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461. Wisdom Over Coffee
     Wisdom Over CoffeeHelaine Iris© 2004 “Learn to pause ... or nothing worthwhile will catch up to you.” Doug King I was having coffee with three coach colleagues at Starbucks the other day. It’s a ritual I look forward to. We get together twice a month to share our wins and our challenges, support each other and have a good time deepening our connection. We go around the table, each taking a turn to share our news or receive coaching on whatever o…



462. My View
     Someone Asked~ My View ~So, here goes ...My View?Church Deacons stated they had voted for President Clinton (in spite of his anti-family pro-abortion stands) in hopes that Democrats could create a better economy. Family values out the window and even murder; how sick are we!?My View?Political parties wage their own wars, often caring more about power than what's in our best interest. And, we vote for these people!?My View?Renown people spend unto…



463. Is Your Baby Ready for Solid Foods
     Your little one is growing like a weed and drinking you out of house and home. You may be wondering if your little one is ready for some solid food. Here are a few tips to help you determine if your baby is ready to take the next step. Gone are the days when anxious moms start their little ones on cereal somewhere between six and twelve weeks. To be honest, these moms did this for their own convenience, rather than the baby's health. Starting a b…



464. How To Get What You Want By Breaking The Rules
     'Break the rules Michael? I couldn't do that!' Of courseyou could. In fact, I'd suggest your rules are preciselywhat keep you from having what you want in life.When I say 'rules,' I mean:* your ingrained ways of thinking.* your hidden assumptions.* your habits.* your misplaced generalities.Rules might also include that which you call 'common sense.' One of the greatest rule breakers ever, AlbertEinstein, wrote 'common sense is the collection ofpr…



465. Priorities
     Unfortunately, most of us need a little reminder every now andthen about what is really important. Something will happen inour lives and we just sort of sit up, slap our foreheadsstupidly, and say 'DOH! Of course! I knew that, but I forgotthat I knew that!'The trouble is that we never know when that's going to happenand, when it does, it may be too late. If you lose a loved onein a tragic accident, how will you be able to say those things tothem …



466. Get Things Done. Take 21!
     Get Things Done. Take 21!by Maria GraciaEver begin doing something that you do for a few days,and then simply stop doing it?For example, let's say you promised yourself that youwere going to file papers immediately before they got outof hand, but then something else came up, and the nextthing you knew, you had another pile of papers thatneeded to be filed.Or perhaps, on January 1 you made a vow to yourself toexercise for 20 minutes every day. You…



467. Keep Your Foot Out of Your Mouth!
     Things never to say on a date (especially the first one):Woman: “Does this make me look fat?” or “Do I look okay?”Man: (hesitation before saying anything!)Men, never hesitate when asked this question. I don’t care if she looks like a whale stuffed in a sausage casing, if you want to get anywhere with this woman, you will never hesitate. You will quickly tell her you think she looks fabulous, sexy, incredible, beautiful, or whatever compliment you…



468. Tips for Conducting "In Person" (face-to-face) Interviews
     If you are a writer or self-publisher that are times when an interview will be required to add an extra dimension, insight or more depth to a project you are working on. In offline interviewing there are generally three ways to conduct an interview:1) In person (face-to-face interview)2) By telephone3) By mailIn this article I will be focusing on the 'In person' (faceto face) interview.Many beginner writers find interviewing a daunting experience…



469. Is your first impression HELLO?
     We only get one chance to make a first impression. This is veryimportant when soliciting new distributors. We need to havepotential distributors perceive us as the professionals in ourindustry.Knowing the first impression we make is a lasting one, why do weinsist on answering our phone simply by saying 'HELLO?' Most ofus just don't think about it. Let's look at a couplealternatives.If you are an individual, you might choose to answer the phonelik…



470. MORE TIME
     Time is the great equalizer for all of us. We all have 24hours in a day, 7 days a week, yielding 168 hours per week.Take out 56 hours for sleep (we do spend about a third ofour week dead) and we are down to 112 hours to achieve allthe results we desire. We cannot save time (ever have anytime left over on a Sunday night that you could lop over tothe next week?), it can only be spent. And there's only twoways to spend our time: we can spend it wise…



471. Five Steps to Meeting New People
     Whether you're moving to a new city, a new job, or just want to expand your social circle, these five tips can help you meet new people wherever you go. 1.Talk to Everyone - after years of watching a friend meet people easily everywhere he went, I realized his secret: he talks to everyone. I don't mean just the cute mail guy, or the girl walking her dog. I mean everyone. Whether it's the older lady crossing the street, your new apartm…



472. Serendipity: The New Career Science
     My neighbor 'Ed' found his career, he says, when he literally fell from the choir loft into the church organ. He was fascinated by the specialist who showed up to fix the damage. Ed began by sweeping up the shop, then served an apprenticeship. Now he owns a firm that repairs church organs all over the Southeast US.Three Dog Bakery was formed when a dog refused to eat. The vet suggested, 'Why don't you cook for her?' The dog's owner had no idea wh…



473. 5 Tips for Top Notch Wedding Pictures
     Once a wedding date has been set, one of the first tasks of the future married couple is to line up a photographer to take what they hope will be priceless and cherished pictures - ones that you and others will look at for many many years. If the saying 'a picture is worth a thousand words' holds any truth, your wedding pictures will be especially important to you. Many couples mistakenly think of wedding pictures as the staged pictures of the br…



474. Men Should Avoid The Grand Manipulator
     Let's face it...some women can be ruthless. There are certain women in the world men simply DO NOT want to get mixed up with. I call these women 'grand manipulators' because they will use every trick they can think of to get you to do what they want, when they want, and how they want.I once knew a woman who was the epitome of manipulation. Her view of men was that they were a necessary evil to get the things out of life she wanted. She would use…



475. The Best Christmas Gift You Can Give Yourself or Anyone Else: Simplicity
     I had to laugh when I read that quote recently. I particularly remember a time in my merry life when I had two sons, 3 dogs, my clothes filled twoclosets in my home, I owned Madeleine pans, exotic juicers, a regular and a gourmet coffeemaker, 3 sets of flatware, 10 tableclothes, 10 sets ofplacemats for 6 or 8, and formal chinatablesettings for 12 … and most “cluttering” of all, a social calendar that was unmanageable.Life is a series of stages, a…



476. True Feelings of Love - Blood
     True Feelings of Love - BloodWell all have them don’t we? You have feelings of love, hate, jealousy, and greed. The most influential one of all is Love. It takes hold of us with great passion and strength. It can lead us into temptation, and deliver us from evil.From my experience of love, looking through my eyes of the wonders that I felt, you can connect and side with me and understand what I felt. Lust is very similar to love. When you love so…



477. WHEN DOES WORK BECOMES PLAY?
     I work an average of ten hours a day and It occurred to me theother day that I am retired. Sounds paradoxical, however, it'strue. My definition of retirement is the time in a person's lifewhen she has the opportunity to do exactly what she wants to doall day. So, I'm retired. Are you?There is another thing I truly like about my definition: itchanges my attitude towards my work. Knowing that I amconsciously CHOOSING to do what I do makes all the d…



478. What's Astrology Good For ?
     Word Count: 326 words Category: Astrology You have permission to publish this article in your ezine or on your web site, free of charge, as long as the byline is included and the article is reprinted in it's entirety. I also ask that you activate any html links found in the article and in the byline. You may not use this article in any publication that is not-optin (spam). ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ What's Astrology Good For…



479. How to escape slavery by running your own business
     Danny Burke is successfully self employed as a PC trouble shooter. He is also a builder and designer of computers and an inventor of software. He has strong views on life in general and on how you should run your own business. Danny believes that from the minute you are born your life is controlled by economics and the government.From the age of five to fifteen you are forced to go to school and after school you are forced to work from the age of…



480. Mush Brain: What To Do About It
     You’re frustrated, hurt, betrayed, scared, desperate, or desperately in love and there you sit, stand, walk or stomp around, with nothing “intelligent” coming out of your mouth.Maybe you cry, maybe you lash out, maybe you stammer, maybe you pout or roll your eyes in disgust, maybe you sit, moony-eyed and tongue-tied or say exactly what you meant not to say, and through it all you realize nothing you’re doing is helping anything. Where is your bra…



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