by Katie Sweeney Recently, I was at a party and I noticed myself obsessively checking my phone, wondering if the entire evening would be a bore, when I saw a silver fox eyeing me from across the room. When I glided over and said hello, he responded with a four-word question that made me cringe: […]

by Brandon Specktor Aping the popularity of TV’s zombie drama The Walking Dead, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released an educational comic book about zombie preparedness.  Doubling as a legitimate guide to surviving a pandemic, the comic offers these to-die-for tips: Hunker down. Seriously, lock your doors and stay home unless absolutely necessary […]

Get an Early Start – Gain 10-20 minutes and see the difference. Picture the Desired Results – Set this as your intention for the day. Set Your Schedule. List Your To Do’s. – Batch similar task for ultimate efficiency. Prioritize Healthy Habits – Plan out your meals, snacks and exercise. Select Your Top Three – […]

We’ve all left the chores of cleaning up before a party till the last minute.  But as long as your house isn’t a complete disaster, it only takes a few minutes to make it look pulled together.  We asked green-cleaning expert Leslie Reichert, the author of The Joy of Green Cleaning, for her speed-cleaning checklist. […]

By Jessica Stillman Maybe you’ve heard, being constantly busy is bad for your brain. “Many important mental processes seem to require what we call downtime and other forms of rest during the day,” claims a Scientific American article rounding up the research on the subject. Doing nothing now and then is required to replenish motivation […]

June is the month with the longest daylight hours of the year in the Northern Hemisphere. June’s birthstone is the pearl, the Moonstone and the Alexandrite. The June birth flower is the Rose (Rosa) and the Honeysuckle (Lonicera). In 2009 June was the 662 most popular name for girls in the USA. Anglo-Saxons gave the […]

Being an entrepreneur is neither a part-time or full-time job, it’s a lifestyle.

I REALLY want to share this message with you. I have been working in the “Referral Group/Networking Group” industry for over 25 years. I have been a member of a referral organization, spent 10 years as an executive with another large referral organization, and have had my company TEAM Referral Network, for 11 years. I […]

Have you ever done a presentation to someone or a group and they were leaning forward, they indicated they had a need, it seemed like they were interested, they were shaking their head saying “Yes, Yes, Yes!”, this is the best thing I have ever seen and you felt it was the best presentation you […]

f you could have any skill of a superhero, which would you choose? The ability to fly or leap across tall buildings in a single bound perhaps? I would choose the power to never need sleep though this is not a flashy choice. This would mean an end to my constant wish for more hours in […]