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- Best Nadia Comaneci and Carl Lewis Quotes - by Submitted on Mar 04, 2009 from David LeonhardtCarl Lewis was a dominant sprinter and long jumper who won 10 Olympic medals including 9 golds. In his career, which spanned from 1976 to 1996, Carl Lewis has 65 consecutive victories in the long jump, and this is one of the sport’s longest undefeated streaks. His lifetime accomplishments have ...
Views: 3381(1 vote) - Six Reasons to Take NLP Training Courses - by Submitted on Sep 09, 2008 from David LeonhardtThe two levels of NLP training are: 1. NLP Practitioner training course 2. NLP Master Practitioner training course. In this article we will be discussing the first level, NLP Practitioner training course. 6 Reasons To Take NLP Training 1. NLP Training for Business With an NLP training ...
Views: 2876 - Motivational Quotes By Amanda Beard & Dara Torres - by Submitted on Aug 26, 2008 from David LeonhardtAmanda Beard and Dara Torres are two American swimmers that have already broken some pretty impressive records. Not only have the beaten records in their events, but they have also set other age related records. Amanda Beard is the youngest American woman to win a gold in swimming and Dara ...
Views: 2927 - A Primer On Baby Slings - by Submitted on Jun 25, 2008 from David LeonhardtBaby Slings are rapidly gaining popularity as more and more parents discover the many benefits they have to offer. Babywearing is a convenient, portable, hands free method of transporting your baby with ease, and gives babies a sense of calm, security and trust when they are carried in a sling ...
Views: 1353 - Babywearing And Nurturing - by Submitted on Feb 17, 2008 from David LeonhardtHave you ever heard of babywearing? I know, it sounds like some rite of passage for a secret society, but it’s really a wonderful nurturing way for new parents to bond with their child and give the little one an emotional and physical head-start on life. Whether you are a first-time parent or ...
Views: 1184 - NLP Then And Now - by Submitted on Feb 17, 2008 from David LeonhardtIf you are continually struggling with the same issues day-after-day, week-after-week, maybe it is time for a change. If you want to progress your career, or your life, maybe a NLP training course is right for you. What is NLP? Neuro-linguistic programming (NLP) is a set of models of how ...
Views: 1325(1 vote) - Brainstorming and mind mapping tips - by Submitted on Nov 22, 2006 from David LeonhardtAre you the type of person who finds it easy to interpret your thoughts using doodles? Perhaps you are the type of person who makes endless lists and timelines to capture your ideas. Or perhaps you rely on to-do lusts that never get done for lack of time, will or coordination with other ...
Views: 2268(2 votes) - Kids Fitness Ideas, From Equipment to Circuit Training - by Submitted on Oct 18, 2006 from David LeonhardtGo ahead...blame it on the big screen. Which begot the small screen. Which spawned millions of microscreens...most of them in the palms and pockets of our children. Kids today just do not get enough exercise. The Lure of the couch and the screens is leading to record levels of obesity in ...
Views: 6513(1 vote) - Three stress relief techniques - by Submitted on Oct 11, 2005 from David LeonhardtThere is good stress, and there is bad stress. Good stress is the type that propels a person to excel, to reach new heights or to complete a big project on time. And there is bad stress. Stress that comes from conflict or worries. Stress that keeps a person from sleeping and happiness. ...
Views: 2130 - Marketing Lessons from a Woman's Magazine - by Submitted on Mar 01, 2005 from David LeonhardtIt's amazing what you can learn about marketing if you can just find the time to spend in a dentist's waiting room. I was reading a certain woman's magazine, which will remain nameless because of my allergy to lawsuits. The magazine obviously has figured out what sells well, given that it ...
Views: 1564(3 votes) - My Identity Crisis - by Submitted on Jan 19, 2005 from David LeonhardtWhen we are young it is all so simple. We know exactly what I want to "be" when we grow up. You know what it's like: "I want to be a fireman." I want to be a ballerina." "I want to be a movie star." "I want to be a nuclear physicist specializing in embryonic schisms in post-menopausal ...
Views: 1322(1 vote) - Just Because The Phone Rings... - by Submitted on Dec 20, 2004 from David LeonhardtBrrrrrringgg. The telephone rang. It was as predictable as Niagara Falls. We had just sat down to a piping hot dinner, so of course the telephone would ring. My wife reminded me that just because the phone rings, doesn't mean we have to answer it, but... "Hello," I answered. "Good ...
Views: 1307 - Vitamin A – The Glow-in-the-dark Vitamin - by Submitted on Nov 10, 2004 from David LeonhardtThe ancient Egyptians had a cure for "night blindness". They fed the patient lots and lots of liver. Perhaps they thought they were appeasing the Gods of sight. In 1930, the first fat-soluble vitamin was discovered - vitamin A - which, it turns out, does indeed appease the Gods of ...
Views: 1576(1 vote) - Welcome to my stress-free world - by Submitted on Oct 29, 2004 from David LeonhardtWhat the world needs more of is...stress. This means I must deliver a formal apology to all 17,124 subscribers to my newsletter, A Daily Dose of Happiness, for running a series on stress reduction tips and wasting their time in such a frivolous fashion, when they could be using that time to ...
Views: 1326 - Priorities: Don't Dry Your Dishes - by Submitted on Sep 16, 2004 from David LeonhardtPriorities: Don't Dry Your Dishes By David Leonhardt Do your dishes really need to be dried, or could you just let the water evaporate? If you spend just 5 minutes per meal drying dishes, that equals a quarter of an hour per day, or 91 hours each year. Imagine spending almost four days in a ...
Views: 1291 - Am I Really A Stroller-Monger? - by Submitted on Sep 05, 2004 from David LeonhardtI was reading "A Modern Infant Armada", a humor column in Maclean's Magazine written by a fellow humor columnist. Writing about it now is a bit like a painter painting another painter or a singer singing about another singer (but it not like a cook cooking another cook.). David Russell (yes, ...
Views: 1441(1 vote) - Serious Dieting Tips, Humorous Explanations - by Submitted on Sep 05, 2004 from David LeonhardtA few months ago, I set out to lose 22.6 pounds, then to put back on at least half of it. Huh? Anybody who's ever found herself stuck on a yo-yo diet is probably thinking that I am either crazy or planning way too hard for the inevitable yo-yo heartaches. However, my plan is more sneaky than ...
Views: 2416(2 votes) - Kissing contains no javelchromopntheoremicherbicidic acid - by Submitted on Jun 30, 2004 from David LeonhardtEvery now and then a quarrel breaks out down at the barber shop, lines are drawn, challenges leveled and, with any luck, somebody walks out with very few blood stains. All over a seemingly innocent discussion: What is the greatest sport ever? Some say "football". Some say "baseball". ...
Views: 1737 - Paper thin walls make for cozy neighbors - by Submitted on Jun 30, 2004 from David LeonhardtPaper thin walls make for cozy neighbors By David Leonhardt Ever since I began working for that Florida villas website, I have been plagued by recurring nightmares. I am haunted at night by the spirits of hotel rooms past. There was a time when I traveled quite a bit on business. ...
Views: 1496 - Too wide. Too thin. Too short. Too tall. Too fuzzy? - by Submitted on Jun 16, 2004 from David LeonhardtBody image is a big issue for some and a small issue for others...but it is an issue of some kind for almost everybody. Some people feel they are too wide. Others feel they are too thin. Some are too bald. Others too graying. Some too tall. Others too short. Celebrities are not ...
Views: 2210 - Vitamin E: less than a miracle cure, but still much needed - by Submitted on Jun 14, 2004 from David LeonhardtVitamin E is an absolutely vital nutrient in your body, but it probably can't do half the things you heard it can. What does vitamin E do? To begin, it is an antioxidant. It tames dangerous free radicals and helps prevent blood clots and blockages in coronary arteries. Research points to ...
Views: 1764 - What's So Real About Reality TV? - by Submitted on Jun 07, 2004 from David LeonhardtWhat's So Real About Reality TV? But some are "personal growth" shows By David Leonhardt Those people who defend the intrusive presence of a television in private homes always seem to cite "educational value" as its redeeming grace. They mention the documentaries they watch all the ...
Views: 7365(2 votes) - Vitamin C -- The Most Famous of Vitamins! - by Submitted on Jun 07, 2004 from David LeonhardtWe call Vitamin C, also known as ascorbic acid, "the most famous of vitamins" because it really is the best known. It is the first one schoolchildren learn. It is the most cited cure for the common cold. Most people can rhyme off at least a few foods that contain vitamin C. And vitamin C is ...
Views: 1600(1 vote) - Go Ahead...Rearrange My Face! - by Submitted on Jun 01, 2004 from David LeonhardtI've been known to be somewhat opinionated. Oops. My wife just caught that typo. I am told I have been known to be VERY opinionated. I have at least two opinions on just about every topic. I am sure there are times when people have felt like rearranging my face. Unfortunately (for them!) ...
Views: 2198 - Vitamin Supplements in a Liquid World - by Submitted on May 05, 2004 from David LeonhardtEvery day, it seems like we are living in an increasingly liquid world. I'm not preaching against the evils of alcohol or for a new era of prohibition that will save us from sin and politicians. After all, water is also a liquid, and it rarely inflicts us with either sin or politicians. But ...
Views: 1071(1 vote) - Vitamin Supplements in a Liquid World - by Submitted on May 05, 2004 from David LeonhardtEvery day, it seems like we are living in an increasingly liquid world. I'm not preaching against the evils of alcohol or for a new era of prohibition that will save us from sin and politicians. After all, water is also a liquid, and it rarely inflicts us with either sin or politicians. But ...
Views: 1212(1 vote) - Vitamin Supplements in a Liquid World - by Submitted on May 05, 2004 from David LeonhardtEvery day, it seems like we are living in an increasingly liquid world. I'm not preaching against the evils of alcohol or for a new era of prohibition that will save us from sin and politicians. After all, water is also a liquid, and it rarely inflicts us with either sin or politicians. But ...
Views: 902(1 vote) - Vitamin Supplements in a Liquid World - by Submitted on May 05, 2004 from David LeonhardtEvery day, it seems like we are living in an increasingly liquid world. I'm not preaching against the evils of alcohol or for a new era of prohibition that will save us from sin and politicians. After all, water is also a liquid, and it rarely inflicts us with either sin or politicians. But ...
Views: 980(2 votes) - Caveman Jack's Self-cleaning Oven. - by Submitted on Apr 27, 2004 from David LeonhardtWe live in a self-cleaning oven. Not literally, of course. We would burn up if we did. Those things get really HOT! In fact, self-cleaning ovens get so hot that they burn orange juice to a crisp. They get so hot that they melt thermometers. The produce enough hot air to replace the ...
Views: 1668(1 vote) - Hurry up and procrastinate - by Submitted on Feb 25, 2004 from David LeonhardtYou, too, can become a champion procrastinator By David Leonhardt I've been meaning to write this column, but I keep putting it off. There always seems to be something better or more important or easier to write about. Everybody is rushing to enter the contest to find America's Biggest ...
Views: 1582(1 vote) - Top Ten Tools for Writing Humor - by Submitted on Feb 02, 2004 from David LeonhardtEver want to write a funny book or a humor column? Or add spice to your newsletter editor or web page so that people read beyond the typical drivel that sends otherwise eager-to-spend customers into a boredom-induced coma? Here are my top ten favorite humor tools for you, along with real live ...
Views: 2068(1 vote) - The Great Career Switch - by Submitted on Jan 28, 2004 from David LeonhardtThe Great Career Switch Brad Pitt's Grizzly Bear Visits the Doctor. By David Leonhardt "Hello. Is the doctor in?" "I'll be with you as soon as I finish filling in these forms." "But I really need to see a doctor." "There, now what can I do fo – EEEEEK! You...you....you're a grizzly ...
Views: 1393(1 vote) - No Happiness Without Patience - by Submitted on Jan 21, 2004 from David LeonhardtNo Happiness Without PatienceInstant gratification is not the recipe for happinessBy David LeonhardtI'm searching for modern happiness. The old-fashioned kind takes just too long. That happiness requires patience and I don't want to wait. I want upgraded happiness. I want release 4.02, the ...
Views: 1289(2 votes) - Three Inspirations for Happiness - by Submitted on Jan 17, 2004 from David LeonhardtThe following three inspirations were adapted from A Daily Dose of Happiness, and they represent three key ways to increase our happiness.1. FORGIVING FOR HAPPINESSWe like to think we are better than our friends below us in the food chain, such as the octopus and the snail. After all, we have ...
Views: 1785(1 vote) - Painful Lessons from the Maternity Ward - by Submitted on Oct 30, 2003 from David LeonhardtWhoever dubbed New York, New York "the city that never sleeps" should visit The Maternity Ward. My recent visit included a drop-in on several screenings of "A Star Is Born" at the late-show theatre, right near Mama's Breast (all night milk bar) and Papa's Gas Station ("We burp you on your ...
Views: 1346(1 vote) - A "Taker" Searches for Happiness - by Submitted on Sep 17, 2003 from David Leonhardt"There are two kinds of people in the world: givers and takers. Takers might eat well, but givers sleep better at night." Aha! Your humble scribe has had a tough time sleeping lately. I thought it might have something to do with the happiness of keeping pace with a tornado toddler and an ...
Views: 1453(1 vote) - 5 Tips To Keep Happy ... Even In Wartime - by Submitted on Feb 26, 2003 from David LeonhardtThe world is going downhill faster than an Olympic skier. Terrorists lurk around every corner. Climate change will soon melt the tundra and turn Iowa into a desert. Frankenstein foods are flooding the market, cleverly masquerading as innocent potatoes and beets. And everybody is planning ...
Views: 1369(1 vote) - True friends are not dream-slashers. - by Submitted on Feb 05, 2003 from David LeonhardtA friendship poem: Choose friends wisely, the portrait they paint Is who you are and who you ain't. Friendship is life's great support When friends are of the right sort. For all your dreams do they make room, Or bring you down with doom and gloom? You will know a friendship is true When it ...
Views: 1649(1 vote) - Eight simple anger management tips - by Submitted on Jan 30, 2003 from David Leonhardt"The other night I ate at a real family restaurant. Every table had an argument going." One of the biggest obstacles to personal and career success is anger. When we fail to control our anger, we suffer several blows: - Anger impedes our ability to be happy, because anger and happiness are ...
Views: 6154(1 vote) - Are you a wildflower? - by Submitted on Jan 06, 2003 from David LeonhardtWildflowers grow from mere dust to reach their full potential. Wildflowers grow well, even in adverse soil conditions. Wildflowers don't require late nights at the office to grow. Wildflowers grow thick and stick together. Wildflowers grow strong and tall. Wildflowers display their brilliant ...
Views: 1622(1 vote) - The Importance of Thanksgiving - by Submitted on Nov 15, 2002 from David LeonhardtThanksgiving is the most important holiday of the year. Oh, sure, Christmas is grand, and I know it has many, many fans. I'm not knocking Christmas, but Thanksgiving is more important. And Easter has its fans, too. Rebirth is a wonderful thing, but I still say Thanksgiving is more important. ...
Views: 1913 - How to tell if you are a literary snob - by Submitted on Feb 04, 2011 from David Leonhardt"I don't know if I should put 'writer' on my business card," I murmured. "Then don't," my wife said in her infinite wisdom. "Put 'author' on it." "But if I put 'author' on, none of those big companies with overflowing coffers will want to hire me as a writer," I said, wondering if George Bush ...
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