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Lessons From London: What the ‘Fab Five’ Can Teach Us by Aimee Gross As the 2012 Olympics get under way in London and the television anchors continue on-site coverage, the words from the athletes inspire me to share some insights. Just this morning I was listening to an NBC anchor...

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Love this blog post!!

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Did my partner pick the right horse? (Taken with Instagram at Saratoga west)

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Nothing compares to the Little Black (or in this case, mint green or pink!) Jacket.

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Love simple, classic clothing!

ROBOTS OR DINOSAURS?

That's a tough one. They can both be destructive.

I choose robots because while they can be destructive they can also benefit society. You?

"The five simple guidelines we followed when we started the magazine and then Virgin Music remain as valid and useful as they were in the late 1960s and early 1970s.

1. If you don’t enjoy it, don’t do it. You must love what you do. 2. Be innovative: Create something different that will stand out. 3. Your employees are your best asset. Happy employees make for happy customers. 4. Lead by listening: Get feedback from your staff and customers on a regular basis. 5. Be visible: Market the company and its offers by putting yourself or a senior person in front of the cameras."

Who Rescued Who?

By Aimee Gross, Guest Blogger

“Who rescued who?” is the quote on the magnet that is attached to my car, and that is a question that I have asked myself in the past 11 months. On August 1st of last year I drove to Stratford,CT to fill out the adoption papers for my dog Siren- a Beagle/Terrier Mix -and our lives have both changed for the better ever since! I rescued Siren (literally) from Animal Control- from a shelter with metal bars and concrete floors, and the possibility of an unhappy ending if overcrowding occurred. Though the Officers treated her wonderfully, it is not a fur-ever home. Now she has a fur-ever home of a large apartment, a grassy yard with a garden, and a best doggie friend named Bugaboo. She has good food, a nice bed with a pillow, plenty of toys and places to walk. Siren ‘rescued’ me from sometimes feeling lonely when there’s no company at home. She has given me love when I’m sad, and made me laugh when I’m stressed. So, in short, Siren has ‘rescued’ my emotions and given added joy to my life. To anyone who wants to add a dog to their family, I ask you to consider rescue/adoption over a breeder or pet store. So many wonderful dogs are in shelters due to no fault of their own, and one of them is bound to be a great fit for you. When you give a shelter dog a ‘fur-ever home,’ you rescue a friend who will love you forever! Some good links to visit: http://www.parl.org/ http://www.petfinder.com http://www.stratfordanimalrescue.com/ http://www.aspca.org/adoption/

Just Start: How Doing Anything Can Help You Accomplish Everything

by Craig Fordon 17 July 20124 comments

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I was sitting in my desk rubbing my wrinkled forehead. I had a deadline to meet, but the only thing my brain was doing was cycling back through the same ideas. It was an extremely frustrating feeling.

So what should you do when you get stuck? Well, perhaps if you're asking "what" should you do, you're asking the wrong question.

My suggestion — do something. Do anything. Just start. (See also: But I Don't Want To! Secrets of Self-Motivation)

1. Do Something, and Allow Progress to Motivate You

Do you want to know what I did after rubbing my wrinkled forehead and feeling a growing amount of frustration? I went and fixed a broken light in the kitchen. It had nothing to do with my work project. However, when I sat back down, my mind started thinking about the problem in a fresh way, and the words effortlessly flowed into my finger tips.

How in the world did fixing a light help me accomplish more and reach a deadline?

I did something.

Doing something, even if it's not your main task, can give you confidence and provide a subtle reminder that you can accomplish tasks. Doing something is psychologically powerful. It is always the best solution when you're getting nowhere during a frustrating part of your day.

2. Try Starting Anything as an Indicator of What Needs to Be Done

Have you ever glanced down at the 12 items on your to-do list and felt stuck? What should you do first? If you're like me, you spend far too much time trying to decide what to do. This is the curse we perfectionists carry.

Slowly, I've started spending more time doing and less time predicting what should be done. I suggest you just start with any item on the list (if there isn't clearly something you should be working on).

You know what happens? Within moments of starting a task, you'll know if that's the logical thing to be doing. Perhaps you'll quickly find that one of the other tasks needs to be completed first. Still, you should remember that it was only by starting that you were able to make progress. Otherwise, you might still be stuck trying to figure out what to do.

Starting something is always the best indicator of what really needs to get done.

Interestingly, even if you start and finish the "wrong" job, you'll often still have the momentum needed to catch up with other tasks.

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