Feb
03
2010
Beating Your Fear of Public Speaking
By Dana Bristol-Smith
Knocking knees, butterflies (who came up with that word?) in your stomach, sweaty palms, quavering voice. We’ve all been there – some of us more than others. I’m going to share with you some of the tricks of the trade to help manage and reduce your anxiety before [...]
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Feb
03
2010
How to Recognize Stress Before it Turns Into Anger
By Dr. Tony Fiore
After a stressful day as a computer programmer, Jim pulled into his driveway. The children’s toys were scattered on the walkway to the house.
He immediately began noticing slight tension in his muscles and apprehension in his stomach. Entering his house, his wife ignored him [...]
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Feb
03
2010
Solving Climate Change – Follow the Money
By Peter Meisen
Climate change is the challenge of our time. It’s not our only global problem: terrorism, water shortages, fishery depletion, pervasive hunger and poverty all persist on the planet. Yet climate affects everything, and how we deal with this issue will make matters better or worse for all [...]
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Feb
02
2010
Opportunities in an Age of Economic Uncertainty
By Carlos G. Garcia
The current economic situation has been described as one of the worst recessions in recent history, and as a possible depression not seen since the Great Depression. Most economists agree that the current economic crisis has probably not hit the bottom, and that the road to [...]
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