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Manage Time by Valuing Yourself
Stephanie Chambers
Monday, March 8th, 2010
In high school and college I turned in my papers on time. I counseled families with developmentally delayed children on how to 'catch up,' worked as an event planner for years hitting dates on the calendar with an assassin's accuracy, and balanced my work in addition to the schedules of two teenagers like a Swiss Army overseeing watch assembly. But, to give advice on time management and organization is to invite gasps of laughter from everyone who knows me well.
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Why is the Teen/Young Adult Suicide Rate Increasing?
Julie Hersh
Thursday, March 4th, 2010
Last October I went to Palo Alto, CA for my husband Ken's business school reunion. The trip allowed me to visit two friends from Octel Communications, both of whom have children at Gunn High School. Both hit me with the same news: four children from Gunn had killed themselves since the beginning of the school year.
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I FEEL/I AM
Melissa Marks Garner
Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010
There are times when we all feel fear, uncertainty, and self-doubt.

We wouldn't be humans if we didn't experience these feelings.

However, what so often happens is that fear and unresolved trauma unconsciously become the guiding forces that derail us from living life to our fullest potential.

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The Healing of America by T.R. Reid
Diana Maher
Sunday, February 28th, 2010
In this short, easily readable book T. R. Reid, a Washington Post correspondent who has lived in England and Japan and traveled widely,  compares the health care systems in several countries as he asks why the United States has so far been unable to deal with reforming our system.
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The Colombo Method
Karen Cortell Reisman
Saturday, February 27th, 2010
Remember Peter Falk? He's an actor best known for his role as Lieutenant Columbo in the TV series Columbo. As the star of that 1970's show, he was "everyone's favorite rumpled television detective", writes historian David Fantle. The beauty of Columbo was watching how he unraveled the mysteries and crimes.
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Nothing is to Nothing as Something is to Surprises
Karen Cortell Reisman
Friday, February 19th, 2010
No, this double-ratio is not a question on an IQ Test. Yes, it is the solution for attracting business.

Nothing Equals Nothing
When it comes to marketing and selling - if you do nothing, nothing happens.

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One Yellow Plate
Stephanie Chambers
Monday, February 15th, 2010
My brother Greg is past fifty years old now. I'm older than he, but I'm not telling by how much. Greg remembers 'the yellow plate incident' like it was yesterday. You will want the plate, too, when you hear the story. It happened at one of our big Sunday lunches when we were children. Mom set the table with Melmac, the hot consumer dinnerware item of the 1950's.
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The Buck Starts Here
Karen Cortell Reisman
Friday, February 12th, 2010
Imagine you are living on a park bench....... you've dropped out of college. You had the lowest scores in the history of your high school.....you have no incentive and no money.
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The Kindest Cut
Julie England
Karla Barber
Wednesday, February 10th, 2010
Our GNG garden expert, Julie England, called the other day to remind us that it's  almost time to prune the roses.  She also sent along some very useful information from the horticulture department at Texas A&M University- click here.
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Your Ethics Business Card
Karen Cortell Reisman
Monday, February 8th, 2010
Rose was full of surprises. At first glance you wouldn't expect this woman in a wheelchair to travel where she traveled or say what she said.

So began Rose's eulogy - eloquently written and told by her business partner.

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Stones for Schools by Greg Mortenson
Diana Maher
Sunday, February 7th, 2010
This moving humanitarian adventure tale continues the story of building schools in remote villages of Pakistan and Afghanistan begun in Three Cups of Tea.
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Don't Axe Me, Man
John Ramsey Miller
Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010
I have a wood-burning fireplace in my living room that becomes play fireplace for our grandkids to roast marshmallows when they stay over in the winter. When it's got a bunch of logs burning in it, it will flat run you out of the house. We have several acres of trees on the place and only buy wood to supplement what I cut.
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Reach For The Stars
Karen Cortell Reisman
Wednesday, January 27th, 2010
About a year ago my husband and I fulfilled his dream - to purchase this land "in the country". Read between the lines - what's missing in the prior sentence?

My dreams.

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The Big Sleep
Melissa Floyd Lewis
Jana McAnally
Tuesday, January 26th, 2010
To all moms out there: What is the most coveted thing when you have a baby? What do you need to make you sane, to give you the energy to deal with your little one? What would you give an arm or leg for? We all have the same answer. SLEEP! Something so important for moms everywhere, but seems to elude so many.
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Becoming Coco
Stephanie Chambers
Thursday, January 21st, 2010
On the day after Christmas 2009, my first grandchild arrived. Many women describe the feelings similarly: thrilled, awe-struck, humbled. For months prior to birth, everyone asked, "What is he going to call you?" "Oh, I don't know," I said. "He will name me something. My already-a-grandmother friends warned, "You'd better pick a name or you'll end with Pickle or Moo-Moo." It never occurred to me to name myself. But the more I thought about it, the stronger I felt.
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The Chicken Or The Egg
Susan Miller
Wednesday, January 20th, 2010
After relocating to 8 acres in Nowhere Land 3 years ago, chickens seemed like a given. The first thing I learned about raising chickens is that when someone asks about them at a gathering to limit the discussion to around 2 minutes or you'll quickly clear a table or a room.
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I Am What I Think
Julie Hersh
Tuesday, January 19th, 2010
Most of us remember our mothers touting the adage "You are what you eat." My parents ate healthfully long before lean meats and greens became fashionable. Dad exercised with military discipline. They also threw great parties, with delectable appetizers and plenty to drink. Their example left an indelible mark.
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Yoga And Me
Nancy LaVerde
Friday, January 15th, 2010
My sport of choice for the last 25 years has been golf. I started playing during law school after my mother joined a nine-hole golf club close to her home.  I was quite bad at first, but every once in awhile I would really connect and hit a glorious shot.
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Incredible Indoor Plants
Julie England
Sunday, January 10th, 2010
Bring the outdoors in during winter months. Get over cabin fever fast. Enjoy the beauty and benefits of plants indoors. House plants clean the air naturally and provide the calm of nature. Living plants soften our environment.
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The Naked Truth About Staying Healthy
Karen Cortell Reisman
Friday, January 8th, 2010
The reason I haven’t written this book about staying healthy is that it would only be 6 words. The dedication would be much longer – there are many role models and mentors who have taught me in principle and action that these 6 words prove the point.
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