Isn’t it amazing how hard we have to work at communicating well? I often throw up my hands and think, “God, does it really have to be this difficult?”Whether it is working through a misunderstanding with my husband, negotiating through a conflict among my children, or responding thoughtfully to a coaching client who’s trying to figure out her next best step, communicating well is an essential skill that requires intentionality, humility, and perseverance. Although words have always come easily to me, I’ve not always been good at communicating well. My thoughts would often race ahead, striving to find the…
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With his sharp intellect and no-nonsense approach, Simon Sinek cuts to the core of issues around leadership, inspiration and the power of purpose.
Curious how the Victoria's Secret models work their always-toned abs? We turned to 28 Day Challenge trainer Robert Brace, who works with many of the Angels, to learn some new multitasking moves that target the abs. Watch this video and try these five exercises to tighten your midsection and work your core. RELATED: Victoria's Secret Fat-Blasting Workout 5 Minutes to a Sexier Butt: Angel Workout Get Runway-Ready Legs With This Victoria's Secret Workout
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Leaky Gut Syndrome (LGS), also known as intestinal permeability, is a condition that leads to widespread inflammation and hormonal disruption throughout the body. Inflammation, imbalance in gut flora and hormonal imbalances can create a state of disharmony in your body that may be one of the reasons for weight gain. What Is Leaky Gut Syndrome? Between the cells of your ... Read More
Looking forward to an improved rear view? Well, you need a map. Here are 10 exercises to whip your backside into shape.
Gwyneth Paltrow wears Yves Saint Laurent as she graces the cover of Harper’s Bazaar‘s March 2012 issue, on newsstands February 14. Here’s what the 39-year-old actress had to share: On aging: “I’ll take my wrinkles. I don’t like the Botox thing.” On her diet (avoid these 4 diet mistakes): When she’s not detoxing, “I eat […]
Bad body language habits are often the hardest ones to break.
Good attachments take work, and one of the hardest parts of building and maintaining satisfying and supportive relationships is repairing after rupture (i.e. conflict).
Beatboxing sentences**Free downloadable beatboxing sentences below** One day I was working on some iPad lesson ideas and one of the projects […]
#BEMORE excerpt from Sandi Krakowski- motivational advice on relationships and dealing with the tough stuff. How to have hard conversations.
1. Partner-assisted scanning (PAS) offers great flexibility and spontaneity. Don’t want to take your SGD to the beach? A print-out of the screens and PAS is a great option. Missing key messages for…
You can master Latin conjugations! Here are 4 simple techniques that will allow you and your kids to easily memorize them!
As much as writers relish the challenges writing offers, most of you love the idea of finding a way to make writing your novel easier. Discover three tips!
This handout makes a great addition to your digital Social Work Tool Box (also known as the Social Work Tool Kit). Along with this hand-out, a non-scholarly narrative follows to explain this important model 🙂 El Ciclo De Cambio Downloadables Social Work Tech Tools (this was moved to my Tools page because I’m updating these…
Körperspannung trainieren wird fast immer vergessen. Maximale Körperspannung ist es, die Dich stark macht und vor Verletzungen bewahrt.
Breaking rules is sometimes necessary when we want to achieve more. Get out of your comfort zone today and show the world your worth!
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Emotions play an important role in the way we communicate at home and work. It’s the way you feel, more than the way you think, that motivates you to communicate or to make decisions. The way you react to emotionally driven, nonverbal cues affects both how you understand other people and how they understand you. If you are out of touch with your feelings, and don’t understand how you feel or why you feel that way, you’ll have a hard time communicating your feelings and needs to others. This can result in frustration, misunderstandings, and conflict. When you don’t address what’s really bothering you, you often become embroiled in petty squabbles instead—arguing with your spouse about how the towels should be hung, for example, or with a coworker about whose turn it is to restock the copier. Emotional awareness provides you the tools needed for understanding both yourself and other people, and the real messages they are communicating to you. Although knowing your own feelings may seem simple, many people ignore or try to sedate strong emotions like anger, sadness, and fear. But your ability to communicate depends on being connected to these feelings. If you’re afraid of strong emotions or if you insist on communicating only on a rational level, it will impair your ability to fully understand others, creatively problem solve, resolve conflicts, or build an affectionate connection with someone.
This one takes a little prep work the first time 'round. But after that, you're set forever. It's a great way to include a little kinesthetic activity into the study of DNA. First, the prep work: On a long strip of paper* write out a string of DNA bases (actually, you're making the mRNA). You want to make sure your letters are evenly spaced - I actually marked the paper. Keep a codon chart handy - make sure you begin with a start codon and don't come to a stop codon immediately. And, don't make the mistake of using T instead of U, as someone did... Now you need to make a ribosome through which your strip of paper can fit. I made mine out of fun foam. It has magnets on the back, so it sticks to the white board. Cut the window in the ribosome, so that you can see 3 bases at a time (hence the reason for evenly spacing your letters). Use this picture to guide you: Now you need to make the amino acids. Once again I used fun foam. I wrote the amino acid on the foam, punched holes in it and strung string through the holes so the students could wear them. For the activity: Draw a huge circle on the board - a cell. Sketch in a nucleus and stick your ribosome in the middle as well. Show your students the mRNA (your paper strip) moving from the nucleus to the ribosome. Feed the mRNA into the ribosome. Have your students translate the first 3 mRNA bases into an amino acid. Have a student put the appropriate amino acid placard on and stand in front of the room. Move the mRNA to the next three bases. Determine the amino acid. Have another student put on the appropriate placard, then stand next to the first student and hold his/her hand. Proceed this way until you come to a stop codon, or until you've made your point. Your students will have a better feel for how a ribosome translates mRNA, how proteins are formed, and understand that proteins are long chains of amino acids. * I got a few sentence strips from an elementary teacher in my building - they're the perfect size and shape for this, I didn't have to cut them, and they have lines marked on them! ****** I learned this from a fellow teacher at a NJ Science Teachers Association Convention several years ago. I don't know who that teacher is - but if you're out there, please let me know - I'd like to give you credit.
The core can be hard to grasp or tangibly activate but it’s essential for inversions. Practice these 12 core exercises to transform your inversion practice.
Our little first graders will soon be introduced to the two sounds of “c” and “g”. Those two consonants are a bit tricky as they make different sounds depending upon the letter that follows in the word. We typically teach students that the “hard” sounds of “c” and “g” occur most often, but they do […]
Today is National Puzzle Day! It's an unofficial holiday, but still fun to celebrate anyway. Take some time to do some puzzles with your kids today. That could include some pencil and paper puzzles, like the free rebuses above, or hands on puzzles, like a Rubik's Cube or a jigsaw puzzle. You could even throw in a couple of logic style games, like Quirkle or Mastermind. Download the National Puzzle Day Rebuses above by clicking on the pictures. There is an easy page and a harder page that will download together in one file. Good luck and have a fun and puzzling day!
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Soft Aspects and Orbs: The trine and sextile are often referred to as soft aspects, and they suggest an energy between planets which is easy, flowing and innate. These aspects suggest cooperation between the energies of two (or more) planets and can reflect innate talents, things that come easily or naturally to the individual. As such, they offer opportunities for creativity; however, if there are too many easy aspects within a chart, there can be very little for a person to strive for.
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