What the Cam Newton Controversy Can Teach Us
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Published:02/13/2016 04:18pm
What the Cam Newton Controversy Can Teach You Just in case you weren't one of the 119 million Americans who watched the Super Bowl or you missed all of the media coverage chronicling the mini temper tantrum Carolina Panther's star QB , Cam Newton showed that collection of Americans, we will take this time to explore what we can take from his mini meltdown at the press conference following the game. I'm here not to condemn his attitude, that's already been done to death, but to highlight what we in the business community can learn from it. Not too many...
Tips to Stress Eating (+ Stress Busting Foods!)
Published:02/10/2016 08:29pm
Stress is one of the most common causes of overeating and weight gain.Can you relate? Your day gets busy, life feels overwhelming, and you find yourself (without much thought) inhaling a sugary fatty "treat" because you think it's going to make you feel better - and it does for about a minute. Maybe you turn to junk food to "boost energy" or to help you deal with your feelings of anxiety, frustration, anger, or sadness. All the while you're gaining weight and feeling worse instead of better.As much as you want to stop stress eating, it's hard to control because (ironically)...
Eat Your Way to Heart Health
Published:02/10/2016 07:21pm
It's February, and that means it's American Heart month! Despite all the talk about heart health, I think we honestly forget what a big deal Heart Disease is in this country. It is the number one cause of death in the United States. Numero Uno. That is not something to take lightly. Certainly we've taken steps to try and combat this epidemic, but yet heart disease remains the most likely cause of death of an individual in this country. According to the Heart Foundation, a person suffers a heart attack every 34 seconds. The heart-healthy message isn't getting across.The frustrating thing...
Importance of designing an online website for your business
Published:02/03/2016 04:34am
Well the last few years been great evolution for the ecommerce industry, which lets most of the people to own their online store. Even that trend elevates to design a website for the people who have popular brick and mortar system too. This distinctly proves the strength of an online business . Implicit to design an online ecommerce store is to build their brand, reach towards people. Is all this just an easy go task to establish a successful online business? Not really, thats actually a big deal. The input behind a powerful websites are dedication, right choice of web...
Get More Trade From Your Trade Shows
Published:02/01/2016 02:41pm
Trade Shows, Too Much Show, Add More Trade Trade shows can be a great learning experience for attendees and a wonderful sales resource for vendors, so why are they so often only a very expensive waste of time? After all, most quality trade shows have thousands of interested consumers walking just inches past your product and your sales team, so why are sales being generated at a higher rate? The biggest problem is most vendors address their sales pitches at a trade show in the same manner as they do from their office or store. This is why...
The 7 Habits of Highly Impactful People - Habit #3: Presence
Published:01/27/2016 08:27pm
How do you show up in the world?A big question.Your impact is intimately tied with your presence. How you show up takes your impact vision one important step forward.Think deeply about your response to this question: how do I want to show up? What kind of qualities would I want to demonstrate that are in natural alignment with my impact vision? The way I want to treat my family, my friends, my team, my clientsThe kind of energy I want to bring to different situations: do I want to be someone who drains energy or someone who brings energy?Do I want...
Preparing for an Audition-What to Bring?
Published:01/25/2016 03:30am
Preparing for an audition can be an extremely overwhelming experience for an artist that is attempting to get ready for an audtion, anxiety kicks in. I have found from working in production and interacting with artist in all genres that are not prepared for the audtion, this can also annoying and time consuming for the casting director and producer that are casting the artist during the auditions. When preparing for an audition here are 6 tips on what to bring to the audition that can make your life and the casting director, and producers a bit easier : 1....
Why Is Dairy Inflammatory?
Published:01/16/2016 02:06pm
If you've read about dairy at all on the internet, no doubt you will read in countless blogs and articles about how dairy is one of the top 10 inflammatory foods. It's ALWAYS on the list. But why is that? What is it inherently about dairy that makes it so inflammatory. The particular proteins? The processing? The cows themselves? I would imagine many of you have no definitive answer, and yet we believe the inflammatory food lists without even thinking. If you are curious, let's investigate.Civilizations began drinking the milk of animals between 9000 and 3000 BC, once they were less...
The 7 Habits of Highly Impactful People - Habit #2: Vision
Published:01/14/2016 07:43pm
Where do you think any impact begins?You might be thinking, action! Or planning.It's true, both planning and action are ingredients for impact.But in the beginning? Impact begins with an idea. A vision.In the last article , we started looking at the meaning of being impactful and the habits of highly impactful people. Habits you can embrace to be impactful too.The second habit that you, Highly Impactful Person (HIP - can you just see your name tag? lol), can adopt is to have an impact vision. A vision is a high level image of the impact you want to create.Your impact...
Get Cooking - Tips and Recipes for Fast Weeknight Meals
Published:01/14/2016 03:45pm
Let's Get Cooking! Here are a few cooking tips and tricks to help you get a tasty meal on the table in no time and feel good about what everyone is eating. 1. Plan Ahead You'll be more efficient and prepare healthier meals by planning ahead. Pick a day when you can take 20 minutes or so to inventory your fridge/pantry and use this template to plan out your meals for the week. Prepare an organized grocery list and make a trip to the grocery store. Having a weekly meal plan will allow you to identify small do-ahead steps...
Resolutions for A Healthier You
Published:01/07/2016 07:16pm
With the arrival of the New Year, I've had more than a few calls from clients sharing their resolutions and commitment to make changes to improve their well-being. These resolutions range from broad-based to the specific---more wholesome eating, reducing carbohydrate intake, monitoring their food-related health issues, losing pounds, going gluten-free, opting for weight-loss surgery and several others.The important thing to remember when deciding to change your lifestyle is to give serious consideration to what will work best for you. You know better than anyone else your strengths and weaknesses. If you are an avowed chocoholic, the sure path of self-sabotage is...
I Suck at Coaching and Here's Why
Published:01/28/2016 05:46pm
Back in 2012 I went through a period of struggling with fear. My fear paralyzed me so much that I was afraid to make a wrong decision so I made no decision at all. As a result, my six-figure Virtual Assistant Business dwindled away to nothing. With the help of an NLP (Neuro Linguistic Programming) Coach I was able to move past my fear, restart my business and within 6 months I was back on top. While working in my business I began to notice my clients were having the same kinds of issues with fear and those fears...
The 7 Habits of Highly Impactful People - Habit Number 1: Values
Published:12/23/2015 04:20pm
You want to have impact in your business and life, right?Here's the thing: you already do! But it's not necessarily the impact you want to have.Having a positive influence in your business, community, and even the larger world takes disciplined effort. When you make those efforts habits , you're on your way to big impact .In this series of 7 articles, I'll share what I've learned from years of coaching people who want to have impact, and from my own work and research. You'll learn the 7 habits of highly impactful people.These habits pay off hugely, not...
Foods to Heal Your Gut - And End the Cycle of Bloating, Constipation and Diarrhea
Published:12/17/2015 06:37pm
Do you feel bloated after every meal or even when you wake up in the morning? Do you constantly go back and forth between constipation and diarrhea? If so, you are not alone. According to data from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 63 million people have chronic constipation and more than 15 million people have been diagnosed with Irritable Bowel Syndrome. The cause of these symptoms is often overlooked, but rather symptoms are managed with chronic medication use, leading to side effects and additional health challenges.There are many lifestyle and dietary factors impacting digestive challenges including stress, food...
What Sugar and Fat Have in Common - And Why You Should Care
Published:12/10/2015 06:35pm
Holiday indulgences can result in more than gaining a few extra pounds. Fatty sweet cookies, pies, and candy as well as excess calories and alcohol can lead to a spike in your triglycerides. Why should this concern you? It may be putting you at risk for heart disease. Read on and learn how to avoid it. What are triglycerides? Triglycerides are a type of fat that come from food, and your body also makes them. They are the most common type of fat found in the body. Triglycerides are continually circulating in the blood ready to be metabolized to provide a...
