10 Tips to Keep Children Safe from Sexual Abuse
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Published:03/08/2011 09:49am
10 Tips to Keep Children Safe from Sexual AbuseKeeping your children safe from child predators sounds like a scary proposition, but it doesnt have to be. We used to teach children about stranger danger, but studies have shown that most sexual abuse occurs at the hands of someone known to the child. He might seem like the friendliest teacher, neighbor, uncle or coach. Unfortunately, this person, who is always showing an interest in your child and working to develop trust, can sometimes be a child predator. The way to prevent child sexual abuse is to educate...
Powerful Single Parenting
Published:03/08/2011 09:28am
Single parenting! With more than 17 million single parents in the country, it sure has become a common term! But, if you are a single parent, are you aware of what some of the statistics are? Let me share a few here.* Almost 30% of single parents live in poverty.* 78% of our current prison population came from a single parent home.* Abuse is twice as likely in a single parent home.* The child of a single parent is 5 times more likely to commit suicide.* The child of a single parent is 10 times more likely to...
3 Simple Ways To Create Additional Streams of Income
Published:03/05/2011 07:32pm
At some point, many service professionals start to tire of trading their time for dollars, but may feel stuck in trying to figure out how to easily increase their income. However, diversifying your revenue is easier than you think! Adding new streams of income will help you grow a healthy business and be of greater service to your clients.If youre only focused on adding more clients or more services to your solo practice, youre going to limit your growth and stretch yourself too thin. Diversifying by using your existing skills and knowledge in a new way will help you save...
Emotional Mastery: Set Empowering Goals and Ditch the Expectations!
Published:03/03/2011 03:28pm
Our goals say a lot about us expressing who we are and what we stand for. Empowering goals take us into life where we want to be. They bring us purpose, passion and a sense of accomplishment.Often, we confuse empowering goals with expectations. A goal is a mission that you set for yourself, and should be based upon your personal values and beliefs. Sometimes, the expectations others have for us about how we should live, who we should be and what we should look like become enmeshed with what we intend for ourselves. When we try to live up to everyone...
Body Benevolence: The Family Meal
Published:03/03/2011 03:02pm
True and enduring Body Benevolence begins at home and for families, this includes sharing meals with one another. Families that eat on the run become individual adults who eat on the run, which is an invitation to poor self care, fast food, and unhealthy snacking which can lead to obesity, diabetes and heart disease down the road.Did you know * Families that eat together tend to eat better. Family meals tend to include more fruits and vegetables, and less fat and sugar, than meals eaten individually. In 2000, a Harvard Medical study found that families who eat together...
4 FEMpreneur Muscles to Strengthen ASAP
Published:03/03/2011 02:42pm
Todays FEMpreneur is a far cry from the Superwoman ideal of the 80s. Todays FEMpreneur doesnt have to do it ALL, do it PERFECTLY, or get it all done TODAY. Yet, what she does need is a certain set of skills to support her over the long haul. If you are a women who is managing a small business, below are four important FEMpreneur Muscles to begin strengthening ASAP: 1. Balance Muscle FEMpreneurs are the most passionate people I know. They love what they do, are bringing tremendous MEANING to the world and often have ToDo lists that...
Mother of Murdered Son Says Her Son Still Lives
Published:03/01/2011 05:07pm
A Columbus, Ohio mother mourns the death and celebrates the life of her son. Murdered on Mother's Day, making it a holiday she will never be able to celebrate quite the same.When Deborah Morgan purchased a ticket to the Midwest Literary Feast, she was prepared to indulge in a smorgasbord of literary delights. She had no idea she would end up serving up the main course.For the third year, Columbus, Ohio bestselling author Joylynn M. Jossel hosted and treated lovers of the written word from across the map to an evening of entertainment beyond the typical book signing, author readings and...
Mary Magdalene, Queen of Heaven
Published:03/01/2011 03:32pm
Mary Magdalene, Queen of HeavenBy Marie BlackComing to Earth on a mission from God, the Queen of Heaven has endured since the creation of the Universe in order to bring the children back home. She was the Almightys first born, long before all others came to be. In order for her to have an equal in power to rule alongside, the Lord created her perfect mate, the King of Heaven Immanuel. Together they oversee and bring forward Gods Plan to gather those kicked out of Heaven during the revolt, and return them to their origin on Judgment Day.Her lifetimes are notable...
Insincere Apologies are Trust Killers
Published:02/28/2011 05:55pm
I had a chance to sit down with the CEO of Compass Strategic Investments. For six months, he lived and worked in the Netherlands, so he had some cultural observations to share. One of the distinctions that he noticed was that Americans often make insincere apologies. When it comes to building trust, being able to say were sorry and doing it sincerely is an important skill. However insincere apologies, those made out of habit or indifference, are trust killers. Expressing remorse without any real intent to change comes off as insulting or dismissive, like someone who always comes late to a...
How Do We Define Character?
Published:02/28/2011 05:53pm
A persons character has two primary components. One side of character is integrity. Integrity is being the same in thoughts, words, and actions. Ones message and life tell the same story. Hypocrisy kills the message. Had Martin Luther King Jr. preached passivism and yet carried a gun, his message would have been muted. The reason why integrity is only half of the definition of character is because we have people like Adolph Hitler fitting the description of integrity. Hitler had tremendous consistency of character. But most of us would agree that he did not act with high morals.The second side of...
Great Leaders Take Responsibility
Published:02/28/2011 05:52pm
I have seen time and again how the committed take responsibility for their actions. In our high-litigation culture, theres always someone else to blame. It can be easy to point the finger at suppliers, underlings, partners, and managers that just cant seem to get things right. I have yet to meet this mass of completely incompetent workers, which leads me to think we might be trying to steer some of the fault away from where it belongson ourselves. Deflecting blame is no way to build trust. Not only is owning up to our actions the right thing to do, but it...
Conflict is Unavoidable
Published:02/28/2011 05:50pm
Most conflict occurs because of a lack of clarity in communication, so I feel it is important to address here. Expect conflict. Learn to deal with it. Anytime theres more than one person, youre bound to find conflict. Its only natural. We all have separate backgrounds, different tendencies, and unique perspectives. Its no surprise we disagree from time to time. I am always amazed at the splits in friendships, churches, and businesses over a little conflict. Who do you agree with 100% of the time? Nobody. I dont even agree with those I love the most, all of the time. Have...
Anonymity Dilutes Accountability
Published:02/28/2011 05:49pm
A major way to increase accountability is to reduce anonymity. There is a reason that crime is less per capita in small towns; people know each other. They know what each other is up to, and they talk. They know who is at the bar and whose car is parked outside of that persons house all night long. While gossip is certainly a negative; small town accountability can promote higher character. If people know they are being watched, they are more likely to act above reproach. This is one of the reasons people do more stupid things in Las Vegas while...
Daily Tasks
Published:02/28/2011 05:46pm
While I agree with Ben Franklins idea, If you fail to plan, you plan to fail, countless companies have wasted time and money on strategic plans that are collecting dust. People spend lots of time planning but very little time turning those plans into daily actionable tasks. Some suggest that putting your goal in the mirror so you see it every day will make it come true. I would suggest that your mission statement belongs on your mirror, and your goals and tasks associated with achieving your mission are meant for action. Daily clarity leads to accomplishing the most important things...
The Impact of Compassion
Published:02/28/2011 05:43pm
Who do you trust more, firefighters or mortgage brokers? Librarians or lawyers? Nurses or salespeople? One of the biggest reasons for trust is the perception that someone is concerned beyond themselves for the good of the whole. Firefighters and nurses care for others by nature of their jobs. But we wonder if the salesperson really has our best interest in mind. Dont worry if you are in a less trusted line of work. Resolve to be among the trusted in your field. Show that you think beyond yourself; you will be unique and successful in your industry. Do not underestimate the...
