Ammunition for WHY we read

How are you coming with your home library? Do you need some good ammunition on why it's so important to read? The last time I checked the statistics...I think they indicated that only four percent of the adults in this country have bought a book within the past year. That's dangerous. It's extremely important that we keep ourselves in the top five or six percent.

In one of the Monthly Letters from the Royal Bank of Canada it was pointed out that reading good books is not something to be indulged in as a luxury. It is a necessity for anyone who intends to give his life and work a touch of quality. The most real wealth is not what we put into our piggy banks but what we develop in our heads. Books instruct us without anger, threats and harsh discipline. They do not sneer at our ignorance or grumble at our mistakes. They ask only that we spend some time in the company of greatness so that we may absorb some of its attributes.
You do not read a book for the book's sake, but for your own.

You may read because in your high-pressure life, studded with problems and emergencies, you need periods of relief and yet recognize that peace of mind does not mean numbness of mind.

You may read because you never had an opportunity to go to college, and books give you a chance to get something you missed. You may read because your job is routine, and books give you a feeling of depth in life.

You may read because you did go to college.

You may read because you see social, economic and philosophical problems which need solution, and you believe that the best thinking of all past ages may be useful in your age, too.

You may read because you are tired of the shallowness of contemporary life, bored by the current conversational commonplaces, and wearied of shop talk and gossip about people.

Whatever your dominant personal reason, you will find that reading gives knowledge, creative power, satisfaction and relaxation. It cultivates your mind by calling its faculties into exercise.

Books are a source of pleasure - the purest and the most lasting. They enhance your sensation of the interestingness of life. Reading them is not a violent pleasure like the gross enjoyment of an uncultivated mind, but a subtle delight.
Reading dispels prejudices which hem our minds within narrow spaces. One of the things that will surprise you as you read good books from all over the world and from all times of man is that human nature is much the same today as it has been ever since writing began to tell us about it.

Some people act as if it were demeaning to their manhood to wish to be well-read but you can no more be a healthy person mentally without reading substantial books than you can be a vigorous person physically without eating solid food. Books should be chosen, not for their freedom from evil, but for their possession of good. Dr. Johnson said: "Whilst you stand deliberating which book your son shall read first, another boy has read both.

Earl Nightingale

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Readers are leaders
Earners are learners
If you aren't growing, you are dying
"Life is change. Growth is optional. Choose wisely." Karen Kaiser Clark

Kingman Street Drags THIS weekend

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Street Drags and Kingman Robotics Team 60-----------

Where the Rubber Meets the Robot!


Come out and support Kingman Street Drags September 20-21, 2008!! Don't forget to stop by the Kingman Robotics "Powered by Verve" booth for the Insanely HeAlThY Energy Drink and water--ALL proceeds benefit the Robotics Club on their 2008-2009 quest to Nationals

Want more VeRvE!? Check out THIS website--all proceeds through January 31, 2009 from CASE sales of VeRvE will benefit Team 60.

You can also benefit the Robotics Team by filling out an Arizona Tax Credit Form (for Az State taxpayers).

C ya There!!

ATTITUDES OF WEALTH

**thanks Janelle, found this on your wordpress--need to focus on this daily**


WINNING THE “MONEY” GAME

$ I am an excellent money manager

$ I always pay myself first

$ I put money into my financial freedom account every day

$ My money works hard for me and makes me more and more money

$ I earn enough passive income to pay for my desired lifestyle

$ I am financially free. I work because I choose to, not because I have to.

$ My part-time business is managing and investing my money, and creating passive income streams

WINNING THE “MIND” GAME

$ I create my life. I create the exact amount of my financial success.

$ I play the money game to win. My intention is to create wealth and abundance

$ I admire and model rich and successful people.

$ I believe money is important, money is freedom, and money makes life more enjoyable.

$ I get rich doing what I love.

$ I deserve to be rich because I add value to other people’s lives.

$ I am a generous giver and an excellent receiver.

$ I am truly grateful for all the money I have now.

$ Lucrative opportunities always come my way.

$ My capacity to earn, hold and grow money expands day-by-day

Menopause and Lifestyle Changes

After reading this article, I am more convinced that the vitamin and mineral product I have chosen to enhance my life with actually DOES for me what I want it to! Amen!!
Italic comments are mine, not part of the article
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**From the Harvard Health Publications Special Health Report, Menopause, Managing the Change of Life. Copyright 2006 by the President and Fellows of Harvard College. Illustrations by Fiona Hawthorne, Susan Avishai, and Jesse Tarantino. All rights reserved. Written permission is required to reproduce, in any manner, in whole or in part, the material contained herein. To make a reprint request, contact Harvard Health Publications.**
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Vitamins and Minerals

Vitamins and minerals are important at all ages, and as you get older they may play a role in disease prevention. In midlife, women should start thinking of them as some added insurance against chronic diseases. Certain vitamin and mineral supplements — namely calcium, vitamin D, and the B vitamins — can help reduce the risk of various age-related chronic illnesses. There's some evidence that vitamin E may help ease hot flashes, but the data have been mixed. Taking a daily multivitamin will probably meet your vitamin needs, but to get sufficient calcium, you'll most likely need additional supplements.


Calcium maintains proper functioning in the bones, heart, and nerves. If you don't consume enough to meet all of these physiological needs, your bones will pay the price. Your body will take what it needs from your bones, and the result could be osteoporosis. At midlife, women should consume more calcium than in previous years because calcium absorption declines with age. After menopause, you need 1,200 milligrams (mg) of calcium daily. Choose low-fat dairy options, such as skim or 1% milk and low-fat yogurt and cheese. Dried beans, dark green leafy vegetables, and nuts are other sources of calcium. Calcium supplements are also an excellent way to get the calcium you need. Your best bet for improving absorption is to take supplements in divided doses — that is, one pill in the morning and one later in the day. Many women find that drinking calcium-fortified orange juice or eating flavored calcium chews is an easy way to meet their daily requirement. (or use a liquid supplement-Jmf)

Vitamin D
Calcium and vitamin D work together to help maintain bone density. Without vitamin D, the body can't absorb calcium. Vitamin D production takes place in the body when ultraviolet light from the sun reacts with a form of cholesterol in the skin. A little bit of sunshine — about 15 minutes a day — can help boost your vitamin D production, but more than that can raise your risk of skin cancer. Vitamin D is also available in fortified milk. Women over 50 should get 400 international units (IU) of vitamin D daily; after age 71, the recommended amount is 600 IU. (1000 iu's of vitamin D3 daily has been found to reduce the risk of the big 4 cancers-Prostate, Breast,Ovarian, and Colon as seen at this link )

B vitamins
Maintaining appropriate levels of certain B vitamins can help midlife and older women ward off anemia, depression, insomnia, irritability, and possibly heart disease and breast cancer. Folic acid, or folate, is a B vitamin that has a variety of healthful properties. Besides helping to prevent neural tube defects in developing fetuses, folate may help lower the risk of heart disease and several types of cancer, including breast cancer and colon cancer. In particular, a daily supplement of folic acid helps reduce cancer risk in people who drink alcohol. In the Nurses' Health Study, women getting the recommended daily amount of folate from foods or supplements had a lower risk of heart disease than women who got lower amounts. Folate is found in green leafy vegetables and oranges. Folic acid is the form of folate that's found in supplements and fortified cereals. The recommended daily dose is 400 micrograms (mcg) per day.

Vitamin B12 is necessary for red blood cell production and healthy nerve function. It is found in red meat, chicken, fish, dairy products, and fortified cereals. Deficiencies of this nutrient are rare in the United States but may occur in elderly people who do not have enough stomach acid to extract vitamin B12 from foods. Vitamin B12 deficiencies in the elderly can lead to a condition called pernicious anemia, which can cause nerve damage and sometimes dementia. Injections of B12 are needed for people with this deficiency because their digestive systems are often unable to absorb this vitamin. The recommended dose for adults is 2.4 mcg per day.

Vitamin B6 metabolizes fat and protein and aids in the development of red blood cells and the neurotransmitter serotonin. The primary sources are meat and legumes. B6 may help reduce your risk of heart disease; studies show that intake below the recommended 1.5 mg daily (for women) is linked with an increased risk of coronary artery disease. Low levels of vitamin B6 have also been linked with depression, insomnia, and irritability. It's important to know that if you reduce your consumption of red meat without increasing your consumption of legumes (beans and peas) you may lower your intake of this vitamin.
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it is amazing to me how the deficiencies noted with the varied B vitamins were the symptoms I experienced in the 2-3 years before I found Vemma All I can say is for me, Vemma has literally changed my life and I am forever grateful!

Dr. Mr. Obama Video from Utube

I don't normally post things like this but regardless of your political view, this is a testament to those who serve in the armed forces. Regardless of our views on the war in Iraq, who we are voting for (and voting is a privilege that should be done by EVERY citizen in this country)

Secrets of the Super Rich

Segment from the Seeds of Success Newsletter

While many daydream about what it would be like to be enormously wealthy (the kind of wealthy that means owning a different tropical island for every day of the week), it's just not in the cards for most people. What we can do is study the principles of the uber-rich and learn their secrets to fulfill our own wealth destinies, albeit on a smaller scale. Who knows, maybe a tropical island is in your future!

1. Be Your Own Boss
According to the Federal Reserve, only 12 percent of Americans own a privately held business. Compare that number against the top 10 percent of wealthiest households, for whom 21 percent own their own business. Family-owned businesses are a considerable source of wealth for many of the most affluent households in America. Plus, that number is expanding with the new, startup businesses that are amassing small fortunes.

While starting and owning your own business poses potential risks, it can also be a direct precursor for unlimited wealth if careful considerations are weighed and you position yourself accordingly in the market. Read more about effectively managing your own business.

Bloggers note: Did you know that network marketing/direct sales, or MLM is a good business opportunity for those people who are looking for a home based business? Just check out the book "We Want You To Be Rich" by Trump and Kiyosaki. Low start up costs for the most part when compared to conventional, store front businesses. Actually my business cost me only $144 to start and that was product I was planning on using myself. Check it out!

2. Trade and Invest Wisely
The ugly truth of investing is that many who do it actually lose money in the process. Not because the market is stacked against them, but because the investor isn't truly educated. Many become overconfident with the power they possess to trade and invest right at their fingertips. For those who are educated, savvy and patient, the market can offer great rewards. What it comes down to is behavior, and for more about how to adopt the right wealth-centered attitude. Read 5 more tips to improve your wealth attitude.

3. Borrow Like a Pro
There's a massive difference between those who are drowning in debt and those who borrow wisely. The wealthiest 10 percent of Americans are half as likely to have debt as their middle-income counterparts. Another thing the wealthy believe in is a mortgage-almost 60 percent have a primary mortgage, compared with a low 40% for the rest of the population. And although many own their homes outright, they're often more apt to put their money to work for them through investments that yield higher returns.

On being a "Victim"

Curing Victimitis

Watch your thoughts; they lead to attitudes.
Watch your attitudes; they lead to words.
Watch your words; they lead to actions.
Watch your actions; they lead to habits.
Watch your habits; they form your character.
Watch your character; it determines your destiny.

These words of unknown origin tell us that our silent and often subconscious choices shape our future. Every aspect of our lives, at home and at work, can be improved if we use our power to think, reflect, and make conscious choices about our thoughts, attitudes, words, actions, and habits.

Instead, many of us think of ourselves as victims. We complain about our circumstances and what others did to us. Whatever psychological comfort there is in feeling powerless and blameless when things aren't going right, in the end, victims lead unsatisfied lives.

We're most vulnerable to victimitis when we're under the influence of powerful emotions like fear, insecurity, anger, frustration, grief, or depression. These feelings are so powerful, we believe our state of mind is inevitable. Our only hope is they will go away on their own. Yet it's during times of emotional tumult that using our power to choose our thoughts and attitudes is most important. We can't make pain go away, but we can refuse to suffer.

Even when we don't like any of our choices, we do have some -- once we realize we can take control. It isn't easy, but what we do and how we choose to feel about ourselves has a profound impact on the quality of our lives. Victims may get sympathy for a while, but that isn't enough.

Taking personal responsibility for our happiness and success can be scary, but the payoff is enormous. Although we can't make our lives perfect, we can make them better -- usually a lot better.

Michael Josephson
www.charactercounts.org

Kingman Streetdrags Coming September 20-21st 2008!

SUPPORT the Kingman Robotics Team 60 at Streetdrags--Visit the Verve booth--ALL proceeds from this 2 day event will go for support of the 2008-2009 Kingman Robotics Team 60!!!!

For a brief history of this Premier Kingman Event, check out this LINK

In 2008 Team 60 won at Regionals and place third in the World! To learn about more about what this is all about, click on FIRST

Check out the intranet announcement from May 22, 2008

2008-05-22 01:25 PM | Tony Victory

KHS Robotics - 3rd at World Finals
Congratulations to the Kingman Robotics Team.

They just returned from the World Championships in Atlanta where 340 of the best teams from 7 countries went to compete. To make a long story short they came in 1st in their division (out of 85 teams) and went on the next level of competition and ended up placing 3rd in the World along with alliance partners teams 986 out of California and team 233 out of Florida.

This places the Kingman Robotics Team in the top 99.6% of the teams that have competed in the US FIRST Robotics Competition this year.

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Don't forget to visit us during the Drags----Arizona Resident?? Arizona Taxpayer?? Use your tax credit benefit!! Donation forms will be available at the booth!

Children Learn What They Live

An ancient Chinese proverb tells us, "A child's life is like a piece of paper on which every passerby leaves a mark." We cannot teach our children self-esteem. We can only help them discover it within themselves by adding positive marks and strokes on their slates. All positive motivation is rooted in self-esteem – the development of which, just as with other skills takes practice. Think of self-esteem as a four-legged chair.

A Sense of Belonging: The first leg of self-esteem is a sense of belonging. We all have a deep-seated need to feel we're part of something larger than ourselves. This need, which psychologists call an affiliation drive, encompasses people, places and possessions. Our instinct for belonging – for being wanted, accepted, enjoyed, and loved by close ones – is extremely powerful. It explains the bond of an extended family, friends, and teammates. It also explains why some adolescents join gangs. They want to belong, even if it´s wrong.

Make your children proud of their family heritage and make your home a place where they feel safe, loved and welcome. Also, make your home a place where your children want to bring their friends, rather than a place they want to leave as soon as possible.

A Sense of Individual Identity: The second leg, which complements the sense of belonging, is a sense of individual identity. No human being is exactly like another, not even an identical twin. We are all unique combinations of talents and traits that never existed before and will never exist again in quite the same package. (This explains why most parents believe their children came from different planets!)

Observe your children as they grow and play. Watch their learning styles. Notice what they love to do in their free time. Help them discover their unique positive talents and help nurture them into skills. Report cards don't necessarily measure talents. They often are a measure only of discipline, memory and attention span.

A Sense of Worthiness: The third leg of self-esteem is a sense of worthiness, the feeling that I'm glad I'm me, with my genes and background, my body, my unique thoughts. Without our own approval, we have little to offer. If we don't feel worth loving, it's hard to believe that others love us; instead, we tend to see others as appraisers or judges of our value.

Show your children unconditional love. Carefully separate the doer from the deed, and the performer from the performance. The message: "I love you no matter what happens, and I'm always there for you" is one of most important concepts in building a feeling of worthiness or intrinsic value in children. After every reprimand, let them know you love them. Before they go to sleep at night, give them the reassurance that, regardless of what happened that day, you love them unconditionally.

A healthy sense of belonging, identity, and worthiness can only be rooted in intrinsic core values as opposed to outer, often material, motivation. Without them, we depend on others constantly to fill our leaking reserves of self-esteem – but also tend to suspect others of ulterior motives. Unable to accept or reject others' opinions for what they're worth, we are defensive about criticism and paranoid about praise – and no amount of praise can replace the missing qualities.

A healthy sense of belonging, identity, and worthiness is also essential to belief in your dreams. It is most essential during difficult times, when you have only a dream to hang on to.

A Sense of Control and Competence: Early in my career in motivational psychology, I thought the chair of self-esteem balanced firmly on those three legs, especially since they involved intrinsic core values. It took much time and research to realize that a fourth leg – one of the most important – was missing.

There are many reasons why few Americans currently in high school and college believe they were born to win. The supportive extended family – in many cases, even the nuclear family – is disappearing. Role models are increasingly unhealthy. The commercial media bombards young senses ever more insistently with crime, violence, hedonism, and other unhealthy forms of escape. But whatever the explanation, constructive citizens and leaders in society cannot emerge and develop without the creative imagination that serves them like fuel – which is why the apprehension, frustration, and hesitation I see and hear in the younger generation is cause for concern. At the moment, the future they imagine will help drive neither happiness nor success.

The chair's fourth leg is self-efficacy, a functional belief in your ability to control what happens to you in a changing, uncertain world. A sense of worthiness may give you the emotional means to venture, but you need self-efficacy, the sense of competence and control, to believe you can succeed. That's why it is so important to assign responsibility for small tasks to your children as early as possible so they can learn that their choices and efforts result in consequences and successes. The more success they experience, the stronger their confidence grows – and the more responsibility they want to assume.

Give them specific household chores and duties they can accomplish and be proud of. Teach them that their problems and setbacks are just temporary inconveniences and learning experiences. Emphasize it constantly: Setbacks are not failures.

Armed with a view of failure as a learning experience, children can develop an early eagerness for new challenges and will be less afraid to try new skills. Although they appreciate compliments, they benefit most from their own belief that they are making a valuable contribution to life, according to their own internal standards.

In an increasingly competitive global marketplace, each new, young member of the workforce simply must believe that he or she is a team leader, a self-empowered, quality individual who expresses that quality in excellent production and service. With increasing pressures on profit and the need to do more with fewer workers because of e-commerce and changing technology, it is essential that parents and business leaders help raise the value of their childrens' and employees' stock in themselves.

Our Kids are Not Our Clones

One of the most valuable lessons I have learned in being an effective family leader and in raising six children is to: "Treat our children with the same respect, we expect from them." Our children are not clones or copies of us. Although they mimic us and other adults as role models, they cannot be expected to feel or act the way we do. Kahlil Gibran is my favorite on the subject:

Your children are not your children.
They are the sons and daughters of Life´s longing for itself….
You may give them your love but not your thoughts,
For they have their own thoughts.
You may house their bodies but not their souls,
For their souls dwell in the house of tomorrow, which you cannot visit,
Not even in your dreams.
You may strive to be like them, but seek not to make them be like you.
For life goes not backward nor tarries with yesterday

-- Denis Waitley
Denis Waitley recorded a special one DVD program that tells you how! Raising Confident Kids