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The Soldiers Creed (Warrior Ethos) Applied To Marriage And Family

The U.S. military is the greatest fighting force this world has ever seen. As much as technology and effective training helps the U.S. military win wars, the biggest reason for the military’s success is the values soldiers live by. Your marriage and family could greatly benefit by the principles of the soldiers creed. The creed [...]

Eternal Identity And How It Relates To A Successful Marriage

A successful marriage is more likely to happen if you have an understanding of your eternal identity and know the purpose of life. A successful marriage will happen when you have a personal relationship with God. If you are not happy and fulfilled as a single you won’t be happy and fulfilled being married. It [...]

Some Basic Money Matters

Some of the ideas from this article came from Suze Orman’s book The Laws of Money, The Lessons of Life. She talks about five laws but this article discusses four. Live In The Present Dwelling on the past will always hurt you. It is good to learn from the past but not agonize over it. [...]

The Benefits Of Meditation Is A Reduction Of Excessive Stress

There is a direct relationship between your thoughts, emotions and physical health. Your emotions influence your physical health and your physical health influences your emotions. Stress is normal in everyone’s life, but excessive stress over long periods is problematic. Depression directly affects your physical health. When you are depressed, you are more susceptible to heart [...]

Deliberate Practice Is Necessary For High Performance

Deliberate practice through consistent and disciplined effort will bring you greater success than natural talent will. Many assume the great performers such as the sports super stars and famous musicians were born with their talent. Natural talent is overrated. You don’t need to have natural talent to be successful. Consistent and disciplined effort will often [...]

Overcome Adversity And Strengthen Your Character During The Process

How do you overcome adversity? How do you react to adversity? Here are three common character traits with difficulty: 1. Quit early because it is hard.2. Stick with it if it is easy but quit when it becomes hard. 3. Never quit Leaders say that most employees fall into the second category. Many people do [...]

Brain Growth Knowledge Will Help You In Your Leadership and Business Efforts

Scientists studying brain growth say your brain is plastic and malleable, capable of training and retraining. The brain has an incredible ability to learn. Executive function is your skill at cognitive function. Cognitive function is your thinking ability. Some of the specifics of executive function are planning and goal setting. Executive function can be a [...]

How To Increase Productivity and High Performance With Less Stress

To increase your productivity simplify your life. Simplifying your life reduces your stress. Here are some ideas to simplify your life. Work smarter not harder by thinking how you can things easier. Energy is more valuable than time. The better you are able to exploit your energy allows you to accomplish more and be more [...]

Mental Models And How They Can Change Your Life

Why should mental models matter to you? Your ability to perform and achieve is determined by your mental models. Mental modeling will give you significant business advantage. The way you see the world is based on the mental model you are operating. You don’t see the world as it really is but based on your [...]

The Alpha Male- What You Need To Know About The Alpha Male Traits

What is an alpha male? They are usually leaders. Many of the top ranking officers in business are alpha’s. Alpha females exist and they do not have the overly aggressiveness as the alpha males do. Some well-known marketers such as Mike Dillard preach the importance of being alpha male. In MLM, being a leader is [...]

Time Management-Why Planning Will Help You Progress Much Faster In Time Management

Managing your time begins with having a correct value of time. How much do you value your time? You are more likely to make the most of your time if you value yourself and have high personal self-esteem. Once time is gone, you can’t get it back. Brian Tracy says, “Every minute contains a lifetime.” [...]

Digestion Metabolism

Digestion metabolism begins in the mouth with your saliva. Digestion is your body’s ability to break down food and convert it for absorption. The saliva’s job is to lubricate, dissolve and cause the chemical breakdown of food. Saliva is made of 99.5 percent water and .5 percent solutes. Saliva also helps to soften the food. [...]

Metabolism In Children and Children Health

You can assume that if something is bad for you it is also bad for your children. A child’s body is completely different than adults. You may drink coffee but you probably wouldn’t consider giving it to your young children. Newborn’s metabolism is much slower than adults; however, after a few years the child’s metabolism [...]

Caffeine And Metabolism

Coffee is one of the most popular food items in the world and is loaded with caffeine. Caffeine metabolism acts fast. It absorbs into the bloodstream quick. It is a psychoactive substance. It is a member of the alkaloid families and found in over 60 different plant species with the most famous being the cocoa [...]

Protein Metabolism

Protein metabolism is the way your body breaks down proteins to build bones, muscles, cartilage, hormones and additional things such as hair and nails. Proteins are considered the building blocks for your body. The protein foods you eat enter the blood in the form of amino acids. The amino acids are delivered to your tissues. [...]

Fat Metabolism

Fat metabolism is a process of turning the fats you consume into fatty acids and glycerol. It is then broken down further so every system in your body can make use of the fatty acids. Fat is necessary for your health. Too much fat causes serious health problems. Too little fat is also a problem. [...]

The Importance Of Cortisol Metabolism

Why should you care about cortisol metabolism? It aids in weight loss. It plays a key role in distributing body fat. It is a factor in fighting off disease. It is the reason why you should pay attention to your stress. Prolonged stress will cause significant health problems. Cortisol is a steroidal hormone that is [...]

How To Dramatically Increase Your Metabolism

Increasing your metabolism is a great way to be healthy and keep your weight in check. Doing so will help you fight off and avoid diseases. Exercise Exercise is the best way to increase your metabolism. You need both cardio and weight training. Each pound of muscle you have you burn approximately 50 additional calories. [...]

What Love Is And What It Is Not

Love is misunderstood, and the media doesn’t help much with clearing it up. Love is what makes your marriage last and binds your family together. This article discusses what love is according to the experts in the field. Love At First Site Is Not Love Falling in love is myth. The truth is you grow [...]

Why Public Speaking Is Important

Summary: Public speaking is important because it will improve your life in great measure. Public speaking is not just about standing behind a podium in front an auditorium of hundreds or thousands of people. Public speaking skills apply to nearly every aspect of social life. It helps with your family life. It helps in building [...]