Tuesday, October 30, 2007
82 Most Fuel Efficient Cars for 2008
Here is a great list of Fuel efficient cars to help save the planet and your bank account
Monday, October 22, 2007
5 things about your Grandparents you will WANT to know
Grandparents are often taken for granted, until it is too late. Here are 5 things that you should know about them that may make you pay a bit more attention.
1. They have been there and done that.
Your grandparents have lived full lives with tons of experience. Stop and listen and you may be suprised at some of the similarities your life has now. Having a problem, ask them, they can give great advice. If your grandparents are no longer with you, try Adopt-A-Grandparent.
2. They want to live in their home.
Once grandparents hit a certain age the family often suspects that they will need to move them into a nursing home. Most elderly people fear nothing more than being moved from theirhome into a "home." People need to look into all of the options before doing this. Organizations like Homewatch offer home care for elderly people and there are numerous private home nurses that can help your grandparents live where they want to live.
3. They Love You
Ever wonder why your grandparents are so excited to get pictures of you, well, they love you. They want to show you off to their friends and brag about how wonderful you are. Show them some love back, write them a letter or send them a gift. You will be the best loved and most bragged about grandchild for years.
4. Being active and healthy is important to them
When you visit your grandparents you probably often just sit and chat and then head to a not so healthy meal. Ask them to take a walk and chat, most would love the change of pace and to not be treated like they are not capable of activity. There are many ways for seniors to remain active suggest a few and then take them for a heart healthy fruit smoothie instead of those pancakes.
5. They want to learn from you
There have been many tech advances since your grandparents were your age. Instead of just assuming they don't want to learn about cool things on the internet or texting, offer to teach them. It is sure to be a fun afternoon for you both. Eldervoice is a Social Network similar to Facebook or Myspace, but it is focused to the Senior population and is a great place for elderly people to chat and make friends. You know how much you enjoy sites like that, share it with your grandparents.
1. They have been there and done that.
Your grandparents have lived full lives with tons of experience. Stop and listen and you may be suprised at some of the similarities your life has now. Having a problem, ask them, they can give great advice. If your grandparents are no longer with you, try Adopt-A-Grandparent.
2. They want to live in their home.
Once grandparents hit a certain age the family often suspects that they will need to move them into a nursing home. Most elderly people fear nothing more than being moved from theirhome into a "home." People need to look into all of the options before doing this. Organizations like Homewatch offer home care for elderly people and there are numerous private home nurses that can help your grandparents live where they want to live.
3. They Love You
Ever wonder why your grandparents are so excited to get pictures of you, well, they love you. They want to show you off to their friends and brag about how wonderful you are. Show them some love back, write them a letter or send them a gift. You will be the best loved and most bragged about grandchild for years.
4. Being active and healthy is important to them
When you visit your grandparents you probably often just sit and chat and then head to a not so healthy meal. Ask them to take a walk and chat, most would love the change of pace and to not be treated like they are not capable of activity. There are many ways for seniors to remain active suggest a few and then take them for a heart healthy fruit smoothie instead of those pancakes.
5. They want to learn from you
There have been many tech advances since your grandparents were your age. Instead of just assuming they don't want to learn about cool things on the internet or texting, offer to teach them. It is sure to be a fun afternoon for you both. Eldervoice is a Social Network similar to Facebook or Myspace, but it is focused to the Senior population and is a great place for elderly people to chat and make friends. You know how much you enjoy sites like that, share it with your grandparents.
10 things to do in Minneapolis that Aren't the Mall of America
I made this post a few days ago on a different blog. Being from Minneapolis, I want to share an insiders look at 10 great things to do in the Twin Cities.
3 Ways to Handle Criticism
1. Take suggestions irrespective of who suggests them
Sometimes people get angry when they are criticised by others who are not familiar with the subject or are younger. Don’t do that. Look only at the suggestion and not at who is suggesting it. That way you are open to criticism by anyone, irrespective of whether the person is an expert or not.
2. Don’t take it personal
Another reason why people get angry when they are criticised is that they associate the criticism with themselves. They think that the person criticising them is doing so, to ridicule them. This is not always true. There are many types of characters in the world, so some people will be honestly interested in helping you, whilst others want to demotivate you. People who want to demotivate you will misuse criticism and instead of making constructive criticism, they will criticise to destroy you psychologically. In either case, whether constructive criticism or malicious critcism, you should never get angry you since you will not solve anything that way. If the criticism is genuine you will annoy the person giving you advice. On the other hand if the criticism is malicious, by getting angry you will help your enemy (the person criticising you maliciously) win, cause in the end that is what they are after.
3. Don’t Reply immediately
Don’t rush to reply for the criticism being proposed. First allow the person doing the criticism to make a point, then think about the point before you start debating. First start on what you agree with the person, ending up with the points you do not agree on. This will help you create a relaxing conversation by pointing out the points you agree with first. By debating lastly the points which you do not agree on, you will make more impact since the last points are the most remembered.
Apart from the above three points, make sure that you always smile when you are being criticised. This will help you create a friendly debate and shows that you are confident in what you think.constructive criticism criticising
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Sometimes people get angry when they are criticised by others who are not familiar with the subject or are younger. Don’t do that. Look only at the suggestion and not at who is suggesting it. That way you are open to criticism by anyone, irrespective of whether the person is an expert or not.
2. Don’t take it personal
Another reason why people get angry when they are criticised is that they associate the criticism with themselves. They think that the person criticising them is doing so, to ridicule them. This is not always true. There are many types of characters in the world, so some people will be honestly interested in helping you, whilst others want to demotivate you. People who want to demotivate you will misuse criticism and instead of making constructive criticism, they will criticise to destroy you psychologically. In either case, whether constructive criticism or malicious critcism, you should never get angry you since you will not solve anything that way. If the criticism is genuine you will annoy the person giving you advice. On the other hand if the criticism is malicious, by getting angry you will help your enemy (the person criticising you maliciously) win, cause in the end that is what they are after.
3. Don’t Reply immediately
Don’t rush to reply for the criticism being proposed. First allow the person doing the criticism to make a point, then think about the point before you start debating. First start on what you agree with the person, ending up with the points you do not agree on. This will help you create a relaxing conversation by pointing out the points you agree with first. By debating lastly the points which you do not agree on, you will make more impact since the last points are the most remembered.
Apart from the above three points, make sure that you always smile when you are being criticised. This will help you create a friendly debate and shows that you are confident in what you think.constructive criticism criticising
Click here for more posts from this writer
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