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In the hit comedic movie Groundhog Day, Bill Murray’s character, Phil Conners, is caught up in a time warp, doomed to live the same day over and over until he gets it right. Hilarious as the ensuing mayhem may be on the big screen, it is a poignant and not too thinly veiled metaphor for how most of us live our own lives - mindlessly occupied with our own issues and concerns, stumbling through life (often over the toes of others) with little if any conscious direction or critical thought. In the end, we keep on running into the same scenarios and problems over and over - not because we’re caught in a time loop, but because we’re caught in a life-loop. We haven’t made the grade, so we can’t graduate beyond our current situation.

One of the solutions to this is to create what I call a “Groundhog Day” Proof Life. Think about it for a second. What if today (or any day lately) was the only day you got to live. Would that be okay with you, or would it be a wailing tragedy? There are 5 steps to creating a GD Proof Life, and I’ve outlined them below.

1. Quit playing “Someday My Prince Will Come” on your internal radio station.

Whether it’s the perfect mate, the perfect job or the perfect life, too many of us spend so much time in the imaginary future that we let our present fall to pieces around our feet. Why bother cleaning, when you don’t really belong where you currently live? How can you possibly have a great night out when your ideal date hasn’t shown up at the door? Who cares if you blow off your job - it’s not like you care, or anything. Stop it! As John Lennon sang, life is what happens when your making other plans. Don’t waste the life you have fantasizing about a life that doesn’t exist.

2. Get your house in order.

Now that you’re back in the present, get your act together and make what you do have work as well as it can for you. Design environments that support and uplift you by ditching anything that doesn’t and only replacing it when you’ve found something you love.

3. Pursue your dreams, not your “purpose.”

Yes, we all have a purpose in life (more than one, probably). But part of the game is that we don’t get to know what that purpose is, and spending all our time trying to find it often ends up taking the place of actually living our lives in a way that would allow us to serve this purpose if we did. We all know people who went off to “find themselves” and never came back - don’t be one of them. The best way to find yourself, and your purpose, is to live a life of passion and authenticity and let them find you.

4. Quality, not quantity.

Why live life at half-mast? You don’t get bonus points for choosing lots of cheap, nasty fast food instead of a moderate amount of gourmet cuisine, and neither does it gain you anything to fill your closet to overflowing with ill-fitting and poorly matched clothes instead of holding out for a modest assortment of exquisite ensembles. Greed and envy are not what I’m advocating, but life’s to short to sit on lumpy furniture and eat bad food.

5. Make it matter -all day, every day.

Live life as if you might actually have to account for it someday. Is it really so important to get that promotion that you’re willing to hurt a friend, bend the rules (even though it makes problems for everyone else down the line), or claim credit for stuff you didn’t do? Would it really take that long to bring a hot meal to a shut-in down the road - even if you do have to miss the opening sequence of your favorite television show? Do you really need one more piece of jewelry that you’ll never wear, when the money could go so much farther at the community center downtown that provides valuable resources to those in need? As they say, what goes around comes around. What do you have coming?

Imagine today happening over and over and over again for the rest of your life (or at least until you got it right). What would you need to clear out, clean up and bring into your life to make that an intriguing prospect, rather than a chilling thought? Don’t wait for tomorrow to get started. In real life, we only get one chance to get it right.

(c) Soni Pitts

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Soni Pitts is the Chief Visionary Butt-Kicker of SoniPitts.Com. She specializes in helping others reclaim “soul proprietorship” in their lives and to begin living the life their Creator always intended for them.

She is the author of the free e-book “50 Ways To Reach Your Goals” and over 100 self-help and inspirational articles, as well as other products and resources designed to facilitate this process of personal growth and spiritual development.

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People who suffer from high blood pressure should have a healthy diet which can help them lower blood pressure and neutralize the effects of hypertension on their body.

The diet involves reducing the salt consume and also eating more fruits, vegetables and non fat or low-fat dairy products, according to a declaration from the American Heart Association (AHA),which affirms that all these elements are important for the persons who need to lower blood pressure.

According to statistics, one in four American adults has hypertension, which means that these people need to quickly lower blood pressure in order to decrease the risk of stroke, heart attack and kidney failure.

This would be the first time when the AHA’s Nutrition Committee advises individuals who need to lower blood pressure to add fruits, vegetables and low-fat or nonfat dairy products to a reduced-salt diet.

The Nutrition Committee also counsels the patients who need to lower blood pressure to consume food rich in potassium, calcium and magnesium and low in saturated fat, total fat, cholesterol and sodium.

The committee affirms that a salt restricted diet rich in fruits, vegetables and nonfat or low-fat dairy products is the most appropriate to lower blood pressure.

The AHA’s Committee approximates that even a small reduction of two points in diastolic blood pressure could lower a person’s stroke risk by 15% and lower heart disease risk by 6%, so it’s essential to lower blood pressure.

Dr. Kotchen, author of the report, recommends to the persons who need to lower blood pressure to eat more fruits, vegetables and diary products, which are high in electrolytes and naturally occurring minerals. Studies have evidenced that persons eating foods rich in potassium, such as bananas, dates, potatoes, and raisins tend to have lower blood pressure.

For those who need to lower blood pressure, the committee recommends to limit their salt consumption even more as recommended by their doctor.

One of the important recommendations of the committee for the persons who need to lower blood pressure is to manage their weight. Also, those who need to lower blood pressure must avoid having more than two alcoholic drinks per day.

This medical article is written by Grojan Fabiola during one research session on lowering blood pressure in a natural way, that will be using yoga. So, if you want to find out more about how to lower blood pressure, especially in a natural way, please click this link.

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Blogs can be described in many definitions and they are all correct.

Blogs are instant publishing. You write, you cut-and-paste images, you cut-and-paste links, you customize everything through a WYSIWIG (what you see is what you get) interface, and with one click you publish.

A frequent, chronological publication of personal thoughts and Web links.

A blog is often a mixture of what is happening in a person’s life and what is happening on the Web, a kind of hybrid diary/guide site, although there are as many unique types of blogs as there are people.

Blogs are alternatively called web logs or web logs. However, “blog” seems less likely to cause confusion, as “web log” can also mean a server’s log files.

A cross between an online journal and a bulletin board,

Business Blogs: Can be used as a corporate tool for communicating with customers or employees to share knowledge and expertise.

What does Blogging Provide to Small Business?

Blogging is a low-cost alternative to having a web presence. For small business owners without the time to learn web html or the money to hire a designer/developer, bogging offers an inexpensive method to get your company’s name out on the Internet.

Updating the web log is a much quicker process than contacting a web designer with changes or doing the coding and uploading yourself.

Business blogs provide your small business with a chance to share your expertise and knowledge with a larger audience. A powerful benefit for consultants and knowledgable workers.

People maintained blogs long before the term was coined, but the trend gained momentum with the introduction of automated published systems, most notably Blogger at http://www.blogger.com. Thousands of people use services such as Blogger to simplify and accelerate the publishing process.

Sean Felker is the publisher of the very successful and popular Work at Home and Making Money on the Internet blog: http://making-money-online.blogspot.com/

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For keen golfers all over the world, Kiawah Island is a dream destination. People come from far and wide to play at the golf resorts on the island and nearby. Some of them wind up buying Kiawah real estate so that they can come back and play golf any time they want.

The Kiawah way of life is about more than just golf, though. The wide variety of things to do on the island means that a lot of people are discovering Kiawah real estate now. You too might enjoy this luxurious lifestyle, so why not take a closer look at the amenities on offer here.

The rich and varied natural backdrop of the island provides numerous recreational facilities besides the glorious championship golf courses. For example, you can take a leisurely sail along the nearby Intracoastal Waterway and watch the world go by. There are also plenty of opportunities to observe the local flora and fauna from the deck of your boat.

Kiawah real estate offers excellent value for your money. This is partly because of the wonderful countryside that is all around you on the island, and partly because the homes themselves are such high quality. There is ample diversity in the style and atmosphere of the different home developments here, which just adds to the value of your investment. So take the time to find out more about the Kiawah Island real estate market. You will be so glad you did!

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Copyright 2006 Sharon Housley

Associations and trade organizations are great places to meet individuals. Usually organizations have a common theme, and it is an understood implication that all members participate to improve themselves and their businesses.

Whether it is a chamber of commerce or a trade association, members have common problems, issues and concerns. By sharing issues and resolutions, members can benefit by the experience of others. Many business owners participate in organizations, not only to network, but also to hopefully circumvent some of the pitfalls encountered by other small businesses–learning from others.

Networking Tips.

Many trade organizations provide forums for networking. In some cases, these might be private online newsgroups, casual meetings, or even professional events with speakers. In order to take full advantage of these networking opportunities consider these tips.

Who You Know.

It is often not who you know, but who they know. I can’t tell you the number of times I’ve seen someone put-off someone who is clearly a beginner only to learn that the “beginner” is the brother or friend of a contact they’ve been trying to meet for weeks.

Honesty.

Be honest. Pretending to be something that you are not, or implying you can deliver a product or service that is outside of your abilities, will foster an environment of distrust and potentially harm your reputation. Keep in mind that networking is viral?vital? and if promises are not kept, word will spread. Establishing yourself and firm as an honest, reputable company.

Professional.

Keep conversations to strictly business subjects. In a business environment, it is important to focus on safe non-emotional topics. The last thing you want to do is alienate or offend a potential client because of an outspoken view on a controversial topic. There is a time and a place for everything and discussing political views or cultural issues is not a generally accepted business topic. Bearing that in mind, it is also important to be aware and sensitive to cultural differences. The Internet has opened doors to a global market and respecting cultural differences is critical to establishing strong business relationships in the global marketplace.

Socialize.

Now is not the time to be a wall flower. Whether you participate in social business events, or monitor trade forums, it is critical that you participate. Participation will help you distinguish yourself in your industry. Attempt to remember individual personal details and foster introductions among others in the industry.

Positive.

Stay positive. It sounds simple, but it will really impact how others view you. If you are constantly negative and pointing out the flaws in others, it will reflect on how others view you. Presenting the best and positive business experiences will enhance your image.

Help.

Provide genuine assistance to others. Whether or not they are able to reciprocate, networking is viral?vital?. Helping others will establish you as a useful member of your business community and will endear you to others. If you are unable to help an individual, attempt to refer them to someone who can.

Research.

A little research goes a long way. Be sure to research people and companies in your business community. Knowing their common goals and interests will build topics for discussions.

Acknowledging the need to connect with others to grow and expand a business may seem like common sense. Cultivating business relationships and interact with other small businesses is often mutually beneficial and should not be underestimated.

Networking is about building relationships and mutual interaction benefiting both parties. Being proactive and following up, you can have a network of contacts that you will be able to access quickly when you need them. Whether by more traditional means, such as in person or over the Internet, personal networks are essential for furthering your business. Relationship networking is give and take, be sure to help others in your quest for help.

About the Author -
Sharon Housley manages marketing for FeedForAll www.feedforall.com software for creating, editing, publishing RSS feeds and podcasts. In addition Sharon manages marketing for NotePage www.notepage.net a wireless text messaging software company.

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For those of you interested in international business transactions or the business networking organization, LinkedIn, a new Yahoo groups discussion forum has been created. Several Yahoo discussion groups already exist on the uses and preferences concerning LinkedIn, such as the Yahoo Group forum called MyLinkedin Power Forum (MLPF), but the messages on that forum were biased. The moderator of MLPF censored opposing points of view. He is the type of person who would criticize a group member’s message, but not let that member respond to his criticism. In many respects, the MLPF and forums like it were just plain boring: a large cacophony of disjointed and disconnected messages on everything from trolling for people with the same last name to using LinkedIn to advertise products or services.

The MLPF forum has a minority core group of people who do not advocate open networking and who resist requests to expand their networks or make LinkedIn a more useful reference tool — which the latest revision accomplished. Now users of the LinkedIn system can learn profile details about the 3.3 million members of LinkedIn outside their own small networks; however, contact names and e-mail addresses are omitted. One way to make the system more transparent is to include e-mail addresses in the “name” and “job information” fields on Linkedin. That way users outside a person’s network can still locate contact details on that user.

As I scanned the messages on alternative LinkedIn forums for the past two weeks, I did not learn anything new about (1) taking care of my network, (2) profiting from my networking, or (3) communicating better and faster with less stress. It is hard to teach an old dog new tricks. Instead of trying to reform one or more of the existing LinkedIn discussion forums, we created a new forum with a more investment banking, law, and tax flavor content.

Our new forum, which is called Linkedin_High_Power_Dealmakers, focuses on making deals, whether structured finance transactions, project finance, placing key personnel in companies, finding teaming partners, trends in the economic and financial marketplace, and the like. Members of this Yahoo forum believe that expanding business networks to reach out to strangers is a great idea. We reject the (old-fashioned, European) mentality that we will only exchange greetings and discuss business with someone to whom we have received a formal introduction. Unlike other Yahoo groups focused on Linkedin, our new forum will discourage two-bit opinions about special features of Linkedin or non-business uses, such as searching for old friends who attended high school with a given user. We have less discussion about Linkedin itself, and more discussion of deal making (using Linkedin or other tools). In fact, we provide honest comparisons of contacts made through openBC, Ryze.com, and Linkedin, and which one offers a better networking service for high-powered professionals.

This group is devoted to using the web-based Linkedin.com system to expand business and professional contacts for purposes of making deals: new business financing, finding new business partners, project finance, outsourcing staff needs, professional services, management consulting, recruiting key personnel, and the usual panoply of domestic and international business transactions. Some of our members joined because of the one-sided and biased nature of discussion forums such as MLPF. These forums seem riddled with double standards and hypocrisy, not to mention the bulk of the messages are just plain boring.

Examples of current message threads including an opportunity to invest in a movie deal; people interested in sponsoring business ties to Romania, Hungary, Poland, the Czech Republic, and Slovakia; mergers and acquisitions in the U.S. energy industry; 50 jobs available in the energy industry; best business practices in obtaining small business financing, and much more.

On Fridays, we welcome parodies of comments made on other LinkedIn discussion forums, particularly MLPF. We have a little fun with these parodies as we get ready for weekend breaks.

Michael A. S. Guth is a trilingual (English, German, French) qualified transactional lawyer and financial manager with fifteen years experience and legal expertise in the areas of mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures; securities regulation and hedge fund creation; and deal structuring / business transactions. To further compliment his legal skill set Michael is an experienced investment banker having worked within the top tier investment banks, namely Credit Suisse First Boston and Deutsche Bank, working with an international clientele. He played an instrumental role in developing an index-tracking fund and answered technical questions on fund management marketing calls. He advised clients on pre-IPO investments, stock repurchases, and using structured finance products to manage risk. Previously directed the risk management and financial control groups for two trading floors. Contact him through web page http://riskmgmt.biz/economist.htm

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One of the big advantage of Chamonix is its distance to Geneva and its airport. One can easily depart from England in the early morning and be skiing by the p.m.. The achievement of Flybe and reasonably priced flight services has led to lower tickets furthermore with just a one hour journey time from Geneva and Chamonix a skiing weekend is today within the reach of everyone; moreover all our chalets are free from Weds/Thurs until Sunday to allow one to take full advantage of cheap airfares and quiet slopes. On disembarking the plane at Geneva airport unitl receiving the group’s ski passes awaiting for you when you arrive in resort; your itinerary is planned to make sure you has min. time journeying and the most of the trip snowboarding.

A ski break in Chamonix ski resort can be an exhilarating vacation provided that the group get the details correctly so that the group can enjoy your precious weekend. Of course that entails arranging the travel transfer and ski chalet spot on and ferrying you to the mountains as painlessly as possible. Our task is to give the maximum period of ski time time om the slopes and the minimum hassle including our normal impeccable standards of relaxation cooking and concierge service. To this end we provide express ski transfers great lodging great food and we can advise and organise mountain guides and ski instructors.

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Many people handle monetary shortfall at some juncure in their lives Because of this, bad-debt will likely be encountered. Families sometimes may deal with these challenges because of loss of work, separation, bereavement or just plain bad personal financial supervision. Companies typically encounter trouble in the 1st few years of business. To blame for a venture failing can stretch from greater competition, accidents, loss of large accounts to name a few. No matter the origin, bad-debt could possibly lead to insolvency. But, there are bankruptcy alternatives that can preserve your personal credit or your company credit profile.

Insolvency can be described as the inability of a corporation or a person to bear money owed to a credit granter. If a company files, the debtor is obliged to surrender all exemption free assets and real property for liquidation. While personal items are kept, you have to likewise subscribe a particular portion of your earned pay to the creditors based upon a decided repayment program. Your FICO score will be low for a while, meaning that you will not be in condition to incur funding for several private or business ventures for a extended period of time.

The headaches and strain caused by these undischarged fiscal indebtedness can be worrisome, to state the least, specially when a consideration of filing financial dissolution sneaks in to your psyche. Within these situations, it is crucial to realize that you have got alternatives. It is fundamental to seek out the options, such as a fiscal advisory who can make a debt liquidation plan for you.

If you are wondering why a creditor will want to work with yourself to resolve the debt remember that negotiation is an option for them too. In particular bankruptcy judgments a creditor carrying unsecured debt might get nothing at all. Even So, when their account holder makes out a negotiation the bank can reclaim at least some, if not all, of the debt the lending institutions possess. Think about too that when totaling up the accrual that was paid before along with the late fees and over-the-limit penalties the creditors may have charged, the bank could be money ahead even prior to the settlement.

Debt resolution can be an extremely advantageous alternative when compared with insolvency for you, as a private individual or a commercial enterprise owner. Especially when take the future into consideration. Insolvancy should be avoided at all costs considering the fact that financing will be near hopeless for any individual or business you may experience in the future. In that respect, there isn’t a new start; insolvancy follows you wherever you go. No matter what kind of debt you have incurred, initially seek a debt resolution plan as the initial choice when you are considering financial insolvency.

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Even if the Property Index online service is only a recent concern, (they were founded only in March 2007), they have established their expertise very quickly. As a matter of fact, they are a rather hip concern concentrated on proposing guidance to anyone looking to sell, buy, rent or let assets across the world. What they avow to do is lend you a hand to spot just what you want very quickly as well as, of course, in a trouble-free manner.

Real estate can be purchased in most areas of the world presently, one of the swankiest areas being real estate available for sale in the United States. It’s easy as one-two-three to list some of the marvelous realty you can purchase in the United States, one motive for opting for land here being estate available for sale and the fun chance of living amongst this bubbly people.

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About 30 years back there’d be only very few of English people who are looking for realty in the United States. Just ask any individual who has relocated to the United States and they are certain to back it up. There are those who would see it as a plain craze and others see it as a virtually an infatuation. Shoppers that are interested in relocating to this place may range from young urban couples looking for a bit of a new challenge in life to OAPs intending to rest.

Note that you might hit on some hitches when attempting to purchase realty abroad — there’ll be 100s of differentiated, incredibly complex, steps be it when brainstorming, calling in or finalising. If you miss out on but a single action that is sure to easily escalate dramatic hitches plus, more importantly, a financial trouncing.

As everyone would assume with this fashionable destination, realty may well be fairly dear in this destination which is simply due to the increasing buyer demand. However, property buyers are pretty spoilt for choice in a region so wonderful in terms of glorious vista. It can boast the whole ball of wax a patron might really hanker for, etc.

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Computer scientists from Durham University have shown that violent computer games can be used to increase awareness of fire safety practices and may end up saving lives in case of emergencies.

Using the software available in games such as Doom 3 and Half Life 2, a virtual world can be built to instruct people on fire evacuation procedures. This would be immensely helpful as users can practice emergency drills in highly realistic simulations of office building and factories.

A 3D model of a building and three fire evacuation set-ups containing life-like smoke and fire effects were created in a span of three weeks by a single developer. The researchers found that this method was much faster and cheaper than the ‘old-school’ virtual reality toolkit or writing special code from the beginning.

The findings of the simulation were published in the Fire Safety Journal, outlining its key benefits as acquainting people with evacuation procedures, improving fire safety practices in general and identifying problems in the building design.

The chief author, Dr. Shamus Smith, explained that toolkits have been in use for a long time for simulation, however they usually contain only a few of the tools required to build a comprehensive virtual world. Moreover, special effects such as smoke and fire created using those toolkits lack clarity and depth, which are necessary for proper training. To avoid the repercussions of a visit from HSE officials companies should bring themselves and their employees fully up-to-date with the latest H&S regulations. The iosh managing safely is a highly reputable course run by Workplace Law Training and is a good first step to improving your companies H&S culture.

Another drawback is the additional programming skills and time investment required from the developer. Hence, it is not surprising that these easily available computer games, which have all the features to create a virtual fire evacuation scenario, could well become the logical choice for programmers in this field.

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