Creative Success Depends on Long View
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Ways To Help Others Banish The Holiday Blues
It’s that time of year again. Black Friday has passed and hopefully we all survived.
Carols don the airwaves. Tree lots miraculous sprouted, and even if you live in a sunny California, as I do, you get frosted trees—bringing at least the [...]
Top 5 Things NOT to Say to Scorpio (or Scorpio Rising sign)
1. Trust me.
Ya’ right. Scorpios are the best silent detectives since computer spyware. As soon as you say something like, “Trust me,” their mental antenna turns on their internal lie-detector apparatus. They’re dubious by nature. They [...]
Should I Arrive At The Party A Little Tipsy? Crash Course In Holiday Etiquette!
Holiday Blunder Trouble?
Oops, was I supposed to bring a Hostess gift?
Oh no, she just gave me a gift and I did not get one for her (ahhhhhhhh!)
Sorry I’m late, did you start the dinner party without me?
Ohhhh, I didn’t know Poinsettias [...]
RoundUp: What Job Interview Questions Keep You Up At Night?
Is it “what would your former boss say about you?”
Or the dreaded “tell me about yourself?”
JenningsWire queried real life job candidates, as well as the pros, to find out what oddball questions caught them off guard. Not [...]
The Perfect Office Holiday Cookie (They’ll LOVE ‘Em, Recipe Inside!)
Here’s how it works every year.
Sometime around Thanksgiving, the office starts to wonder when their favorite holiday cookies will arrive . Every now and then you can hear a voice in the background saying, “I wonder when the Russian [...]
North Carolinians Scammed For Millions Dating Online
This year, 17 such victims have reported a dating scam that has cost them a combined $700,000, says the North Carolina Attorney General’s office.
The typical victim is a woman in her early 60s. One victim sent her online Casanova nearly $1.3 [...]
Surviving The Holiday’s Without Killing One Another!
Although this is supposed to be the “best time of the year,” many couples end up dealing with more relationship problems than usual.
The number one reason this occurs is due to the frenetic energy and stress placed on us during this [...]
Change Your Life With “Positive Attitude Changes Everything”
“How you doin’ Jack (or Jill)?” I asked a recreation-center friend last week.
“Same ole, same ole,” he said.
“Come on man,” I said. “We’ve got the ski season coming up and Christmas around the corner. That’s got to put [...]
Five Ways Authors Can Pump Up the Volume
The lure of social media is powerful, particularly for artists, authors and other creative types who’d rather produce than promote.
Technology has made it possible to talk, influence, monitor and interact without leaving the comfort (and security) [...]
Holiday Family Drama, Why Can’t We All Just Get Along?
Got Family Holiday Drama?
Some families suffer from it around the holidays whether it is old family baggage or a cramped house with company during the holidays. It’s much easier said than done for everyone to “just get along.” But, this [...]
December Feng Shui Aspects
Feng Shui Aspects for December
Disclaimer: All aspects and predictions of the flying stars are for fun and entertainment purposes only and should not be used in the place of medical care if you should need it. The monthly adjustments, in addition [...]
Podcast: Social Media Marketing
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Johnathan Grzybowski is the social media director at Dino Enterprise, an online marketing firm specializing in websites, search engine optimization and social media management.
Social Media Marketing
What is your definition [...]
Christmas: Party of One
As Woody Allen once said, “Having sex is like playing bridge. If you don’t have a good partner, you’d better have a good hand.”
That pretty much sums up Christmas for me. If I don’t have a good partner (and I don’t [...]
House Keys For The Kids…When Your Children Are Ready
Going home to an empty house.
Education.com reports that according to the U.S. census, one-third of all school-age children in the United States are, for some part of the week, latchkey kids—that is, they go home to an empty house or [...]
Podcast: Learn To Pack Like A Pro
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Alexandra Jimenez has been to 37 countries on 6 continents, since quitting her corporate job in the fashion industry in 2008.
As a full time traveler and chronic overpacker, she was frustrated by the lack of travel resources available [...]
Podcast: Adventure Redefined: When You Can’t Go, Bring The Perks Of Travel Home
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Sam Sudano is a writer, traveler and entrepreneur who toured more than 15 countries on her own as a college graduate.
She later launched a company that appeals to her passion – Nashville Running Tours – where she [...]
Podcast: Upgrade Your Travel On The Cheap
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Jeanne Hoffman is the co-founder and editor of HeelsFirstTravel.com.
She’s spent years taking advantage of great travel deals and now shares these secrets with others on the blog.
She’s here to share some easy steps [...]
Podcast: Get More Out Of Your Tours While Traveling
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Kyle Hall is the founder of Scolastica Tours, where literature is used as a base for tours of Italy, going beyond “photo-tourism” to give tourists a more rewarding experience.
Get More Out Of Your Tours While Traveling
What [...]
Podcast: Teaching Kids To Win At Losing
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Dr. Frank Sileo is a NJ licensed psychologist with a private practice in Ridgewood, NJ and the author of four children’s books including Sally Sore Loser: A Story about Winning and Losing.
He is often the “go [...]
When The Passion & Excitement In Your Relationship Is Waning
Do you feel a lack of excitement in your relationship?
Perhaps a certain feeling of passion or excitement that was once there no longer exists, is much less frequent than it was or far less intense? Maybe you used to prioritize your relationship [...]
I’ll be Thankful When I’m Happy This Holiday Season
I’ve got news for you – if you think you’ll be super grateful when you are happy, you may be waiting a long time!
We’re notorious for thinking a visit from a special person, gifts under the tree, good skiing weather, lots of fabulous [...]
Break The Status Quo & See Your Dreams Break Out Into Reality
So often we build things up in our minds to be way bigger than they really are.
We convince ourselves that what we want is going to take too much time and too much work and we will never “see our dreams come true.”
Basically, we [...]
How To Have An Amazing Christmas!
There is no question that consumerism has made a significant part of Christmas all about shopping and that is ok, but how memorable have your holidays really been?
Would you like to change all of that with a meaningful shift?
If so, read on [...]
Discovering Life’s Phone Number
Most people talk to God, pray to God or communicate in various ways to the creator of the universe—hoping that such a greater power exists to listen to them.
Some beg God to save them or help them at some point in their lives. Others beseech [...]
Practice What You Preach
Stress fighter tip #8—Practice what you preach!
Recently at the church after talking to a lady about issues going on in my life she stopped me long enough to make her first comment. ‘Aren’t you the one who is always talking about how [...]
Don’t Let Your Limitations Limit You
It’s easy to say, “I don’t know how,” “I never learned how to do that,” or “I’m not good with technology.”
These kinds of statements pay homage to your limitations. They showcase your lack of knowledge. Okay, so you don’t [...]
Be Kind This Holiday Season
I’m pretty active on social media. I have a particular fondness for Pinterest.
You can check out my boards at www.pinterest.com/budbilanich. My Inspiration board has almost 1,300 pins. Recently, I’ve noticed that one of my pins gets [...]
Energy is Your Air: Like Water is to a Boat
ENERGY is our AIR.
We rarely talk about energy and we rarely talk about air. Not the “oh it’s polluted” kind of air. Just air. Yet it is necessary to our existence and present in our life every day. We can’t see air and we can’t smell [...]
4 Reasons You May Be Thriving in One-sided Love Affairs
When your involvement in a relationship is not mutual, the result can be painful for both of you, but especially for the one who is more committed to the relationship.
Unrequited love —one of the most popular movie and novel themes—has [...]
Technology Is Such A Blessing, And Yet At Times A Curse
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“It was the worst of times. It was the best of times.”
– Charles Dickens, “A Tale of Two Cities”
Technology is such a blessing, and yet at times a curse.
While social media has exploded business opportunities, helped [...]
10 Holiday Security Tips
Christmas trees, mistletoe, candy canes, turkey and stuffing bring out scammers, phishers, burglars and identity thieves.
I’m not purposefully trying to be a Grinch here, but I’m just reminding you that good times, unfortunately, bring out [...]
How I Reduced My Anxieties Of Traveling To A New Place
This summer, I went to the beach for my vacation.
I found that getting everything ready and getting to the beach can cause a lot of stress. As a result, here is a list of ideas I came up to reduce the anxieties of traveling to a new place.
The [...]
Podcast: Finding the Best Travel Apps
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Fred Perrotta is an entrepreneur and travel junkie who co-founded the luggage company Tortuga Backpacks.
As a frequent traveler and tech startup consultant, Fred has tested dozens of travel apps and today, he’ll share his [...]
Podcast: The American Farm Stay
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Scottie Jones is a sheep farmer who operates a successful farm stay at Leaping Lamb Farm in Oregon.
With a background in marketing and business development, Scottie saw an opportunity to translate the success of her own farm [...]
Podcast: WHOA Travel – Women High On Adventure
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Danielle Thornton and Allison Fleece are Professional Adventurers, who after climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro, were inspired to create a community that made high adventures accessible to more women around the world.
So they did. WHOA [...]
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