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Bullies Becoming Leaders

March 9, 2010 · 3 Comments

By Eric Putnam - What is bullying? Bullying is an aggressive imbalance in power, either physically or socially. Bullies are either bigger and stronger than their victims or are socially more powerful. Bullying behaviors can include hitting, teasing, name calling, or intimidation. Bullying can leave its victims feeling isolated, depressed and even suicidal. Children who bully are at higher risk for other violent and antisocial behavior such as fighting, theft, dropping out of school, alcohol and drug use. How can we help? Increase Awareness Clearly define what bullying is. Identify, describe,... [Read the full story]

Happiness

The Journey to Success – It Comes From the Path Less Traveled

January 16, 2010 · Leave a Comment

By Matthew Toone - There is a path, called ‘the path to success,’ which everyone is traveling on. Scattered randomly throughout the journey are occasional forks in the road that require us to make difficult decisions. Both paths of these diverging forks bring with them certain appeal, rewards, risks, drawbacks, as well as consequences. The fork on the left, for example, is often much more appealing because the path is usually paved, it is always full of fellow travelers, and looks a whole lot easier than the fork on the right. In fact, sometimes it actually appears that the fork on... [Read the full story]

Self Improvement

Quote of the Day – Bully

March 9, 2010 · 7 Comments

“The challenge of leadership is to be strong, but not rude; be kind, but not weak; be bold, but not bully; be thoughtful, but not lazy; be humble, but not timid; be proud, but not arrogant; have humor, but without folly.” Jim Rohn - Read More →

Stress

Four Ways to Relieve Stress

January 16, 2010 · Leave a Comment

By Donna Cope - In this hectic and crazy world in which we live, there are more reasons for us to find simple ways to relieve stress. We have a few suggestions to offer. Meditate. As you become more stressed, our minds go into overdrive, and may create superficial, often negative thoughts. Meditation can help you focus and concentrate your attention on the present and let go of any thoughts of the future or past. This can help you get a grip on your racing thoughts generated by stress. Biofeedback. Biofeedback is a mind-body therapy that uses the mind favorably alter body functions such as your... [Read the full story]

Habits

Breaking Bad Habits – 5 Simple Steps for Changing a Habit

January 16, 2010 · 3 Comments

By T Mcdonald - “Good habits are hard to develop but easy to live with” and “Bad habits are easy to develop but hard to live with”, according to Brian Tracey, a well-known motivational teacher. You may recognize that to successfully manage habit changes, breaking bad habits may be required in order to develop new ones. Breaking bad habits takes at least 21 days. Of course, in difficult cases, it can take as long as a year. Here’s an example of the process of how to change an unhealthy habit to a healthy habit. Suppose you’ve decided that coffee is not good for you and... [Read the full story]

Success

The Journey to Success – It Comes From the Path Less Traveled

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Self Improvement

Quote of the Day – Bully

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The Shopping Game

By Irene Conlan - I’m going to Mexico next week – to La Paz to visit my brother who has a winter condo there. It’s a beautiful, peaceful place and I love my visits there. But getting ready is something of a challenge because I literally have nothing to wear. I have lost over 90 pounds in the past...

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Mother Knows Best

Richard Schwenz. - Dating is a challenge. It asks us to better coordinate our lives, become emotionally available, and to develop an ability to persevere regardless of setbacks. Being a single mother can compound these challenges as mothers must not only work through their own dating desires but protect the interests...

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Kindergarten 2010

By Irene Conlan - My grandson, Jack, was in a program in Kindergarten the other day and being a doting Gramma, I got there early enough to sit close to the front. Armed with cameras, his dad and I were more than pleased to be there. This is the first “big production” he has been in since pre-school and...

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Are you a kid, an adult or a grownup?

Yesterday my web developer son and I had a discussion about how we can expand this blog and make it better. How can we categorize articles better? How can we include more age groups gracefully? How can we open it up to more authors? These were a few of the questions we put on the table and are still working on. The...

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