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12 Secrets To Great Romance For The Rest Of Your Life

June 4th, 2012

12 Secrets To Great Romance For The Rest Of Your Life By Judith Sherven, Ph.D. NABBW’s Healthy Relationships Expert You can have The New Intimacy in your life. And, it\’s easier than you think! All you have to do is begin practicing the first of these ten steps. When you feel comfortable, add the next one that attracts you most. Before long you\’ll notice a difference in your confidence, self-respect, your capacity to give and receive love and, of course, the intimacy that makes it all worthwhile. See what magic you create! Step 1: ACCEPT COMPLIMENTS. Do you have trouble accepting... Read More

The Beauty of a Quickie: Rock your world in 8 minutes a day!

June 4th, 2012

The Beauty of a Quickie: Rock your world in 8 minutes a day! By Regina Leeds, The Zen Organizer NABBW’s Organizational Skills Expert “Those who would climb to a lofty height must go by steps, not leaps.” ~~ St. Gregory the Great You live in a world that feels at times as if it\’s moving at hyper speed. You have the best intentions when it comes to making your home a sanctuary, streamlining your To Do list and creating more \’me time.\’ But then the doorbell rings, your Instant Message dings, the baby cries, your spouse is cranky, your boss needs a transfusion... Read More

How to Write a Book: Writing Chapter Titles that Turn Browsers into Buyers

June 4th, 2012

How to Write a Book: Writing Chapter Titles that Turn Browsers into Buyers By Ronda Del Boccio NABBW’s Entrepreneurial Authoring Expert One of the most neglected considerations for how to write a book are the chapter titles. Yet perusing chapter titles is a critical step a book browser makes when deciding whether or not to buy a book. If the front and back cover (or cover and book description online) make the browser look inside the book, guess what they\’ll see first? That\’s right, the chapter titles! So here are 3 things NOT TO DO as you write your chapter titles. 1. DO NOT... Read More

I’m No Cougar

June 4th, 2012

I’m No Cougar By Leigh Anne Jasheway NABBW’s Boomer Humor Expert I was innocently watching something on TV the other night when an ad for a dating site popped up. It was called OlderWomenWithoutBoundaries.com or something like that. Naturally, I had to run to the computer to check it out — not because I am one (a cougar), mind you, but because I needed good laugh. I found there are actually several dating sites for cougars (none for pumas, panthers or housecats, however). I logged onto CougarLife.com because it said it was #1 in cougar dating; it was rated four claws. Across the... Read More

When Is Enough Enough?

June 4th, 2012

When Is Enough Enough? A Quick Look at Choosing Expensive Medical Procedures After a Certain Age By Chloe JonPaul Now that I\’ve reached the age of seventy-five, I know that I have lived the bulk of my life and unlike so many others, I have no desire to live to be 125! Four years ago, I was at death\’s door with gangrene, which had formed because my small intestines had wrapped themselves around old scar tissue from an old surgery. TThe doctors told me afterwards that if they hadn\’t found the cause of the intense abdominal pain I was having that I would have been dead within... Read More

Have You Had To Speak Up In A Difficult Situation?

June 4th, 2012

Have You Had To Speak Up In A Difficult Situation? By Natalie Caine, M.A. NABBW’s Empty Nest Expert Did you speak up or let it be? A woman I worked with didn\’t think it was ok for her to share with her kids that she wanted what she wanted, which was to make her own choices about whether to travel or stay home. She used the words, wanted what she wanted because that was the unspoken truth. It is her choice and she forgot that thought. Yes, she heard all the reasons why she needed to go on a trip to “get out there” and yet she didn\’t think it was ok for them to... Read More

Mixed Feelings About the CDC’s Recent Call to Boomers

June 4th, 2012

Mixed Feelings About the CDC’s Recent Call to Boomers By Anne Holmes NABBW’s Baby Boomer Expert By now you probably would have to be living under a rock not to have heard that the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) is suggesting that all Boomers get tested for Hepatitis C. Apparently statistic indicate that one in 30 of us Baby Boomers is infected with virus, according to the experts at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. And most of us don\’t know it. So the CDC is moving ahead with a proposal that all baby boomers (those of us born between 1945 and 1965) get a blood... Read More

Retirement Rules of Thumb

June 4th, 2012

Retirement Rules of Thumb By Pamela J. Sams, CRPC NABBW’s Retirement Planning for Women Expert Because retirement rules of thumb are guidelines designed for the average situation, they\’ll tend to be “wrong” for a particular retiree as often as they\’re “right.” However, rules of thumb are usually based on a sound financial principle, and can provide a good starting point for assessing your retirement needs. Here are four common retirement rules of thumb. The percentage of stock in a portfolio should equal 100 minus your age Financial professionals often... Read More

Steps to Deal with Bullying

June 4th, 2012

Steps to Deal with Bullying By Phyllis Goldberg, Ph.D. and Rosemary Lichtman, Ph.D. Remember what it was like to be in school, afraid of the big bully in the neighborhood? The documentary Bully reignited the national dialogue about this challenge for kids, following several students and their families over the course of one school year. Bullying is pervasive in our society today – research indicates that one in three children have been involved in an incident, either as perpetrator or victim. It\’s been estimated that 13 million children in the U.S. are bullied each year, with 3... Read More

Fast EASY Product Creation: Share Your Expertise on a CD or DVD FREE!

June 4th, 2012

Fast EASY Product Creation: Share Your Expertise on a CD or DVD FREE! By Ronda Del Boccio NABBW’s Entrepreneurial Authoring Expert Anyone who is an author (whether you are one now or you want to be an author) is an expert at something. Why not turn your expertise into a CD or DVD so you have something to offer people? This is an excellent income stream and relationship builder, that showcases your expertise. It doesn\’t matter whether you write fiction or nonfiction. It doesn\’t matter what your expertise is. Another great benefit of creating a CD or DVD is that you have something... Read More