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Speaker, Author, Consultant Mike Paget

Mike Paget is a professional speaker, author, consultant, and recognized expert in the field of personal improvement and professional development. With over two decades of success and achievement in both the public and private sectors, Mike Paget is uniquely qualified to help individuals and organizations improve performance and productivity, both personally and professionally. Mike Paget served as police job in  Arizona, and retired in 1998. After leaving law enforcement, Paget traveled internationally, presenting seminars on ethical leadership on four continents. As the president and CEO of famous comapny, Mike Paget is now helping individuals and organizations improve performance, productivity, and profitability by introducing them to time-tested principles for success and achievement. He is a graduate of Arizona State University.

Mike Paget says that in order to succeed anywhere in the life one needs to have self confidence. Self confidence not only gives a person self assurance that he is right but also gives him or her courage to face the unseen challenges ahead. Often people think that self confidence only means to assume that everything that one thinks is right and the whole God damn world is wrong. Self confidence depicts the confidence in ones’ abilities and endurance to bear the unbearable of the toughest situations in life.

Success is not about how society sees you but how you see yourself. It is an inside out approach to success. You have to know yourself and your personal motivators if you want to travel the road of personal success and happiness.

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Smart Bret Dudl Ideas

The SMART Goal-Setting Formula

Smart Bret Dudl Ideas by Joshua Uebergang.

“The reason most people never reach their goals is that they don’t define them, learn about them, or even seriously consider them as believable or achievable,” said motivational speaker and productivity expert Denis Waitley. “Winners can tell you where they are going, what they plan to do along the way, and who will be sharing the adventure with them.”

Get Personal

Managers cannot motivate employees on an ongoing basis, just like people or circumstances cannot keep you motivated. Research shows that when your goals are personal and mean something important to you, the following occurs:

1. Tasks are filtered through the goals. You do the activities aligned with your goals while you ignore irrelevant activities.

2. You work harder towards the end result. Effort becomes more effortless.

3. You use knowledge that otherwise goes unused to deal with difficulties.

4. Persistence is increased to endure challenges.

There are several techniques to set and achieve goals that complement each other so you can use multiple techniques to increase the likelihood of achieving your goal, but one goal-setting technique that has been effective for me is SMART goals. SMART is an acronym with minor variations:

Specific. As discussed earlier, a good goal is specific. Make a goal as specific as possible so expectations are developed, clarity is formed, and the path towards success is evident. A specific goal gives you excellent awareness and understanding of the requirements to achieve it. Develop an exact long-term goal, then break it down into goals for one year, one month, one week, and day-to-day activities.

Measurable. Another common problem discussed earlier is people do not set measurable goals. How can your progress be tracked so you achieve the goal in a set time period? Do your best to quantify your goal. Let’s say your goal is to overcome shyness. Set a measurable goal where you aim to meet and briefly converse with 10 new people next week. The number “10″ within 1 week makes this goal measurable and specific. This makes it easy for you to track your progress in becoming a socially confident person.

Attainable. An attainable goal is one that you have or can develop the necessary skills to achieve. You have no doubt heard the saying: “You can achieve anything you want if you set your mind to it.” In other words, if you align your attitude, ability, thoughts, and emotions towards your goal, then it is attainable. An attainable goal is within your potential. A goal within your potential is key to setting SMART goals.

Realistic. A realistic goal is one you believe is reachable. It is related to “Attainable”. An example of a realistic goal is one reached by someone. It is realistic if you have the time and chances to gather the resources to achieve it. (Do not underestimate your ability to gather required resources.) Realism will lead to belief, motivation, and action.

Tangible. Too often goals float around in our minds. Create as many tangible forms of your goal then witness this amazing affect as your goal manifests itself. Write your goals on paper to create tangibility. Hear, see, feel, taste, or smell your goal. Use your five senses to stir a powerful, inner desire to hunt down your goals. Your emotions will intensify with tangible goals. Also, track your progress not based on an uncertain feeling of development, but on tangible changes, this will make you self-motivated. Look for solid evidence that you are progressing towards your goals.

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Top Infovest21 Financial Conservation Tips

Financial Conservation

Top Infovest21 Financial Conservation Tips by Michael E. Douroux.

Imagine

Where would we be if more of the financial experts with high-profile, high-impact exposure had actually known and truly understood – that’s right, actually known and truly understood – the long-term value for the greater good of giving more focus and emphasis on the type of long-standing alternatives that would have provided reliable safeguards against the kind problems we are now seeing for so many people?

Particularly since these same experts spent hours and hours every day staring at monitors and carrying on endlessly about the kind of market volatility we have been living with for years now!

We live in a commercially driven world. Safe is not sexy to rattle on about, and doesn’t feed the never-satisfied, ratings-eating media machine. So we end up getting cramerized to death. We get how all this works. But what we are experiencing now out here in the real reality of the real world is a far cry from what you would call mood enhancing.

They simply didn’t know what they didn’t know.

Insurance

We understand the necessity and act before the fact to insure ourselves against forces beyond our control for such things as our health, homes and businesses, not to mention the potential liability every time we get behind the wheel of an automobile.

By the same logic, would it not make sense to insure before the fact our life-long savings for such things as the tuition for our children’s education and our retirement?

It’s been a hard lesson for the average person as to what can happen when Core Financial Assets are left exposed in this fast-changing, volatile and uncertain economic environment.

So the choice of direction from here is simple. That’s right, simple, not sophisticated and overly complicated in such a way as to separate us from the basic fundamentals (you know, the corny, old-fashioned stuff like you can’t spend more than you make), which is exactly how all houses of cards are built.

For our long term financial stability, we can continue to choose sexy and reckless with high ratings and great success for a very few — which sucks the rest of us dry. Or we throw out the addiction to short-term gratification and bring back — that’s right, bring back — long-term thinking and planning.

To be sure, it would mean giving up the rush of a lot of thrilling rollercoaster rides, but would generate a lot less angst and turmoil along the way for a far greater number of people. For those who can’t get away from the rush thing, there are plenty of places that advertise their business up front, with big, huge neon signs, that read: CASINO.

It’s time to Draw The Line.

Conservation

Like the natural resources we all depend on, our financial resources are of equal importance. Especially considering how one supports and impacts the other. The ongoing fallout from the Financial Crisis is not a regional event, but a global contagion reaching and affecting every corner of planet Earth.

Do a Google search on Conservation of Natural Resources and see what comes up. Then try a search on Conservation of Financial Resources and compare the results.

Again, from the same level of concern and priority given to the preservation and sustainability of our natural resources, it’s time the well-established principles and theme of Conservation are broadened to include what we have come to realize, unmistakably, are our limited financial resources.

The basic building block of Conservation is that real change for the better begins with the individual. It’s never too late, so let’s get a fresh start by making the choice and commitment for ourselves and the generations to come – with a fresh perspective – to not to let this mess happen again!

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Infovest21 Benefits of Bottled Water

Conservation Tips – Reuse Water Bottles

Infovest21 Benefits of Bottled Water by Tim Bailey.

If you have a favorite brand of bottled water, you probably buy it by the case and throw out literally dozens of empties, if not more, each month. You aren’t the only one. Millions of water bottles fill up dumps and landfills each year. There are ways to get great water and not waste so much plastic, though.

First of all, one of the best things that you can do is reuse your water bottle, rather than constantly buying more. So what if your tap water isn’t the best? You can actually get a water pitcher with a filter to put in your fridge. You could even get a filter to attach to the faucet of your sink itself. Then, just pour the water into an empty bottle and off you go. You still will have great water, but with less waste.

If you’re going to insist on buying bottled water, you can buy it by the gallon. Keep a smaller bottle to transfer some into for quick travel, if you want. Having gallons means that you won’t go through as many bottles as fast.

Another thing that you can look for are plastic bottles that are recyclable. Some plastics are recyclable and some are not, so be careful about which water brand you choose. Also, make sure that there’s a recycling center for them somewhere in your local area. That way, you’ll be doing your part to protect the environment and you’ll still have that nice, refreshing water on hand.

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Bret Dudl Business Goals

4 Goal Setting Mistakes You Should Avoid!

Bret Dudl Business Goals by Michele Scism.

OK, so it is goal setting – how hard can it be? Well if you are going to take the time to think through your life and business goals you need to know the mistakes that are so often made but so easily avoided!

What makes a solid list of goals go to pieces in just six weeks?

The problem may be within the person who is trying to complete this list of goals or it may be the goals themselves.

Here are four of the most common mistakes people make when planning their goals.

1. The goal is too vague

A goal that is vague has no driving force. Lets say that you want to achieve a general vision of happiness in your life. This is usually a lost cause because the achievements are usually unrealistically high and because there are no signs or organization that helps keep you on a steady course.

Goals should always be clear and specific. It might help to ask the question “How will I know when I’ve achieved this goal?” If you are not sure, then your goal is probably too vague.

2. The goal is not necessarily yours

You must have a personal enthusiasm for accomplishing your goal. If your goal has been forced upon you by a spouse or by a family member then it will be more difficult to become or stay motivated. We have all heard the stories of those who are going to medical school because their father is a doctor or law school because their mother is an attorney. I will be honest – I originally chose to get a degree in Accounting because my mother had. At this point in my life it is something I can always fall back on but it definitely isn’t something I want to do.

If you are borrowing the success story of someone else and applying it to your own life, then again, this is not a goal that you have created but one that has been lifted.

3. Your goal does not have a date

Dictionary.com defines goals as “the result or achievement toward which effort is directed; aim; end”. You can’t have an end without a specific date. Have you ever heard it said that a goal without a deadline is just a dream. Your goal can be to be debt free but your mind needs to know when you will be debt free. Set a deadline. If you don’t meet it you reset it and keep going but when your mind hears over and over that you will be debt free by December 15th you will be surprised how that will change the decisions you make in your life.

4. Setting an individual goal that is too hard or too easy

It’s best to avoid both extremes. A goal that is too hard right at the start will intimidate you from trying any harder. On the other hand, a goal that is too easy will not keep your interest or motivate you to press on further. In essence, you are insulting your subconscious mind with a task that is too easy.

By too hard we are talking about unrealistic goals. If your goal is to be a millionaire by 25 and you are 24 with no job and you are living on your parents couch that might be a little unrealistic. But if your goal is to be a millionaire by age 35 and you create a 10 year plan to accomplish it with the ability to achieve smaller goals along the way that is very realistic.

Goals are an extremely important part of life. We all know people who have no dreams and no goals. They wander through life in what seems like a daze. Do you want to be like that or do you want to take the time to think about what you want out of life, set some goals (both short term and long term) and create a plan to accomplish them?

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David Daniels Herbal Teas

Herbal Teas 

“They made a good deal of camomile tea, which they drunk freely to ward off colds, to soothe nerves, and as a general tonic. A large jug of this was alway prepared and stood ready for heating up after confinements. The horehound was used with honey in a preparation to be taken for sore throats and colds on the chest. Peppermint tea was made rather as a luxury than a medicine, it was brought out on special occasions and drunk from wine-glasses…” Flora Thompson – Lark Rise to Candleford.

Herbal infusions have been drunk throughout the centuries – both for their medicinal and culinary properties – after all, our common ol’ cuppa [the black tea which came over from the Far East] is just a herb infused in water. Herbal infusions can consist of just one herb, or can be blended with a number of different herbs to produce a range of tantalising tastes.
So you’ve tried the herb tea-bags from the supermarket….and weren’t that impressed…. try using loose dried herbs, preferably organic, or fresh herbs [you'll need to double the quantity of herb used if using fresh] and discover a myriad of new herbal remedies and refreshing drinks.

How to make a Herbal Tea : To make your own delicious cup of herbal tea simply place a teaspoon of dried herb [or herbs if you're using a blend of herbs] into a tea-pot, caffetiere, or suitable loose-tea holder and pour on freshly boiled water. Infuse covered for 5 mins or so [roots and tough herbs may need to infuse for longer], strain and serve. If you’re making herbal tea for more than one person, add more dried herb just as you would with loose tea or tea-bags. For medicinal brews you may need to double the amount of herb and leave to infuse for longer – generally at least 5 – 10 minutes.
There are number of ways you can sweeten your herbal tea – why not try honey or maple syrup instead of sugar; or a shot of apple juice; dried orange or lemon peel; a bruised clove [particularly effective when a cold or sore throat threatens - cloves are wonderfully antiseptic] or add a cinnamon or liquorice stick.

Not all herbs lend themselves to teas – Feverfew is so strong it is not suitable for infusions – whilst others, although suitable, should only be consumed in small quantities, such as Yarrow. Others, like Chamomile, can be safely consumed in quantities of 5 or 6 cups a day. Obviously poisonous herbs should be avoided completely, and your health condition and any medications you are on should be taken into account – Rosemary and Sage, for example, should not be taken by epileptics, persons suffering from high blood-pressure, or during pregnancy or breast-feeding; Valerian root should not be combined with sleep-inducing medicines; and Hops should be avoided by anyone suffering from depression. Always check up on any herb you’re thinking of using, if in doubt ask your doctor or health professional – and remember that even the safest herbs should, like most things in life, be taken in moderation.

Ready for that cuppa yet? Here’s a small selection of herbal teas to tempt you….

Balm or Lemon Balm Tea – A delicious, lemon scented tea, refreshing and calming, and a tonic for mind and body. Soothing for stomach upsets and spasms, especially those connected with emotional worries or stress. A cup of Balm tea can calm palpitations and is a soothing remedy for ‘butterflies’ and nerves. It is also a gentle herb suitable for children, where it can be used to calm anxious or excitable children and soothe headaches. Balm is also a useful remedy for chicken pox and shingles – not only as a tea but also as a wash to soothe irritated or inflamed skin.

Blackcurrant Tea – A refreshing tea which counters acidity and helps cleanse the system. Dried Blackcurrant leaves need to be soaked for an hour or so in cold water before making an infusion, they will also need to infuse for slightly longer than some herbs – at least 10 minutes, and you may prefer to use 2 teaspoons for one cup.

Calendula / Marigold Tea – The bright orange petals of the Marigold flower can be drunk as a tea to help remedy nettle rash and skin problems. It is also useful for remedying digestive infections and fungal problems such as thrush.

Catnip Tea – As long as your cats don’t get to this one before you… Catnip tea was apparently a favourite country tea long before the black tea [which is now the nation's common cuppa] arrived from the Far East. A nerve-tonic, useful for keeping colds at bay, as well as ensuring a restful sleep. It is useful tea for soothing nervous headaces and is a good digestive aide, nerve relaxant, cold preventative, and hiccup remedy. Catnip is a gentle herb and makes a suitable drink for children and will help soothe feverish chills.

Chamomile Tea – Perhaps one of the most well known of the herbal teas – Chamomile is a wonderful boon to hay fever and asthma sufferers, being markedly anti-allergenic – leave to infuse covered and inhale the steam before drinking. It is also useful for calming stomach spasms, relieving morning sickness, easing indigestion, bloating and hiccups. A cup of Chamomile tea last thing at night can ensure a good night’s sleep. Another gentle herb Chamomile is useful for relaxing over-tired children and offers a gentle remedy for teething.

Dandelion Tea – The leaves and petals of the humble Dandelion make a diuretic tea for treating fluid retention and urinary infections. Unlike most diuretics, which leach potassium from the body, Dandelion is rich in potassium. It is also a valuable liver tonic.

Elderflower Tea – A delicious, cooling tea, and one of my first choices for warding off colds and ‘flu. Elderflower is also a popular folk remedy for hay fever sufferers and should be drunk a couple of months before and throughout the hay fever season – preferably sweetened with local honey. Particularly tasty blended with Raspberry Leaf.

Fennel Seed Tea – A spicy tea useful for relieving windy digestive systems. Fennel Seed tea was reputedly drunk (and the seeds eaten) by the Anglo-Saxons to dampen the appetite and ward off hunger-pangs, it is also a folk remedy for relieving the aches and pains of flu.Crush 1 teaspoon of seeds and infuse covered for 10 mins.

Hawthorn Tea – Good for headaches, poor circulation, and lapses of memory. Hawthorn was widely used in the past to bulk out more expensive teas – the following recipe for a popular country tea mix is taken from Barbara Griggs’ The GreenWitch : “2 parts of dried Hawthorn leaves to 1 part each of Sage and Balm; or equal parts of Hawthorn, Sage, Balm and Blackcurrant leaves”

Hops Tea – A sleepy brew most useful for insomnia relief. Hops are not recommended to be taken internally by anyone feeling low or suffering from depression.

Lavender Tea – If you’ve over indulged on the alcohol the night before, an infusion of Lavender flowers makes an ideal cuppa for calming the throbbing pain of a hangover. It also soothes the digestive system and assists the liver.

Limeflower Tea – A mild-flavoured, delicate tea widely drunk all over Europe and valuable as an anti-spasmodic and sedative to the nerves and digestive system. A soothing remedy for headaches, particularly those caused by nervous tension. Drink in the evening to relax, or after a meal as a digestif.

Nettle Tea – Nettles really are one of Nature’s little gems, they have so much to offer us and are full of vitamins and minerals. Nettle tea is a superb detoxifying, cleansing tonic for the whole body, and is particularly beneficial to the liver and kidneys, and can help sooth eczema and irritated or inflamed rashes and skin conditions. Nettles are anti-allergenic – try blending them with chamomile for a hay-fever remedy – and the anti-inflammatory and cleansing properties make it an ideal regular cuppa for sufferers of arthritis. Nettle tea is also a valuable remedy for anaemia caused by heavy menstrual bleeding.
Some people find Nettle tea rather bland in flavour, but nothing a dash of honey or lemon can’t solve, or try blending it with a more aromatic herb such as Lemon Balm.

Peppermint Tea – A refreshing cuppa which will soothe stomach cramps, spasms and bloating, calm nausea and headaches, and makes an excellent after dinner digestif. Maurice Messegue, a French herbalist, proclaims it is as “a balm for the entire digestive tract.” Peppermint tea works well as an iced drink, decorate with a sprig of fresh mint – or add a fresh Peppermint leaf to ice-cubes before freezing.
Peppermint tea should not be drunk too often – and should not to be given to children under the age of 5.

Raspberry Leaf Tea – Another personal favourite, raspberry leaf is a refreshing and soothing tea, which blends well with elderflower. Raspberry Leaf is commonly recommended during the last 8 – 10 weeks of pregnancy to strengthen the uterus muscles and encourage easy labour. For this reason it should not be drunk before the last 8 – 10 weeks of pregnancy (please seek advice from your midwife or healthcare practitioner). Raspberry Leaf can also be drunk to relieve diarrhoea.

Red Clover Tea – A mild and sweet-like-honey flavour tea which is high in calcium and has a demulcent quality making it useful for acid indigestion relief. Reputedly soothing for asthma and respiratory problems. Red Clover has an age-old reputation as a cancer preventing herb. (The flowers contain the anti-cancer compound genistein). Blends well with Raspberry Leaf.

Rosemary Tea – A light and clean tasting cuppa for getting you going in the morning. Rosemary is a great herb to refresh a lagging mind and keep your memory sharp, it also makes a pleasant migraine remedy.
Rosemary tea should not be drunk too often and is not suitable for epileptics. Do not use during pregnancy or if breast-feeding.

Sage Tea – Quite an aquired taste! Good for warding off colds and ‘flu, but if you can’t bring yourself to drink it a Sage infusion makes an excellent gargle for sore throats. Also useful for menopausal women suffering from night sweats and hot flushes.
Sage tea should not be drunk too often and not more than 3 cups a day. Sage is not suitable for epileptics and should not be used during pregnancy or if breast-feeding – Sage tea is a traditional folk remedy for labour and is also used to encourage the milk flow to dry-up after breast-feeding.

Thyme Tea – Makes a good tonic for exhaustion, and drunk as a cold tea can help relieve headaches. Thyme tea is also useful at relieving urinary infections and water retention and is a popular folk remedy for flu with muscle aches and pains. Good for chest problems and for treating asthma – for the wheeziness, and shortness of breath symptoms, Andrew Chevallier [Encylopedia of Medicinal] suggests an infusion of 15g thyme and 15g nettles to 750ml of water – which should be sipped throughout the day. Thyme tea can also provide relief for hay fever sufferers and is considered to helpful in maintaining vitality, particularly in old / third age.

Valerian Tea – [another favourite with the felines] – A natural sedative, and an excellent remedy for insomnia…but very pungent! I would suggest blending this herb with other relaxing [and pleasantly aromatic] herbs such as Passion Flower, Limeflower, Chamomile, or Lemon Balm, and a good teaspoon or two of honey! Valerian Tea is also good for relieving nervous irritability, tension headaches, and menopausal problems, or to relieve bronchial spasms and smoker’s cough.
Valerian should not be taken if already using sleep-inducing medication.

You may like to blend two or more herbs together – here are a few tried and tested favourites at Gaia’s Garden :

Lemon Balm & Chamomile – A refreshing and calming blend, and a tonic for mind and body. Soothing for stomach upsets and spasms, especially those connected with emotional worries and indigestion

Red Clover & Raspberry Leaf* – A soothing, pleasant tasting blend. [*Raspberry Leaf is commonly recommended during the last 8 - 10 weeks of pregnancy to strengthen the uterus muscles and encourage easy labour. For this reason it should not be drunk before the last 10 weeks of pregnancy]

Mintea – A refreshing and soothing blend of Peppermint and Catnip (rich in antioxidants). A soothing after-dinner cuppa which may help ease headaches (particularly those associated with digestive problems). Not for children under 5.

Nettle & Lemon Balm – Just the thing to throw of Winter’s shadow and bounce into Spring. A detoxifying, cleansing, tonic brew! The Lemon Balm is soothing on the stomach and uplifting for your emotions

• For further herbal information, or to purchase organic herbs, herbal tea blends and much more, please visit Gaia’s Garden : http://www.gaias-garden.co.uk/.

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