Quote for Today (My favorite!)

“The size of your success is measured by the strength of your desire; the size of your dream; and how you handle disappointment along the way.”


Robert Kiyosaki

Insight for Today 5/25/10

"Whatever course you have chosen for yourself, it will not be a chore but an adventure if you bring to it a sense of the glory of striving, if your sights are set far above the merely secure and mediocre."

David Sarnoff
1891-1971, Entrepreneur

Insight for Today 5/24/10

"The real winners in life are the people who look at every situation with an expectation that they can make it work or make it better."

Barbara Pletcher
Author

Insight for Today 5/20/10

"To believe in something not yet proved and to underwrite it with our lives: it is the only way we can leave the future open."

Lillian Smith
1897-1966, Writer

Insight for Today 5/18/10

"Man often becomes what he believes himself to be. If I keep on saying to myself that I cannot do a certain thing, it is possible that I may end by really becoming incapable of doing it. On the contrary, if I shall have the belief that I can do it. I shall surely acquire the capacity to do it, even if I may not have it at the beginning."

Mahatma Gandhi
1869-1948, Indian Nationalist Leader

Insight for Today 5/17/10

"When I thought I couldn't go on, I forced myself to keep going. My success is based on persistence, not luck."

Estee Lauder
Entrepreneur

The Meltup

Wow this is something else!

Many Americans Walking Away from their Mortgages

It's estimated that one million Americans walked away from homes "underwater" or worth less than their mortgages even though they could afford the payments. Morley Safer reports on this trend, called strategic default, that threatens the economic recovery.

Wow that is so scary as I am a home owner myself. The house I bought was forclosed at 108,000 and I bid 125,000 so I can get the house. I couldn't believe how hard it was to win a contract as it was an investor market.


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Insight for Today 513/10

"Maturity begins when we're content to feel we're right about something, without feeling the necessity to prove someone else is wrong."

Sydney J. Harris
1917-1986, Syndicated Columnist

Insight for Today 5/12/10

"Keep away from small people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great."

Mark Twain
1835-1910, Humorist and Writer

Insight for Today 5/11/10

"Life has, indeed, many ills, but the mind that views every object in its most cheering aspect, and every doubtful dispensation as replete with latent good, bears within itself a powerful and perpetual antidote."

Lydia H. Sigourney
1791-1865, Poet

FAT LOSS TIPS

Hi guys! Couple of years ago (2007/2008) I was a bulging 250 lbs! I grew up as a toothpick most of my life but after two kids, drinking wine, being Italian food lover, and in my 40's when my body changed. A book was recommended to me "The Weight Loss Cure" by Kevin Trudeau. It involves taking HCG Shots. Best thing I ever did. I ended up being able to lose a total of 120 lbs. Well now after two years, I have gained 40 lbs back. I was at 185 lbs and now I am at 178 lbs and I am going to continue to lose more. I want to see 135 lbs or 140 lbs again. I also noticed how stress can put weight on and everybody deals with stress in a different way. Mine was drinking at night since I became a new home owner at the age of 56. I will also go back to the shots to re-set my body metabolism. Below I have the Fat Loss Tips for you that I thought you might be interested in:

>Include more fiber to feel full. Eat lentils, dry beans, peas, vegetables, fruits, brown rice, and whole grains.
>Instead of regular sodas, drink diet drinks or water. The sugar in regular sodas turns to fat in your body.
>Cut back on foods with hidden sugar like ketchup, white bread, canned fruit, and salad dressing.
>Drink 1% milk or skim milk instead of whole milk. This saves you 6 grams of fat or more per glass.
>Avoid buttery, fattening croissant bread. Eat any other kind of bread to save 9 grams of fat or more.
>Instead of fatty croutons, add more texture to your salad by including pumpkin or sunflower seeds.
>No carbs after 9 p.m. Eat no bread, cereal, or pasta until morning. Extra carbs eaten at night often convert to fat.
>For dessert, pick fat-free, sugar-free ice cream or frozen yogurt. Top with fat-free, non-dairy whip topping.
>Eating fish instead of red meat saves you 90 calories per serving.
>Chill soups, gravies, and stews in the refrigerator, then skim the fat off the top.
>Chew each bite 12 times. This prevents overeating by giving your stomach time to realize what you have eaten.
>Drink 8 glasses of ice water every day. Cold water speeds up your metabolism while keeping you hydrated.
>Some people don't like them but soy nuts are a good snack food. Just 3 tbsp makes a whole serving of protein. This is a great source of protein for those who don't like meat. A little at-home project is to buy plain boring soynuts and make yummy honey-roasted soynuts. It's really easy too! Mix the soy beans, honey, and nuts, and a pinch of salt or two. Then lay it all out on a pan on top of parchment paper. Bake around 200 for about 10 min. You can't eat them right away, they're too hot. Put them in the fridge and eat them later!
>Grate your cheese rather than slicing it. You will use a lot less cheese and save fat grams.
>When grilling bacon or sausage, allow the fat to drain away by placing it on a wire rack during cooking.
>For a great low-fat, low-sugar snack, try no-butter, low-salt popcorn. Two cups only has 60 calories!
>Use light mayonnaise or the fat-free variety instead of regular mayo to save several grams of fat per serving.
>Cook with canola oil or other healthy vegetable oils (like Extra Virgin Olive Oil is the best). Avoid processed polyunsaturated and hydrogenated oils.
>For a midnight snack, eat a little protein but no carbs. Try protein powder in water or a spoon of peanut butter.
>Go lean on meat. Buy extra-lean ground beef, chicken, or turkey. Trim the meat fat and remove the chicken skin.
>The egg yolk contains most of the fat and cholesterol in the egg. Use egg substitutes or only eat the egg white.
>Instead of frying, prepare foods by dry roasting, grilling, oven cooking, or steaming.
>Read the label on "fat-free" foods carefully. Often the fat has been replaced by sugar, which makes you fat!
>When baking, use applesauce instead of butter to save 90 calories.
>Drink coffee? Switching two creamers in two cups for 2% milk saves 6 grams of fat. Creamers are high in fat.
>One or two meals a week, substitute beans or legumes for meat in salads, soups, or in the main dish.
>Try meatless products like imitation hot dogs, bacon, and burgers. Many have good taste and are low in fat.
>Eat several small meals each day instead of three big meals. Your metabolism will stay high and burn more fat.
>Cut meat portions from 6 oz to 3 oz. This saves you 9g of fat for beef, pork, and lamb, and 5g of fat for chicken.
>At restaurants, only eat half your meal. Ask for a "to-go" box when ordering, and place half your meal in the box.
>Removing the skin from chicken saves you 5 grams of fat every time.

Insight for Today 5/10/2010

The Next Step

The first step needs action to start it,
The last requires patience to end,
So we question, which one's most important,
When we realize our dreams' our best friend.
Well, the answer is neither, they're equal,
But the one that will help you win through
And connect what you start to the finish,
Is the next step that's waiting for you.

Life's dreamers are great Goal Achievers!
Their faith and persistence just blends
Into one awesome cocktail of knowledge,
That whatever they want they can get.
You see, they never visualize failure,
It's success that they see shining through.
It's essential to start and to finish,
But the next step is what you must do.

Alison Wilson

© 2009. Inspiring "Goal Achievers."
alison.wilson@chello.at

Insight for Today 5/6/10

"The world is divided into people who do things, and people who get credit. Try, if you can, to belong to the first class, there is far less competition."

Dwight Morrow
1873-1931, Businessman, Politician and Diplomat

Insight for today 5/5/10

"Set a goal to achieve something that is so big, so exhilarating that it excites you and scares you at the same time. It must be a goal that is so appealing, so much in line with your spiritual core that you can't get it out of your mind. If you do not get chills when you set a goal, you're not setting big enough goals."

Bob Proctor
Author and Speaker

Insight for Today 5/4/10

"Promises are the uniquely human way of ordering the future, making it predictable and reliable to the extent that this is humanly possible."

Hannah Arendt
1906-1975, Political Theorist

Insight for Today 5/3/10

"If things are not going well with you, begin your effort at correcting the situation by carefully examining the service you are rendering, and especially the spirit in which you are rendering it."

Roger Babson
1875-1967, Statistician and Columnist