Good Morning America host mocks Prince George for doing ballet

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A TV presenter has been slammed after she appeared to mock Prince George for having ballet lessons.

Good Morning America Lara Spencer sniggered as she spoke about how Prince Geroge will be studying Ballet at school this year. Her co-hosts could also be heard giggling as she paused after revealing the subject.

As Lara made the statement, a picture montage appeared on the screen. It showed photos of the future king taken to celebrate his birthday.

Lara then poked fun, saying: "Oh he looks so happy about the ballet class."

The comment was followed by giggles from the audience.

But viewers were "disgusted"  by Lara's behaviour and they have branded her "shameful". They are asking that the Good Morning America host, who once dressed up as Prince George for Halloween, should apologize to the royal family.

Prince George, 6, is returning to St Thomas’s Battersea school next month and his new curriculum will involve weekly ballet practice.

Mum-of-two Lara, 50, told viewers: "Young Prince George - just six years old - is heading back to school like so many other kids around the world. But unlike other kids his age it sounds like the third-in-line to the throne is in for quite a demanding year.

"Details of George's curriculum have been released making us all really happy we don't have to do homework anymore.

"In addition to the usual first or second grade things, like maths, science and history, the future king of England will be putting down the Play-Doh to take on religious studies, computer programming poetry and ballet among other things.

"Prince William said Prince George absolutely loves ballet...I have news for you Prince William, we'll see how long that lasts."

Fans and celebs have now rushed to Prince George's defence and are urging Lara to apologise for seemingly mocking William and Kate's son.

Renowned American dancer and choreographer Brian Friedman is among those who weighed in on the debacle.

Posting a clip of the TV segment on his Instagram, the former X Factor creative director said: "See this cute face, the future King of England? This adorable boy is being shamed by a grown woman on National Television in America for taking ballet!

"@lara.spencer you should be ashamed of yourself as well as @gstephanopoulos for laughing along & @goodmorningamerica for letting public shaming of young boys happen!

"Growing up as a dancer I was bullied horribly which is exactly what this is. She is teaching the word that it is ok to laugh at boys for dancing and that is so sad.

"Just think about the young boys who may have seen this and could quit their passion at her expense."

Brian added: "It infuriates me and I would appreciate everyone sharing this and forcing a public apology to Prince George, The Royal Family, all male dancers and all dancers in general for being so insensitive."

Former BBC Strictly Come Dancing judge Arlene Phillips also weighed in.

She said: "What a shameful, outdated, harmful attitude being broadcast to the masses.

"Dance has countless scientifically proven benefits for physical and mental health.

"There should be nothing but encouragement for any male who chooses to try dance whether it’s as a fun hobby or for a future as a professional."

Last year, Prince William told finalists of the BBC Radio 1's Teen Hero awards that Prince George is a keen dancer like Princess Diana and had been loving his ballet lessons at school. Mirror UK reports.

Meanwhile, Good Morning America viewers have also criticized Lara.

One wrote: "I thought you and your network care about inclusion instead of bullying.

"By dismissing a young boy's love of ballet you are insinuating that there is something wrong or abnormal with his study.

"Would you be making fun of Princess Charlotte for wanting to become a scientist? Then why is it ok to make fun of a child that enjoys one of the most beautiful, athletic, and incredibly difficult art forms that exist? Think it’s so easy, you try it."

GARLIC BUTTER MEATBALLS W/ LEMON ZUCCHINI NOODLES

 

This easy and nourishing skillet meal is absolutely fabulous in every way imaginable! Cheesy turkey and pork meatballs just melt in your mouth and zesty zucchini help keep carbs low. Gluten-free, paleo, low-carb, keto friendly and ready in 30 minutes or less – It’s a clear winner with the whole family!

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1/2 lb (220g) ground turkey meat
1/2 lb (220g) ground pork meat (optional, sub with ground turkey for healthier option)
1/2 cup shredded cheese of your choice (mozzarella, cheddar, provolone…)
4 cloves garlic, grated + 2 cloves garlic, minced
1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
1/2 teaspoon red crushed chili pepper flakes, optional
1 crumbled bouillon cube, optional
Salt and fresh cracked black pepper, to taste
1 cup fresh chopped cilantro (or parsley), divided
3 tablespoons butter
4 medium zucchini, spiralized
Juice of 1/2 lemon
1 tablespoon hot sauce of your choice

 

 

15 killed in clashes in central Nigeria

At least 15 people were killed over the past few days in separate attacks in central Nigeria's Benue State, the scene of regular clashes between Christian farmers and nomadic cattle herders, official sources said Wednesday.
Suspected militant herders carried out the attacks on several villages in under 48 hours, Benue State information minister Lawrence Onoja said.
The village of Tse Ishav, near Guma, was attacked at around 3am on Wednesday, with militants "leaving behind eight corpses, several missing and many wounded," he said.
It came after two other people were killed on Monday by the same armed men close to the nearby locality of Yelwata, he added.
The head of Guma's local government Anthony Shawon confirmed the death toll of 10, adding that the attackers set fire to houses and farms as they left.
The same militia also carried out further attacks in the neighbouring district of Logo where "five people were killed... and many more wounded," said Onoja.
The head of the local government Richard Nyajo echoed the report, adding that police reinforcements have been deployed.
Benue state has seen a wave of deadly clashes which have left hundreds dead in recent months.
The area lies in the so-called "Middle Belt" between Nigeria's mainly-Christian south and predominantly-Muslim north.

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How artificial intelligence is becoming part of our daily lives – and where the tech will go next

           

 

With modern artificial intelligences (AI) like Amazon’s Alexa, Apple’s Siri and Google’s Assistant finding their way into people’s homes, there is a question that comes to mind: where will AI technology take us next?
If you ask science fiction fans they’ll be sure to warn you of the doom and gloom destined to accompany the creation of synthetic intelligence. Historically, artificial intelligence has been portrayed as a clichéd, evil entity, fated to fallout with its creator. And, if you ask Tesla founder Elon Musk, it would be unwise to completely ignore these warnings.
However, in the reality of our globalised, capitalised world, businesses are finding different uses for this once-futuristic technology. Although certainly not as dramatic as their fantasy counterparts, modern AI is bringing real functionality to the marketplace and real improvement to the customer experience.

AI helping us tackle daily tasks.
Devices such as Amazon Echo and Google Home have the capacity to revolutionise the way we run our homes, offices and classrooms. They can awaken with a simple vocal prompt, and once active are capable of anything from providing simple weather and traffic updates to performing close-to-instantaneous translations and calculations.
You can even ask these devices to turn off your lights or open up the blinds. These features are just the beginning. With more and more services providing integration with AI devices, you’ll soon be able to use a virtual assistant for complex home automation ­– such as managing smoke and carbon dioxide detectors, household security coverage, and even medical diagnosis. Meanwhile, chatbots are proliferating in a variety of frontline customer service contexts, helping people with initial enquiries.
Whilst current AI features are exciting from a home automation perspective, there remains a gap in the market: a virtual digital assistant that you can carry in your pocket and call on at any time for information, guidance and assistance. An assistant who doesn’t just answer simple questions or tell you what the temperature will be tomorrow, but can organise your life on a personal level. An assistant who knows you so well it will proactively take actions and manage tasks on your behalf.


Balancing the demands of university life? There’s an app for that!
Enter Deakin University, a world class research university located in Australia. Recognising the fact that our future will be infused with machine intelligence, Deakin has recently invested AUD$20 million to establish a new Applied Artificial Intelligence Institute.
The University’s ICT and digital portfolio (Deakin eSolutions) has been working in applied AI for over three years, commencing with the world-first implementation of IBM Watson as student assistant, responding to simple questions with personalised answers. In another world-first, the University’s very own students will be the first ones able to make use of eSolutions latest paradigm shift in AI and voice-enabled technology development.
Deakin Genie is a ‘smart’, personalised digital assistant that has been designed from the ground up to provide a fluid and intuitive experience for students. Instead of buttons and menus, Genie functions as a familiar chat interface on a student’s mobile phone. If a student needs to know the due date for an assignment, or needs help with Harvard referencing, they can simply ask Genie. What is even more impressive is that Genie is constantly learning, and the more students that use it, the smarter it gets.

Kenyan referee Aden Marwa kicked out of the Fifa World Cup after bribery allegations

Kenyan referee Aden Marwa who was headed to the 2018 Fifa World Cup has been implicated in a bribery scandal.
Marwa was one of the linesmen set to officiate in Russia before the BBC aired an expose that saw the celebrated Kenyan blower allegedly receiving Sh60,000 in bribe in a hotel room before a match.
Marwa, a Mathematics and Chemistry teacher at Komotobo Secondary school in Migori County, was approached by a Journalist posing as a Ghanaian football official during the African National Championship.
After receiving the paltry sum in bribe, Marwa forfeited at least Sh2.5 million for appearing at the World Cup in addition to Sh200,000 per game officiated after Fifa confirmed that the referee will not be travelling to Russia.
Marwa, 41, first featured in the 2011 Fifa U-17 World Cup and was among the only four other referees picked from Africa to officiate in the world biggest football extravaganza that is set to kick off on June 14-July 15.
It is against the Fifa code of conduct for any match official or officials to accept a bribe.

Wreckage seen 2 days after plane carrying 10 lost in Kenya

NAIROBI, Kenya — A Kenyan official says the wreckage of a plane carrying 10 people has been spotted southwest of the Aberdare Mountain range nearly two days after it disappeared.
Transport Ministry Principal Secretary Paul Mwangi Maringa said Thursday it was traced in Njambini.
Officials said Wednesday the search and rescue efforts were being focused on the mountain range in central Kenya where a mobile phone signal from the plane was located.
The plane had been flying from the western town of Kitale to the capital city, Nairobi. On board were two pilots and eight passengers.
Crashes involving light aircraft are reported every other month in Kenya. Many people on board escape with injuries.

Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni says to revive national airline

Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni said on Wednesday the East African country would revive its defunct national carrier to share in the region's growing aviation business and invigorate its services sector.

Founded by Uganda's former dictator Idi Amin in 1976, Uganda Airlines was liquidated in the 1990s by Museveni's government under a broader programme to privatise troubled state firms and open up the economy to private enterprise.

In a speech to parliament, Museveni said he was now reviving the airline "to invigorate our services sector."
Regional giants Kenya Airways, Ethiopian Airlines and South African Airways dominate Uganda's air travel business.

"The Government will revive the Uganda Airlines. We have already booked slots for the manufacture of medium and long– distance planes," he said.
He did not say from which manufacturer the planes had been ordered but transport and works minister has previously told local media they had ordered the planes from Canada's Bombardier.
Annually Ugandans spent $430 million on air travel, he said, describing it as a "haemorrhage that must stop."

Uganda is building a second international airport in its west primarily to service its emerging crude oil industry that is expected to boost a range of sectors including air travel.
Its sole existing international airport, Entebbe, south of the capital Kampala, is also being expanded with a loan from China to handle more passengers and cargo.

Ethiopia's PM says ending war, expanding economic links with Eritrea key for regional stability

Ethiopia's prime minister said on Wednesday that ending war and expanding economic ties with neighbouring Eritrea is critical for stability and development in the impoverished Horn of Africa region.

Abiy Ahmed's remarks followed the announcement on Tuesday by his ruling coalition that Ethiopia would fully implement a peace deal signed in 2000 and meant to end a two-year war that devolved into a stalemate resulting in huge military build up by both countries.
The pledge would entail ceding a disputed town to Eritrea. There was no sign on Wednesday that Ethiopia had begun withdrawing its troops from the town of Badme.
It is one of many policy shifts announced since the 41-year-old took office in early April, moves that could reshape Ethiopia's relations with its neighbours and have equally dramatic impacts inside the country of 100 million people.

Whether the new measures, including liberalisation of the state-controlled economy, end up addressing critical challenges from high youth unemployment to rising government debt remain to be seen. But they are shaking the country up.

"All that we have achieved from the situation of the last 20 years is tension," Abiy said.
"Neither Ethiopia nor Eritrea benefit from a stalemate. We need to expend all our efforts towards peace and reconciliation and extricate ourselves from petty conflicts and divisions and focus on eliminating poverty."

Ethiopia’s move is a “drastic departure” from its longstanding – and failed – policy, said Ahmed Soliman, Ethiopia analyst at Chatham House, a London-based thinktank.
“To see some movement is extremely positive. This is the most important latent conflict within the Horn and its resolution is important for peace and security in the region.”

NO COMMENT FROM ERITREA
Eritrea used to be a part of Ethiopia and waged a 30-year struggle for independence. The war on their shared border between 1998 and 2000 killed tens of thousands of people, caused significant displacement and the splintering of families.

Eritrea's government has not responded publicly to Addis Ababa’s offer of an olive branch late on Tuesday. The two nations cut ties during the war.
Asmara's Information Minister told Reuters on Tuesday evening he had not seen the Ethiopian government's statement so could not immediately comment. He did not respond to phone calls on Wednesday.

Eritrea has long said it wants Ethiopia to pull its troops out from the disputed territory before normalizing ties, citing a decision by a boundary commission at The Hague which awarded the village of Badme to Eritrea in 2002.
Asmara has long felt betrayed by world powers, who they say failed to force Ethiopia to abide by the commission ruling.

Ethiopia says the row over border demarcation can only be resolved through a negotiated settlement.
On Tuesday, an Ethiopian foreign ministry official told Reuters that there were "at least 61 attempts" to mediate between the two nations, but that Asmara had rejected all requests.
Russia, the European Union, and Qatar were among those that proposed to mediate in the last two decades, he said.

Abiy said Ethiopia needed to resolve what he seemed to view as a costly and pointless dispute.
"Putting an end to this situation and finding peace is necessary beyond anything else not just for Ethiopia but for the wider Horn of Africa," he said in a speech in Addis Ababa.

"Every Ethiopian should realise that it is expected of us to be a responsible government that ensures stability in our region, one that takes the initiative to connect the brotherly peoples of both countries and expands trains, buses and economic ties between Asmara and Addis Ababa."
Diplomats say punitive measures taken against Eritrea may prevent an immediate conclusion to the dispute.

The U.N. Security Council imposed an arms embargo on Eritrea in 2009 on charges that Asmara provided political, financial and logistical support to militant groups in Somalia. Eritrea has long dismissed the claims, saying they are concocted by Addis Ababa in a bid to isolate the country and divert attention from Ethiopia's reluctance to hand over the disputed areas.

"The Eritrean government has always proclaimed its innocence and will demand that the sanctions are promptly lifted. This could be a sticking point for now," said a Western diplomat in Ethiopia.

Nigeria Says It Recovered $83 Million From Tax-Amnesty Scheme

Nigeria’s government has recovered 30 billion naira ($83 million) under an amnesty program for tax defaulters, according to the finance ministry.
The money was collected from individuals and companies under the so-called Voluntary Assets and Income Declaration Scheme, the Abuja-based finance ministry said Wednesday in a statement. Those that participated will receive certificates showing they’ve complied, it said.
President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration launched the scheme to boost revenue collection in a country that has a ratio of tax to gross domestic product of around 6 percent, one of the lowest in the world. That compares with 27 percent in South Africa and 16 percent in Ghana.

Scores of migrants drown off Yemen coast

 

The boat was carrying at least 100 Ethiopian migrants when it capsized off Yemen in rough seas. Thousands make the life-threatening journey every month, according to the UN's migration agency.
At least 46 migrants drowned after their boat capsized off the shore of Yemen on Wednesday, the UN International Organization for Migration (IOM) said.
The dead include 37 men and 9 women, with the 16 missing presumed dead. At least 100 migrants were crammed onto the smuggler's vessel which left the port of Bossau, Somalia on June 5.
According to the IOM, the boat traveled through the night across the Gulf of Aden and approached the shore at 5 a.m. on June 6. All of the passengers on board were Ethiopian nationals.
Tragedy 'hidden in plain sight'
"Survivors said the passengers who were without lifejackets in the smuggler's boat started panicking as high waves struck close to the shore," IOM's statement read. "As the boat took on water, they were pitched headlong into the rough seas where so many succumbed," it continued.
"The Gulf of Aden's shameful migration tragedy is one that is hidden in plain sight," said Mohammed Abdiker, director of IOM's Department of Operations and Emergencies.
"Over 7,000 poor migrants take this perilous journey every month; some 100,000 took it just last year. They are treated appallingly and go through horrendous conditions. This has to end," he added.
Earlier this week IOM helped some 101 Ethiopian migrants to leave Yemen through the port of Hudaydah as violent clashes grew closer to the area.
In 2017, IOM helped about 2,900 migrants and refugees to return home from Yemen: 73 percent were Somalis, 25 percent Ethiopians and 2 percent other nationalities. IOM has also helped 298 Ethiopian and 1,064 Somali migrants and refugees return home voluntarily in 2018.

8 Foods to Eat For Happiness When You're Feeling Down

8 Foods to Eat For Happiness When You're Feeling Down

Sometimes you just have one of those days where everything seems to go wrong. Nothing feels good. Nothing can improve your mood. The only thing you can think about is a nice hearty meal or a decadent dessert to drown your feelings in. This may seem like a great idea in the moment, but it'll only take you further down after. Skip the ice cream, bowls of cereal, and that entire box of pizza, and focus on eating your way to happiness the healthy way. Battling emotions associated with depression is difficult. It's not an easy fix. But cleaning up your diet and eating foods that can give you energy and a mood boost can really help.

 

 

Dark Leafy Greens

Leafy greens like kale and spinach are great at fighting against inflammation. "According to a study published in JAMA Psychiatry, severe depression has been linked with brain inflammation." Try incorporating a little bit into each of your meals like adding it into your smoothies and omelettes. One study even found that a diet rich in leafy greens led to sharper memory and slower decline. Give us all the greens, please!

 

Walnuts

The keto diet may just be onto something! These nuts are extremely rich in omega-3 fatty acids, and, according to a study from the British Journal of Psychiatry, this type of fat supports brain function and reduces depression symptoms. If you're looking for a happy state of mind, try snacking on a few of these at a time.

 

Coconut

Coconut seems to be everywhere right now and you can never have enough of it because number one, it tastes amazing. Number two, it's so versatile. And number three, which probably should be number one, coconut is a mood-boosting food. Just like avocados, coconut can stimulate dopamine and serotonin synthesis. These two are key for lessening anxiety and increasing appetite, two common symptoms of depression. MCT oil is the type of fat found in coconuts, and it can be easily added to any recipe. Just call it the happy ingredient!

 

Berries

Blueberries. Raspberries. Strawberries. Blackberries. You name it. These are an incredible source of antioxidants. One study done by the Journal of Nutritional and Environmental Medicine that said, "After two years, those who were treated with antioxidants had a significantly lower depression score." Not only that but berries are delicious, sweet, and refreshing, making them the perfect thing to snack on for a mood boost. Plus, the colors can only brighten your day.

 

Dark Chocolate

Because we're all looking for a reason to justify eating more chocolate, aren't we? Most of us turn to chocolate in times of mood swings, especially women when it's that time of the month and cravings hit. Well, there's some legitimacy to it because dark chocolate has been found to be a stimulator of those same endorphins that give you feelings of happiness and pleasure. Of course, don't overdo it, because too much sugar can give you that opposite feeling.

 

Avocados

The mitochondria may be the powerhouse of the cell, but avocados are the powerhouse of the entire human body! These beautiful babies are filled with loads of healthy fats. And believe it or not, even though protein gets all the talk these days, fats are just as important. Your brain needs fats in order to run smoothly. Avocados like to be called the happy fruit. According to Livestrong, "Avocados are rich in nutrients necessary for serotonin to develop and reach optimal levels in the brain." More serotonin equals more serenity!

 

 

 

Turkey

You might not have guessed this one because you all know far too well how turkey can make you feel. Sometimes it can make us really lethargic rather than energized, but this may all be a myth. Turkey meat is high in tryptophan. Our bodies need tryptophan to build up serotonin, a chemical that regulates both hunger and feelings of joy, according to CBS New York. Turkey is also high in protein, so it's perfect for getting your body moving, which is sure to make you feel better.

 

Sweet Potatoes

These guys are not just called SWEET potatoes for their taste. It's because they're sweet to the mind, body, and soul. The bright orange color that gets us so excited to cut into these comes from beta-carotene. Beta-carotene can also be found in other veggies like carrots and it helps to reduce any damage to the brain cells according to The Health Architect.

 

Ghollywood Actress, Nadia Buari stuns in lace

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A 14 year old boy who has laid 20 eggs

An Indonesian teen has allegedly been laying eggs for more than two years.

The 14-year-old boy from Gowa, in Indonesia, claims that he has laid 20 eggs in the last two years, with the last two popping out at a hospital, in front of doctors.

Akmal has reportedly been hospitalised several times for his bizarre condition over the past couple of years.

During his latest trip to a hospital, the boy allegedly laid two eggs in front of the baffled medical staff treating him. Doctors maintain that it is impossible for eggs to form inside the human body, and suspect that the boy has either been swallowing them whole or pushing them up his backside.

An X-ray revealed a large egg high up the boy’s rectum, but his father, Rusli, insists that he would never put them there himself.

“He never swallowed eggs whole, why would he do that? I am an imam in my village, so there’s no voodoo. I only believe in the Lord,” the man told local reporters.

POSITIVE THINKING CHRONICLES :- CHAPTER TEN (FINAL)

Ch. 10: 
Get The Correct Attitude

If you're not happy with your life then it's up to you to alter it. By developing the right attitude you are able to achieve anything you set your sights on.

Look At It The Right Way 

Attitude isn't quite everything when it concerns being successful, but attitude plays a part in almost every phase of your life. A pitiful attitude gets more individuals fired than any other single factor, and a good attitude gets individuals jobs and helps them keep those jobs more than any other factor. 

Your attitude bears on many individuals, from your family to the stranger you smile at on the street corner. Your attitude is especially important when you face apparently hopeless situations. Losing a job, mate, or friend because of a lousy attitude is unfortunate — particularly because a bad attitude can be doctored . 

You can find at least 2 ways to view virtually everything. A pessimist seeks difficulty in the opportunity, whereas an optimist seeks opportunity in the difficulty. A poet of long since put the difference between optimism and pessimism this way: "Two men looked out from prison bars — one saw mud, the other saw stars." 

Regrettably, many individuals look only at the trouble and not at the opportunity that lies inside the problem. Many employees complain about the difficultness of their jobs, for instance, not realizing that if the job were easy, the employer would hire somebody with less ability at a lower wage. A little coin can hide even the sun if you hold the coin close enough to your eye. So when you get too close to your troubles to think objectively about them, try to keep in mind how your vision can be blocked, take a step back, and view the situation from a fresh angle. Look up rather than down. 

Pessimism muddies up the water of opportunity. Anytime a fresh innovation appears promising to make life easier, somebody always complains that it will take the jobs of individuals. When Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin, objectors said that it would put thousands of individuals out of work. Rather, the invention made the production of cloth much cheaper, and millions of individuals could afford more clothing, which created infinite jobs. When the computer was devised, folks believed that individuals would lose their jobs. Some individuals have had to retrain themselves to stay sellable, but almost everybody agrees that computers have created — not deleted — jobs and have improved our capabilities boundlessly. 

You can't do anything to alter the fact that a problem exists, but you can do a good deal to find the opportunity within that problem. You're guaranteed a better tomorrow by doing your best today and formulating a plan of action for the tomorrows that lie ahead. Just remember to sustain a positive mental attitude so that, as you plan for tomorrow, you're doing so with the sense of anticipation that produces substantially better results.

Faultfinders still believe that someone pushed Humpty Dumpty, and they'd vote against starting a Pessimist's Club as they don't believe that such a club can work. 

Almost half of American workers fall into the cynic class. They distrust just about everything — government, big business, the products they purchase, their employer, supervisors, and co-workers. An additional portion of workers is classed as wary, with strong cynical leanings. 

How many friends and how much peace do cynics have? How well do they get along with their spouses, children, and neighbors? Not many, not much, and not very well. 

On the sunnier side of life are the idealists — persons who have the tendency to see the best solution in any position. Sow those optimistic seeds, and you raise the optimist shrouded inside you. 

Much cynicism is induced by unrealistic expectations — expecting great things to happen to you without any effort on your part. Having high anticipations for yourself is a crucial part of success, but you must as well develop a solid goals program to make those anticipations a reality. Individuals too often view the world through rosy glasses, and when their unrealistic expectations come short, they become cynical and put on woes-colored glasses. 

Have you ever been stuck in a traffic jam at the worst possible time? Did you stamp your foot, pound the wheel, shake your fist, and rest on the horn? If so, did you discover that the louder you blew your horn and the fouler you got when you shook your fist, the more quickly the traffic ahead of you opened up and let you go through? 

If you follow that foot-stomping, horn-blowing act often enough, you raise your blood pressure, step-up your chances of having a heart attack or getting ulcers, and generally ruin your disposition and shorten your life. 

Consider that traffic jam, smile, and say, "crikey! I'll bet it's going to take at least half-hour to get through this mess! In half-hour, if I listen to informational tapes, add to my vocabulary, find new leadership principles, or step-up my knowledge!" Or if you have somebody in the car with you, a traffic jam is a chance for an uninterrupted visit. Use the time to complete a grocery list or plan a surprise for your partners next birthday. Your choices may not be bountiful, but using your time to do meaningful things sure beats "stewing without doing." 

You do have an alternative — either you can gain or achieve something while you wait, or you can get distressed and bring on strokes, heart attacks, and hypertension. "People jams" in the office, home, neighborhood, school, playground, and ballpark can be addressed in a similar manner. Though you might not be able to pop in a tape or read a book when others schedules don't conform to yours, you can still unwind and people-watch or use the extra time to work at ideas. You'll be healthier and happier at the end of your day if you take that approach.

POSITIVE THINKING CHRONICLES :- CHAPTER NINE

Ch. 09: 
Use Time Wisely

Avoid spending time on activities that don't agree with what you want in life. The crucial thing is to consistently work towards the activities that will make your life what you want and this, in turn, will help you have a positive attitude.

Time Is Precious 

There are 24 hours in a day. At a first glimpse it seems a great deal, but in our practical every day experience we often feel that there's never enough time to do all the things that we want to do. How can we apply our time in such a way that we can get the most out of those 24 hours? 

A successful businessman once stated, "If you want to be successful in life you have to forfeit either sleep or television or both." There's much soundness in these words. To use time wisely the beginning thing we can do is to become conscious of where we are not utilizing time wisely - put differently: where we feel we're wasting time. TV has brought a lot of good things, but it's also true that it can take over much of our precious time unnecessarily. We can apply the time we save by watching less TV by doing something constructive in our own lives or by doing something good for humankind. 

It goes without saying that sleep is utterly necessary and essential. But some of the times we tend to indulge ourselves in acquiring more sleep than we really need - particularly on the weekend. So if we really prefer to write that novel, master that difficult piece on the piano or work out that fabulous business plan, we might have to become more economical in our sleeping conduct. 

Eight hours of sleep are suggested for sound health. Yet through the practice of meditation we can step by step reduce the amount of sleep we require. From eight hours it can become seven hours, six hours or even five or four hours, contingent on our individual capacity. For meditation provides us inner peace, which can replace an amount of outer sleep. It's said that a moment of real inner peace which one can experience in deep meditation can substitute several hours of sleep. 

A different thing which might help us in using time more effectively is to alter activity once in a while. By altering activity we give ourselves a break. For our mind everything gets boring and tedious after a while, so if we venture into a fresh activity the mind gets new exuberance and energy. That new joy and energy will as well help us to work much more concentrated and effectively. Then when we get enough of that task we can once again return to the former task and we'll again get new joy and enthusiasm. "Rest is change of activity," some spiritual teachers say. If we know how to utilize this little phrase of wisdom in our every day lives, we'll be taking a big step forwards towards the fulfillment of our ambitions.

POSITIVE THINKING CHRONICLES :- CHAPTER EIGHT

Ch. 08: 
Stay Focused

Focus on positive things in your daily life. Don’t center on the things you don’t want or the mistakes that happen. If you shift your thoughts to the situation at hand, then you leave no room for the anxious thoughts to command your thinking.

Get It Together 

Hold an impression of what you want to accomplish at all times, this pulls it to be manifested in your life. View yourself there and try to feel how you would if you were there already. The only thing that's keeping you from being there is you and entirely you, so let yourself be there in any way imaginable. We're all able of accomplishing our goals; it’s just a matter of time. By visualizing or acting as if you already accomplished your goals, you’ll discover new focus on why you're working towards your goals. 

If you're like me and working entirely alone to achieve these goals you've set for yourself, then I advise breaking that work up into littler pieces. It's best and easier to work as though you’re making a jigsaw puzzle, rather than making a 20 foot wall painting. This will help keep you motivated and centered due to the fact that you're unceasingly achieving small pieces of the goals. 

Don’t listen to the nay-sayers, if somebody thinks you’re a bit nuts, or don’t have trust in what you can achieve, then forget about them. These individuals are just a bit upset that they don’t have the drive, as you do, to aim for the stars. Don’t entirely blame them either; it’s just that society has a way of disciplining individuals into persisting in their safe and cozy comfort zones. If you let them affect you, your centering will disperse, and we don’t want that. 

Remain out of your comfort zone; being successful is all about accepting risks and doing what is generally not done in our society – taking the path lower traveled. If you persist in your comfort zone, you’ll be at ease and that may lead you to blanking out your goals – drifting in limbo while you look for something to happen is never beneficial. Avoid your comfort zone, if you’re sort of uncomfortable it might mean that you're climbing higher into new and unchartered soil you've never been in, and that's exactly where you want to be. 

Check everything you’ve achieved at the end of the week to supercharge yourself, and then see what are your approaching tasks for the next week. This exercise keeps you centered by furnishing you with hard facts about where you’ve been and where you’re going next. Always put down everything that you have been doing and anything you wish to do. Use a planner, a calendar, excel, word, or whatsoever you want to use to put down everything, and go over it once or twice a week – but merely do it. 

Among the things that's always helped me with my goals is discussing them. I’ll discuss where I am, troubles I need to fix, fresh goals I have brought to my list, or how much work I have left to achieve any of them. By talking about your goals to trusted friends and even family members, you make support for your thoughts, and hey who knows, they might even help you see something you haven’t. It’s always good to let it out, don’t keep it in as though it was a secret – silence isn't the way, you need to discuss it. 

Occasionally it’s helpful to walk off from a particular project or goal your working towards for a few days to let it brew in your mind. You may discover that once you rejoin it, you might have a fresh perspective angle towards it that you might not have had before. This is where your mind subconsciously solves problems it couldn’t before, due to the fact that you never gave yourself the time to sop it in. It’s the same way as though you planted a seed, if you endlessly stare at it for many days it may not seem as it’s growing, but if you walk off for a few days and come back to it, you’ll observe new things about it. This will fuel you, pulling in a new found focus in accomplishing your goals. 

Among the most crucial things to keep in mind, is that when you're closest to resigning is when you're in fact closest to accomplishing your goals. If you feel like you urgently need to quit on your goals, don’t. I’ve been in a lot of situations where I can’t seem to continue on, but that’s only a mental roadblock, a conditioned thing you have inside you that's trying to undermine you from accomplishing your goals. We're all prone to this pressure and most circum to it. Don’t follow the masses, you're different, if you continue, you'll probably succeed. Just keep at it, and you'll soon savor the real fruits of your labor. 

Most individuals keep work and life on separate sides of the spectrum, when in fact you need to mix them together in a appropriate balance. Working isn’t negative, and forever try to keep this mentality. It’s among the things that gives us worth. By making your work part of your daily life, your goals will be accomplished at an overall smoother and better rate and you'll sustain a healthy focus. Though you must forever remember to keep a balance, don’t be swallowed by either or, you won’t be useful to anybody if you burn out. 

Don’t ever let yourself burn out, and if you do, take a holiday or something. I’m very ambitious towards all my goals, but I as well respect ―time out‖ sessions once in a while. If you get nauseated just by looking at something you’re suppose to be working at, then just leave it for a while and work at something else or try to unwind. If you make time to unwind then you’ll refresh yourself. Each one of us has our certain cap of leeway towards any given thing before we need to recharge again. Know and respect your tolerance cap. Keep it balanced and even if you ―have to do something – blow it off. By presenting yourself time to recharge and unwind, you’re in turn replenishing your focus meter so that you can continue without handicapping your productivity.

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POSITIVE THINKING CHRONICLES :- CHAPTER SEVEN

Ch. 07: 
Get Organized

Commit yourself to a positive environment. If your environment is littered and disorganized spend the time to get organized it will go a long way in helping you to alter your thinking. Who can be positive sitting in the midst of a mess? An organized environment is elating and inspiring, a great place to establish a positive attitude.

Get Moving 

So you need to get organized. Well, so do we all. But now that you've set the organizing goal, how do you successfully carry off the ins and outs of achieving it? Here are some tips to do just that. 

1. Begin with the correct job 

This is crucial. Separate your organizing effort into sensible and traceable tasks, prioritize and begin with a job which you believe will give you the most bang for the sweat you put into organizing it and getting it completed. folders are bang-up tools This could be a littler job, which you know will be completes fast enough, giving you the much required motivation booster to move on to the next greater projects that you've been dreading. 

Or instead, it could be a larger job which you know was crying for your attention for a while now, and getting it off your plate will take the most burden off your mind. 

Take a moment if you need to determine this. That time is advantageously spent, compared to the likely hours you may expend on a certain task, only to leave it unfinished in the midst. 

2. Don't get side-tracked with micro- sub-tasks 

This is likely the common reason why trying to get organized bombs for a lot of individuals. 

You begin organizing something, like say your photograph albums, and then begin to look at those photos and slip back into memories. 

Before you recognize, a few hours have passed, and you might have even had a blast, but - those albums haven't moved. 

A different example would be attempting to organize a bunch of papers, only to digress when you get to those tax papers, and begin calculating your tax refund. 

Be methodical and operative about it; if essential, set yourself a sensible time limit to finish each job, and make adhering to it a priority. 

Tell yourself once you're set organizing, you'll relax and spend an hour browsing those albums, perhaps sipping a well merited drink. 

3. Produce a temporary staging area 

While clearing up your clutter, at times you may bump into items for which you haven't made a space for, and are not sure where to place them. You've 2 alternatives to deal with them: 

You can either spend a little time to think through where they go, and set them there. You can group like things together, and assign a basic place holder for them, founded on where you require them the most. 

Instead, if you feel that working out what to do with them is taking a bit much time, or distracting you from your total organization attempt, you can set them in a "temporary staging area", like a cardboard carton, with a mental note (or a sticky note) to return to it once the rest of it's done. 

A caution, though - if you begin tossing everything you have a question about into this temporary place, before long it will become one more muddle which you'll finally have to deal with. And that kills its purpose. 

4. Don't multi-task 

Don't be lured to try and get everything done right away. While this might seem more effective, in the long haul it doesn't turn out to be, as chances are it might lead to jumping to and fro between tasks, and you may wind up not finishing anything. 

Instead, assign a task or a portion of the task to somebody else, if that's workable. 

5. Do not be a perfectionist 

Finally but not the least, don't be a perfectionist in attempting to fit everything in exactly specified places. Be flexible. Recognize that everything can't be perfect, and as long as you know where your things are, and are able to get to your items with no effort, you're organized, even if it looks like clutter to the next individual. 

Now that we have got the jumble out of the way and know how to get organized, make sure you stay organized, and take the daily actions to pursue to keep it that way.

POSITIVE THINKING CHRONICLES :- CHAPTER SIX

Ch. 06: 
Surround Yourself With Positive

To me, hearing motivational material is empowering and stimulating yet soothing and relaxing at the same time. Capitalize on the wealth of data on personal accomplishment that's available today and you, as well, will soon be hooked on success.

Drink It In 

In the past fifty years approximately, unbelievable progress has been made in the areas of personal achievement and personal development. Individuals have committed their entire lives to the study of success. Their lives' work has been summed up in the books and audio platforms they've released. A lot of these books and platforms sit like concealed gems on shelves of bookstores and in warehouses, awaiting readers to find the life-changing info held inside. 

If these books and plans are really that mighty, why don't a lot of individuals read and listen to them? Here are the basic causes: 

• They don't believe the data will aid them. This is the most challenging obstruction for success writers to defeat. It requires belief, or faith, for a person to begin reading a book, begin listening to an audio course of study, or begin a program like this one. Ironically, a lot of these plans contain info that will help establish the faith needed; all the same, those without at least a little trust, or a willingness to retain an open mind, will never take that step. 
  
  
• Self-help content has gotten a foul "rap". In a few cases, this is well merited. There are a few writers, particularly on the matter of making income, that are, well... let's simply say less than certified to be giving advice. If you're purchasing a book on how to make a million bucks, is the writer a millionaire? Did he get to be a millionaire by marketing his "how to be a millionaire" books? Study about the writer(s) before you purchase a book or audio plan. Study reviews and see what other people have said. 
  
  
• They didn't feel they got anything out of former programs they've attempted. At the very least, their minds were submitted to hours of positive mental disciplining. It's actually really hard to pick up a book or listen to an audio plan and not acquire at least one beneficial idea or even life-changing concept. Seek that one idea and most of the time you'll discover many.
  

Now here are scarcely a few of the benefits of reading and listening to positive, motivational, and educational content. 

• Never feel like you're wasting time again. How much time do you expend a week driving in your car, sitting on public transportation, exercising, or doing any other action in which you're, or may be, listening to material of your choice? How much time do you expend waiting; in lines, for engagements, or for other people? This may be turned into some of your most useful time spent. 
  
  
• It's motivational. We're already cognizant of the might of motivation. Read or listen to the words of additional optimists that inspire you and give you mental might to do nearly anything you set your mind to. 
  
  
• It's educational. Training shouldn't stop after highschool or college. To develop as an person we should spend our lives fertilizing our brains with valuable info. Just like a lot of careers that necessitate ongoing training via seminars and conferences, you should take ongoing education for your own personal accomplishment. Your success in living depends on it. 
  
  
• We all require suitable mental training. From the time we were added to this earth till the present day, our minds have been programmed with negativity and confining beliefs. Some of this comes from our rearing, friends, colleagues, the news we read and the commercials we watch. By centering on positive material, we can virtually recondition our minds and substitute the negative, constraining beliefs we have about success with positive, endowing ones.
  

Here is a process for capturing the most out of non-fictional, self-help content. 

1. Study for comprehending. Personal development plans are jammed with data and tips that work best when they're retained in your conscious memory. Study or listen to the book or tape more than one time. Each time you do, your retentiveness of the info increases. Don't absorb too much data at a time. The average mind begins to drift and meander someplace between twenty and thirty minutes. When this occurs, call for a break. 
   
   
2. Assess. You surely don't have to trust everything you read or hear. Assess what the writer has to say with an clear mind. Does it add up to you? If you followed the belief, would it better your life? If so, why not give it a effort? Don't be put off by the writer even if you don't agree with most of what is stated. Take what you are able to from the plan and leave the remainder. 
   
   
3. Implement. It's said that knowledge without application isn't might; it's only likely might. Utilize and implement what you learn to your daily life. Only then will the info be of real worth to you. 
   
   
4. Recap. Return to your books, tapes, notes, and plans often and consider the times you've utilized the data. When you come across the benefits, it will produce a passion for learning keener than you've ever had earlier. 
   
   
5. Contribution. Make these books, tapes, and plans easily available to those you care about. Most individuals won't spend just a couple of dollars purchasing their own book or tape, but they might just read or listen to it if it's there.