James Lohrey

Ten Career Tips to Share With Your Children (And you too!)

Thu, 23 Feb 2012 01:20:02 -0600

Q. "What do you want to be when you grow up?" A. "Somethingthat hasn't been invented yet."Most of us were brought up to study hard, get good grades,choose a "practical" college major, and strive for a "good job." Talk to a stranded midlife career-changer and you realize thegame has changed. Yesterday's rules prepared us to be passengerson a large ocean liner that promised a smooth voyage. Today werealize that ocean liner turned out to be the Titanic and weneed to keep ourselves afloat on a small life raft if we want tosurvive.Here are some tips to help your child learn not only to survive,but to thrive and grow in a chaotic world.. From the first day of kindergarten, encourage your child tobuild on strengths rather than focus on limitations. Does she spend hours studying models of cars for the last twentyyears? Maybe she'll become an auto mechanic -- or maybe she'llparlay her ability to classify detailed information into acareer as a biologist or pharmacist.. Encou...

Travel business opportunity seekers are smart people!

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 01:31:40 -0600

Some people that like to go in business trips use to be travelbusiness opportunity seekers. You notice that you have been assigned to go on a business trip.If you're one of the travel business opportunity seekers youwill feel very lucky. If you have been lucky enough to go in thebusiness trip on a Friday you have really scored. This is the"ultimate goal" for travel business opportunity seekers. Whetheryou go in the trip alone or with your family, go beyond theboundaries of the business you've been assigned with and takefull advantage of a great opportunity to have a mini-vacationwith little to no expense from your pocket, thing that businessopportunity seekers dream of.You will now say "Wow! It's great to be one of the travelingbusiness opportunity seekers!" And this is very true. Everybodyknows for sure this is great to mix business with leisure. But,if you want to be one of the skill full travel businessopportunity seekers you have to take full use of the short time....

Alzheimer's Education Conference At Kravis Center to Feature Dr.

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 02:42:53 -0600

Olga Brunner founder of A Good Daughter, Inc., based in Margate,Florida www.agooddaughter.com, will present at the KravisCenter on May th & th. The Alzheimer's EducationalConference will host only companies to exhibit at this event,including A Good Daughter. Brunner notes, 'Palm Beach is one ofthe most important areas for our services and we are proud topresent at this vital event.' The Kravis Conference keynote speaker is Dr. Peter Rabin, authorof 'The Hour Day', a well-known publication withinAlzheimer's circles. Brunner regards Dr. Rabin highly, 'His bookwas initially given to me when I was in a support group as acaregiver to my mother. I highly recommend it to my clients whohave taken care of family members with Alzheimer's Disease'. The Alzheimer's Education Conference will address optionsavailable to sons and daughters taking care of family memberswith the condition. Their organization A Good Daughter allowsfamily caregivers and the professional...

Business & Family Safety and Health Rating

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 05:11:11 -0600

For good reason, practically every endeavor in life is rated.I've seen ratings on who or what's in business, industry,NFL, NBA, MLB, person of the century, athlete of the century,technology, restaurants, university, neighborhoods, traveldestination, best looking, best movie, best book, etc. Itdoesn't stop. In fact, there are multiple ratings for the same spot because of varying value systems. Of course, each of ushas our independent rating to see if it's in agreement with themasses, the experts, or promotional efforts. Here's a rating I haven't seen that applies to business andfamily. What is the safety and health rating of your businessand family? To take it further, how does your business andfamily rate in respect to others for improvement? It could beseparated by many categories. My point is, with high safety andhealth levels all good endeavors are made possible. Therefore ,safety and health needs to be rated. I know several employees who have taken drastic meas...

Control Health Care Costs and Save Taxes?

Sun, 19 Feb 2012 02:48:29 -0600

One of the most prominent issues being discussed in the mediais the rising cost of health insurance. Employees are beingasked to contribute an ever increasing amount of their pay togroup insurance premiums. Employers face double digit increaseshealth insurance premiums while dealing with customers who arenot accepting price increases. Self'employed individuals andthose who must purchase individual health insurance are feelingthis same bite out of their own pocket. These are in addition tothe cost concerns of medications and prescriptions.Health Savings Accounts may be a way to cut health insurancepremiums, take control of health care costs and save money ontaxes.Health Savings Accounts HSA were part of the Medicare ActCongress passed in December, . They are designed to helptake control of health care expenses with a tax-favored savingsaccount and a high deductible health insurance plan. Money inthe savings account helps pay the deductible and health expensesunti...

How To Conduct A Home Inventory

Sat, 18 Feb 2012 01:23:44 -0600

Quick Quiz Name the brand and model of the televisions in your houseor apartment. How much did your computer cost, and where didyou purchase it? What is the serial number on your camera?Could you answer those questions without looking? Now imaginehow difficult it would be to come up with this information forALL of your belongings while dealing with the stress of a fire,burglary, or natural disaster. In such a case, you may spendcountless hours trying to remember everything only to realizewhat you forgot after your claim has been processed. You mightnot even be able to produce the required proof for the claim tobe accepted.How can a home inventory help?In the unfortunate event of a major loss, your insurance companywill need a lot of information to process your claim. If you'vealready created a home inventory, this process will be mucheasier and should be completed faster. Otherwise, you might notbe able to account for everything, and if you're unable topro...

Analysis of the "Curves" Fitness Program

Fri, 17 Feb 2012 01:26:39 -0600

Analysis of the 'Curves' Fitness ProgramBy Kyle Battis CSCS, LATC, NSCA-CPT Professional FitnessCoachingMany people have asked me what my thoughts were on the Curvesfitness program. After researching the program, interviewingcurrent and past members, and speaking with other fitnessprofessionals around the country I have compiled the followinganalysis. WHAT IS 'CURVES'?Curves is a franchised exercise program designed exclusively forwomen. The Curves program has spread across the nation likewildfire due to claims such as: 'No experience necessary, only minutes for a full-body workout, no class times, noappointments to keep, you can't be late for your workout becausethe circuit is always on!' In fact, the Curves franchise islisted by Entrepreneur Magazine as one of the top franchises toown. The question is why has it grown so popular? The answer can be found in the target audience of the Curvesprogram. Curves caters to a very large group of women seekingpositive phys...

The Free-Reprint Articles Powerhouse and Copyright Law

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 01:30:09 -0600

Writing articles is definitely a very solid method of building aclient base for your online business. There is no doubt aboutthat. The writers I speak with who use free-reprint articles forthe promotion of their businesses all proudly talk about thesuccess articles have brought to them.Articles will generate substantial traffic to those who writewell. Even better, a considerable amount of the traffic willconvert to sales. The Internet is a rocky super highway. Thousands upon thousandsof people have had their dreams shattered by the realities ofmarketing online. Less than of all online businesses will survive, so it isimportant to try to do the things that the do not do. I willtell you one thing now --- more than of all online marketersdo not even attempt to use articles for the promotion of theirbusinesses. I have written a number of articles telling people about thepromotional power of free-reprint articles. In fact, I havebuilt my business on free-reprint...

Casino entertainment basics

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 01:13:18 -0600

Casinos have recently been popular as locations for movies like'Oceans ', however slot machines and roulette tables have beenidentified with them since long. Besides all other thingscasinos are excellent one-stop locations for a variety ofentertainment options. People believe casinos attract famousname entertainment found only in large cities or exclusive showsnowhere else found.Short-term performances hosted by casinos; include pop groups inbetween their tours or permanent or extended run shows. Latesttrend being, to build larger million dollar theaters, designedspecifically for a single show.Some acts are associated pretty closely with casinos. Penn &Teller, Cirque du Soleil, and David Copperfield though alsoknown for TV shows and live performances, are yet still knownfor their casinos only. To get a newer audience base casinos arelooking for more entertainment options. Cabarets though shallremain as a prominent option Broadway shows are troop setting upat casinos....