Archive for October, 2009
How a disaster inspired a legend
October 31st, 2009
Can an eye exam save your job?
October 30th, 2009
Look around. Can you see clearly now? If not, can you pop on a pair of eyeglasses
to bring your surroundings into focus? Yes? Congratulations. That puts you ahead of 158 million of your fellow citizens worldwide.
The Bulletin of the World Health Organization
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7 nutrients to improve your health
October 29th, 2009
What do you have in common with a puppy who’s being housebroken
? If you’re trying to lose weight or get healthy, it’s the vocabulary. The only words you hear are: No! Don’t! Bad!
No! processed white-flour and white-sugar products! Don’t! drink sugary sodas or eat too much red meat! Transfats are Bad! If you read every diet book on the market, you’d probably conclude that, like a teething puppy, you’d be happiest—and maybe healthiest—if you just chewed on your slippers
Song lyrics to pick you up
October 28th, 2009
During a recent visit to my brother’s, my now eight-year-old nephew and I managed to drive him a little nuts.
“Gotta get-get,” my nephew would chime as we all played the card game Uno We’d be quiet for a while before one of us would start again with “Gotta get-get.” Finally, my brother grumbled, “I’d be happy if I never heard that song again.”
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Find your passion after a layoff
October 27th, 2009
If employers said what they really think, a few would admit they see some upside to the economic downturn. Bad times give companies an opportunity to clean house, to lay off—no questions asked—not only workers who aren’t pulling their weight, but also those who have seniority or fall into protected classes. “I understand you’re nearing retirement and about to start drawing your pension, but—so sorry—we’ve eliminated your position. Recession, you know. Ta-ta!”
But whether you’re a random victim of a declining economy or the target of diabolical executives, all you can do is wave good-bye as security escorts you to the door … then try to figure out how to make the best of your sudden unemployment. Fortunately, one good thing may come from losing your job: Now you have the chance to rethink what you want to do with the rest of your life.
Roll with the punches like Ali
October 26th, 2009
They were right, of course. But when you take a hit like that, somewhere in the back of your brain, you can’t help thinking, “Yeah? How ’bout I whack you over the head and see how you roll with it?”
Don’t speak
October 24th, 2009
My mom has always warned me that once you’ve put your foot in your mouth, no good can come from going back later and trying to explain what you really meant to say. After ignoring her advice a few too many times–and winding up with two feet in my mouth–I’ve decided she’s right.
You know how it is. Some friend or coworker asks what you think about so-and-so’s job performance or what you’ve heard about such-and-such’s marital troubles. You make some offhand comment that was better left unsaid. And the next thing you know, your comment has spread like wildfire and you’re feeling the heat. So you go back and try to make amends, only to wish you’d left it alone.
Live long with purpose
October 23rd, 2009
Paul “Bear” Bryant
had been coaching football for 46 of his 69 years. So when he stood at the podium for his final post-game press conference as head coach at the University of Alabama in December 1982, it was only natural that some reporter would ask what he planned to do after retiring. Coach Bryant answered that without football, he’d “probably croak in a week.”
Bryant died of a heart attack 28 days later, just one day after passing a routine checkup.
Prod your muse
October 22nd, 2009
On the bulletin board beside my desk is a sign that reads “The ultimate inspiration is the deadline,” a quote attributed to Nolan Bushnell
, cofounder of Atari
. Truer words were never spoken. Much as I hate to admit it, many times I’ve put off my own writing projects because … sigh … the muse just isn’t with me today. But something magical seems to happen when I sign a contract and commit to a deadline. I can be staring at a blank computer screen and beating my head on the keyboard at four in the morning—but the story will be written, edited, proofed, and ready to go by eight. Somehow just knowing I’m on deadline has the power to fire up my creative spirit.
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Quotes to help you get a grip
October 21st, 2009
You’re already running behind when, as you’re buckling your screaming toddler into the car, you notice he’s wearing two different types of shoes. You back over a toy
on your way out of the garage, get stuck in a nightmarish traffic jam, finally drop off the kids, and wind up being the last straggler to the daily staff meeting. The boss decides to single you out as an example of people who do a poor job scheduling
their mornings. And since you were late, you lost your chance to volunteer for the plum assignments and wind up being assigned to chaperone past board members during the upcoming annual meeting.
You’re having a very bad day. And the clock hasn’t yet struck 9 a.m.
