Reading Time: 2 minutes Every school says it. Their number one job is to create life-long learners. However, it turns out that it can be as easy to forget how to be a good student as it is to do algebra. To help, here are some memory refreshers, together with tips on how to learn faster and better in […] Read more
12 Tips For Better Learning
Fields Of Strife
Reading Time: 5 minutes Maybe you’re frustrated when your teenagers act like they’re above doing menial jobs. Or you may be miffed that your father won’t listen to you about new technology. Or maybe the way some of your workers balk at the extra hours during the busy season leaves you exasperated. Somehow, it seems the people you live […] Read more
“De”-Stress Your Marketing
Reading Time: 3 minutes Manage your market stress By John Field, Counsellor Know when you are suffering from too much stress Learn to identify the physical, emotional, mental and psychological symptoms. Develop your own plan for managing your distress Learn what works for you, and do more of it. Talk to someone who can listen well Don’t isolate yourself. […] Read more
Meet The Family
Reading Time: 6 minutes Get past it. Many of us would rather jump off a cliff than sit through a family meeting. The mere thought is enough to make our flesh squirm. But the message from the experts is simple: The stakes in farming today are simply too big to gamble everyone’s future on your guesses about how your […] Read more
More Creative Than You Think
Reading Time: 3 minutes Creativity is what your brain discovers when it isn’t concentrating on logic, order and trying too hard — Barbara Florio Graham Tapping Into Your Innate Creativity By Barbara Florio Graham Next time you’re stumped when trying to solve a problem or come up with a new idea, try these tips. Surround yourself with items from […] Read more
Menu-Planting
Reading Time: 2 minutes The hard truth about eating right is that it’s never more important than when everyone is to busy to worry about it. When life is busy, it can be hard to find the time to prepare balanced meals. We can’t change that, so we end up turning to take-out or prepared foods that are often […] Read more
THE VIEW from…..Oshawa, Ont.
Reading Time: 3 minutes Suggested reading The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell. The World is Flat by Thomas L. Friedman. A Whole New Mind by Daniel H. Pink. The Wal-mart Effect by Charles Fishman. The future is manageable. That’s the key message that Ken Knox wants to deliver. It’s only manageable, however, if you can read the road signs. […] Read more
10 Tips For Organizing Your Family
Reading Time: 3 minutes Resources Organinizing FROM THE INSIDE OUT by Julie Morgenstern is the motherload when it comes to organizing. www.organizersinCanada.comis the website of the Professional Organizers in Canada Association. Are you tired of the clutter around your house? Join the crowd. Are you also losing your patience with those frantic searches for school permission forms just as […] Read more
You aren’t alone. Everyone has that special person who always upsets everything. Here’s what to do
Reading Time: 2 minutes Maybe it’s a supplier who tries to bully you into always doing things his or her way. Or it could be a neighbour who complains no matter what you do, or an employee who brings essential skills, but is forever going his own way. “Everyone has to deal with conflict,” says Paul Reisman, president of […] Read more
It’s Up To You
Reading Time: 3 minutes So you’re having more trouble remembering names? Do you ever find yourself standing in the garage, wondering what it was you went there to get? Do you worry if your lapses in memory are due to normal aging, or could you be showing early symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease? If you answer yes to these questions, […] Read more
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