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Having The Foresight To See and Achieve
Foresight is a handy skill to cultivate if you want to be successful. It refers to one’s ability to see patterns that will influence the future. High achieving businesses employ professionals with foresight to predict impending trends that will affect their organization. Along the same lines, everyday people with a knack for foresight can take
Living With A Mission
One way to live purposefully is to live with a mission. Many businesses and organizations use mission statements to guide them in making decisions, and many individuals do, too. The philosophy underlying a mission statement makes sense: How do you know when you’ve arrived if you don’t know where you’re going? Your Mission in Life
Bank Support
Save your time and money by making banking work for you and your specific needs. For tips on how to maximize your banking success, just ask Alex, our expert banker. Find out why banks require the use of a fairly complex password for online banking. Understand the reasons your bank might refuse to cash a
Learn to Protect Yourself: Online Identity Theft and Scams
More and more older adults are becoming victims of online identity theft and scams. If you have ever experienced identity theft yourself or even know someone who has, you know the experience can be a harrowing one. Criminals can open accounts in your name and impersonate you for a multitude of reasons – none of
The Essentials of Self-Respect
Self-Respect is a mindset that gives you a sense of pride, faith, confidence, and dignity in who and what you are. Ultimately, it has nothing to do with the approval of others and everything to do with your own belief that you have value and are worth being treated well. To evaluate your level of
Are You Getting What You Need?
Just the other day I made a simple dinner I thought was beautiful and delicious- enough to take a picture of it in fact. For a moment I flattered myself with my own cooking. Boasting I am not, but the recognition of the plate before me reminded me of just how beautiful food really is
Raise Your Glass (Of Water) To Good Health
You don’t need to make a trip to the bank for this investment, but it can pay big dividends when it comes to keeping you healthy. Why is water so important? It’s like the motor oil that keeps our cars running smoothly and extends the life of our vehicles. Without it, the engine would seize,
A Simple Guide for Happy Living
Being happy is a state of mind that allows you to feel a range of positive emotions, including pleasure, joy, gratitude, contentment, and satisfaction. It drives how you view your everyday life by focusing your attitude and behavior towards the best in living. Here are some simple strategies to guide you on your pathway to
The Not So Easy Task Of Forgiving
Forgive and forget may be a seemingly impossible expectation when it involves someone who has caused you undue and deep-seated suffering. That sense of being wronged can lead to unbearable hurt and anger that often spark a desire for retribution. Such feelings are natural, but their effects on you can be devastating if left unchecked.
Keep Your Kidneys In Tip Top Shape
When we think about big health problems, heart disease or cancer leap to mind but so should obesity, high blood pressure and diabetes as these diseases can lead to chronic kidney disease (CKD). According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates more than 1 in 7, that is 15% of US adults