Friday, January 29, 2010

The Davos Debates: 2010








Speak directly with the world leaders at the World Economic Forum! Submit your ideas and questions for the YouTube Debate on Female Genital Mutilation.

Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Moving Forward

At some point in most people’s lives the experience of losing a job is bound to happen and when it does, it can feel like a death. The way in which we choose to navigate through this experience is vital to our health, happiness and well-being. We can choose to be a victim or a survivor.
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Allowing yourself time to go through the stages of loss is necessary but one must also recognize when it’s time to move forward. It can feel far easier to remain wallowing in the loss, placing blame on a rotten boss, a nasty co-worker or constantly second guessing your self-worth. This mind-set may seem easier then taking on the responsibility of moving forward but it is a direct detriment to achieving your goals.

One way to begin moving forward is to identify the core issue. What is stopping you from moving forward? Is it anger or a lack of self-esteem? If you are angry, find a way to forgive. Holding onto anger is not hurting the person that you feel wronged you. As harsh it this may sound, that person has probably forgotten all about you. Perhaps losing your job was a crucial part of your major life plan. Instead of thinking of yourself as a failed end product, think of yourself as a derailed work in progress.

This sounds morbid but when times get tough, write your obituary. Sit down, think hard, and list three things you want people to remember you for. This will help prioritize your life. Then find ways to follow through on your goals.

Another component towards our ability to move forward, in any circumstance, is changing negative self-talk. I’m guilty of downing on myself at times. I SHOULD be “here” at this point in my life. I SHOULDN’T have missed lunch with my friends. I could give a million examples of the negative things that I say to myself. Ultimately, I remember that I like who I am and that I am exactly where I’m supposed to be right now.

Lucinda Bassett summed it up. “DON’T SHOULD ON YOURSELF!”

Monday, January 25, 2010

Women’s Concerns - Survey Results



These results are based upon 100 respondents.
Age Groups:

18-24

25-34

35-44

45-55

56-64

65 and Up

Areas of Concern:

Careers

Finances

Relationships

Health

Work/Life Balance

Family

Self-Esteem

Age Groups and percentages regarding the greatest areas of concern:

18-24

64% Relationships

27% Self-Esteem

7% Career

2% Health

25-34

46% Career

38% Relationships

16% Work/Life Balance

35-44

84% Work/Life Balance

16% Family

45-55

46% Career

46% Finances

8% Health

55-64

100% Finances

65 and Up

No respondents in this age category.


Sunday, January 10, 2010

Is Your Doctor Out of Date?

Sharon Sakson was walking into her kitchen to make a sandwich one February afternoon when a sudden burst of what felt like indigestion made her change her mind. She went to bed, hoping the pain would pass quickly. Instead, Sakson, then 51, lay there for hours, listening to her six show dogs bark in the background as the crushing sensation in her chest became so intense, she could barely breathe. Finally, the agony subsided, but when it returned the following day, a friend insisted on calling an ambulance. At the hospital, doctors informed the Pennington, New Jersey, resident that she'd had a heart attack, one that had left the lower part of her heart damaged.

Five years later, "I feel like I have a sword over my head," she says. "Every time I get a pain, I'm afraid it's another attack and that this time I might not survive." What hurts even worse: She suspects her heart attack could have been avoided.

When Sakson was just 40, her blood pressure was high enough that her gynecologist suggested she see a specialist. It remained elevated at each subsequent annual visit to the new physician, yet that doctor prescribed only one low-dose medication for years, despite overwhelming evidence of the dangers of uncontrolled hypertension—and National Institutes of Health treatment guidelines, which urge doctors to increase the dosage or add a second drug until the numbers are normal.
For more: rd.com

Source: Reader’s Digest November 2009

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