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Once In A Blue Moon
Today, 31st May, 2007, presents us with a relatively rare celestial event, commonly referred to as a Blue Moon. We all use the term in every day language, but did you ever stop to wonder where the phrase came from? It's roots may be traced back quite a way. In actual fact there are references to blue moons in Ancient Egyptian texts and hieroglyphs! More than likely back then the phenomena may have been a direct observation from some environmental event, which may make the moon appear blue on some occasions, just as it is possible now. As the Egyptian Religious beliefs were steeped in celestial observations and phenomena, it may be that a blue moon was seen as some kind of rare religious omen and revered as a sign from the Gods.These days the use of the term, "Once In a Blue Moon", is a very common phrase in our language. In the English language the first known literary reference to a blue moon was in a poem by Roy and Barlow, written in 1528, entitled "Rede Me and Be Not Wrothe". An excerpt, "If they say the moon is belewe, we must believe it to be true." which is a reference to the English nobility. Commonly in this day and age and over th

y sure how you can make such big changes! Excuse the pun, but take it in small bites! If you want to improve your eating habits, one effective tool is to write down everything you eat for three days. You’ll be amazed at how enlightening it is. Awareness is the first step: You have to know what you’re doing before you can figure out what you need to change.

Buy a small notepad that you can carry with you everywhere and every time you eat or drink something, write it down. Since it’s just for you, you can write as little or as much detail as you want. You can even write down how you felt, such as ‘hungry’ or ‘full’ or ‘guilty’ or ‘great’. If you want to log it somewhere, there are many online locations where you can do this. Free examples include Fitday.com and mypyramid.gov. At the end of three days, look at it. Most people already know what foods are healthy and which ones are not. If you’re not really sure, contact a registered dietitian (RD) to help you learn how to improve your current eating habits. Many people call themselves experts in nutrition, but the only educated and trained professional who can take the science behind nutrition and help you apply it to YOUR life is an RD.

Once you have looked at your food diary and realized where you could make changes, this next step is ext

The Right Mortgage Lead for The Right Loan Officer
If you are a mortgage broker or loan officer on the market for mortgage leads, you must first decide which mortgage lead is best for you.For starters, you must first determine what your budget is. If it is not very much, you may want to keep an eye out for the mortgage lead companies that have low minimum deposits along with some free extra’s such as filters.Here are a few different mortgage lead type scenarios.There is the real time mortgage lead which can be purchased fresh. Typically, these mortgage leads are hot off the press and should be no more than a few hours old when you purchase them.Also, these types of mortgage leads should be obtained by the mortgage lead company through web sites they own and operate. Otherwise, you may want to question the freshness of the lead.There are also aged mortgage leads and these types of leads can be purchased in bulk at a discount for as low as pennies per mortgage lead.However, when buying in bulk, you are playing a numbers game. You should not expect a slam dunk on every mortgage lead.For instance, if you buy one hundred leads at fifteen cents per lead,

For many people, taking control of their lives and health is a challenge that feels beyond their control. However, when you start talking to people who HAVE overcome incredible odds – in their health, in their lives, in their financial situations – you see that it has to do with what people BELIEVE they can accomplish! They see the possibilities, not the limitations.

A great example is in the movie, “The Secret”. A man crashed his airplane and broke just about every bone in his body. Doctors believed that he would never come off the breathing machine, and certainly would never walk again. To make a long story short, this man did everything in his power to prove them wrong and he DID walk out of the hospital on his own! I saw other examples of this when I worked in a county hospital, myself. The power of the human spirit is incredible.

But you have to want it.

There are stories of people overcoming other obstacles that some would say are too great to overcome. Examples include losing large amounts of weight, or working towards a better education and moving out of poverty into wealth. I work with health professionals who dream of starting up their own businesses. Many will stress over spending the money for my services, but this is a dream they really want to accomplish. They have serious doubts in the beginning that they can make it happen, but soon they are living their dreams!

How many times have you heard someone in their 90’s say, “If I had known I would have lived so long, I would have taken better care of myself”? I think I’ve heard this WAY too many times! But we can all take a lesson from this! We CAN be in control of our life and health! You just have to want it, and want it badly enough to do something about it, no matter how hard it is.

I was exercising the other day and worked a little harder than usual, getting ready for a fitness conference in a few months. Of course I want to be as fit as possible for this event, because other fitness professionals from all over the world will be there. I worked one muscle group that I have not worked in a LONG time, and as I felt the burn, I realized that this was something I was willing to push through in order to achieve a goal. You could say I’ve done the same thing with my business: I have been willing to step off the ledge into the unknown to create a dream I believed I could create. Those who are willing to take those risks or feel that burn know what I’m talking about. You have to want it.

Do you want it?

First of all, you have to actually see the life you want. Mentally imagine you are already there, and then, with eyes closed, walk through a day of what it is actually like. Once you have done this, it becomes more real. The next step is to create intentions to make it happen; become proactive!

Taking it one day at a time
Oh, how many times have I heard, ‘but I want to lose it now!’ For weight loss or improved fitness or optimal health, the key is consistency. My nutrition clients fit two categories: Those who are willing to travel the long road towards new habits and beliefs, and those who become discouraged and give up. Guess who the victors are? Changes to health habits do NOT happen overnight! If healthy and balanced eating were that easy, and only had to do with hunger and fullness, we would not be a country with over 60% of our population obese. Even if a person only has gained great amounts of weight because they didn’t exercise and really didn’t know how to eat for health, the road to losing that weight involves time and serious commitment. Old habits must make way for new habits. They must now cook more, make different food choices and different activity choices. It isn’t as easy as ‘going on a diet’ and then going off. It is a life change for the rest of their lives.

Goals and plans
Just as with business, if you want to improve your health, you must determine what that means. Do you want to lose fifty or 100 pounds? Maybe it’s just twenty pounds or five! Regardless of the amount, you must be clear what your goal is. You must then determine how you will accomplish this goal. Some people can do this by themselves. There are many stories of people who just decided one day that things would be different, and they started eating less and stepped outside their door and started exercising! Other people need someone to guide them and be accountable to, who will support their efforts.

No matter what category you are in, if you are reading this and you really want to lose weight, or improve your health or fitness level in some way, just know you really DO have a choice. You can make it happen, or you can continue to feel a victim in life and take no action. Even people who are unable to walk have a choice with their health – not only is the Special Olympics an international event, but even local large marathon events have categories for people with physical limitations. Today there is no excuse for not working towards improving your health. If you really want to.

Making it happen in small bites
So you have decided you really do want to improve your health. But it all seems really overwhelming and you’re not really sure how you can make such big changes! Excuse the pun, but take it in small bites! If you want to improve your eating habits, one effective tool is to write down everything you eat for three days. You’ll be amazed at how enlightening it is. Awareness is the first step: You have to know what you’re doing before you can figure out what you need to change.

Once you have looked at your food diary and realized where you could make changes, this next step is extr

To Impeach Or Not To Impeach? That Is The Question
When the year 2000 came around we all had our fears due to rumors of Y2K. Never in a million years did we expect the terror to be in the form of our President. During the candidacy for Presidency between Bush and Kerry many of us did not agree with either of the parties but we had to choose of the two. Many people were unsure who to vote for, psychological studies show that many people vote for a candidate because they are familiar with the persons last name or like Texans because they are from Texas. Who cares what they stand for or how they will affect us as a country.Whatever party you voted for either time around, as time has progressed many peoples eyes have been opened to the truth of the Bush Administration and if you say you do not see anything wrong with this dictatorship we call an "administration" you most likely just do not want to take responsibility for your part in choosing the Tyrant administration.In 2000 all registered voters went out and began to vote. Due to over advertising many people voted for the very first time believing their vote really counted. When all was said and done all ballots had been collecte

ve serious doubts in the beginning that they can make it happen, but soon they are living their dreams!

Do you want it?

Once you have looked at your food diary and realized where you could make changes, this next step is ext

Mobile Internet - Dull and Empty
Let us think for a while about the mobile Internet. According to the recent study by Harris Interactive, a lot of UK mobile users try mobile Internet, only 10% of them use it for more than 1 week.The most common users are people between 16 and 24, while 53% having tried the service and only 19% use it for more than a week.At the same time mobile Internet seems to be more popular with males than females 36% of male respondents tried it (13% at least once a week), and only 22% of female respondents did (5% do it once a week).Tom Perrott comments on this:“Repeat use of mobile Internet will depend on what is available on this platform and like mobile TV will be driven by content. Previous Harris Interactive research that looked at uptake of mobile Internet indicated that TV sport was the most desired content when on the move. Major sporting occasions, particularly tournaments, may boost mobile Internet trial and then subsequent use.”And why do you think such a great service as mobile Internet is not that popular and loses clients? As in any sphere of modern life it is content that matters! And the providers of thes

re already there, and then, with eyes closed, walk through a day of what it is actually like. Once you have done this, it becomes more real. The next step is to create intentions to make it happen; become proactive!

Once you have looked at your food diary and realized where you could make changes, this next step is ext

Assessing Value
A client of ours recently asked us to help his company increase sales revenue. "Our sales are okay, but not what we need them to be," he said. "I just have to believe we could be closing more business. Once we get in the door, the sales process goes very well. It's getting in that's the problem."What else is new?Many companies have the goal of sustaining existence by selling what they make. Great companies focus on delivering unique value -- even before a single product or service is purchased. It's an old saw that is still ignored by far too many businesses.Our client's problem is simple: His company fails to communicate unique value to the target market.LifebloodCommunication is the lifeblood of every business. It carries unique value -- the key nutrient that feeds all relationships. When the flow of value is obstructed, a variety of symptoms manifest, including: Slow sales Customer dissatisfaction High employee turnover Poor product quality Assessing the flow of communication is one of the most important business diagnostics tools available to you. One method of assessi

health, you must determine what that means. Do you want to lose fifty or 100 pounds? Maybe it’s just twenty pounds or five! Regardless of the amount, you must be clear what your goal is. You must then determine how you will accomplish this goal. Some people can do this by themselves. There are many stories of people who just decided one day that things would be different, and they started eating less and stepped outside their door and started exercising! Other people need someone to guide them and be accountable to, who will support their efforts.

Once you have looked at your food diary and realized where you could make changes, this next step is ext

Poor Man's Access To Foreign Currency Trading
By far, the largest trading market in the world is the foreign currency market. Speculators make up only a small part of the spot (cash market) and forward (futures market) currency exchange transactions. So if you are considering speculating in this area, be aware that you are trying to out-guess the brightest minds & supercomputers at large banks and hedge funds; along with the political whims & expediency of government treasury departments.The common portfolio use for holding foreign currencies is to hedge against the fall of your home currency. For most people, their salary and all their assets are based in their home currency – and if that falls in value, so does their entire net worth and future earnings. For Americans, as an example, there has been a growing trade deficit with China for many years. And if China were to allow their currency to fluctuate, the U.S. dollar would fall against the Chinese yuan in concert with this trade deficit.You can also include currency trading as an additional way to diversify your portfolio. I have read many, many books to learn about currency trading, and even day-traded the Swiss-Franc for s

Once you have looked at your food diary and realized where you could make changes, this next step is extremely important. Pick just ONE change to work on! Maybe that change would be to stop eating the candy bars in the afternoon. Now, the first time you try that, you are STARVING, and all you can think about the rest of the day is that candy bar! So, start snacking on fruit instead. You have not only eliminated a high-calorie, high-fat food from your diet, but now you’ve added a health source of phytochemicals and antioxidants that are good for you! The bottom line is you have eliminated excess calories by this one change! Once this is part of normal life, and no longer an effort, you are ready for a next change. Continue this process, one step at a time. Before you know it, your diet has changed! I will warn you that it won’t always be easy, but you will be working in the right direction.

Finally, let’s look at how you can add exercise to your life. If you decided that tomorrow you will start running, chances are good that you wouldn’t last too long, you’d end up out of breath and the next day places would hurt you didn’t know existed. The only benefit you’ll get from the experience will be from the stories you tell your friends of the silly mistake you made by trying to start an exercise program!

So, start with a walk. And it doesn’t have to be a long walk, either! Just five minutes a day to start will not only get you in the habit of actually doing it, but will help ease you into the activity. In a week or two, add another 5 minutes. Now you are walking 10 minutes a day! Laugh all you want, but a month ago how much were you walking? Health organizations recommend 60 minutes of exercise a day, but you can break that into 10 minute intervals. So, in two weeks you are walking 10 minutes, but time is limited, and you don’t feel you can justify extending it to 15 minutes. So, where else can you start walking another 5 minutes, and then can you turn that second 5 minutes into a second set of 10 minutes? See where I’m going with this? Before you know it, in a few months, you really ARE walking 60 minutes a day! Again, don’t laugh; how much are you walking right now? And you will see the results of this exercise… if you stay consistent and do it daily, and weekly, and monthly, and yearly.

Improved health can be a part of your life. You must take charge and make it happen, though. First you must determine what it is you want to improve, then you must create a plan to make it happen. Your plan must include how you will make these changes a regular and consistent part of your life from now on. Take small steps (and bites) at a time, and then just do it!

But, as I said, you have to want it. Do you want it?

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