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  • Do You Have The Procrastination Bug?
    How does procrastination show up in your life? Do you delay doing something for no obvious reason? We all know that to optimize our productivity we need to focus on completion.

    Date of Article: 29Jun2009
    Category: Self-Improvement/Motivation
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  • Cleaning Out My 'Guilt" Closet
    We all have a 'guilt' closet where we automatically open the door and take out our favorite guilt thoughts. It's hard to let go of our guilt because we have invested a lot of time in believing in it. Guilt is like a comfortable old pair of pants that we wear even if it doesn't look that great.
    Date of Article: 27Jun2009
    Category: Self-Improvement/Motivation
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  • Money Saving Tips
    When it comes to saving money, many people begin to become overwhelmed just thinking about the cost of everything. How many times have you asked yourself "Where does it all go?" Finding out is easy and essential if you're ever going to turn things around.
    Date of Article: 22Jun2009
    Category: Home & Family
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  • Great Gift Wrapping Ideas
    Try some of these interesting ideas when creating your perfect gift. Everyone likes something a little special and creative. And if you're the one who brought such a gift, even better!
    Date of Article: 20Jun2009
    Category: Home & Family
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  • Hiring Top Performers
    Finding the right employee to do the job is the challenge all managers face in business. Strong talent is hard to find. Part of your role in managing employees is finding the great talent. If you manage to accomplish this, you are on your way to being a successful manager.
    Date of Article: 15Apr2009
    Category: Business - General
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  • Help....I'm a New Manager!
    It's normal when you step into a new role to focus on proving yourself. You're an expert on your particular business unit and you feel comfortable working in this arena.
    Date of Article: 30Mar2009
    Category: Business - General
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  • Managing the Virtual Employee!
    Technology is a powerful tool that will continue to affect the working environment. The ability to stay connected no matter where the employee is located, allows companies to be more flexible with their business decisions and with employees.
    Date of Article: 14Mar2009
    Category: Business - General
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  • Manage Your Relationship With Your Peers
    Your employees watch closely how you manage them, your boss and your peers and they will emulate your behavior. How you manage your relationships with other managers will affect the relationship you have with your direct reports. You lead by example!
    Date of Article: 19Oct2008
    Category: Business - General
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  • A Very Hot Topic
    Whether you look online, turn on the television, or pick up a newspaper, you are likely to see something on global warming. Global warming is a "hot" topic.
    Date of Article: 15Oct2008
    Category: Home & Family
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  • What to Look For in A Coach
    Have you considered the possibility of including a Coach into your support system. Top performers know it's important to find and utilize many venues in developing their careers. The right one-on-one coaching relationship can move your career and your life forward faster and better.
    Date of Article: 23Sep2008
    Category: Self-Improvement/Motivation
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  • Listening To Our Friends
    What I've been noticing lately is that we take our friends for granted; we don't always listen to them. Yes, I'm one of those sometimes non-listeners. Put a group of women friends together and you will see a big ball of energy; everyone is busy talking, sometimes listening, injecting similar like stories, and making tons of suggestions what you can do.
    Date of Article: 11Sep2008
    Category: Self-Improvement/Motivation
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  • Retaining Employees After The First Year
    Most employees start out as a new employee, develop competency in their roles, and then move forward to the expert stage. As you work with employees on development, it can be helpful to look at the stage they are in to appropriately plan with them their career development.
    Date of Article: 08Sep2008
    Category: Business - General
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  • Retaining the New Employee
    Keeping your talent is one of your main responsibilities as a manager...you are measured by your ability to handle this important function within the company. Losing people doesn't have to be inevitable even for positions that traditionally have large turnover.
    Date of Article: 31Aug2008
    Category: Business - General
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  • Have You Considered Management Coaching...For You?
    Today, there is so much managers need to know in business. You have to manage a constant flow of industry information each day. Besides being an expert in your business function, you have to manage your employees so they perform at high levels. You are responsible for the profit and loss of your department.
    Date of Article: 26Aug2008
    Category: Business - General
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  • Are You a "Burned Out" Manager?
    Responsibility for both the department's deliverables and managing employees can be challenging for any manager. Since you need to guide your team's well-being, make sure you are taking care of yourself.
    Date of Article: 23Aug2008
    Category: Business - General
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  • Releasing Stress in Small Ways
    The one thing that virtually all people have in common is the stress of living in this modern age. So much has changed in the last 25 years. Yet all generations had to grow up and take on the responsibilities of raising a family, making a living and figuring out their place in this complicated world.
    Date of Article: 21Aug2008
    Category: Self-Improvement/Motivation
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  • How To Build Trust With Your Employees
    To be successful in managing employees you have to build a repertoire of skills to motivate employees. Creating a strong working relationship with each of your team members occurs when you increase trust with each member of your team. A team is a group of people, each one influencing the effectiveness of the whole.
    Date of Article: 17Aug2008
    Category: Business - General
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  • Managing the Recruiter
    You're a manager and don't have the time to do the all of the recruiting for your open position, so you rely on other people to help you in your talent search. Whether you depend on your Human Resources Department or outside recruiters to find the right candidates, it's important to know what you can expect from them.
    Date of Article: 11Aug2008
    Category: Business - General
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  • Day Spas: Popular Body Treatments
    Are you in need of a little bit of "you" time? Would you like to take a few hours to escape from the real world? Would you like to be pampered, instead of you doing the pampering for someone else? If so, you may want to schedule an appointment at one of your local day spas.
    Date of Article: 30Jul2008
    Category: Health & Fitness
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  • What Can You Learn From Your 'To Do" List?
    In this hectic, sometimes chaotic life, we push ourselves to do more without the satisfaction of ever completing our 'to do' list. Do you subscribe to the thought that more is better? I Can! Yet, I also know this is trouble for me because there is never enough. So...I made a decision!
    Date of Article: 29Jul2008
    Category: Self-Improvement/Motivation
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  • Do You Believe In The Law of Attraction?
    The movie "The Secret" made popular the 'law of attraction'. The movie focused on the power of our thoughts and how they impact our lives. This is not a new concept. Throughout history, successful people understood the power of attracting what they wanted into their lives.
    Date of Article: 21Jul2008
    Category: Self-Improvement/Motivation
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  • How To Start An Employee Referral Program
    In this highly competitive market, finding top talent can be a challenge. Employers are searching for successful recruiting methods to bring in the right employees to grow the business. An employee referral program (ERP) can provide you with great talent and at a low cost.
    Date of Article: 12Jul2008
    Category: Business - General
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  • Are You A 'People-Friendly' Manager?
    A "people friendly" environment reduces stress, decreases turnover, and supports higher levels of performance with employees. Organizations today are addressing the "people friendly" environment with additional programs that support work-life balance. And..that is great.
    Date of Article: 09Jul2008
    Category: Business - General
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  • Avoiding "Burnout" in Your Employees
    How do you know if your employees are in the "burnout" zone? Sometimes a tired employee is still a happy employee...one who has worked hard and feels totally satisfied from their accomplishments. Other times, the employee is stressed and barely holding on to their performance levels.
    Date of Article: 03Jul2008
    Category: Business - General
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  • 3 Steps to Handling Challenging Employees!
    Every manager in their career stumbles across a challenging employee....one who frustrates them and takes a lot of their energy to manage.'Challenging' employees come in different shades of grey. In addition, what one manager considers frustrating another may not.
    Date of Article: 29Jun2008
    Category: Business - General
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  • 9 Basic Steps in the Recruiting Process
    You are responsible for the day-to-day operations of the department and are knowledgeable around the business functions. What about the people tasks? Managing employees starts with recruiting...finding the right talent.
    Date of Article: 23Jun2008
    Category: Business - General
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  • Coaching Your Employees Can Be Fun
    What is coaching? Coaching is an enjoyable way to interact with your employees. Like a coach of a sport's team, you want to encourage your team, ensure they know how to play, know the rules of the role, clarify any misconceptions, and be there to listen and support them as they grow in their job knowledge
    Date of Article: 21Jun2008
    Category: Business - General
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  • How To Manage the Older Employee
    The work force has several different generations functioning side by side. Each generation has diverse needs which means you will have to manage them differently. So not only do you have individual styles to deal with, you also have the employee's generation to include in motivating the employee.
    Date of Article: 12Jun2008
    Category: Business - General
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  • Is Exercise a Dirty Word?
    We all know that exercising is an important part of maintaining a healthy lifestyle. Yet...do we do it? What if you could give yourself permission to start small in your exercising efforts...and still feel good about yourself?
    Date of Article: 03Jun2008
    Category: Health & Fitness
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  • Do It Anyway -- Take 5 Minutes To Do Something Important
    Life seems to get busier and busier and everywhere you turn there is something to do. How could you possibly add another item on your "To Do" list? Yet this one action is probably the most important thing to do in your life. It is something that you can and need to add to your daily routine. It will only take you 5 minutes or less.
    Date of Article: 22May2008
    Category: Self-Improvement/Motivation
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  • Help Your Employees Build Their "Confidence Muscles"
    Have you found when managing your employees that they bring different levels of self-confidence to their work? We know that the more confidence an individual possesses the more efficient and productive they can be in meeting their goals. If you view your role in managing employees as a mutual working relationship, then you would want to be part of nourishing their confidence.
    Date of Article: 05May2008
    Category: Business - General
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  • De-Cluttering and Organizing Your Bathroom
    Bathrooms seem to attract lots of small items like makeup, medicine bottles, hair accessories, razors, hairbrushes, lotion, shampoo, product samples and the list goes on. Finding what you need as well as removing old products can be challenging. Here are a few simple ideas to help you create more space and be more organized.
    Date of Article: 04May2008
    Category: Home & Family
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  • Plan Workplace Changes
    Whether it's a companywide or department change, you still have to motivate your team to understand, participate and accept the required changes. In order to motivate your staff, you need to plan...plan...plan. What do you need to plan?
    Date of Article: 28Apr2008
    Category: Business - General
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  • Your Employee's Reactions to Change
    Employees will always react to change...positive or negative reactions. It doesn't matter if the change is major or if it's a minor change to a process. People react! So how do you as a manager handle your team's reaction to a change?
    Date of Article: 19Apr2008
    Category: Business - General
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  • How Do You Deal With a Difficult Co-Worker?
    Do you enjoy your job but find it difficult to work with certain people? Most people have bumped into someone at work that they just don't like or find frustrating or annoying to be around. Unfortunately, when faced with a difficult co-worker, we may not know how to best deal with the situation.
    Date of Article: 06Apr2008
    Category: Self-Improvement/Motivation
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  • 5 Powerful Traits to Develop In Your Life
    You can think of these traits as the building blocks...the foundation...of your growth into a successful life. Review these abbreviated traits and decide which one you want to start building into your life.
    Date of Article: 24Mar2008
    Category: Self-Improvement/Motivation
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  • Starting a Women's Group
    Have you thought about starting a women's group? Maybe you stop yourself because you don't know where to begin or have some idea but can't seem to find the time to organize the group. It does take some time to organize the group - though not as much as you may think - and the benefits all the women in the group receive are significant.
    Date of Article: 10Mar2008
    Category: Self-Improvement/Motivation
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  • Are You A 'Snooze Button' Junkie?
    One of our readers sent in a request... "How do I get up early in the morning without hitting the snooze button?" I chuckled when reading this request because I can easily relate to this issue. I confess I too am a 'snooze button' junkie!
    Date of Article: 22Feb2008
    Category: Self-Improvement/Motivation
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  • Are You A Woman Without A Will?
    A will is an important document as it clearly states where you want all of your assets to go after you die. And if you have young children, you decide who cares for them. When you have a will the processing of your estate (assets) will be quicker and cheaper. The State doesn't decide...you do. Do you have a will?
    Date of Article: 09Feb2008
    Category: Home & Family
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  • Create Your Home Office Without Spending Lots of Money
    You don't have to spend lots of money to set up a home office. If you have a separate room for your office...great. Most of us can't afford to allocate lots of space for an office or have a professional organizer devise an office system for us. What you do have is your own creativity to carve out the right space for your office. Here are some ideas to stimulate your thinking.
    Date of Article: 22Jan2008
    Category: Home & Family
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  • How to Say "No"
    Each one of us have a barrage of reasons why we just can't say "no" to our neighbor, friend, co-worker, love one, family member. How many tasks on your "To Do" lists are there because of other people's requests? Are you frustrated with yourself for responding to others in the same old way? Why not try something different.
    Date of Article: 06Jan2008
    Category: Self-Improvement/Motivation
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  • Kick the Procrastination Habit in 4 Easy Steps
    When you create a "procrastination" habit, you reduce your ability to function effectively. This habit is controlling you and can be a hard habit to break. If you believe that procrastination is an issue in your life, what would it look like to no longer choose to resist doing something?
    Date of Article: 03Jan2008
    Category: Self-Improvement/Motivation
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  • 3 Ways to Eliminate Holiday Stress
    Holiday stress is definitely a popular subject. Over the years, I have absorbed stress during the holidays with juggling children, family, cooking, working, shopping, and on top of it all trying to be creative with my gift ideas. I'm a woman and women always take the lion's share of holiday stress. Women believe that they have to do it all. They don't!
    Date of Article: 17Dec2007
    Category: Home & Family
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  • Be a Food Shopping Organizer
    Have you ever gone shopping and then at home you realized that you forgot something. This happens ever day by thousands of people so you are not alone. Did you forget to take your coupons or didn't give them to the cashier at checkout? It's now time to focus your organizational skills on your grocery shopping and keep the money in your pocket. Here are ideas to support you on this road.
    Date of Article: 16Dec2007
    Category: Home & Family
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  • Great Gifts for Young Grads – From Pre-K to Middle School
    So your son or daughter has finally graduated middle school and is about to take that huge, nerve-wracking, terrifying but exhilarating step into high school. You can remember that feeling with almost perfect clarity, right? The fear, the excitement, the nervousness of the unknown … it was almost too much to bear!
    Date of Article: 06May2007
    Category: Home & Family
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  • Great Gifts for Grads
    Ah, graduation. Remember that soaring feeling of freedom? That excitement of stepping out into a whole new world of choices and decisions, all made by you? There’s no doubt that graduation, whether it be from high school, college, or grad school, is a wonderful milestone in life.
    Date of Article: 05May2007
    Category: Home & Family
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  • Fabulous Gifts for the Bride
    Buying gifts for the wedding or engagement party is almost as fun as buying gifts for yourself, but wedding gifts don’t have to break the bank. In fact, it’s usually cheaper to buy the couple a something for their new home rather than giving them cash. So, if you want some great gift ideas (because the thought of giving them a toaster just makes you cringe …), read on. We’ve got some great ones
    Date of Article: 25Apr2007
    Category: Home & Family
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  • Change the World One Purchase at a Time
    From this moment on, stop thinking about money in the traditional way. Let’s not think about money and spending habits from the ‘ME’ perspective alone. When your first instinct is to say ‘No, I don’t really need that’, try to stop doing the ‘responsible’ thing and start sharing the wealth.
    Date of Article: 10Apr2007
    Category: Home & Family
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  • The Maze of Family Finances
    The family finance game no longer just entails paying the mortgage and other bills each month. With budget planning, college and vacation savings, and making smart investments, knowing the ins and outs of your financial situation is vital for a healthy home and a healthy future.
    Date of Article: 03Apr2007
    Category: Home & Family
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  • Live With Passion – Do What You Love
    Imagine the pride you would feel as a parent if you knew your children were involved in careers that really brought them joy. If you knew that they were involved in something that made them love getting up and working every day, that challenged them and filled their days with excitement and wonder. Wouldn’t that be amazing?
    Date of Article: 21Mar2007
    Category: Home & Family
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  • Round-Robin Mealtime
    Structuring the conversation, especially with children at the table, can be a bit tricky sometimes, and that’s where the idea of the Round-Robin Mealtime comes in. Prepare to be amazed at the simplicity of it all.
    Date of Article: 18Mar2007
    Category: Home & Family
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  • The Soul of a Home
    It's the room where your kids visit with you after school and tell you all about their day. It’s the room where your dearest friends gather for drinks, where your spouse makes you laugh after a long day, where you go to count your blessings, or to have a quiet cup of tea.
    Date of Article: 12Mar2007
    Category: Home & Family
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  • Simple Children’s Garden
    What better way to encourage your kids to eat vegetables than to plant a vegetable garden? Children will learn about where their food comes from, how seeds sprout, and how plants grow. They will do some work planting, weeding and harvesting and a lot of healthy playing. They will get a little dirty, and that's all to the good.
    Date of Article: 14Feb2007
    Category: Home & Family
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  • Mother’s Day Resolutions: A New Tradition
    While the dawning of a new year challenges us to look at every aspect of our lives, Mother’s Day is about one thing: mothers. Why not use the annual tradition of honoring mothers to set a few resolutions that nurture you, nurture your own mother, and nurture your relationship with your children?
    Date of Article: 05Feb2007
    Category: Home & Family
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  • The Pitfalls of Over-Scheduling Your Child
    It’s no secret that American children have jam-packed schedules and expectations that most adults never had to deal with. But you might be surprised to learn that many children carry around a PDA to store schedules and contact information, and a cell phone to stay connected to parents who may be at work or attending a sibling’s scheduled event.
    Date of Article: 27Jan2007
    Category: Home & Family
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  • The Golden Rules of Winter Vacations
    Taking a winter vacation with your kids always seems like a great idea, but it can often leave you feeling like you need another vacation when you get home! With a little planning, you can take a vacation with your kids this winter and return feeling as if you actually got the break you needed. Just follow these three golden rules:
    Date of Article: 17Jan2007
    Category: Home & Family
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  • Be Your Own Valentine
    This Valentine’s Day, why not take the time to appreciate someone who rarely gets your attention; someone who deserves a thoughtful gift and a few kind words? Someone like – you! Whether you are single or attached, Valentine’s Day is the perfect day to send yourself a gift of thanks and appreciation. This year, why not be your own valentine?
    Date of Article: 10Jan2007
    Category: Home & Family
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  • Taking Stock Without Judgment
    As the New Year approaches, it is a perfect time to reflect on the events, accomplishments, and disappointments of the past year. Taking stock of the past twelve months helps you to see what worked and what could be improved upon.
    Date of Article: 18Dec2006
    Category: Self-Improvement/Motivation
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  • The Ultimate New Year’s Resolution: Doing Nothing
    As the New Year approaches, you may already have a short list of habits you would like to break, goals you would like to reach, and other changes you would like to see in your life. You may even have your resolutions written down and posted on the fridge next to your jam-packed calendar, grocery lists and to do lists.
    Date of Article: 14Dec2006
    Category: Home & Family
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  • Is Your Weight Issue Controlling You? How to Add More Joy into Your Life with Small Changes
    When you look at yourself in the mirror, do you cringe, or just cover up the mirror? You may hear the statistics, know that you don’t feel physically well by having this extra weight, yet you aren’t able to move forward to make any changes. It feels overwhelming to handle both your extra weight and the negative thoughts you have every time you have to look at your body. What if you were to look at the situation differently?
    Date of Article: 14Nov2006
    Category: Health & Fitness
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  • How Friends Became Business Partners -- 7 Ways to Build Your Business and Stay Friends
    The criteria we used to become partners were that we were friends and liked each other and were interested in starting an internet business. The fact that we were different was what attracted us to each other as friends, though those differences can add stress when building a business. The friendship is a great foundation but alone it is not enough to create a strong partnership.
    Date of Article: 28Oct2006
    Category: Internet Marketing/Online Business
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  • To Vaccinate or Not To Vaccinate?
    The question that crosses over parents mind is “should we vaccinate our children or shouldn’t we?” The problem is that there is so much controversy surrounding whether vaccinations are safe or not, a parent can find themselves wondering whether vaccinations are a gift from God or the devil in disguise. So which is it? The answer isn’t always simple
    Date of Article: 25Oct2006
    Category: Home & Family
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  • Do You Have Two Heads and a Tail?
    One day you are your child’s best friend and the next day they would rather eat lima beans and spinach than be seen with you in public. If they’re with their friends at the mall and they see you coming, they run in the other direction. If you go to the same movie, they insist on sitting ten rows behind you. What’s the matter? Did you suddenly grow two heads and a tail?
    Date of Article: 15Oct2006
    Category: Home & Family
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  • Six Ways to Sneak Health Food into Your Child’s Diet
    If you’re tired of your child’s dietary battles turning into tactical missions and survival-of-the-fittest lessons (or survival of the most stubborn), we’ve got six sneaky ways for you to trick your child into eating health food that you’re absolutely going to love.
    Date of Article: 20Sep2006
    Category: Home & Family
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  • Family Values — 5 Tips on What’s Essential
    With all the media available today, raising children with strong values is certainly a challenge. Young people are receiving a wider diversity of information and images much faster than ever. Still, it is possible to raise children with the strong values and morals that you want them to have and that will stay with them throughout their lives.
    Date of Article: 26Aug2006
    Category: Home & Family
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  • 9 Amusement Park Tips You Need to Know
    Before you throw your kids in the car and head off for a day at the amusement park, there are some things you need to consider. Few things can be more frustrating and disappointing than going to an amusement park ready to have a great time, only to end up having a miserable day instead.
    Date of Article: 20Aug2006
    Category: Home & Family
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  • 9 Tips To Make Back-to-School Shopping a Snap
    It barely seems as if the final school bell rang, and already it’s time to get the kids ready to head back! With everything else you have on your plate, the idea of back-to-school shopping can be, well, less than thrilling, and just a little overwhelming.
    Date of Article: 15Aug2006
    Category: Home & Family
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  • 5 Essentials to Building a Spiritual Home
    Building a spiritual home is a top consideration for most parents today. No matter what your religious orientation is, or even if you have one, you want to raise children with a strong sense of morals and a feeling of hope and being connected to something larger than themselves.
    Date of Article: 11Aug2006
    Category: Religion & Faith
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  • Thinking of Going Back to School? Education Options for Busy Moms
    If you’ve been thinking about going back to school, you’ll be happy to know that you have more options than you realize. Colleges and other schools recognize that adult students have different needs from traditional students and are responding with evening classes and online courses that make it possible for even the busiest mom on the block to earn a degree or certification in an ever-growing variety of disciplines.
    Date of Article: 01Aug2006
    Category: Home & Family
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  • 9 Tips to Selecting the Perfect Gift
    Do you struggle to find great gift ideas? Are you stuck without a gift at the last minute? I understand your frustration and am here to help! I've put together 9 tips to help you select the perfect gift. So grab a cup of coffee, relax, and start shopping!
    Date of Article: 18Jul2006
    Category: Home & Family
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  • Money Matters
    It’s never too soon to teach your children about the value of and responsibility toward money. Here are some excellent activities to teach your children about finances, from your toddler who seems to want everything to your trendy teenager who won’t do anything unless it’s in style.
    Date of Article: 12Jul2006
    Category: Home & Family
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  • Revive Yourself and Celebrate Your Inner Strength
    How to maintain your self-identity during your transformation into Motherhood is a struggle for Busy Moms. Here are 9 great steps to revive your spirit, boost self-esteem and remind you why you are a wonderful, beautiful, intelligent person that deserves recognition.
    Date of Article: 28Jun2006
    Category: Home & Family
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  • Bring on the Summer Vacation!
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