time management, inspiration, public speaking, texting

Textonyms give cell phone addicts a new language
Students are speaking a new language for texting friends via their cell phones. The shorthand, dubbed textonyms, adaptonyms or cellodromes, is based on the handset’s predictive text feature…

7 Tips To Make Public Speaking Easier
Real Estate Coach Maya Bailey Shows How to Overcome Angst and Fear
A survey was recently taken showing that the top fear is public speaking. The fear of death was later on down the list. Do you know what that means? It means most people would rather die that speak in public!
How about you? How do you feel about public speaking?

Not Rich Enough to be Poor
At a conference I met a woman who had grown up in Russia. As we spoke about wealth and poverty, she quoted a Russian folk phrase that, translated to English, means “I’m not rich enough to be poor.” When I asked her about the meaning, she explained, “When you buy cheap things, cut corners, or do anything with an intention less than full quality, you think you are saving money. But in the long run, such an act will cost you more.

Time Management tips - video
Time Management Tips - Set your Priorities

Kids collage, Man Booker, Time Management, Baby care,

Kids Collage
Link here to a quick collage activity. http://resourcesforfamilies.wordpress.com/2007/08/15/quick-collage/

Pick up Mr Pip
Review of this Man Booker prize finalist http://pivotal.wordpress.com/2007/08/15/pick-up-mister-pip-man-booker-prize-finalist/

How to make more time for your life
Do you wish you could work less and play more? Are you so stuck in the rut you can’t see a way out? Have you ever said I wish I had more time for me?Well there is hope. First of all you have to be aware of your situation, have a strong desire to change and then take action.
Read on …

First Baby Care DVD for parents with a learning difficulty
A new parenting DVD Step-by-step Baby Care is the first interactive resource designed specifically to demonstrate basic baby care tasks for parents with a learning difficulty. http://resourcesforfamilies.wordpress.com/2007/08/15/first-baby-care-dvd-for-parents-with-a-learning-difficulty/

June 15th

Father's Day.
How would you classify the Father in Your Life?

I choose Cliff Hustable.

Who do you choose? Let Amazon help you decide.

Hurry sickness: an epidemic in our workplace
The hurrier I go, the behinder I get!” Ever have that overwhelming feeling of hopelessness? You go into work earlier, determined to get caught up, only to get hit with a deluge of crises, interruptions, and new projects. By the end of the day, you’ve worked as hard as humanly possible. Yet you marked nothing off your list while you added six big new responsibilities.
Read on ...

June 10th

Why does this fill me with unease?
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070524/ts_afp/healthsciencecanada;_ylt=AmXKT6hZYnCydh42azabBOYPLBIF

choose your summer reading with this list (or if you are entering winter, as I am - something to curl up with on a cold day!)


I've discovered a new slant on public speaking ... The "
Message in a Bottle Factor" ..

and on the subject of public speaking ... Ensure you lay strong foundations for your speeches and presentations.

For the teachers:

Enterprising Australians provides free DVDs, teaching resources and support for schools in Victoria and Queensland.
http://ednewsbytes.blogspot.com/2007/06/enterprising-australians.html

and discover Frank Zappa's relationship with the American Library Association
http://liblogger.wordpress.com/2007/06/10/frank-zappas-relationship-with-the-ala/

An excellent memory system
http://pivotalpersonalbest.wordpress.com/2007/06/10/memory-system/

and an article on time management'

The Power Of Time Management Training
The goal of time management is to use your time more wisely. As you become more proficient with time management, you will be able to accomplish daily tasks with ease and you will feel better about yourself. The problem usually arises, not because you have too much to do, but rather, because of the way you manage your time. In today’s world, there are a lot of distractions out there that allow you to divert your attention to things that are more fun to do.