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On our farm in Doylestown Pa., River Birch trees are the first
trees I planted when I was a small child. My father said this is
a plant that is hard to plant screw up. He was right. Green side
up was his motto. I can't remember any ever not surviving. They
are survivors. You will too find this tree an amazing addition
to your landscape.
Birch trees are prized for their outstanding bark
characteristics and their graceful delicate foliage. Numerous
species and cultivars are used in landscapes,...
If asked if your job is stressful, chances are you would answer
with an emphatic "Boy is it ever"!
Work is by far the leading source of stress in our lives. Nine
out of ten people say they experience high levels of stress
several times a week. And one out of four of us have high stress
levels every day.
What you may not know is that your stress from work may, in
fact, be affecting your health. Stress affects the body in many
different ways. Some kinds of stress are beneficial. Others...
There's a very fine line that we all have to walk when we want
to make an argument about a controversial subject: On one hand,
you want to limit the controversy as much as you can, because
too much can lead to a lot of problems, ranging from flaring
tempers to hurt feelings to broken noses! On the other hand,
controversial subjects are usually the most significant and,
many times, the most useful to discuss.
Many people try to handle controversy by simply avoiding it.
Unfortunately, this...
Rhetorical questions are probably as old as public speaking
itself. Like anything else, this technique has its uses, but can
be very tiresome if used overmuch or in the wrong circumstances.
Remember that a rhetorical question is simply a question asked
that doesn't require an answer from another person. So think
about it, when would such a question be asked? In my opinion,
there are two different times when this kind of question is
asked. First, you ask it when you want the audience to...
So you want to be successful. For What Purpose? When I first
heard that question I said, "You've got to be crazy, to have a
lot of money. What else?" This was quickly followed by the
question, For What Purpose?
I have to tell you that I went dead silent. My mental wheels
were spinning. My eyes glazed over into what can best be
described as a "thousand yard" stare.
Until that point in time I hadn't really considered what was my
purpose for anything. I thought I knew the "why" of what...
You have the opportunity of a lifetime. That sounds like
marketing hype because you have heard it so often, doesn't it?
Think about it this way: you have the opportunity to live one
lifetime. Does that make a difference? How are you using your
opportunity?
Are you doing the things you want to be doing in the ways that
you want to be doing them? If not, why not? What are you viewing
as obstacles to having the life you want? Are the obstacles you
perceive real or just convenient? So often...
*************************************** Get Thyself a Mentor -
by Sue Dyson ***************************************
While there are many secrets to success, they are only secrets
until you know about them. I'm about to let you in on a little
known "secret" shared by many successful people.
Ask any person who has already succeeded in their chosen field,
and they could likely provide you with the name of at least one
other person who has inspired them in their success. This is the
process...
I used to love the thought of going to the local wholesale
warehouse club, where the products are stacked up to the
warehouse ceiling and the shopping carts are brimming with rolls
of toilet paper and cases of cheese snacks. Where else could you
pay a memberbership fee of a thirty or forty dollars per year
and have access to products by the caseload at a discount?
After joining such a club I realized that not all the prices
were cheaper than the non-membership store just across the
street....
Excellent communication. It's what we're all after, when the
first rule of communication is to assume you've been
misunderstood.
We generally work very hard to express what we have in mind, and
in giving instructions to go over each one step-by-step. We also
try and listen carefully, and to repeat back what we think we've
heard to be sure. And if we're selling, we try an anticipate
objections. But there's one part that's very helpful we often
leave out.
I learned it from my Dad, a great...
Find The Courage To Know The Truth Helaine Iris © 2004
"Making the decision to have a child--it's momentous. It is to
decide forever to have your heart go walking around outside your
body." Elizabeth Stone
My daughter amazes me. She's just been through a roller coaster
growth cycle. I'm going to share this vulnerable, recent event
from her life that has beautifully illustrates a powerful life
lesson. I have her permission to share this story with you.
It all started about six...
There's nothing more disconcerting, nothing you can count on
more, and nothing more valuable to learn how to prepare for than
change.
I'm not talking about preparing for each individual change as it
comes up. This is an inefficient and reactive way to operate. I
mean preparing your SELF proactively for the inevitable changes
you will encounter throughout your lifetime so that you remain
prepared as part of who you are. This is about emotional
intelligence, or competency, and this is...
"Get Legal, or Get Cheated!" Are you an Ecommerce business
owner, or do you just seem to be one? There is a difference, and
that difference will hurt your business. When you sell products
on the Internet, just like anyplace else, you need to be buying
those products from a direct wholesale source. Either the
factory itself, or a factory authorized distributor. If you're
not, you're paying middleman markups that chip away at your
profits until you're barely making enough to pay your hosting
fees....
It's a well known fact that Britain is one of the most expensive
countries in the world to live in. Whatever we buy - whether
it's clothes and electronics to cars, computers, DVDs or food -
in the UK we seem to have "settled for paying more". When most
people shop they go into a normal retail store and buy a product
at a price that they consider to be standard. Well let me tell
you, the prices we pay especially in the UK would not be
tolerated in most other places in the world.
So is...
Thinking about buying Toby Keith tickets online? Don't get
taken to the cleaners...basic tips on how to avoid problems with
ticket sellers and the law.
Tip #1 When possible, buy from a reputable agent. That goes
without saying. First, go to a place like Ticketmaster, type in
your desired artist in the search bar. They will give you a list
of places and events in the area you want.
Depending on location, you'll see different ticket options. For
example, at the Pensacola Civic Center,...
The Dark Side of the Moon, The Universe and everything.
Last time we saw hardware turning somewhat towards mobile
phones, with PCs still firmly entrenched. Today we will look at
the future of non hardware based things to come. Increasingly,
things are bought ready programmed and we have little influence
over what we have bought or use, just initial choice of supplier
and package. So we are being gently pushed down pre-defined
paths, with conforming to compatibility being paramount,
especially...