5 Parenting Myths That Increase Stress and Decrease Performance
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Published:02/24/2011 05:34pm
Myth #1 Parenting is natural. Actually becoming a parent is usually a natural act, our bodies are made to do this task and unless there is something interfering with that happening, we can become pregnant without knowing anything about the process. Parenting, however, is not natural but a learned ability that can be wonderful and baffling at the same time. The areas we need to grow in will be unique to each of us making this experience different from everyone else. If we believe parenting is natural, it becomes very hard to understand why we are so...
Risk Management
Published:02/24/2011 09:20am
Hello Everyone,This week I wanted to blog about risk management and the benefits of using the philosophy. Many companies make an attempt to manage risks in their operations but really miss the value that a proactive risk plan can add.Risk Management can be defined as "Using managerial resources to integrate risk identification, risk assessment, risk prioritization, development of risk handling strategies and mitigation of risk to acceptable levels." Risk is ever-present in daily life. If you wish to cross a street, risk is present......and you may be hit by a car!Risk management works the same way in a corporation. "If we...
Billions in taxpayers’ dollars are being wasted on marriage education!
Published:02/23/2011 03:29pm
New documentation shows that billions of dollars spent on marriage education have shown no return on the investment, in fact, marriage continues a 40-year decline. The marriage education industry has maneuvered, lobbied and persuaded leaders of state and federal governments and the U.S. military to spend billions of taxpayer dollars attempting to disseminate its teachings to the masses with the daunting agenda to increase the ever-declining marriage rate and decrease the number of divorces. The US is the only Western nation that spends government money to support marriage. No other Western nation devotes as much cultural energy, public policy...
Wall Street Experts Choose Rutgers Business School as Winner of NYSSA Investment Research Competition
Published:02/23/2011 01:30pm
Wall Street Experts Choose Rutgers Business School as Winner of NYSSA Investment Research Competition Team of Rutgers MBA and Undergraduate students of finance outperforms 15 other business schools in tri-state area including Yale, NYU, Fordham and Baruch, heads to Omaha to compete in global finals With tension building during the QA portion of the New York Society of Security Analysts (NYSSA) Global Investment Research Challenge, Rutgers Business School MBA student Anil Bhatia stepped forward to respond to a sharp question about regulation in the energy services sector, We are confident in our analysis because we talked with the regulator, he said....
Writing Your Own Wedding Ceremony
Published:02/23/2011 11:05am
Whatever size or design your wedding party takes, you want your wedding ceremony to be the heart of the celebration. Long after you have forgotten the wine, and food, and music, you will remember the words you have said to each other. First, set objectives. As couples start to plan their wedding parties, they usually ask each other three questions:Where? When? How much?I THINK THE FIRST QUESTION SHOULD BE -WHY? A wedding party is inherently a decision to be inclusive -- not just to have family, friends and acquaintances present, but to include them in a moment of your...
Ten Ways to Have a Royal Wedding on a Commoner's Budget
Published:02/23/2011 11:02am
I have officiated at hundreds of weddings across the US and witnessed weddings around the world. The bride is always the Princess, and the groom is always Prince Charming; but after the fairy tale ball, few of us can draw on the royal treasury to pay the real bills. Here are a few suggestions to add enchantment without expense.1. LocationDont have Westminster Abby available? Consider the wonderful spaces that are a part of our urban landscape. My own son used the Eli Whitney Museum, a 19th century factory space. The antiques and high ceilings were designed to be a...
Did You Know? Ten Facts About Weddings
Published:02/23/2011 10:54am
Did You Know? Ten Facts About Weddings1. The diamond wedding band was popularized in 1947 when Francis Geretty, created the advertising slogan Diamonds are Forever for DeBeers Mining.2. The white wedding dress became fashionable in 1840 when Queen Victoria married Albert of Saxe-Coburg. Before that time, royal brides wore red and brocade, but Victoria, following the fashion of the day, dressed in plain English cloth trimmed with orange blossoms with a headpiece of lace, reflecting delicate femininity.3. In ancient times, the family would break a loaf of bread or a round cake of wheat (the staff of life)...
Forget About Work-Life Balance
Published:02/23/2011 10:30am
Many of my coaching clients laugh when the concept of work/life balance is mentioned. Some have come to resent it because it implies that their overachieving ways are unhealthy and should be changed. Why should they feel guilty about not wanting to stare at their navels when they would rather be obsessively doing what they love? They insist that forcing themselves to balance their activities leaves them feeling more overwhelmed than refreshed.What's similar about those who reject the notion of work/life balance is the level of passion they have for their work. When they find their work gives them a strong...
Use Your Dreams
Published:02/23/2011 01:14am
Are your dreams like King Midas or Stephen King? I find dreams open my eyes to reality. After many repeating nightmares as a child, I didn't want to remember them. At that point it seemed hat I didn't dream for many years.When a dream recurred in adulthood, I missed the message. I woke exhausted each time drug pushers chased me on the piers of downtown Seattle. I ran through the halls of a waterfront hotel to escape. In the last one, they caught me.In my study group we discuss pluzzling dreams. This is priceless. The process is subtle yet profound. We...
Violence is a Cry for Help
Published:02/23/2011 01:07am
Violence is a disease that can be part of addiction/alcoholism/drugs or a separate disease process. People act out their pain; it is a cry for help. How do you legislate or punish a genetic, hereditary, and generational disease? The Band-Aid approach of changing behavior does not focus on the deeper problems. These are symptoms of a chronic, progressive, fatal disease. It is in epidemic proportions. With the recent tragedy at Virginia Tech, Columbine, and others red flags as the Menendez brothers, O.J. Simpson and other local cases, what else need occur before people recognize that current solutions are not working? Because...
Mass Killing Comes from Prescription Drugged Students
Published:02/23/2011 12:57am
In the Columbine incident great attention was in the media, without the real cause. That the students were on drugs was not widely shared. One survivor of Columbine, Mark Taylor, in his testimony before the FDA 9/13/2004 stated, "As Americans we should have the right to feel safe and if you were doing your job we would be safe. Why are we worrying about terrorists in other countries when the pharmaceutical companies have proven to be our biggest terrorists by releasing these drugs on an unsuspecting public?" A publication of the New York Times called "Insight on the News" on June...
Prescription Drugs with Alcohol Can Kill You
Published:02/23/2011 12:46am
Anna Nicole Smith's body contained 13 different drugs according to her autopsy. The opinion of the Chief Medical Examiner, Joshua A. Perper, M.D. and Gertrude M. Jaste, M.D., Associate Chief Medical Examiner, was that she died of acute drug intoxication. The manner of death is determined to be: accident. Mix her internal drug cocktail with the alcohol consumed when you party; it was no accident. Alcohol, a drug, is discounted because it is not a prescription nevertheless it increases the problematic disastrous results. One pill and one drink is six times the affect. Who is creating the belief that drugs will...
A Breakthrough for Living
Published:02/23/2011 12:38am
Recently I, Marilyn Redmond, was nominated for Whos Who in American Women because of my current work to help others. This groundbreaking technique to restore health to the root and source of your problems goes below the superficial band-aid to real recovery.Regaining control of your life through Therapeutic Hypnosis and Holistic Counseling is now possible. Current research data proves that well-being and quality of life is improved through hypnosis. New tools for stability and confidence in your life bring relief. Holistic counseling offers a healthy life style incorporating your new awareness. Healing lifes problems, including health issues are no longer the...
From Hell to Happiness
Published:02/23/2011 12:29am
I found the right man for me. We could communicate into all hours of the night. He sat behind me in the band rehearsals in college. His clarinet and my flute playing on stage kept us attending the same functions and classes. Meeting at a dance the first night of school made me aware he was a good dancer, and I thought he was attractive.We dated during our four years in college. Some times were better than others; however, I saw the difficulties we experienced as typical differences that couples have, not as a way to control and manipulate me. By...
No Child Left Behind From a Different Perspective
Published:02/23/2011 12:11am
As a retired teacher with over 50 years of teaching in the state of Washington, I have a big concern about the current path being taken by our school systems. Our country has departed from our pioneers in education: such as John Dewey, Jean Piaget, and Abraham Maslow. Friedrich Froebel's philosophy was that humans are creative beings. These educators provided an innovative process producing real education for pupils. Educators should be responsible for teaching students that learning is limitless. They must become cognizant of their own abilities and choose what works for them. I learned in my college statistics class that...
