'Quick Notes' from the type pad of the president

November 18th 2009

No one lives long enough to learn everything they need to learn starting from scratch. To be successful, we absolutely, positively have to find people who have already paid the price to learn the things that we need to learn to achieve our goals. - Brian Tracy

Dear Roaring Women Reader,

Have you ever worried that you will really get your money's worth?

We all ask that question when we spend money on workshops, personal development or coaching.  But when you get more than your money's worth - it's time to tell others.  And that is just what Sheryl Stanton has done! 

Sheryl attended the Media Training Workshop that we held in Vancouver 2 weeks ago.  I am sure she was concerned about spending the money and questioning the value before she attended.  But here are the results:

"On Tuesday, I submitted the H1N1 Virus article (press release) to a bunch of newspapers in the greater Vancouver/lower Mainland area.  Later that day, I got an email from one of them, asking if I had a web site.  I sent them the information. The next business day,  I got another email from them, saying they had run my press release as an article and wanted to know if I would like to be a regular columnist for them.   Then today, I found two articles written by Vancouver Sun reporters that I could respond to. I sent both of them an email, like you said to do.  One of them was on the H1N1 Virus.  She replied just an hour ago, asking if she could use my whole email response in her health blog that she runs for the Sun.  Thank you for everything you taught me Mandie. It looks like it is paying off."  - Sheryl Stanton

Here is the article link: Is H1N1 Virus Media Hype Scaring People Into Sickness And Death?

For this week only - we are running a TESTIMONIAL SPECIAL (thanks to Sheryl) and offering an extra $100 off the price of either the GTA Media Training or the Vancouver Media TrainingOffer ends November 25th at midnight EST.  DON'T Miss out - this offer will not be repeated!


Today’s Mice Nibbling on Tomorrow’s Cheese?

Worry. Fret. Concern. Call it what you will – it all adds up to a big fat minus! That’s right – not only does it clutter up our brains with ‘white noise’, it also robs us of time and energy. And worst of all – it only brings to pass that which we are worrying about.

“Worry is today\'s mice nibbling on tomorrow\'s cheese”- Anonymous

“You see, I told you so! I knew that would happen. You ran with that stick – and I was worried to death that you would fall and poke yourself – and look – it happened!”.

The question is – did it happen because it was going to happen anyway – or did it happen because someone was envisioning it happening, over and over – literally inviting or calling the event into being?

Worry does not empty tomorrow of its sorrow; it empties today of its strength. - Corry Ten Boom

 

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Here's to following your dream, without the worry!

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No One Scales Mount Everest Alone!  


That's right. Oh I am sure there are a few stories of some body who did not need any body - and who set out to scale the toughest mountain ever to climb - alone. But if you can give me an example of anyone who did so without the help of anyone at all - I will award them the 'super-hero' award - along with all the others who were awarded posthumously for dying to do something alone.

That's right - "dying" - because they were too proud, too independent, too controlling to ask for or accept any help from those who offered or who could help.

Chances are though if you are like me, it is not that we cannot afford to ask for help or delegate - it is just we do not do it. Plain and simple. We have never tried it, measured how much money it might save us, or looked at the time we could be spending focusing on what we do best. In addition, we fail to build that all important support team around us who can support us and assist us by doing things that we are not so good at or that take too much of our attention away from our 'core genius'.

Two weeks ago, I decided as the time management guru - that I would begin to follow some of my own advice. (Imaging that!) I also put my hands on a new technique called the two minute time management solution.

More here

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UPCOMING MEETINGS

November Meetings

Edmonton - November 18th

Victoria - November 23rd

December Meetings

Barrie - December 1st

Brampton December 1st

Hamilton- December 1st

Vancouver - November 5th

Nanaimo - December 14th

Duncan - December 15th

Calgary - December 15th - Special Breakfast

THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK


What soap is to the body, laughter is to the soul.
~Yiddish Proverb

Laughter is the shortest distance between two people. ~Victor Borge

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FEATURE ARTICLE - Sheryl Stanton

Is H1N1 Virus Media Hype Scaring People Into Sickness And Death?

By Sheryl Stanton R.N., Stress Relief Coach. The constant media bombardment of information – and misinformation – about H1N1 has people scared to death that they, or their loved ones, are going to get this ‘killer’ virus.

Prolonged stress, like fear, lowers the immune system’s ability to fight infections

Distraught women wear masks when shopping, pull their kids from school and running to their local hospitals Emergency dept. when one of their family members get a runny nose.

Media hype reports on death and hospitalization, further raise the fear level. Knowing, they fail to report on the effect that regular strains of influenza have had on the public in previous years.

stress2 According to the Public Health Agency of Canada, between 2,000 to 8,000 Canadians die each year from different strains of flu. As of Nov. 5th, only 115 people in all of Canada have died from the H1N1 virus.

There are two serious consequences of this kind of “fear” stress.

1. The body’s first line of defence is its immune system. Prolonged stress actually will weaken the immune system’s ability to respond to an invader, like the H1N1 virus.

Constantly being afraid that you will get sick, could actually cause you to get sick!

2. When a person is in stress mode, their blood is going to their back “survival” brain, not their front “thinking brain”. That means they are reacting out of fear instead of thinking rationally about how to protect themselves.

What are the facts about H1N1?

H1N1 is not a new virus. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, H1N1 caused roughly half of all human cases of flu in 2006. The World Health Organization states that the majority of people who do get the H1N1 virus, will only have mild symptoms.

For the people whose symptoms are severe enough to require hospitalization, over half of them have underlying health conditions or weak immune systems.

So what can we do to protect ourselves?

1. Calm down. De-stress. The sky is not falling! We’re not all going to die!

2. Follow the regular health protection suggestions: wash your hands, cough or sneeze into a tissue or your arm, don’t share drinking glasses, cups or utensils.

3. Get adequate sleep and eat properly.

For more information on how stress can affect your health please call Sheryl Stanton R.N., Stress Relief Coach: (604) 820-8439 or cell (604) 302-6374 or email stressrelief@shaw.ca

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