some point our body starts to betray us. We slow down, feel bad, don’t have energy like we used to have. My wife’s doctor said “All my patients that are sick in their 50’s are a result of what they did or didn’t do in their 30’s and 40’s.” As the old saying goes “You reap what you sow.”

    But there is very good news, there is a fountain of youth just ready and waiting for you to take a drink and that is exercise!!!! Exercise will provide more energy, more confidence, a higher self esteem, mental alertness and you will be more motivated. Here is the formula:

    PH= > E > M

    The formula is that physical health equals increased energy and increased motivation. Think about it, when are you most motivated? When you have the most energy! When are you least motivated? When you have the least energy and you are tired. That is when you are most likely to be “down.” If you want to maximize motivation you must maximize your body and your overall health.

    I have found two keys to maximum health: a reasonable dietary plan and a workout plan that I can be sure is reasonable and will help me maintain consistency.

    The Cabbage Diet

    I am very concerned that across America there are people who are starting plans that are doomed to failure because the plans are so CRAZY. A popular diet recently advertised “Lose ten pounds in two days!” If that isn’t insane, I don’t know what is! In order to stay motivated, I believe you must find an eating plan, which is reasonable that a normal person can stick with and get results over time.

    When exercising, I have found two keys to success that work for me. I have to keep going back to the reason I am working out (Principle #1- Have a Purpose for What You Do) In other words why are you working out? To lose weight? To live a long healthy life free of disease? To increase the quality of you life? To attract a mate? The reasons have to be your reasons and the more detailed and specific you are the better.

    Spiritual I want to start off by saying that spiritual has a very broad meaning; it can mean any traditional religious belief or could mean the act of studying, reading or meditating. I would prefer to leave the definition of spiritual up to you. My definition of spiritual is something that renews me, refreshes my spirit and makes me feel whole. I believe that the reason people started feeling burnt out or dispirited is they neglect their spiritual side.

    It is very easy in today’s world of speed and urgency, technology,“24 x 7”, PDA’s and Blackberries, cell phones and pagers to not take the time to slow down, reflect, think, meditate, or pray. My wife and I were enjoying a long weekend at Rehoboth Beach Delaware. The weather was great, the beach was beautiful and I could feel the ocean air taking the stress away. I was walking down the boardwalk and saw a woman about 35 sitting on a bench

    Practice Perfect - 10 Criteria For Best Chiropractic Billing Software And Office Management Solution
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    reap what you sow.”

    But there is very good news, there is a fountain of youth just ready and waiting for you to take a drink and that is exercise!!!! Exercise will provide more energy, more confidence, a higher self esteem, mental alertness and you will be more motivated. Here is the formula:

    PH= > E > M

    The formula is that physical health equals increased energy and increased motivation. Think about it, when are you most motivated? When you have the most energy! When are you least motivated? When you have the least energy and you are tired. That is when you are most likely to be “down.” If you want to maximize motivation you must maximize your body and your overall health.

    I have found two keys to maximum health: a reasonable dietary plan and a workout plan that I can be sure is reasonable and will help me maintain consistency.

    The Cabbage Diet

    I am very concerned that across America there are people who are starting plans that are doomed to failure because the plans are so CRAZY. A popular diet recently advertised “Lose ten pounds in two days!” If that isn’t insane, I don’t know what is! In order to stay motivated, I believe you must find an eating plan, which is reasonable that a normal person can stick with and get results over time.

    When exercising, I have found two keys to success that work for me. I have to keep going back to the reason I am working out (Principle #1- Have a Purpose for What You Do) In other words why are you working out? To lose weight? To live a long healthy life free of disease? To increase the quality of you life? To attract a mate? The reasons have to be your reasons and the more detailed and specific you are the better.

    Spiritual I want to start off by saying that spiritual has a very broad meaning; it can mean any traditional religious belief or could mean the act of studying, reading or meditating. I would prefer to leave the definition of spiritual up to you. My definition of spiritual is something that renews me, refreshes my spirit and makes me feel whole. I believe that the reason people started feeling burnt out or dispirited is they neglect their spiritual side.

    It is very easy in today’s world of speed and urgency, technology,“24 x 7”, PDA’s and Blackberries, cell phones and pagers to not take the time to slow down, reflect, think, meditate, or pray. My wife and I were enjoying a long weekend at Rehoboth Beach Delaware. The weather was great, the beach was beautiful and I could feel the ocean air taking the stress away. I was walking down the boardwalk and saw a woman about 35 sitting on a bench looking out at the ocean. She also had a device in her hand and was clicking through and answering E- mail. I had to laugh. What is the point? Why go away if you can’t get away?

    Taking the time to renew your spirit, making the time to renew yourself will make an impact and have a significant effect of the rest of your life. You will be calmer, more focused and more motivated!

    Financial I am constantly amazed and amused at the credit card companies and how they have been able to lure people into more, and more, and more debt. When I first graduated from college I was inundated with offers from credit card companies offering me all sorts of cards even before I had a job! Today, I am sure there is not one day that goes by that I don’t get a credit card offer. Every store that I visit, the last thing the cashier says before they ring your sale is “Would you like one of our credit cards?”

    I have heard about married couples with average incomes that have credit card debt that is half of their yearly income. They end up having to get a loan to pay their loan! This is, in my mind an insane way to exist. That is why financial balance is so very important. There are several reasons why financial balance is beneficial:

    •You will save a ton of money by eliminating high debt credit cards

    •A great credit rating allows you to take advantage of opportunities such as buying houses or cars.

    •This book is about how to get motivated and stay motivated however and here is the bottom line- when your finances are in order- you have peace of mind and can ease anxiety and stress – therefore being more motivated.

    •If the stress is eliminated- you can spend your energies on other areas like goal setting and defining your purpose.

    If you haven’t already, it’s a good idea to gain financial literacy, so that you can use money for what it is, a tool. It would also help you to understand what financial balance looks like.

    One of the problems with our society today is that none of us want to wait. We want the big house now, the big expensive car now and some of us are not willing to “pay our dues”. The credit card and finance companies encourage this, foster it and paint the picture that creates the hunger for instant gratification. They constantly raise the limits of what people can spend on cars, loans and mortgages. They make it so easy to get approval and to spend it. This is in many ways a factor for lower motivation.

    So if you can maintain a financial balance- you will feel more confident, more competent and more motivated on day-to-day basis.

    Intellectual If you have been out of school for a while, I have a question- are you still learning? Still studying? Still growing intellectually? Still have a thirst for new information?

    As mentioned in Principle # 3- you need to be a non- stop continuous learning machine. What do you know? From a professional and personal learning standpoint what do you need to know? What knowledge and information will you need in order to get to the “next level”? Go out and find this information on the internet, in the library or in a seminar. The people, who I believe will have the competitive edge in the future, will be the people who keep upgrading their knowledge and skills, especially when there are other people who aren’t. I suggest developing a customized “learning plan” in order to evaluate where you are and where you need to be. Then determine how you are going to get this information. If you don’t know what it is you need to work on, here are some sources you may want to consider:

    •A Mentor Your mentor can often see areas that need improvement that you cannot perceive. This is when an honest straightforward mentor can be a big help.

    •Assessments There are tons of written and web based assessments on nearly any topic that you can locate and complete that will give you results that are measurable and specific.

    •Colleagues Ask a trusted co-worker to give you feedback on areas that they see for improvement. As a word of caution, make sure that you are in the right frame of mind when you receive feedback. This is to help you, so don’t get defensive.

    •Friends/ family If you have a smart perceptive family member, who can give you feedback, ask them for help. Just make sure you select the right family remember who is truly in your corner. I have had the privilege of being married 22 years and my wife gives great advice that is both perceptive and clear. She also has the advantage of being objective, which is in part due to the fact that she is not involved with my professional life and can see the forest when I can only see the trees at times.

    So decide on a plan to grow and you will be amazed at the results.

    If you are feeling stagnant or unmotivated, it can be caused by a few factors:

    •Burnout Working too hard on too many things for too long.

    •Lack of Goals Chasing the pot at the end of the rainbow and having no idea why you are doing it.

    •Wrong work Doing the wrong work with the wrong company and the wrong people. (If this is the case you know it in your gut.)

    •Lack of balance Concentrating all your efforts on one area of your life at the expense of all others.

    If you face any of these situations, take some time to stop and evaluate what is going on. Take the bull by the horns and start taking action! Don’t wait, don’t procrastinate, hesitate… you have a brand new life to create!

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