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Sirius XM Radio will launch of “The Schoolhouse Rockin’ Political Party,” a fun, one-hour special to help young listeners understand and celebrate the electoral process featuring legendary Schoolhouse Rock songster Bob Dorough.
Pianist, singer and songwriter Bob Dorough performs his classic election-themed tunes-including “Conjunction Junction” and “I’m Just a Bill”- in front of an exclusive studio audience at the SiriusXM studios, and catches up with Kids Place Live’s Absolutely Mindy during the one-hour special aimed at getting out the word on how the President of the United States is elected. “Many of us grew up on Schoolhouse Rock and it’s a pleasure to welcome Bob to our national airwaves and share his great work with the latest generation of Americans and their parents,” said Jeremy Coleman, Senior Vice President of Talk and Entertainment Programming, SiriusXM. “‘The Schoolhouse Rockin’ Political Party’ might just teach us all a few things about our political process as we prepare for this year’s historic Presidential election.” The “Schoolhouse Rockin’ Political Party,” which will feature both classic and new performances of the Schoolhouse Rock tunes, airs November 2, 2012 at 9:00 pm; Saturday, November 3, 2012 at 9:00 am and 5:00 pm; and Sunday, November 4 at 12:00 pm on Kids Place Live channel 78. It will replay on Election Day, Tuesday, November 6, 2012 at 5:00 pm. All times are ET. SiriusXM Kids Place Live is a 24/7 interactive talk and music channel featuring music and talk shows for kids. With live in-house “Rumpus Room” concert events from the biggest names in kids’ music, live hosts standing by to take your song requests, and fun, on-air games, Kids Place Live allows young listeners to play along and celebrate what it means to be a kid!
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Shopping Savings: Printable Coupons
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Shopping Savings: GH Cretors Popcorn
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GH Cretors wants to help parents transition their kids from candy to more healthy snacks once the indulgence of Halloween is over. So, for two weeks after Halloween (Nov 1-17), GH Cretors is offering 10% off any online order for their Facebook fans. With a lineup of Chicago Mix, caramel, cheddar and kettle corn, G.H. Cretors keeps to tradition by making its popped corn the good old fashioned way (by hand in copper kettles) and adds a new healthy twist, making its snacks completely free of GMO’s, artificial colors or flavors. Simply “Like” them on Facebook and enter your email address to receive the discount code. Plus, at the end of the two weeks, one winner will also receive a complimentary variety pack of GH Cretors.
Gulfstream Park's Wide Open Spectacular Bid Stakes May See Price Repeat
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The $100,000 Spectacular Bid Stakes at Gulfstream Park has never produced a Kentucky Derby presented by Yum! Brands winner but Groovy still ranks third on the list of all-time fastest quarter and half-mile fractions in the Run for the Roses. After winning the inaugural Spectacular Bid Stakes in 1986, the Texas-bred Groovy lead for just about six furlongs before faltering and finishing last in that Derby.
The last Spectacular Bid Stakes starter to make it to Kentucky was Discreetly Mine, a fourth-place finisher behind A Little Warm in the Spectacular Bid two years ago and 13th in the subsequent Kentucky Derby.
So don’t look for the winter future book favorite to come out of Saturday’s featured Spectacular Bid Stakes for opening day at Gulfstream Park. The Specatular Bid, named for the 1979 Kentucky Derby (photo right) winner and 1980 Horse of the Year, the Spectacular Bid has traditionally been the first 3-year-old stake of the prestigious Gulfstream Park meeting. This year, the seven furlong Spectacular Bid will be run for 2-year-olds for the first time due to the early opening day for Gulfstream Park. At first glance, no Kentucky Derby winner jumps out of the Daily Racing Form, but it appears there are some colts with potential.
Morning line favorite Luke of York makes his first start on dirt after narrowly winning his first two races on Polytrack. The humbly-bred son of Put It Back broke his maiden by a nose at Arlington Park in late September then came back to win the $125,000 Keeneland 75th Anniversary Stakes Oct. 15, again by a nose. Rajiv Marach rides Luke of York for trainer James P DiVito and is 5-to-2 in the morning line.
Vexor, the second choice among the field of eight at 3-to-1 morning line odds, backs down in class after finishing ninth behind Secret Circle in the $454,000 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Sprint Nov. 4 at Churchill Downs. Vexor is the only Bid runner with graded stakes experience adding a grade 2 victory in the Nashua Stakes at Belmont October 2 to his past performances. Also of budgetary friendly bloodlines as a son of Wildcat Heir, Vexor was eighth in the grade 1 Hopeful Stakes at Saratoga, some 42 lengths behind winner Currency Swap. A close look at the John Kimmel trainee before the race may indicate which Vexor will be breaking from the starting gate in Saturday’s Spectacular Bid. He runs as if he has handicapped the race running well against grade 1 or less, but flopping when in the grade 1 Hopeful or on the national stage of the Juvey Sprint.
Town Prize, 8-1 in the morning line, and Ancient Rome, (4-1), have a little more blue running in their blood being by Speightstown and Roman Ruler respectively. Ancient Rome moves out of maiden company for the first time in the Spectacular Bid after winning his second start by more than seven lengths. Town Prize has won two of three races including a maiden and an allowance, but finished third in the $150,000 Colin Stakes at Woodbine in July. Town Prize is another making his natural dirt debut after all of his previous starts were on Polytrack.
Town Prize, Ancient Rome and Vexor are the only three starters to have a wire-to-wire victory under their belts and should provide an honest pace. Vexor will have a slight advantage, breaking from post three while Ancient Rome is number seven and Town Prize eight. Most of the other Spectacular Bid entrants are true stalkers with a fondness to run within two-to-four lengths off the leaders early. Longshot Rex’s Last Tour is the only Bid foe with a win coming from as far back as five lengths. Number one Jordon’s Image (8-to-1 morning line), rallied from ten lengths back four starts back, but only managed a third and it was against maiden claimers.
For Oby may be the choice for some as he is the only starter to have won at seven furlongs, having done so in his last out in the J. Price Juvenile over fellow Spectacular Bid runner Jordon’s Image. At 6-to-1, For Oby is at an attractive price and gets Alan Gacia in the saddle for trainer Pedro Maestre.
Selections
7 - Ancient Rome
2- Rex's Last Tour
3 - Vexor
The last Spectacular Bid Stakes starter to make it to Kentucky was Discreetly Mine, a fourth-place finisher behind A Little Warm in the Spectacular Bid two years ago and 13th in the subsequent Kentucky Derby.
So don’t look for the winter future book favorite to come out of Saturday’s featured Spectacular Bid Stakes for opening day at Gulfstream Park. The Specatular Bid, named for the 1979 Kentucky Derby (photo right) winner and 1980 Horse of the Year, the Spectacular Bid has traditionally been the first 3-year-old stake of the prestigious Gulfstream Park meeting. This year, the seven furlong Spectacular Bid will be run for 2-year-olds for the first time due to the early opening day for Gulfstream Park. At first glance, no Kentucky Derby winner jumps out of the Daily Racing Form, but it appears there are some colts with potential. Morning line favorite Luke of York makes his first start on dirt after narrowly winning his first two races on Polytrack. The humbly-bred son of Put It Back broke his maiden by a nose at Arlington Park in late September then came back to win the $125,000 Keeneland 75th Anniversary Stakes Oct. 15, again by a nose. Rajiv Marach rides Luke of York for trainer James P DiVito and is 5-to-2 in the morning line.
Vexor, the second choice among the field of eight at 3-to-1 morning line odds, backs down in class after finishing ninth behind Secret Circle in the $454,000 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Sprint Nov. 4 at Churchill Downs. Vexor is the only Bid runner with graded stakes experience adding a grade 2 victory in the Nashua Stakes at Belmont October 2 to his past performances. Also of budgetary friendly bloodlines as a son of Wildcat Heir, Vexor was eighth in the grade 1 Hopeful Stakes at Saratoga, some 42 lengths behind winner Currency Swap. A close look at the John Kimmel trainee before the race may indicate which Vexor will be breaking from the starting gate in Saturday’s Spectacular Bid. He runs as if he has handicapped the race running well against grade 1 or less, but flopping when in the grade 1 Hopeful or on the national stage of the Juvey Sprint.
Town Prize, 8-1 in the morning line, and Ancient Rome, (4-1), have a little more blue running in their blood being by Speightstown and Roman Ruler respectively. Ancient Rome moves out of maiden company for the first time in the Spectacular Bid after winning his second start by more than seven lengths. Town Prize has won two of three races including a maiden and an allowance, but finished third in the $150,000 Colin Stakes at Woodbine in July. Town Prize is another making his natural dirt debut after all of his previous starts were on Polytrack.
Town Prize, Ancient Rome and Vexor are the only three starters to have a wire-to-wire victory under their belts and should provide an honest pace. Vexor will have a slight advantage, breaking from post three while Ancient Rome is number seven and Town Prize eight. Most of the other Spectacular Bid entrants are true stalkers with a fondness to run within two-to-four lengths off the leaders early. Longshot Rex’s Last Tour is the only Bid foe with a win coming from as far back as five lengths. Number one Jordon’s Image (8-to-1 morning line), rallied from ten lengths back four starts back, but only managed a third and it was against maiden claimers.
For Oby may be the choice for some as he is the only starter to have won at seven furlongs, having done so in his last out in the J. Price Juvenile over fellow Spectacular Bid runner Jordon’s Image. At 6-to-1, For Oby is at an attractive price and gets Alan Gacia in the saddle for trainer Pedro Maestre.
Selections
7 - Ancient Rome
2- Rex's Last Tour
3 - Vexor
CashCall Stars Can Emerge From Long Shadows Cast by Breeders' Cup Juvenile
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Our last look into the 2011 chrystal ball that is next year’s road to the Kentucky Derby presented by Yum! Brands presents itself Saturday in the $750,000 CashCall Futurity at Hollywood Park. Run in the shadow of the Grey Goose Breeders’ Cup Juvenile, the CashCall Futurity has neither the $1 million purse nor history of producing divisional champions like the more prestigious Juvenile, but they are both grade 1 and their winners have donned an equal number of rose blankets – one each. Street Sense is the only horse to win both Juvenile (2006) and Kentucky Derby (’07) while Real Quiet won the 1997 CashCall and the Derby the following year.
Both races are also run at distance of 1-1/16 miles.
Championship voters don’t seem to emphasized the similarities between the two races however, and have given the Juvenile significantly more weight in determining their selections. For disclosure, I agree the Juvenile should have greater importance than other grade 1 races in determining the year-end champion. If the industry is going to call the Breeders’ Cup a World Championship, they (we) need to treat it like one. The Eclipse Award voters have that well since the Breedeer Cup first ran some 27 years ago.
Since the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile was first won by Chief’s Crown in 1984, 20 winners have been named Champion Two-Year-Old Colt or Gelding for that year. Since Roving Boy won the CashCall (then Hollywood Futurity) in 1982 and the corresponding divisional championship, only CashCall winners Declan’s Moon and Looking at Lucky have been honored with Eclipse Awards. The four others named divisional champions during that 27-year span without winning either the CashCall nor the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile were Forty Niner (1987), Easy Goer (1988), Dehere (1993) and Maria’s Mon (1995). All four were named 2-year-old male champions after winning their respective Champagne Stakes in New York but losing or not running in the Juvenile.
Forty Niner, Maria Mon’s and Declan’s Moon were champions that did not start in the Breeders’ Cup while Looking at Lucky, Dehere and Easy Goer won the divisional honor after losing in the Breeders’ Cup. Looking at Lucky and Easy Goer were second to long shot Vale of York and Is It True in 1988 and 2009 Juveniles respectively. Dehere was eighth as the odds-on favorite in the 1987 Juvenile won by Success Express before winning his 2-year-old male championship.
What makes the CashCall of more interest is the annual participation and sometimes domination by three-time Derby winning trainer and Hall of Famer Bob Baffert. Baffert has won two of the last three CashCall Futurities and a record five total. Known as the other silver-haired fox from
Arizona (former University of Arizona basketball coach Lute Olsen being the first white-haired legend from the Grand Canyon State), Baffert has won the CashCall with Real Quiet, Captain Steve (1999), Point Given (2000) (photo left), Poineerof the Nile (‘08) and Looking at Lucky.
Also adding to the uniqueness of the CashCall is the artificial Cushion Track material that makes up the main track at Hollywood Park. Last year, Comma to the Top made the CashCall his fifth-straight win, but all were on artificial main tracks or grass. In his first race on natural dirt, Comma to the Top came back to run second in the Santa Anita Derby and then last in the Kentucky Derby, also on dirt. Looking at Lucky would eventually win the Preakness and then repeat as the division champion and show he could run on natural dir and Pioneerof the Nile was second on natural dirt in the Kentucky Derby.
Now, Santa Anita will have their natural dirt for the second time for their winter prep races leading up to the Derby, so any natural dirt-challenged winner of the CashCall will now likely be exposed sooner or prepare the Kentucky Derby over the PolyTrack surfaces at Turfway Park and/ or Keeneland. (see 2010 Derby winner Animal Kingdom.) Any plans to take the Southern California, New York, Arkansas, Florida or Louisiana roads to Kentucky, mean running on natural dirt.
According to Daily Racing Form’s Steve Andersen, Baffert will again be loaded for the CashCall with three 2-year-olds set for the 1-1/16-mile race. Del Mar Futurity winner Drill will try to return to the winners’ circle after graded stakes loses in the Norfolk, Juvenile and Delta Jackpot. Maiden winner Sky Kingdom and Real Quiet Stakes winner Liason will also be saddled by Baffert in this CashCall Futurity.
Not sure other CashCall contenders Basmati and Longview Drive, the place and show horses in the Delta Jackpot in their last start, don’t appear to have enough credentials for the championship, even with a big performance in the CashCall.
No matter, the CashCall winner is sure to move up near the top of many Kentucky Derby 2012 lists of contenders. Winter Future Books will be adjusted and for some, rosy dreams will begin to bloom for others. Regardless of who gets honored with the 2-year-old male title, it will be the Derby that holds all the glamour and history and the CashCall Futurity is more than a month closer than its Breeders’ Cup brother-race. The CashCall Futurity now crawls from beneath the long shadow cast by the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile and at least one shining star will emerge and walk into the Hollywood Park winners’ circle Saturday.
Then on to the road that may lead to Churchill Downs on the first Saturday in May.
Our last look into the 2011 chrystal ball that is next year’s road to the Kentucky Derby presented by Yum! Brands presents itself Saturday in the $750,000 CashCall Futurity at Hollywood Park. Run in the shadow of the Grey Goose Breeders’ Cup Juvenile, the CashCall Futurity has neither the $1 million purse nor history of producing divisional champions like the more prestigious Juvenile, but they are both grade 1 and their winners have donned an equal number of rose blankets – one each. Street Sense is the only horse to win both Juvenile (2006) and Kentucky Derby (’07) while Real Quiet won the 1997 CashCall and the Derby the following year.Both races are also run at distance of 1-1/16 miles.
Championship voters don’t seem to emphasized the similarities between the two races however, and have given the Juvenile significantly more weight in determining their selections. For disclosure, I agree the Juvenile should have greater importance than other grade 1 races in determining the year-end champion. If the industry is going to call the Breeders’ Cup a World Championship, they (we) need to treat it like one. The Eclipse Award voters have that well since the Breedeer Cup first ran some 27 years ago.
Since the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile was first won by Chief’s Crown in 1984, 20 winners have been named Champion Two-Year-Old Colt or Gelding for that year. Since Roving Boy won the CashCall (then Hollywood Futurity) in 1982 and the corresponding divisional championship, only CashCall winners Declan’s Moon and Looking at Lucky have been honored with Eclipse Awards. The four others named divisional champions during that 27-year span without winning either the CashCall nor the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile were Forty Niner (1987), Easy Goer (1988), Dehere (1993) and Maria’s Mon (1995). All four were named 2-year-old male champions after winning their respective Champagne Stakes in New York but losing or not running in the Juvenile.
Forty Niner, Maria Mon’s and Declan’s Moon were champions that did not start in the Breeders’ Cup while Looking at Lucky, Dehere and Easy Goer won the divisional honor after losing in the Breeders’ Cup. Looking at Lucky and Easy Goer were second to long shot Vale of York and Is It True in 1988 and 2009 Juveniles respectively. Dehere was eighth as the odds-on favorite in the 1987 Juvenile won by Success Express before winning his 2-year-old male championship.
What makes the CashCall of more interest is the annual participation and sometimes domination by three-time Derby winning trainer and Hall of Famer Bob Baffert. Baffert has won two of the last three CashCall Futurities and a record five total. Known as the other silver-haired fox from
Arizona (former University of Arizona basketball coach Lute Olsen being the first white-haired legend from the Grand Canyon State), Baffert has won the CashCall with Real Quiet, Captain Steve (1999), Point Given (2000) (photo left), Poineerof the Nile (‘08) and Looking at Lucky.Also adding to the uniqueness of the CashCall is the artificial Cushion Track material that makes up the main track at Hollywood Park. Last year, Comma to the Top made the CashCall his fifth-straight win, but all were on artificial main tracks or grass. In his first race on natural dirt, Comma to the Top came back to run second in the Santa Anita Derby and then last in the Kentucky Derby, also on dirt. Looking at Lucky would eventually win the Preakness and then repeat as the division champion and show he could run on natural dir and Pioneerof the Nile was second on natural dirt in the Kentucky Derby.
Now, Santa Anita will have their natural dirt for the second time for their winter prep races leading up to the Derby, so any natural dirt-challenged winner of the CashCall will now likely be exposed sooner or prepare the Kentucky Derby over the PolyTrack surfaces at Turfway Park and/ or Keeneland. (see 2010 Derby winner Animal Kingdom.) Any plans to take the Southern California, New York, Arkansas, Florida or Louisiana roads to Kentucky, mean running on natural dirt.
According to Daily Racing Form’s Steve Andersen, Baffert will again be loaded for the CashCall with three 2-year-olds set for the 1-1/16-mile race. Del Mar Futurity winner Drill will try to return to the winners’ circle after graded stakes loses in the Norfolk, Juvenile and Delta Jackpot. Maiden winner Sky Kingdom and Real Quiet Stakes winner Liason will also be saddled by Baffert in this CashCall Futurity.
Not sure other CashCall contenders Basmati and Longview Drive, the place and show horses in the Delta Jackpot in their last start, don’t appear to have enough credentials for the championship, even with a big performance in the CashCall.
No matter, the CashCall winner is sure to move up near the top of many Kentucky Derby 2012 lists of contenders. Winter Future Books will be adjusted and for some, rosy dreams will begin to bloom for others. Regardless of who gets honored with the 2-year-old male title, it will be the Derby that holds all the glamour and history and the CashCall Futurity is more than a month closer than its Breeders’ Cup brother-race. The CashCall Futurity now crawls from beneath the long shadow cast by the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile and at least one shining star will emerge and walk into the Hollywood Park winners’ circle Saturday.
Then on to the road that may lead to Churchill Downs on the first Saturday in May.
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Parenting Pointers: Act. Adapt. Achieve
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I had the chance to interview Dean Erickson, author of Act. Adapt. Achieve. to get some tips on goals and success. For more information, check out his book! 1. We hear a lot about SMART goals, and how it's a good way to frame goals. But why aren't they always the best way to make goals?The "SMART" acronym identifies adjectives, namely specific, measurable, attainable, realistic and timely, that can be used to describe the type of goals one might set. The acronym was originally created for business use, where metrics are important and can be used most easily, but it has spread beyond business use.As I describe in my book Act. Adapt. Achieve., many personal and life goals aren't easily quantifiable. Goals like becoming happier or developing healthier relationships can't reasonably be framed using SMART goals. Even in business, SMART goals aren't always useful. For example, one of Mark Zuckerberg's early goals for Facebook was to "create an open information flow for people." Most would say that goal was unrealistic, unattainable, not measurable, not time-based and not particularly specific, yet Facebook has connected much of the world. Had he utilized SMART goals in his thinking, he wouldn't have attempted to launch Facebook, let alone grow it into the force it is today.It's important to use the right tools and best information for every purpose, but it's critical you pursue the goals that are most important to you and that will impassion your life. The SMART acronym isn't always the smart choice when determining what you will achieve. 2. You bring up the Idea Circle. Can you briefly explain what it is and how it could be used in the workplace or at home?The Idea Circle is a diagrammatic representation of how people achieve. It illuminates a process distilled from my experiences while achieving success in athletic, academic, entertainment, and business endeavors. In every pursuit of every goal, certain things stood out: the origination of the idea/goal, envisioning the plan, taking actions toward the goal, adapting to the results of those actions, the importance of believing in the value of your goal to help you keep going through difficulty, and finally, achieving your goal. Each stage was necessary to fulfill complex, difficult goals. Simple goals are often linear, meaning, if you do this and then do that, you will achieve your goal. Larger goals typically require multiple adaptations to your plan and actions during the process of achieving. At work, individuals or teams track their actions and the results of those actions. Managers oversee everyone's tasks and help determine what needs to be done next. The Idea Circle, along with the Success Worksheets, can be useful project management tools. Only through continual analysis, which is encouraged and supported by these tools, can one choose the next best action. The world changes too quickly to blindly follow an original plan. Many companies have started with one goal, then adapted to another in order to succeed. Static systems or money-making programs that may have worked in their infancies don't work forever. Adaptation through conscious analysis and informed actions can keep you or your company on the path to success, especially when the path has to change to meet the realities of the marketplace or personal needs.At home, I believe it's important for parents to teach their kids how to achieve. Setting goals and having a defined success process can help kids understand what it really takes to achieve and where they are on their individual paths. Whatever their goal, the Idea Circle can help illuminate what they need to do next. It focuses the process on their decisions and their actions, and emphasizes their personal control. They are in charge of their success. I think that's a valuable lesson for kids and adults alike. 3. Your book is titled "Act. Adapt. Achieve." What is the "adapt" all about - what should people be adapting to?As discussed earlier, very few meaningful achievements happen in a linear fashion. Adaptations to tactics, actions and plans happen along the way. "Adapt" in the book's title emphasizes the responsibility and control we each have in determining our own successes. One needs to have a thoughtful and active process. Hoping and believing are not sufficient. Acting, adapting to feedback, and then acting again are critical elements in the process of achieving. Adapting doesn't mean you were wrong initially, but that you are consciously becoming wiser and closer to your goal. Don't take any feedback or results personally, just use the wisdom you gain and do what is required to get where you want to go. There are no emotions attached to the book's title or to the Idea Circle. Only verbs are used for a reason. Take charge of your success by adapting to the world as it is, not the way you wish it would be.
I had the chance to interview Dean Erickson, author of Act. Adapt. Achieve. to get some tips on goals and success. For more information, check out his book! 1. We hear a lot about SMART goals, and how it's a good way to frame goals. But why aren't they always the best way to make goals?The "SMART" acronym identifies adjectives, namely specific, measurable, attainable, realistic and timely, that can be used to describe the type of goals one might set. The acronym was originally created for business use, where metrics are important and can be used most easily, but it has spread beyond business use.As I describe in my book Act. Adapt. Achieve., many personal and life goals aren't easily quantifiable. Goals like becoming happier or developing healthier relationships can't reasonably be framed using SMART goals. Even in business, SMART goals aren't always useful. For example, one of Mark Zuckerberg's early goals for Facebook was to "create an open information flow for people." Most would say that goal was unrealistic, unattainable, not measurable, not time-based and not particularly specific, yet Facebook has connected much of the world. Had he utilized SMART goals in his thinking, he wouldn't have attempted to launch Facebook, let alone grow it into the force it is today.It's important to use the right tools and best information for every purpose, but it's critical you pursue the goals that are most important to you and that will impassion your life. The SMART acronym isn't always the smart choice when determining what you will achieve. 2. You bring up the Idea Circle. Can you briefly explain what it is and how it could be used in the workplace or at home?The Idea Circle is a diagrammatic representation of how people achieve. It illuminates a process distilled from my experiences while achieving success in athletic, academic, entertainment, and business endeavors. In every pursuit of every goal, certain things stood out: the origination of the idea/goal, envisioning the plan, taking actions toward the goal, adapting to the results of those actions, the importance of believing in the value of your goal to help you keep going through difficulty, and finally, achieving your goal. Each stage was necessary to fulfill complex, difficult goals. Simple goals are often linear, meaning, if you do this and then do that, you will achieve your goal. Larger goals typically require multiple adaptations to your plan and actions during the process of achieving. At work, individuals or teams track their actions and the results of those actions. Managers oversee everyone's tasks and help determine what needs to be done next. The Idea Circle, along with the Success Worksheets, can be useful project management tools. Only through continual analysis, which is encouraged and supported by these tools, can one choose the next best action. The world changes too quickly to blindly follow an original plan. Many companies have started with one goal, then adapted to another in order to succeed. Static systems or money-making programs that may have worked in their infancies don't work forever. Adaptation through conscious analysis and informed actions can keep you or your company on the path to success, especially when the path has to change to meet the realities of the marketplace or personal needs.At home, I believe it's important for parents to teach their kids how to achieve. Setting goals and having a defined success process can help kids understand what it really takes to achieve and where they are on their individual paths. Whatever their goal, the Idea Circle can help illuminate what they need to do next. It focuses the process on their decisions and their actions, and emphasizes their personal control. They are in charge of their success. I think that's a valuable lesson for kids and adults alike. 3. Your book is titled "Act. Adapt. Achieve." What is the "adapt" all about - what should people be adapting to?As discussed earlier, very few meaningful achievements happen in a linear fashion. Adaptations to tactics, actions and plans happen along the way. "Adapt" in the book's title emphasizes the responsibility and control we each have in determining our own successes. One needs to have a thoughtful and active process. Hoping and believing are not sufficient. Acting, adapting to feedback, and then acting again are critical elements in the process of achieving. Adapting doesn't mean you were wrong initially, but that you are consciously becoming wiser and closer to your goal. Don't take any feedback or results personally, just use the wisdom you gain and do what is required to get where you want to go. There are no emotions attached to the book's title or to the Idea Circle. Only verbs are used for a reason. Take charge of your success by adapting to the world as it is, not the way you wish it would be.
Shopping Savings: PriceBlink
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Online holiday shopping is expected to increase 17% from $46.63 billion in 2011 to $54.47 billion in 2012, according to research done by eMarketer. There are lots of tools and sites out there designed to help you save money, and I thought I'd alert you to one of them.
PriceBlink is a free tool that saves you money by doing all the searching for you for coupons, free shipping andmore. It offers 3 functions:1. Price Comparison: If you can purchase that very same product on another site for less, PriceBlink lets you know2. Coupon alerts: If the site you’re on offers any coupon codes, free shipping, or any other deals, PriceBlink will let you know3. User Reviews: If the site you’re on doesn’t have any user ratings/reviews for the product you’re looking for, but the same product is reviewed on other sites, PriceBlink will let you knowMany similar sites offer one or two of these functions, but none of them do all three for you. PriceBlink is free to download, and on average, users save 15-20% every time they shop online once they’ve downloaded the add-on.The add-on process is extremely easy. I also tested it out, looking for a couple of gadgets, and it seemed to work fine - it didn't make my browser really laggy or anything. And the nice thing with free add-ons is if you don't like them, they're easy to remove and it didn't cost you a penny!This material comes from Motherhood Moment. Thanks for reading!
Online holiday shopping is expected to increase 17% from $46.63 billion in 2011 to $54.47 billion in 2012, according to research done by eMarketer. There are lots of tools and sites out there designed to help you save money, and I thought I'd alert you to one of them.
PriceBlink is a free tool that saves you money by doing all the searching for you for coupons, free shipping andmore. It offers 3 functions:1. Price Comparison: If you can purchase that very same product on another site for less, PriceBlink lets you know2. Coupon alerts: If the site you’re on offers any coupon codes, free shipping, or any other deals, PriceBlink will let you know3. User Reviews: If the site you’re on doesn’t have any user ratings/reviews for the product you’re looking for, but the same product is reviewed on other sites, PriceBlink will let you knowMany similar sites offer one or two of these functions, but none of them do all three for you. PriceBlink is free to download, and on average, users save 15-20% every time they shop online once they’ve downloaded the add-on.The add-on process is extremely easy. I also tested it out, looking for a couple of gadgets, and it seemed to work fine - it didn't make my browser really laggy or anything. And the nice thing with free add-ons is if you don't like them, they're easy to remove and it didn't cost you a penny!This material comes from Motherhood Moment. Thanks for reading!
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