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7 Easy Ways To Keep An Organized Home For The Busy Mom

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Busy Moms: The Heart and Soul of a Home

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Business Writing Tips for Busy Professionals

Effective business writing skills can help you win that million dollar contract, earn a promotion, resolve a dispute, or generate a significant increase in new business leads. Poor business writing, on the other hand, can never be undone; it can cause you to lose business to your competition and even cost you your job. Here are 7 easy ways you can improve your business writing skills:

1. Before you write a word of copy, make sure you know who your target audience is and what specific result you’d like to achieve. If it’s an important business communication, take five minutes to visualize yourself in the shoes of the recipient and imagine what this person’s world is like.

2. Avoid using acronyms and buzzwords. Avoid using academic language like ‘ergo,’ ‘henceforth,’ or ‘so to speak.’ Simplify big words: write use instead of utilize, send out instead of disseminate, fair instead of equitable, etc.

3. Use an active instead of passive voice. “The meeting agenda could be discussed further” is passive. “Let’s discuss the meeting agenda” is active.

4. Write in a conversational tone instead of alienating your readers by being too formal and bureaucratic – unless you’re writing to a bureaucrat or someone who prefers formality. Know your audience!

5. Replace hyperbole with solid facts and reputable testimonials. Phrases like, “We’re #1,” “We’re the leader in our field,” or “We provide the best service,” aren’t going to get you anywhere. Instead, use a fact such as stating that the President of a leading association ranked your company with the highest quality score out of 500 certified companies.

6. Be clear, concise, and to the point. Don’t assume readers will know what to do. Guide them by including a specific call to action: “click on the link to get your special report” or “call me to set up a no-cost 15 minute consultation.”

7. Use word pictures to get your point across. Can you imagine the thrill and excitement of driving a rocket-fast, cobalt blue Porsche 911 Turbo as it whisks you to your desired destination? A well-written article or report can be like that Porsche and generate a ton of new business in half the time with more fun! After all, what’s more exciting, cold-calling prospects or having them call you? (If writing is a challenge, consider hiring a professional).

Sharif Khan is a business writer, copywriter, book publishing consultant, and author of the leadership bestseller, Psychology of the Hero Soul (www.HeroSoul.com). If you need help with an important writing project or ongoing assignment and would like a no-cost, no-obligation quote, call 416-417-1259 or send an email to: sharif@herosoul.com.

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Olympics: Government Too Busy Peddling Schemes to Support Future Stars

If there is a god of sport – and at this stage in the British medal procession who can seriously doubt that there is? – then please let him have me wake up tomorrow morning as the owner of a bicycle shop.

High-grade carbon-fiber frame? Sorry sir, we are sold out. Aerodynamic bodysuit? Alas, someone came in five minutes ago and bought the last dozen. The talent, dedication and competitive will of Victoria Pendleton? Madam, there are some things money can’t buy.

The point is that we are all cyclists now, or at least we will be until we get a puncture 15 miles from home only to discover we forgot to pack a spare inner tube, or until the nights start drawing in, or until Sunday afternoons parked in front of the telly watching another dreary Premier League match become a more attractive proposition than Sunday afternoons peddling on the A956 as mud is sprayed in your face by a passing SUV.

The garages and garden sheds of Britain are the graveyard of sporting fads, with abandoned golf clubs piled on rusting bikes and tennis rackets entangled in the laces of trainers bought in the first flush of marathon mania. Such is the fate of modern mass enthusiasm. There is no shame – only a financial penalty – attached to having believed that sporting stardom was only a £300 impulse buy away. Bruce Springsteen might argue otherwise, but some people really weren’t born to run. Or play golf. Or tennis. Or cycle.

Let those unlucky people follow their passions elsewhere, to the library or the nearest multiplex cinema. We wish them well and hope they will forgive us if, in these days of Olympic euphoria, we concentrate our thoughts on those whose interest in sport has been roused by the magnificent performances of British athletes in Beijing.

How do we encourage this interest, harness it and transform it into a permanent feature of our national life? This, as you might fashionably ask, is the 16-gold medal question.

Needless to say there are as many answers as there political hacks and slick-haired PR types wandering around Beijing at the taxpayers’ expense, claiming credit for the achievements of others. It would require a unique gullibility to be taken in by such people, especially when we have access to the wisdom of those athletes who have created the current euphoria.

How do we encourage cycling in this country in the hope that we produce the next Chris Hoy? Easy, we don’t close the Edinburgh council velodrome where the next Chris Hoy might develop his talent. “I wouldn’t be standing here with any medals round my neck if the Meadowbank velodrome hadn’t existed,” the Scotsman said after picking up his third gold of the Games. “Why not built more facilities rather than knocking them down? It’s about getting kids on bikes and into sport.”

That is but one example of the accountancy-driven myopia that might yet stifle hopes of capitalizing on British success in Beijing, but it is by no means the most glaring. No, that distinction belongs to our own government, which refuses to guarantee an additional £100m in athletes’ funding in the lead-up to London 2012.

In the latest get-me-through-the-next-press-conference announcement, the culture minister Andy Burnham unveiled a scheme yesterday called Medal Hopes in which the private sector is to be encouraged to come up with the £100m. Fair enough, you might think, until you read on to discover the government has spent the past two years encouraging the private sector to come up with £100m, an effort that has failed to raise a penny. Nor is it likely to, given the current economic climate and competition for sponsorship money as 2012 approaches. To suggest otherwise, as Burnham did yesterday, is to strain credulity to the limit. To then insist, as he did, that the government is committed to having the “strongest team in London” beggars belief.

There is only one way the government can show its commitment to British athletes and a strong British team in 2012 and that is by guaranteeing the £100m. They should do so before Sunday’s closing ceremony in Beijing – for the next Chris Hoy, and for bike shop owners up and down the land.

Beijing embraces Olympic spirit, but not the foreign spectators that come with it

The walk to the National Stadium is a wonderful experience, especially at night, when the warm breeze caresses the skin, spectators are excitedly making their way to their seats clutching precious tickets and the buildings dotted about the Olympic Park – most notably the stadium itself and the “Water Cube” (aka the National Aquatic Center) – light up the sky like visiting spaceships.

China is proud of the 2008 Games and rightly so. They have been superbly organized, the volunteers have shown, ahem, Olympian politeness and many of the events have been breathtaking, not least in the athletics stadium.

Yet, if I can bastardize a phrase patented by the former IOC president Juan Antonio Samaranch, these are not “the best Games ever” for the simple reason they have been staged for the greater glory of China and not for the greater good of sport.

Look around on that walk towards the National Stadium and you will see very few foreign visitors, apart from the occasional group of sponsors’ guests being led to their seats by a guide, or a gaggle of English ticket touts trying to rip off the locals. The best Olympics have been those that have embraced internationalism, but the Chinese government’s suspicion of foreigners has meant the rest of the world has largely been excluded. This is a pity for the Games but most especially for the hosts, who have denied themselves the chance to show the world what a fascinating country this is.

You’re free to protest but…

There will be a lot of talk in the coming days about how the 2008 Games have advanced freedoms in China. Believe none of it.

There are people better placed than me to give chapter and verse on the indignities of living in a totalitarian state, although it might serve a useful purpose to draw your attention to a report by the official government news agency that said the Beijing authorities had received 77 requests to demonstrate since August 1.

“Seventy-four applications have been withdrawn so far, because the problems those applicants contended for were properly addressed by relevant authorities or departments through consultations,” the news agency explained. “Two other applications have been suspended because their procedures were incomplete. In one of such cases, for example, the applicant applied to take children to the demonstration, which is against China’s law, and the one remaining application has been vetoed by the public security authority, as it is in violation of China’s law on demonstrations and protests.”

Gold-medal sportsmanship

The Australian swimmer Grant Hackett returned home with the silver medal he won in the men’s 1500m. Less impressively, he also went as my favorite athlete of these Games.

Hackett, who was going for his third successive gold in the event, was denied victory by Oussama Mellouli – a Tunisian swimmer who was only in Beijing courtesy of a controversial decision to cut his two-year ban for a doping offense to 18 months.

Many Australians were incensed but not Hackett, who was offered multiple opportunities to criticize the gold medalist. “His past is his past. You know, he was a better competitor on the blocks,” he said. “There’s no bitterness at all, it is the way it is and that’s life.”

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There Is Available Help For Working Moms Who Wish To Continue Their Studies Despite Their Busy Everyday Routine With The Help Of Obama.

Getting an education especially if you are a mom is very helpful to make sure you give your family the kind of life everyone deserves. Most moms who are not able to finish school are forced to work with odd jobs that pay little just to make ends meet. They work for long hours notwithstanding the kind of work they do.

On the other hand, if you are blessed to have the privilege of earning a degree, you are in a better position. You have the opportunity to choose what kind of job you would want to have that fits your qualifications, skills, and your interest. You have the advantage of getting considered by most employers since having a proper education is what most employers look for. You can move on to a better paying career that will make your condition much better as well.

Having a proper training for your education helps you a lot to be competitive in the workforce. Your self esteem and worth will be enhanced which is very important in gaining self confidence to do something. These are just some of the things you can benefit by finishing your studies and they are priceless especially if you see that your family is in a better situation that what it used to be.

Many would agree but again because of the current circumstances faced by a working mom, they think that it’s impossible to do it. But definitely no! Working moms who spend most of their time working and spend the rest of their time with their family can still include studying in their routine only if you are determined and willing to make a little sacrifice with the help of the government.

President Obama has taken into consideration the situation of mothers living in poor condition because of lack of education. He initiated a scholarship program intended to help these moms. The government also has put into consideration main factors aside from money that hinders working moms to go back to school which is the time.

Working moms will be able to manage their time in between working, family and studying since they are allowed to study at home online with their chosen course. They can decide how many meetings in a week they will be able to access their education instructions. This is very convenient on their part since they don’t actually have to attend school the usual way that consumes so much time. Time is so flexible that if one can manage it properly, there is no doubt they will be able to complete their studies while keeping their job.

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New GM Evans in for busy off-season

Under Kevin Malone (a man who I supported before the 2000 season) the Dodgers spent freely and unwisely. As a result, the Dodgers have a $110 million dollar payroll and have not been in a playoff game since 1996 when Bill Russell replaced Tommy Lasorda as Manager and have not won a playoff game since game 5 of the 1988 World Series (God Bless You Orel Hershiser).

Dan Evans is not sitting on his hands waiting for free agent signings to begin or waiting to see whether or not there is contraction to help solidify the roster. Evans is going out there and making things happen already. In Chan Ho Park, Terry Adams and James Baldwin the Dodgers are faced with losing to free agency three fifths of the starting rotation that ended the season in Los Angeles. Add to that the loss of Darren Dreifort and it is evident that the Dodgers need to add another arm or two to go along with Kevin Brown, Andy Ashby (both coming back from significant injuries), Eric Gagne, Luke Prokopec and Terry Mulholland.

So what does Evans do? He makes the first significant deal of the baseball off-season in acquiring left-handed starting pitcher Omar Daal from the Philadelphia Phillies for two minor leaguers.

This first transaction was a very good one and was very impressive. Equally impressive if not more so has been the way he has handled the Chan Ho Park situation.

If the Dodgers are paying Darren Dreifort $11 million per year, then clearly Chan Ho Park is worth $15 million after all. Park can be the ace of the staff.

Here is the problem with that. The Dodgers under Kevin Malone outbid themselves to keep Darren Dreifort and are severely overpaying him especially considering he will miss all of 2002 after missing a good portion of 2001. Dreifort is not worth $11 million per year.

As I said, Park can be the ace of the staff. Problem here is that the Dodgers asked Park to be the ace when they lost Kevin Brown for most of the second half of the 2001 season. How did Park respond? He was 7-6 with a 4.40 ERA and a WHIP of 1.304. Compare this to the first half of the season when he was pitching behind Kevin Brown when Park was 8-5, with a 2.80 ERA and a WHIP of 1.068.

Park historically does not fare very well away from Dodger Stadium, a stadium that is notoriously generous to pitchers. In the last three seasons away from Dodger Stadium, Park’s ERA has been 4.83 in 2001, 4.29 in 2000 and 5.04 in 1999.

With that said, the Dodgers are right to balk at the thought of paying Park that kind of money. However, there are still teams lining up to sign Park. The Boston Red Sox and Texas Rangers are rumored to be the front-runners. Boston would be a better fit for Park where he would not have the pressure of being a staff ace and he can pitch quietly behind Pedro. But at $15 million per year for a .500 pitcher with an ERA over 4.00, he is making a case for Pedro to ask for $20 million a year. In Texas, Park would be the ace of a very bad pitching staff in a hitter friendly stadium, there Chan Ho would be no better than .500 with and ERA closer to 4.50.

Another potentially volatile issue for the Dodgers that Evans has to deal with one way or another is outfielder Gary Sheffield. The Jekyl and Hyde routine of Gary Sheffield is today saying that he wants to remain a Los Angeles Dodger, tomorrow, who knows. This is why it is probably in the best interest of the Dodgers to move him. Sheffield’s problems on and off the field have been well documented as are his demand’s to get out of L.A. at the start of last season. Moving Sheffield would allow Evans to put last season’s turmoil behind and move out of L.A. the last piece of the Mike Piazza, a trade from which the Dodgers have never recovered.

It has been rumored that the Dodgers have contacted the Atlanta Braves about moving Sheffield. The New York Yankees apparently have interest as well. Sheffield is making in the neighborhood of $10 million a year. This is far less than he would command if he were a free agent. That may make him interesting to more teams but he does have a no trade clause that I am sure he would exercise if a trade did not mean re-negotiating his existing contract. It is really a catch-22 for Evans.

These few positive actions though would all be for not if the rumors are true about the Dodgers trying to trade for Nefi Perez from the Kansas City Royals. The trade rumors about Luke Prokopec to KC for Nefi Perez are very unnerving. Nefi Perez is a product of Coors Field. You cannot take away from his defense but offensively in Los Angeles he will make Alex Cora look like Ted Williams. The Dodgers really have to look at the numbers. In 2001 for KC Perez hit .241 with a .277 OB and .302 Slg. In 2000 he hit .248 away from Coors with a .293 OB and a .339 Slg. In 1999 he hit .251 away from Coors with a .287 OB and a .356 Slg.

There would be no way to justify the increase in salary at shortstop for that kind of offensive production. If the Dodgers do the trade, they will have three automatic outs in the line up. Namely they would be Perez, the Pitcher and the Tom Goodwin/Marquis Grissom fiasco that they are stuck with for another year. That is of course unless they pay another team to take Goodwin and/or Grissom. Dodger fans are excited about Dan Evans and willing to give him every opportunity to succeed and return the club back to glory but Dodger fans would also be quick to react if Dan Evans started to act as carefree as Kevin Malone was.

The honeymoon is short Dan enjoy it.

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There Is Available Help For Working Moms Who Wish To Continue Their Studies Despite Their Busy Everyday Routine With The Help Of Obama.

Getting an education especially if you are a mom is very helpful to make sure you give your family the kind of life everyone deserves. Most moms who are not able to finish school are forced to work with odd jobs that pay little just to make ends meet. They work for long hours notwithstanding the kind of work they do.

On the other hand, if you are blessed to have the privilege of earning a degree, you are in a better position. You have the opportunity to choose what kind of job you would want to have that fits your qualifications, skills, and your interest. You have the advantage of getting considered by most employers since having a proper education is what most employers look for. You can move on to a better paying career that will make your condition much better as well.

Having a proper training for your education helps you a lot to be competitive in the workforce. Your self esteem and worth will be enhanced which is very important in gaining self confidence to do something. These are just some of the things you can benefit by finishing your studies and they are priceless especially if you see that your family is in a better situation that what it used to be.

Many would agree but again because of the current circumstances faced by a working mom, they think that it’s impossible to do it. But definitely no! Working moms who spend most of their time working and spend the rest of their time with their family can still include studying in their routine only if you are determined and willing to make a little sacrifice with the help of the government.

President Obama has taken into consideration the situation of mothers living in poor condition because of lack of education. He initiated a scholarship program intended to help these moms. The government also has put into consideration main factors aside from money that hinders working moms to go back to school which is the time.

Working moms will be able to manage their time in between working, family and studying since they are allowed to study at home online with their chosen course. They can decide how many meetings in a week they will be able to access their education instructions. This is very convenient on their part since they don’t actually have to attend school the usual way that consumes so much time. Time is so flexible that if one can manage it properly, there is no doubt they will be able to complete their studies while keeping their job.

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There Is Available Help For Working Moms Who Wish To Continue Their Studies Despite Their Busy Everyday Routine With The Help Of Obama.

Getting an education especially if you are a mom is very helpful to make sure you give your family the kind of life everyone deserves. Most moms who are not able to finish school are forced to work with odd jobs that pay little just to make ends meet. They work for long hours notwithstanding the kind of work they do.

On the other hand, if you are blessed to have the privilege of earning a degree, you are in a better position. You have the opportunity to choose what kind of job you would want to have that fits your qualifications, skills, and your interest. You have the advantage of getting considered by most employers since having a proper education is what most employers look for. You can move on to a better paying career that will make your condition much better as well.

Having a proper training for your education helps you a lot to be competitive in the workforce. Your self esteem and worth will be enhanced which is very important in gaining self confidence to do something. These are just some of the things you can benefit by finishing your studies and they are priceless especially if you see that your family is in a better situation that what it used to be.

Many would agree but again because of the current circumstances faced by a working mom, they think that it’s impossible to do it. But definitely no! Working moms who spend most of their time working and spend the rest of their time with their family can still include studying in their routine only if you are determined and willing to make a little sacrifice with the help of the government.

President Obama has taken into consideration the situation of mothers living in poor condition because of lack of education. He initiated a scholarship program intended to help these moms. The government also has put into consideration main factors aside from money that hinders working moms to go back to school which is the time.

Working moms will be able to manage their time in between working, family and studying since they are allowed to study at home online with their chosen course. They can decide how many meetings in a week they will be able to access their education instructions. This is very convenient on their part since they don’t actually have to attend school the usual way that consumes so much time. Time is so flexible that if one can manage it properly, there is no doubt they will be able to complete their studies while keeping their job.

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