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Parenting: When should you tell your kids Santa isn't real?
2007-12-10 06:26:00
Parenting – When should you tell your kids santa isn’t real?There come a time in a parents life when they have to tell their kids that Santa isn’t real (for those who never told their kids about Santa my apologies). But what is the perfect age.After much research we have learnt that it is a sliding scale. Somewhere between 6 and 9 years seems to be the average. For us, I am sure it will be when the kids start asking for ridicules presents!!!In other views...If you are looking for a fantastic present or a gift for yourself, then check out www.furniturefromhome.comQuality and stylish furniture are the only items that www.furniturefromhome.comoffer.Whether it is a couch, dinning table or something for the bedroom, you will find something that will suit.furniture store - Http://furniturefromhome.com Furniture - Http://furniturefromhome.com Furniture Online - http://furniturefromhome.com couch sectional
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Healthy: Decaf and Cholesterol
2007-12-10 06:25:00
Healthy: Decaf and Cholesterol Before you reach for that cup of decaf thinking you are benefiting your body by not having full caffeine, ponder this.A recent study showed that regular drinkers of decaf had higher levels of bad cholesterol, and were at more risk of heart disease than their counterparts who drank regular coffee.Our recommendation: Minimise your consumption of normal coffee and decaf and replace them with green tea and other herbal teas that are high in antioxidants.In other views...Leading up to Christmas, we can all use some extra cash. However, it is difficult to know where to go, and who has the best rates. If it is short term cash you are after, or a personal loan, click on the link below.No matter what your current financial position is, our friends at bestleadinglenders.com should be able to help you.LoansPersonal LoansPay Day LoanWe wish you a good festive season.CheersAndrew
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Editor's views 10-12-07
2007-12-10 06:25:00
In other views…We have an old relative staying with us at the moment. She is in her 80s and is taking control over the house, the cleaning and the cooking. As she only speaks German, it does make for some communication problems.On the weekend she was showing your editor pictures of her children and grand children. Your editor didn’t understand the word for great grand children which caused her to become angry!!! A part from that she is a great old lady and is not afraid to discipline our children (even the one year old).For being in her 80s she is in pretty good shape. Your editor thinks it has something to do with drinking over a litre of wine a day and eating goulash that is full of olive oil – she must be well preserved.CheersAndrew Collings
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Goal Setting: 3 Goal Setting Necessities
2007-12-10 06:24:00
Goal Setting: 3 Goal Setting NecessitiesAs we enter the festive season, we also enter the goal setting season. New years, rather than any other time, people set goals, most of which never get achieved!!! Today we wanted to share with you three goal setting necessities that will help you achieve your goals. The necessities focus on developing the goal itself.1) Make your goal valuable: The goal has to be a goal that you deem to be valuable. Think about how the goal will benefit you and the wider society of friends and family around you. This is a crucial step as it will save you from following frivolous goals that won’t be of any benefit to you or those around you.2) Is your goal a absolute necessity: This is a critical point. If your goal is essential you have a higher chance of achieving it. For example, lets say you have a large amount of debt that is severely impacting on your lifestyle. If this is the case then getting out of debt is an absolute necessity. Likewi...
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Healthy: Health benefits of Mangoes
2007-12-08 03:56:00
Healthy: Health benefits of Mangoes Mango’s don’t just taste great, they have many benefits to your health. Now that we are officially in summer (in the southern hemisphere at least – sorry to all the northern hemisphere people – which is probably the majority!!!)For one, mangoes contain phenols which is a very powerful antioxidant and can reduce the risk of many types of cancer. Mangoes and also high in iron, and are a tasty way to get it!!Some other benefits include, unclogging of skin, aiding in poor digestion and rich in vitamin A, E and Selenium which helps to protect against heart disease.With all these benefits, try and eat a few each week.In other viewsIf you have a spare minute it would be well worth your while to check out www.exam-prep.comWith exams you can use all the help you can get. Exam-prep.com has a fantastic range of quality materials on a variety of topics. From computers to real estate you know you will be in good hands, and have that edge on the exa...
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Goal Setting: 9 goal setting tips
2007-12-08 03:49:00
Goal Setting: 9 goal Setting tipsToday we want to share you with 9 very simple goal setting tips. We will then tell you what the most important one is.Write out the goal (if you have been reading this ezine for any time you will not that is a standard)Make it a specific and measurable.Make sure you know why you want to achieve your goal and what the outcomes will be.Make sure the goal is written in the positive and not the negative.Break the goal down into smaller tasks, At goals-4-life we like to break our yearly goals down into monthly, weekly and daily goals and taks.Make the goal realistic and somewhat achievable (make sure it isn’t to easy, but make sure you do at least have a chance at it)Make sure that the goals is your’s not someone elses.It the goal consistent with your moral and ethical values.Make sure there are elements of the goal that you can control (eg don’t write, to win the lottery)And what is the most important tip? Number 7. Many people set goals witho...
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Holiday Time
2007-12-07 03:56:00
Holiday timeToday, as we come into the official holiday season we would like to discuss holiday plans.If you read our previous article on holiday’s you will know the numerous benefits of taking time out from work and taking a holiday (feeling refreshed, bonding with family and going back to work more productive just to name a few).But where to go? There is a whole world to explore, and you want to make sure that you choose the right location. For us, we offer two unforgettable locations, that have something for everyone. France and Germany.As destinations go, you can’t do much better than Europe – particularly France and Germany.France is not only the worlds most romantic countary, it is also home to great food, great wine and great museums. Paris in particular is world famous for its stunning attractions (see below.Germany, not only has beer (although that is a great benefit!!!) but is home to sensational castles and controversial history.France attractions: Haute Couture, wi...
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Goal Setting: 9 goal setting tips
2007-12-07 03:55:00
Goal Setting: 9 goal Setting tipsToday we want to share you with 9 very simple goal setting tips. We will then tell you what the most important one is.1. Write out the goal (if you have been reading this ezine for any time you will not that is a standard)2. Make it a specific and measurable.3. Make sure you know why you want to achieve your goal and what the outcomes will be.4. Make sure the goal is written in the positive and not the negative.5. Break the goal down into smaller tasks, At goals-4-life we like to break our yearly goals down into monthly, weekly and daily goals and taks.6. Make the goal realistic and somewhat achievable (make sure it isn’t to easy, but make sure you do at least have a chance at it)7. Make sure that the goals is your’s not someone elses.8. It the goal consistent with your moral and ethical values.9. Make sure there are elements of the goal that you can control (eg don’t write, to win the lottery)And what is the most important tip? Number 7. ...
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In other views
2007-12-06 23:46:00
In other viewsTomorrow is the day we pick up my wife’s long lost relative from the airport. If you recall in previous emails, we received a letter from a relative overseas who said she would be staying with us for six weeks.We are looking forward to it, although your editor wishes that he knew a bit more German as she doesn’t speak English. Anyway it will be good to have an extra pair of hands around the house coming into Christmas.She will be in for a shock with the weather though: She will become from zero degrees to 32 degrees.
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Insurance - Do you have enough
2007-12-06 23:46:00
Insurance is something that we don't seem to think about to much, yet it is essential in our modern lives.In a nutshell, the more insurance we have the more piece of mind we have. Insurance comes in many forms, car insurance, home insurance, life insurance and income protection insurance.The first two are no brainers, if you have assets such as a car or a home you need to protect them - simple!!!. Life insurance and income insurance are a bit difference.Have you ever sat down and wondered what would happen to your family if you weren't there? How much money would they need to survive - this is where life insurance and income insurance come into play.Today, we just want you to think about insurance and to think about how it can provide piece of mind in your life.Home insurance - http://www.nationsfinance.co.uk/insurance /home-insurance.html Car insurance - http://www.nationsfinance.co.uk/insurance / life insurance
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Goal Setting: Do first things first
2007-12-06 23:36:00
Goal Setting: Do first things firstIf you want to get the most out of your time, then you have to work on the tasks that will make the most difference to your goals and your life first. Simple…don’t put the important tasks off, do them first.The following tips should help you to get the important things done first:• Take care of first things first• Follow the 80/20 rule (spend 80 percent of your time on the most important 20 percent of tasks)• Begin now – don’t put it off• Say “no” to the unimportant• Use WIN (Whats Important Now) Work out what’s important and do it!!!• Always have documents with you to make the most of transition time• Handle only one document at a time, and handle it once.• Listen carefully• Delegate• Work out what is your most productive time and do hard and important work then• Take time out
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Healthy: four pieces of fruit a day
2007-12-06 23:36:00
Healthy: Have four pieces of fruit a day One of the best things that you can do for yourself is to eat fruit everyday. Sadly, many of us seem to avoid it like the plague. While fruit does contain sugar, four pieces a day mixed in with a relatively healthy diet will have huge benefits on cleaning your system out.The best fruit for you is offcourse organic. When fruit is grown in soil that is rich in nutrients, then there are no need for chemicals, as the plants are strong enough to ward off disease. In addition, there is also more nutrients in the fruit as well.Fruit is full of vitamins and minerals as well as enzymes so is a fantastic option over other snack food.Keep fruit in a basket at home, in the fridge, on your table, in your fridge at work – wherever you can keep it. Whenever you feel hungry try a piece of fruit first, if you are still hungry eat something after it.After a few weeks, you will notice a difference in your energy levels and in your mood as well (for the ...
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A unique Christmas Gift
2007-12-05 21:25:00
Today we thought we would take some time to enjoy the festive season, and look at what is on offer as gifts.As you know it is the Christmas card season, no doubt you will soon be running to the store to purchase cards to start your Christmas writing. Before you do, take some time to visit www.vistaprint.com and see what they have on offer.If you want to create memorable christmas cards that are both personal and mean something to your family and friends then look no further. Whould you like photos of your kids on the card? Maybe a memorably holiday shot from sometime throughout the year? Then no problems!!!Imagine the face of a proud grandparent as they open up a Christmas Card to find pictures of their grandchildren on the cover!!!Vista Printing also offers stamps and other stationary products so be sure to check their website out.And last but not least: MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!custom Christmas cardshttp://www.vistaprint.com/vp/holiday 07/holiday_cards.aspx
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In other views
2007-12-05 21:21:00
In other viewsYour editor had his daughter’s kinder concert last night. The night became somewhat of a family affair with his wife bringing her brother and partner, and your editor bringing his mother and father (his mother had surgery earlier in the day so it was a fair effort that she came).The concert was enjoyable, and the kids seem to have heaps of fun. There were snacks afterwards and the kids got to play on the play equipment. Ironically, we went to the same kinder and remembered doing the same play some 26 years ago. The irony was that the same kindergarten teacher who I had was there last night, and is my daughters teacher!!! We weren’t game to ask her age.Your editor is also glad is dental appointment is over. He had what he thought was just going to be a filling, turn out to be root canal work – after spending almost two hours in the chair, he was definitely ready to go home. At least he got to watch the TV Show Scrubs and Daddy Day Care on the TV Screen in t...
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Parenting: Tips for new borns
2007-12-05 11:41:00
Parenting – Tips for sleeping and feeding your newborn (wa.gov.au0bedroom setsIn today’s article we are providing tips for parents with new born’s – yes that fun, exciting and tiring time of your life!!!SleepingParents of new babies often feel exhausted, with never enough sleep. Hang in there! It does get better.New babies don't have regular sleep patterns. Some sleep nearly all day, others for only short periods. Try and grab some rest when baby is sleeping. All babies are born with different sleep needs. A few babies will sleep through the night but many will wake regularly.FeedingBabies have different feeding patterns. They can want a feed from three to 10 times a day. Don't worry, just think about the total eaten over the day. A baby who is gaining weight is getting enough food.Babies get the nutrition they need from milk until about six months old. If you are having difficulties breast feeding ask your child health centre nurse for assistance. If you are weaning your ...
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Parenting: 10 reasons to be a parent
2007-12-05 11:41:00
Parenting – Some positive reasons to be a parentWhile we may often feel that we are banging our head against a brick wall as a parent, coming into the festive season we thought it would be good to look at the good aspects of being a parent.You are the boss!!! Don’t you love saying those wordsYou get to be a kid again (I don’t know about you but I do enjoy seeing kids movies, chasing them around the playground and playing with toy cars!!!)You get to make cakes with them (while we try and have a healthy diet I do have a soft spot for cakes)You get to watch cartoons (particularly Simpsons) – do we have to say anymore!!!You get to experience your child’s prideYour children are a great excuse to leave functions that you don’t want to be at.You get to learn how children see the world and experience some of this joy yourself.You get to see your children sleeping (always a great moment)You get to play with blocksYou get to read books you wouldn’t normally be able to readEnjo...
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Self Help: Seeing Beauty in the Ordinary
2007-12-05 11:23:00
Self Help: Seeing beauty in the ordinaryOur view of the world is determined by our thoughts. Two people can look at something in completely different ways. Take two government employees for instance who works in a employment centre. The first employee only sees the bad things in his job, the customer complaints, the excessive filing, the time spent on the telephone.The second employee takes a different view. He sees the benefit that his job is serving for society. He is helping people out, and helping people get back on track.Both of the employees are correct in their thinking, yet the second manages to see the beauty and changes he is making through his ordinary job, the first employee doesn’t.We can choose how we see our work and our lives. We can see them as ordinary, mundane, and repetitive, or we can see the beauty in the ordinary, and what differences you are making.Today we want you to write a list of all the benefits that you are making in your life and in your work...
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Healthy: Limiting Caffeine
2007-12-05 11:21:00
Healthy: Limit that caffeineToday, we would like to explore caffeine, and some of the effects by having to much of the brown stuff.Caffeine can have many impacts on your body: trouble sleeping, nervousness, irritability, agitation, moody, depression and an increase in heart rate and blood pressure. If you have any of these systems you might be a caffeine addict.Drinking coffee starts innocently enough. You have it with friends, you then start having it during the day, and before you know it you have built up to eight cups of coffee a day.Caffeine is one of the most addictive drugs out there, the reason been is that we easily build up a tolerance to it. You may only need one cup of coffee in the morning for the first month, after that you will need two to get the same hit. If you don’t get it you will be lacking in concentration, and feel both mentally and physically tired.Another problem with caffeine is that its in a highly adulterated state. These day’s caffeine contains addit...
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Disclosure Statement
2007-12-05 05:43:00
This policy is valid from 04 December 2007 This blog is a personal blog written and edited by me. For questions about this blog, please contact Mr Andrew Collings at goals-4-life.com. This blog accepts forms of cash advertising, sponsorship, paid insertions or other forms of compensation. This blog abides by word of mouth marketing standards. We believe in honesty of relationship, opinion and identity. The compensation received may influence the advertising content, topics or posts made in this blog. That content, advertising space or post will be clearly identified as paid or sponsored content. The owner(s) of this blog is compensated to provide opinion on products, services, websites and various other topics. Even though the owner(s) of this blog receives compensation for our posts or advertisements, we always give our honest opinions, findings, beliefs, or experiences on those topics or products. The views and opinions expressed on this blog are purely the bloggers' own. Any pr...
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Healthy: Benefits of Eggs
2007-12-04 00:27:00
Healthy: Benefits of Eggs Eggs have received a lot of bad press lately. You may have heard in the media that they are high in cholesterol, which can cause diseases like heart attacks and strokes. We only have one word to say to that: Rubbish!!!Firstly cholesterol is some forms isn’t that bad, in fact every cell in our body needs cholesterol. Cholesterol helps maintain vital hormones including oestrogen, cortisone and testosterone. It is our poor diet in other areas, and a stressful lifestyle that has caused cholesterol problems.In Changing Habits, Changing Lives, Cyndi O’Meara provides us with the following quote:“Eggs are like nuts – they’re nature’s vitamin pills. The protein eggs contain is 90 percent available to the body, compared to 65 percent for the protein of meats. And importantly, eggs contain essential nutrients, which actually help your liver to regulate blood cholesterol levels. They also contain a unique natural substance called lecithin, which act...
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Goal Setting: Be comfortable not knowing everything
2007-12-04 00:26:00
Goal Setting: Be comfortable not knowing everythingWhen people goal set, they often feel it is necessary to break things down to the minutest detail. There seems to be a common misunderstanding that you have to know everything in full detail before you can start undertaking your goal.While there is merit in analysing your goals and working out what you need to do; if you take this to far you will never get your goal off the ground. The most important step that you can take is to take action!!!The fact is, we don’t know everything, and we never will know everything. Rather than fight this, we need to accept it and get on with our lives. Things do happen, they can appear bad at first but may end up been good; or they can appear good and easy and may end up been bad. We never know. But we can take action to find out.For the majority of our lives we have been designed to learn through failure. We didn’t learn to walk through knowing everything about walking; we learnt throug...
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Parenting - Beyond saying no
2007-12-03 00:57:00
Parenting – Beyond saying noIf you have read any parenting literature lately, you will no doubt be aware that using the word “no” to your children is essential in your arsenal of skills to dealing with behavioural problems.The first thing we have to accept that saying “no” is not going to instantly resolve the problem. There are likely to be tantrums and outbursts and your child tries to accept – or not accept your answer. How we deal with this, is just as important as using the world no.Imagine how a child would be in adult life if they had always somehow managed to get around a “no” with bad behaviour. In the words of Richard Branson… “they will either be in jail or a millionaire!!!” You can take your pick as to which is the most likely!!!When your child reacts to you saying no, deal with them in a calm and consistent manner. You should not feel the need to have to justify your decision further. As a parent you have spoken and your child needs to accep...
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Romance: How to keep it in your relationship
2007-11-30 10:23:00
Romance: How to keep it in your relationshipIf you are a long time suffer of our blog, or our daily ezine at goals-4-life.com, you will know that our beat is goal setting, health and parenting. One thing that is essential to at least two of these aspects (health and parenting) is a solid, genuine relationship, where you feel you have the support of your partner, can tell them anything, and are romantic with each other.Today, we qould like to explore romance, and how important it is for you and your relationship.Romance is easy in the first stages of a relationship. You can buy your partner flowers, you can take them out to a romantic meal, you can write them a sweet letter. Albeit, as time goes on, couples tend to say that they feel the romance lessen; kids come in the picture; they suddenly feel that their romance is taking a second step.This is quite sad. Romance is an integral part of any relationship, and with some simple steps, and a small amount of effort it is easy to re...
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Self Improvement - Learning from family and friends
2007-11-30 05:28:00
Self Improvement : Learning from family and friendsLearning, or been corrected by, family and friends is often one of the hardest things to except. We all like to think that we are in the right, and often get upset or hostile if someone tells us that we are wrong.However, learning from family and friends is a great way to improve yourself. For one, these are the people that are close to you. In most cases they will only be telling you something if they think it will benefit you, not to hurt you.They are the people who also know you best. They know your good qualities as well as your bad, and are in a good position to provide advice.Next time someone close to you offers advice, don’t take it to heart. Thank them for caring and then actively think about how beneficial it can be for you to think of things from a different perspective.Cheers Andrew CollingsIn other views.With Christmas coming up, and people being on holiday, the last thing that you want is for your printer to run out o...
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Benefits of PayPerPost.Com
2007-11-29 23:00:00
Hi all,If you have been a reader of this blog for any amount of time, you will know that our beat is goal setting, health and parenting.As a blog writter we have enjoyed sharing our research and ideas with you, and hope that they have added value to your lives.Today we would like to talk about the benefits of www.payperpost.com. We have recently joined up. The system is fantatic, we write short ads within our daily blog for advertisers. This helps us to keep this blog running with a small side income.What is great about papperpost.com, is that we get to choose who we advertise. This means we are in complete control and only advertise, products or services that we feel fit in with our readers, and that we think are ethical and morally sound.If you or anyone you know runs a blog, we suggest you have a quick look at www.payperpost.com. While we are only using the service to provide a small income to keep the site alive, there are many people who are making a full time income from ...
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Health: What exercise should you do
2007-11-27 06:31:00
What exercise should you doIf you watch the news or read main stream exercise reports, you would that aerobic, slow placed exercising is the best for you. Hear at goal setting, health and parenting we take a different view – as we seem to on many things.Aerobic exercise makes your body fit for long distance running and slow activities. This is not bad in itself, however it does compromise your heart. Your heart becomes smaller, and while more efficient at running longer distances, it is less capably of beating faster when you need it to – eg in times of stress.To build reserve into your heart, you need to undertake short term repetition work. The perfect exercise is hill sprints. Start with a set of 8-10 hill sprints 2 – 3 times a week. Start out at 50% and work your way up to 90% by the last repetition. This will not only build muscle and make you burn fat, but it will also improve your hearts health.As always, please consult a Doctor!!!In other news…Your editor has not wri...
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Health: What supplements should you take
2007-11-27 06:30:00
What supplements should you takeToday, I would like to focus on types of nutritional supplements you should be taking. If you recall, in yesterday’s article we looked at whether supplements were required or not required. To briefly summaries: Given the fast pace world we live in, and current agricultural practices, we are not getting the nutrition we require from foods, and thus supplements – in one form or another – are beneficial to help maintain your health and to minimise disease.If we were to believe the news or other supplement advertising, you would be buying 20 or 30 different supplements a day. However, there is no need for you to do that. At most there should be four things you should be taking.These are:Coenzyme Q 10Multi VitaminFish Oil (or any Omega 3,6,9 balances)Vitamin CLets go through these in a bit of detailCoQ10: is a fat-soluble vitamin-like substance present in every cell of the body and serves as a coenzyme for several of the key enzymatic steps in the pr...
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Goal Setting: Problem solving
2007-11-27 06:27:00
Goal Setting – Problem Solving“the problem is not that there are problems. The problem is expecting otherwise and thinking that having problems is a problem”.Theodore RubinWith goal setting, as with everything, problems do arise. So what do you do when you encounter a problem.? Firstly, remember that the best time to solve a problem is always in its early stages. Also remember that, when solving problems you may not always be able to find a perfect answer. So what do you do, good problem solving requires mental effort, clear thinking, courage, patience, self-discipline, skill and experience.Today we will highlight some of the traps people fall into, so you can avoid them.Anchoring: This is giving to much weight to what we first see or hear about a problem. Learn more about the problem and you may find that it is not that big a deal and that the first information you got was not accurate.Sticking with the status quo: It often seems easier to stick with things the way th...
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Parenting: five things to tell the kids
2007-11-27 06:25:00
Goal Setting, Health and Pare nting EzineIn today’s articleGoal Setting – Don’t let worrying get in the way of your goalsHealth: Chocolate – how to limit yourselfParenting: 5 Things to tell the kidsGoal Setting – Don’t let worrying get in the way of your goalsThe French Philosopher Montaigne wrote, “Me life has been full of terrible misfortunes, most of which never happened”Worrying is often listed as a key reason why people don’t achieve their goals. People worry about what will happen if they don’t achieve, and also what will happen if they do!!! (the fear of success).Today we look at three things you should do to keep your worrying at bay.What is the worst that can happenAccept the worst and move onTry and make the “worst” betterThe fact is, things can happen, and whether you like it or not, life isn’t always fair. But this should not stop you from achieving your goals. Always consider the worst thing that can happen. Ask yourself the question, can...
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Time Management: The key to success is what you don't do
2007-11-27 06:25:00
Goal Setting, Health and Parenting EzineIn today’s articleTime Management : The key to success is what you don’t doHealth: Are you drinking enough water?Parenting: How to correct a teenager?Time Management : The key to success is what you don’t doTime is a funny thing, people always say that they never have enough time. However, each day we all have the same amount of time – we just choose to use it differently. A person in a hospital bed can achieve more than people in an office job if they focus on what they want done.A old time management rule states that “Success depends on what you neglect”. There is a lot of wisdom in those words. If you want to achieve a goal, simply focus on what is important and neglect the unimportant. This in itself, can have problems if your goals aren’t well defined. Luckily, Goals-4-Life readers won’t have that problem because they have well planned out long term goals, which consider wealth, healthy, family and community/spirit...