The Eternal Individual

A little on leadership…

Many people enter the leadership world through a position and a title, but we must understand that just owning a title doesn’t make you a leader. Being a leader is about influence. Your ability to lead resides in your ability to influence others around you to accomplish organizational objectives. It’s true that titles do initially command a certain amount of influence, but this influence is short lived. All a title buys you is time, nothing more, nothing less. This time can either increase your level of influence and lead, or diminish it and fail.

One of the most common mistakes of a Leader, both new and tenured, is to fall into the gravitational pull of positional leadership. I use the term gravitational because as a new leader, it’s pull represents the path of least resistance in the absence of training or experience. Many will learn, and escape, but others will remain committed to this methodology, unwilling to resist the pull through the belief that the approach is effective and is not to be challenged.

I suggest that this approach is fundamentally flawed based on my own experience and evolution as a leader. I made this mistake, and I took this journey, but I learned and was able to fight the pull. Whether you are positional, work for someone who is positional, or someone to whom a positional person reports to, commit deep thought to this topic. Properly understood, it will lead to your success; disregarded, it could lead struggle and hardship.

My story…

Before I had the opportunity to lead, I had the obligation to follow. As a follower within my organization, I viewed the leadership team, as the end all be all of positions. I viewed them as the powerful, core team of cogs that forced the business machine to function. I watched how they dressed, and admired the spoils of the position: nice offices, sophisticated two-way Skytel Pagers (before they became mainstream), expensive looking attaché bags concealing distressed leather planners concealing an arsenal of Mont Blanc’s, but most of all, I enjoyed the parting of the crowd as this larger than life team moved through our production areas. Many felt respect, many felt fear, and many envied what they saw.

It’s clear which category I fit into. I envied the position, title, and what those two items represented. I was fundamentally flawed in my admiration of these positionally anchored symbols of status. Only through a promotion and a lesson or two in life and leadership did I finally understand the errors of my ways.

I worked hard, and stood out above the crowd. My hard work paid off, and upon my first promotion to a senior position, I received my Skytel pager and master key. I’ll never forget the day. I had my position, title, and symbols of power. I knew I had arrived.

My mistakes…

But as a positional leader, by belief system was challenged by the fact that my results were not always desirable.

As a positional leader, I assumed my position guaranteed a form of “packaged” loyalty, ensuring commitment and dedication from my subordinates. As John Maxwell stated in “The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership”, “He that leadeth and has no followers is merely taking a walk.” One day while out leading I looked back, after giving a command or two, and realized that I was only taking a walk.

I also believed that as the chief, each member of my team was there to help me accomplish my objectives. My vision was to sit atop the metaphorical mountain dispensing my wisdom and wishes out upon the eager people who wished nothing more than to execute the plans, which they had no involvement in creating. One day while dispensing my wisdom to my people, I noticed I was alone. It seemed that I needed to get down off my mountain, and go find my people.

I thought as the leader, it was my job to rise above my people in the traditional way’s in which I had seen my “mentors” do before. I did not approach my team in a constructive format. I did not believe in mutual solutions and problem solving, but rather with harsh decisive accountability. I can’t tell you how many sups heard the mention of accountability, but never sincerely heard me ask how I could help.

Since I was clearly the one in charge, (I had my title, master key, and pager to prove it) I was afraid to admit when I was wrong or didn’t know an answer. I believed that to admit I didn’t know, was to admit that I wasn’t the leader. I thought that asking for help lowered my status on the totem pole of importance and that if I wasn’t careful, I would resemble those “people” that I tried to tower above. As a result, I made many mistakes that could have been avoided. An old boss once told me that if you try to fake an answer, the crowd would see right through you. I didn’t care as long as they could see my pager.

I believed that position dictated response, and title was not to be argued with. As a result, when department heads handed down orders or harsh misguided words for members of my team, I didn’t defend my people or clarify misunderstandings. My answer to the department heads was by usually agreeing that an action or response was unacceptable, and reassures them that I would address it with my team. I didn’t work for my own people, so as a result, they didn’t work as hard for me. My team saw me as not defending them, and as a result, did not view me as their leader. My team needed me, and I simply didn’t realize that.

Now fast-forward a year. Even though I was positionally oriented, I saw great results through hard line tactics and accountability. Actually, we broke company and client records, but the problem was that I couldn’t sustain the success. Slowly, after time, our results faded along with my influence. I didn’t use my time to increase my influence so it withered. As performance slowly eroded on the program, corporate “Smoke Jumpers” descended up the site to determine barriers to performance, evaluate staff, and create a solutions oriented approach for improvement. During one of these meetings my team was questioned on what they thought the problem was. This was their opportunity to give back some of the heat that I had been giving them for years. While the failure of the program was due to any single person, when they had audience to hear their concerns, they didn’t exactly sing my praises.

At this point, I learned what it meant to be positional, and realized that I fit the textbook definition. I realized that no matter our level of success, it could have been better. As for relationships, I realized if I was on fire on the production floor, I would get little assistance to put out the flames, although there would have probably been a crowd watching the warm glow has my career went up in flames.

That unit eventually closed and I was transferred to another segment within the same location. In this new position, I reflected, learned my mistakes, and was thankful to still be employed. I had a chance to start over with a new team, and work diligently at avoiding my prior habits, and mistakes. I fought the pull of being a positional leader and survived. Of course I made mistakes with my new team as well, but I’ll save that story for another time. If you feel the pull, resist at all cost. Remember, your position buys you time, nothing more, and nothing less, and time is running out!

If you are interest in leadership theory and practices then you need to visit: http://www.righttolead.com. Aubie Pouncey is a contributing writer and thinker for our organization. In addition, as a leader you may be interested in http://www.myleadershipsuccess.com

Guys (and maybe ladies too), I have some good news about shaving. You have probably experienced some of the hassles and problems of this chore and are familiar with its inherent potential for being very annoying.

You may be frustrated with razor burn and dry skin after struggling with your daily shaving routine. You can bet I tried all kinds of different razors, shaving cream and even some aftershaves to see what I could do about this problem.

You want to know what I found after a lot of experimenting and trying different things? You probably have a neat handy little item that is common household fare and may be found in your kitchen. It’s Olive Oil. You got it, olive oil!

The benefits to using olive oil for shaving are huge. It is such a natural lubricant that the right kind of razor will slide right across your face giving you smooth and soft skin and still getting the job of cutting the growth from your face. And the best part is that your skin will actually start to look younger after using olive oil to shave with over the long term.

Therefore, do not forget to apply some olive oil to your forehead when you shave too. The reason is that the rest of your face will become younger looking and you want your forehead to keep up. In retrospect, I remember reading about a famous Hollywood actress that mentioned that olive oil was her secret to having great skin.

You can bet that others are using olive oil to shave with too. I did a search right before deciding to share this information with you and sure enough there are other people out there that shave with olive oil.

One nice thing about it is that you don’t have to use high quality olive oil. You can buy the inexpensive low grade olive oil that doesn’t taste very good from your local supermarket to shave with.
A bottle will last a really long time. You can kiss your shaving cream goodbye. You can also leave out aftershave if you so choose. Your skin should feel great without it.

Now, let’s talk about that razor of yours. Here is what I have found out about razors and am willing to share with you. Even though I use the great lubricant properties of olive oil to shave with, I still have found a few issues that using the right kind of razor can help with.

If your experience is similar to mine, you may have found that it is difficult to shave in the grooves of your neck and face, particularly under the jaw bone with typical razors. Even with olive oil you can still easily cut your face if you make the wrong movement. You might find that that Gillette’s Mach 3 and olive oil are the perfect combination.

The Mach 3 has a nice swivel head with a great lubricating strip. This allows for the flexibility to really get into the nooks and crannies when used in combination with the olive oil. You will be able to get in there with a lot less fear of cutting yourself. It’s not impossible, but the Mach 3 does make it a lot harder to cut the skin of your face.

You may be using another brand of razor with a lubricating a strip. So far, in my opinion, none have come close to the Mach 3 for safety and comfort. I do sometimes use a stiffer blade to make the vertical strokes because it can be really effective. But, when it comes time to dig into those nooks and crannies, I like to break out the Mach 3.

No, I don’t work for Gillette and I am in no way associated with them. The reason I use a stiffer blade for the vertical strokes is because its effective and also less expensive. The Mach 3 blades are a bit on the expensive side, so you can save a little bit by just reserving them for the nooks and crannies. With the use of olive oil, you might be able to get a longer usage period out of a blade before needing to dispose of it.

For ladies, I suggest using a sparing amount of olive oil. The reason is that you will be covering a much larger area and too much olive oil can get a little messy. For us guys, we can probably enjoy the luxury of using more because it is easier to wash from the face.

I wish you the best of luck with your next shaving experience.

This article is for information purposes only. I cannot assume any liability for your use or misuse of this information. If you are not willing to assume the full risk and responsibility for the potential consequences from using this information you are advised not to use it. It’s impossible to know the skill levels or abilities or available equipment of any individual out there, therefore I cannot be responsible for the use or misuse of this information. Your use of this information implies your consent to bear the full responsibility for any result that may come from its use or misuse.

Dave Snape is a health, fitness and wellness enthusiast. His website is http://tobeinformed.com

Colocation Hosting

Collocation hosting is a recent buzzword in technological breakthroughs. Collocation is best defined as the process of locating of equipment in another location. On the contrary the client in alternative locations defines collocation hosting as the location of personal servers - usually the collocation is of high-end data center. This data center is invariably a packaged composition and this process of collocation hosting includes the likes of - a high speed internet connection, space, highest level of security, regulated air temperature and professionally managed server solutions to name a few. Collocation. The collocation service providers could come in different hues which could extend from space service providers who rent space in the data centers and are companies in their own right, the data center owners or even those who are collocation resellers and not even located on site.

The Collocation Hosting Option

Collocation hosting of services by self may not be the simplest of procedures but they are invariably accompanied by innumerable advantages. The collocation hosting service providers would enable the client to benefit from the data center’s security, network and environment at all times. This collocation of hosting services is done at the state of art high-end data centers and need to focus on numerous factors if they are to be a success story. The start up operations would depend on the number of servers that need to be collocated, the bandwidth service providers, the business strategy being adopted and the location of data center of choice - these and more would determine the start up costs of the project.

Service Profiling

A visit to a few data centers could be very informative - a commonality factor which is visible in all data centers is what is known as the ‘rack’ and this rack is important for the collocation service hosting provider charges a monthly rental for the rack space used. The servers in data centers are stored in cabinets, which in turn are stored on racks. The collocation hosting follows a few protocols which are fundamental to the collocation hosting services and need to well comprehended by all collocation hosting services user at best - the upkeep and maintenance of the servers is the sole responsibility of the user and not the collocation hosting services provider and the cost of the high speed internet is borne by the user and not the service provider.

Evaluation Protocol

The choice of an ideal data center is not by cost - rather it is by the quality of the data center. The data center of choice needs to adhere to a set protocol which will include - high end security, fast internet connectivity, environment, power backup and fire protection measures to name a few. The collocation hosting service providers selection then is more than merely selecting a high end data center - it is rather a combination of numerous factors the most important - other than the selection of a data center - being flexibility and control which is best exhibited by the freedom to select the software and the hardware configuration of choice.

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Your affiliate marketing business is just that … a business. To be successful, you need to treat your business like a business and focus on growth. Your affiliate links are your business; you are the owner of a marketing company, and it is an asset you can grow into more and more assets. Here are three strategies to build your marketing business.

1. Get your own website and domain name.

It looks cheap and marks you as a “newbie” when you post a long affiliate link in your ads. With domain names as inexpensive as they are now you can purchase your own domain name. You can then either forward your URL to your affiliate link or set yourself up with some free hosting and establish more of a web presence. Your best bet is to write a benefit-full description of your affiliate program and link to your program via an HTML link that is part of your description.

2. Build your own list.

Stop relying on one-shot ads to make you money. Real businesses have repeat customers that they cultivate in order to make more profits. You must do the same. Make a commitment to establish relationships with your customers and especially with visitors to your site. Create an email list to keep in touch. Send out periodic tips or articles and focus on helping your customers. Only promote your affiliate links in unobtrusive ways; don’t make your emails one big ad.

One of the best ways to build traffic to your list is to write a short report that describes the benefits of your affiliate program. Make this report available only by email. When someone sends for your report, they are added to your list and you can continue to communicate with them.

3. Build traffic to your own site and list.

This is where you really make your affiliate links your own business. By having your own site and building your own list you are building your own business and brand, not just marketing someone else’s. By doing this, you can market to your own customers over and over again. Do not overlook this point: When your ad redirects a customer to your affiliate link, you have lost that person as your own customer because you lost the ability to communicate with them on a repeat basis. When you direct customers to your own site and list, they build a relationship with you.

There are many ways to build traffic: write articles, post in forums, market in safelists, advertise offline, etc. My advice is to pick one traffic-building method, work on it for awhile, and master it before moving on to something else. If you focus on offline advertising, write and rewrite your ads until you determine how to get the best response. If you market on safelists, make a list of the top 50, and send your ad to 10 each day. Keep testing to make sure your safelists are responsive.

These three strategies will help you build and grow your affiliate marketing business.

Jeremy Hoover is the owner of Hoover Marketing where he uses these methods to build his own affiliate marketing assets.

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This is one of the most fashionable regions today, and with the scenic beauty and great weather that surrounds you all year long, who could go wrong… Land in Spain is steeped in history, art and culture, this part of the world has long been home to a number of cultures. Only 25-30 years back there’d be merely a tiny number of UK citizens in search of real estate in Spain. Just ask about anyone who has chosen to remove to Spain and they’ll be sure to substantiate this. There’s many people who would will insist on viewing it as a fad and others will insist on viewing it as a close to an infatuation. The people that are keen on moving over here will typically range from young families who are looking for a challenge in life to senior citizens looking to enjoy themselves and chill out.

Note that you may well encounter a few situations when purchasing real estate abroad: there are, of course, a hundred steps whether strategising, sightseeing or buying and completing. If you only miss a single minute step it is liable to give rise to insurmountable situations plus, more importantly, financial loss. Obviously and expectably with this popular place, real estate may well be fairly upscale in this area and this, of course, is solely because of the top market demand. Regardless of this customers are really spoilt for choice in a region full of cheery geography. It has just about everything just about anyone might require and plenty more.

Well, there she is its use growing she is tropical hurricane Leslie and she is looking for a place for landfall. No word yet all the exact location of landfall, however the supercomputers or crunchy numbers and data taken from the hurricane hunters, buoys in the ocean and satellite imagery from NOAA and NASA.

All this data is being poured over by the national hurricane center in Miami, as well as your favorite folks at the weather Channel and they are getting closer to predict the hurricane Leslie’s exact point of impact to our civilization. It appears we’re halfway through the hurricane season, however if you’ll recall the 2005 Atlantic tropical hurricane season in its record shattering links, number of hurricanes and intensity of those hurricanes you will see exactly why many stop short in saying that we are only halfway through. If you’ll remember that there was actually hurricane on New Year’s Day in 2006.

So that means that this 2006 Atlantic tropical hurricane season could go along for quite a while longer and we might get some even more devastating storms we’ve already have. It looks as if FEMA is indeed doing a great job this year, as it mops up the mess, restores order and helps rebuild the devastated coastline. Consider all this in 2006.

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When you are feeling that pull between enjoying the lives of your children and having to go to work each day, it can get to be pretty nerve racking. Most of us can’t afford to go to just one income, so in order to be able to stay at home and spend more time with your children, you’ll need to find jobs for stay at homes to make your dreams a reality.

Before you even get started, it’s a great idea to have a game plan that will make it much easier for you to be a success. First, you’re going to need to see how much money you need to make to supplement the one household income. This will help you pick which jobs for stay at home moms are right for you. Next, you’ll need to figure out how much time you can devote to your own business every day.

It’s a good idea to shoot for part time work with a job for stay at home moms. This means no more than four to five hours a day, and preferably less. Since you do want to spend more time with your kids, you don’t want to get into the trap of working too much and it is all too easy to do. Ideally, a job for stay at home moms that allows you to work less than 10 hours a week is the one you should go for, but it may take some time to find that perfect opportunity.

Once you’ve got your hours figured out, it may take a little time to get adjusted to your new schedule. It’s important to find jobs for stay at home moms that allow flexible hours. One day, you may have time during the afternoon, and the rest of the week, you won’t. It can be a toss up when you’re staying at home, but try to find some semblance of a schedule that works for you.

It is also important to find one area of the house that you can claim for your “office.” This is important for two reasons. First, you need to have that space available so that you can freely work without interruption. This allows you to focus and you’ll be able to get more work done in less time. Second, when you have a job for work at home moms, you may be able to deduct that space from your house payment or rent as a tax deduction. Make sure that this area stay sacred so that you can qualify for that deduction.

Jobs for stay at home moms are incredibly rewarding and can offer a rare opportunity to make money while you’re watching your kids grow up. You won’t have to worry about missing all of those important events and you’ll be right there when your kids need you. This is a match made in heaven for many mom’s and can offer a true freedom, coupled with some amazing profits with the right jobs for stay at home moms.

Almost every woman has, at one time or another, felt so fatigued she wanted to cry. But for some women, and for a variety of reasons - including menopause, caring for a new-born, working odd hours, chronic anxiety, and poverty, to name only a few - fatigue is a constant, not an occasional, problem.

Stimulants don’t really give us more energy, though they are what many women turn to when they feel too tired. Stimulants create false energy, leaving us more exhausted at deeper levels. One more cup of coffee, one more soft drink, one more jolt of fear increases energy, to be sure. But these choices also deplete our bones of their minerals, weaken our core energy, and prevent truly restful, restorative sleep. Even herbal stimulants, like cayenne and guarana, are, well, stimulants. They push us too hard and erode our long-term health.

Are there ways to boost energy that are effective and healthy? My guide, Grandmother Growth, gave me some ideas of how to help myself when I feel bone-tired. And I gathered together the best remedies I know, plus the wisdom of my Wise Woman friends, so you can help yourself too, when you are too weary for words.

“Fall into my arms and sleep,” offers Grandmother Growth. “You don’t have to make things happen; they will happen on their own. Let me hold you. Let go. Don’t resist. Rest. You are working hard. You are delving deep and changing yourself. Of course you are tired. Change is hard work. Rest in my strong arms. Let go. Give your weariness to me. Let go of all that worries you. Surrender yourself into my strength. Take courage from me. Let me support you. Let me ease you. Let go.”

Extreme fatigue indicates a profound need to do nothing. Ask family and friends to give you a day totally off … and take it! Barricade yourself in your room if need be (or, like the cartoon character Sylvia, in the bathroom).

BE GENTLE WITH YOURSELF

The internal processes that occur during puberty, motherhood, menopause or any other profound change in your life require tremendous amounts of energy. Even if you provide yourself with very high quality nutrients and use your energy wisely, you may still feel unreasonably tired. Many cultures offer newborns and moms a quiet, alone month or more, allow menopausal women to retire for a year or more while they Change, and give grieving parents/partners/children/friends time off from responsibility. If yours doesn’t, if you can’t, at least be gentle with yourself.

Give yourself a break: every hour, take a 60-second break. Breathe deeply; stand up and stretch; drink a glass of water or some herbal infusion. Schedule a regular time to meditate or take a nap every day. Small frequent rests help more than an extra hour of sleep; but do both if you can.

Set aside an hour a week to do something indulgent for yourself: a long soak in a hot bath, a manicure, a walk alone in a beautiful place. Nourish yourself and you will have more energy to give to others.

Treat yourself to a massage once a month. (It need not break your budget; find someone willing to barter for a skill or product you have.) A skilful massage releases tension, helping you get more benefit from your sleep and downtime, thus liberating more energy and helping you begin the upward spiral into increased vitality.

“Lower your standards.” This advice, though difficult to hear, has been one of the most important guidelines for me in choosing a life that delights and energizes me. It helped me choose to let the floor go unswept, the dishes unwashed, the bed unmade, while I gardened, or studied, or even just went for a walk in the woods. When I do the things I want to do I have LOTS more energy. What are you doing that saps your strength and erodes your delight in life? Find a way to quit, or at least cut down on the time you devote to it.

LIST TEN GOOD THINGS ABOUT FATIGUE, LAZINESS, LETHARGY, AND PROCRASTINATION

I’ve found laziness to be my best guide to efficiency; lethargy has stopped me from taking foolish risks; and procrastination helps me find more efficient ways to proceed. Love and honor your fatigue for helping you conserve energy and giving you the time to find creative new ways to do the same old things.

SEAWEED

Seaweeds of all kinds help restore energy by nourishing nervous, immune, and hormonal systems. Make it a habit to eat seaweed as a green vegetable at least once a week. Try kelp in your oatmeal, wakame in your beans, kombu in your soups, hijiki salads, toasted dulse, sea palm fronds, and deep-fried nori!

ROOTS

Counter that tired-every-day feeling: get down and get grounded energy from roots. Try a tincture of ginseng, siberian ginseng, yellow dock, or dandelion roots. A dose is 10-20 drops of any one root, taken with meals.

TIRED BLOOD?

You may need more iron: eat a spoonful of molasses or try a dropperful of yellow dock tincture several times a day.

STIR IT UP! DON’T JUST SIT THERE!

Energy is attracted to energy. Get moving this way: stand up, feet shoulder-width, knees relaxed. Swing your arms toward one side, then the other. Let the shoulders and hips move as you twist your upper body. Let your arms move freely. Continue for a minute or two. Then, start rocking your tail bone, your whole pelvis, forward and back, forward and back, again for at least a minute. Alright!

GREEN IS THE COLOR OF PLANT ENERGY

The plants with the deepest green give you the most energy. A daily cup of nettle infusion increases energy without wiring your nerves. Nettle strengthens the adrenals, allowing you to tolerate more stress with less harm. And it nourishes your immune system, too.

To make it:

• Put one ounce of dried nettle leaf in a quart jar.
  
  
• Fill to the top with boiling water.
  
• Cap tightly and steep at least four hours (overnight is fine).
  
• Strain and drink.
  
• Refrigerate the remainder and consume within 36 hours.

(Leftovers may be used as a hair rinse or fertilizer for your houseplants.) I drink several quarts of nettle infusion every week. It helps me have the energy to teach all day and write for hours each evening.

OATSTRAW

Oatstraw infusion builds deep energy for the next day, especially when you have been riding an emotional roller coaster. Oatstraw nourishes the nerves, easing anxiety and improving our ability to live with uncertainty. Make it like the nettle infusion, using a full ounce of oatstraw to a quart of boiling water. OK to drink it hot or cold, with honey or miso, or any other addition (juice, coffee, whiskey) you desire. Remember to refrigerate the infusion after it has brewed 4-8 hours, even if you don’t get a chance to strain the plant material out.

EAT MORE

When you’re too tired to eat, you get more tired. (If this sounds like an old wives’ tale, remember that old wives were the wise women. But, actually, it’s the latest scientific thinking.) In addition to at least one really good meal a day, eat high quality snacks hourly.

Though it seems contrary, St. Joan’s wort (Hypericum) tincture relaxes the nerves yet increases energy. A dose is 25-30 drops several times a day, including before bed. You’ll sleep better, ache less, and wake up with more energy and a brighter outlook on life.

Warming herbs such as ginger and cinnamon increase energy (but may increase hot flashes, too). Make a tea with 1 cup/250 ml boiling water and 1/2-1 teaspoon (1-2 grams) of the powder of any one of these.

Very tired women need more fuel, that is, more fat, in their diets, and best if the fats are also natural sources of vitamin E: avocados, peanut butter, sunflower seeds, tahini, and olive oil are good food sources. Herbs rich in vitamin E include nettle, seaweeds, dandelion, and watercress.
B vitamins build energy. Find them in whole grains, organ meats, sweet potatoes, avocados, egg yolks, fish, and whey. Both oatstraw and nettle infusions are good sources of B vitamins, as are red clover blossom infusion, peppermint leaves, and fenugreek seeds.

Low levels of potassium, iron, and iodine contribute to fatigue. Celery, cabbage, seaweeds, nettle infusion, and red clover infusion are excellent sources of potassium. Molasses, chocolate, seaweeds, nettle infusion, and dandelion leaves are all superb sources of iron. For iodine, seaweed shines, but sea salt, mushrooms, and greens grown in gardens fertilized with seaweed also supply significant amounts.

AVOID

Some women report greater fatigue on days when they’ve eaten frozen or raw food. Traditional Chinese Medicine says eating raw or chilled foods, especially cold drinks and raw juices, contributes to fatigue because you have to use your internal energy to warm up the food before you can digest it. The more tired you are, the greater your need for well-cooked foods, like nourishing herbal infusions and healing soups.

I avoid wheat grass juice, green barley powder, spirulina, and all blue green algae. None are as nourishing as nettle infusion, and all are considerably more expensive, more difficult to make yourself at home, and more likely to be sold through multi-level marketing.

“Energy-producing” foods/drugs/herbal supplements such as coffee, guarana, caffeinated drinks, and excessive amounts of black tea or chocolate will create greater fatigue in the future.

“Rest your head down on me,” crones Grandmother Growth. “For this moment, rest in me. Let the energy of the earth infuse you. Let my energy carry you. Let yourself be enough. Let go.”

Legal Disclaimer: This content is not intended to replace conventional medical treatment. Any suggestions made and all herbs listed are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease, condition or symptom. Personal directions and use should be provided by a clinical herbalist or other qualified healthcare practitioner with a specific formula for you. All material contained herein is provided for general information purposes only and should not be considered medical advice or consultation. Contact a reputable healthcare practitioner if you are in need of medical care. Exercise self-empowerment by seeking a second opinion.

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Admittedly it might easily appear to be obsessive, though in fact sports wagering is essentially only an amusing entertainment and of tying up with one’s buddies. Here, you’ll be able to wager a an inconsequential amount of filthy lucre and nevertheless have an outstanding time. Below, you’ll find sundry basics to get going sports wagering.

In order to wager, you’ll want to go to a web based sportsbook, that’s to say a place which receives web based sportsbook. In the U.S.A., you will find no less than four states to do sports wagering absolutely legally, but inofficially you may attempt it anyplace assuming that you locate a bookie AND you’re legally an adult. Included sports competitions you can bet on are pro as well as college basketball + football, professional hockey, professional hockey, as well as wagers on both dog and horse racing. Visitors will have a choice of risking some money on the general results of a competition or game, when any given contester will be defeated, and even whether a coin toss in a competition or game will come down heads or tails.

The betting establishment will bank on the science of statistics to help you discern which sports club you may suppose will make it. There’s the chances, that is to say leverage in points assigned to the inferior party that is presumed to take a licking by x number points. This describes the betting establishment’s established mode of enabling impartial bets for a sports book. As an example, a person could wager on a team that is presumed to take a licking and and nevertheless win the wager assuming that the party takes a licking by x number of points.

You can choose between plenty of different styles of stakes: straight, teaser antes,parlays, apart from over/unders, the straight being the most typical in sports wagering.

So why not give it a shot, and enjoy yourself at the same time. Simply be sure that you won’t get too enthused and use up your entire retirement pension on a fancy. After all, you’ll be sure to end up repenting for life.

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Are you travelling to Malaga in Andalucia or the Costa del Sol in Southern Spain?

If you are then there is simply a bewildering choice of ways to get here. In total there are 118 different Airports from 30 Countries with direct flights to Malaga International Airport. Although there are only 2 direct flights per week from the USA, New York on a Friday & Saturday.

The cheapest and most frequent routes are from the UK. There are 23 UK Airports alone that offer regular flights to Malaga with over 165 weekly flights from the main 4 London Airports!

For those of you traveling from the USA or outside Europe I would recommend getting a cheap flight into the UK and then transferring with one of the “No Frills” airlines to Malaga.

Below is a list of the MAIN airlines flying from the UK and I have detailed which airports they fly from. There are various other charter flights on offer in addition to these!!

Air 2000/ First Choice- Belfast, Birmingham, Bristol, Notts East Mids, Exeter, Glasgow, Gatwick, Manchester, Stansted.

Bmibaby-Cardiff, Notts East Mids, Manchester & Teesside

Britannia- Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Notts East Mids, Glasgow, Leeds, Gatwick, Luton, Manchester, Newcastle, Stansted.

British Airways- Heathrow, Gatwick and Manchester

EU jet- Manston

Easyjet- Belfast, Bristol, Gatwick, Liverpool, Luton, Newcastle, Notts East Mids, Stansted.

Excel Airways- Gatwick, Glasgow, Manchester & Glasgow

Flybe- Exeter & Southampton

Flyglobespan- Edinburgh & Glasgow

Iberia- Heathrow & Gatwick

Jet2.com- Leeds/Bradford / Manchester.

JMC-Birmingham, Gatwick, Glasgow, Manchester & Stansted

Monarch- Gatwick, Luton, Manchester (Scheduled) + various other charters.

My Travel Lite- Birmingham

Aer Lingus- Cork & Dublin

If you still cant find the flight or deal that you are happy with after this then try Ryanair who fly to both Jerez and Granada (About 11/2 hours drive from the Costa del Sol).

Both Germany and France also offer an excellent selection of direct, cheap flights to Malaga if you find yourself transferring from there.

Below are 5 Top Tips for obtaining Low Cost Flights to Malaga..

You don’t have to fly both ways with the same airline

You don’t have to return to the same Airport

Fly Mid-week

Book as far in advance as possible

The Busier the Airport the better deals on offer, Manchester & Gatwick offer the largest selection of direct flights.

What’s here when you get here?

Mountains, Beaches, Nightlife, Untouched Remote Villages, 43 Golf Courses, in a word, everything.

The Costa del Sol is home to both the mass tourist industry and one of the world’s most exclusive holiday resorts, Puerto Banus, in Marbella, offering some of the most sophisticated nightlife and restaurants in Europe.

Within 2 hours of Malaga Airport (from November to March) you could be skiing in the Sierra Nevada Mountain Range, Skiing in the morning, beach in the afternoon, why not!

The area of Andalucia is not just about the Costa del Sol, away from the hustle and bustle you will find remote, untouched, White Andalucian Villages (pueblos) and within 2 hours of Malaga Airport are the historic and unforgettable Cities of Seville, Granada, Cordoba, Cadiz and of course Malaga itself.

My advice is to be brave, hire a car and get out and see everything you can, there really is something for everyone.

Gary Ingram lives in Marbella on the Costa del Sol and is the webmaster for http://www.malaga-airport-guide.com that has over 300 pages of travel information about the Costa del Sol Spain.