There may be no I’s in TEAM….
There may be no I in team, but there’s a M and an E!

The owners of this team have a moral obligation to take action, hire a personal success coach! You have a defensive coach, an offensive coach, now what you require is a thinking coach.  These guys had “stinkin thinkin’ – were they even thinking?  Most people don’t think.  Dr Ken McFarland says,

2% of the population think
3% of the population think they think…
95% would rather DIE than THINK!

In their case I believe they were in the 95% we would rather die than think. Teach them response-ability.  If that team could score 14 points in the first 7 minutes of a game – why would you give up?
These guys need a coach who teaches how to think SOLUTIONS! Play!  Think! Choose to be the VICTOR!

DON’T GIVE UP…
Don’t Quit

When things go wrong as they sometimes will,
When the road you’re trudging seems all up hill,
When the funds are low and the debts are high
And you want to smile, but you have to sigh,
When care is pressing you down a bit,
Rest if you must, but don’t you quit.
Life is queer with its twists and turns,
As every one of us sometimes learns,
And many a failure turns about
When he might have won had he stuck it out;
Don’t give up though the pace seems slow–
You may succeed with another blow,
Success is failure turned inside out–
The silver tint of the clouds of doubt,
And you never can tell how close you are,
It may be near when it seems so far;
So stick to the fight when you’re hardest hit–
It’s when things seem worst that you must not quit.

- Edgar A. Guest

And then…I remembered the words ‘park bench’ and Rockefeller – hooray! You know, when you have the right tools, or the right words…the computer responds every time, all the time, no exceptions. Author Unknown…

A business executive was deep in debt and could see no way out. Creditors were closing in on him. Suppliers were demanding payment. He sat on the park bench , head in hands, wondering if anything could save his company from bankruptcy.

Suddenly an old man appeared before him.   “I can see that something is troubling you,” he said.  After listening to the executive’s woes, the old man said, “I believe I can help you.”  He asked the man his name, wrote out a check, and pushed it into his hand saying, “Take this money. Meet me here exactly one year from today, and you can pay me back at that time.” Then he turned and disappeared as quickly as he had come.

The business executive saw in his hand a check for $500,000, signed by John D. Rockefeller, then one of the richest men in the world!  “I can erase my money worries in an instant!” he realized. But instead, the executive decided to put the un-cashed check in his safe. Just knowing it was there might give him the strength to work out a way to save his business, he thought.

With renewed optimism, he negotiated better deals and extended terms of payment. He closed several big sales. Within a few months, he was out of debt and making money once again. Exactly one year later, he returned to the park with the un- cashed check. At the agreed-upon time, the old man appeared. But just as the executive was about to hand back the check and share his success story, a nurse came running up and grabbed the old man.

“I’m so glad I caught him!” she cried. “I hope he hasn’t been bothering you. He’s always escaping from the rest home and telling people he’s John D. Rockefeller. ” And she led the old man away by the arm. The astonished executive just stood there, stunned. All year long he’d been wheeling and dealing, buying and selling, convinced he had half a million dollars behind him.

Suddenly, he realized that it wasn’t the money, real or imagined, that had turned his life around. It was his new-found self-confidence that gave him the power to achieve anything he went after.

Faith in yourself will allow you to have whatever you want – I love this story.

Then he usually just waves goodbye as he leaves.

Not today.

Today, he climbed up the stairs to my office in the loft carrying a cup of coffee and a small plate with a buttered bagel on it. Still, I was thinking that he was going into the other room to eat it.  Then he walked toward my desk and placed it in front of me.  ”For me?!” “WOW” “Thank you so much!” – What a wonderful way to begin my day.  With much gratitude.

Good morning,

Just want to share the nerves of this Nana who’s first and only granddaughter announced to the world on FB that she is in a relationship.  How did she go from a cuddly uncoordinated 13 year old to a gorgeous grownup wearing a strapless dress, heels and makeup? How did she go from a daddy’s girl, hating boys to ‘being in a relationship‘?
I wonder how times have changed.  Do they still play hard to get? Do they still play ‘spin the bottle’ and plant their first kiss? OMG That is just to mind boggling to ponder. Focus Jan, Focus!

I had one son and never a daughter..how did you all get through this? I breathe in love and breathe out confidence that she will make good decisions. 

Cute? Yes – it is cute!  As my mom says, “This too will pass!”

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The body requires nourishment – it is your vehicle for life – there is no way to trade it in on a new model and most people seriously take better care of their cars than they do their own body. WHY? Perhaps because it is FREE. It came with birth – just a thought…

So many times we are led to an article, a page, a link or a book because of our awareness. Just today, I stumbled upon a video of Kathy Rigby as Peter Pan.  Her tiny frame intrigued me and I researched her.  Here is what Wikipedia had to say about her…

In 1981, Rigby starred as Dorothy in the Wizard of Oz. During that production, Rigby met her second husband, Tom McCoy. She credits McCoy with enabling her to fight bulimia, a disease which she had lived with since the end of her gymnastics career

During the 1980s, Rigby also began publicly speaking about her experiences with eating disorders. Rigby, who suffered from bulimia for 12 years, in an article she wrote for People Magazine in 1984, said: “I wanted to be perfect in my attitude and in my weight. Inside I was going crazy. I probably consumed 10,000 calories a day or more in fast foods. I can tell you where every McDonald’s and Jack in the Box was along the way (to my voice lessons) — and every bathroom where I could get rid of the food.” ] According to a People Magazine interview in 1991, “twice she was hospitalized and nearly died from electrolyte imbalance.”

YES!! She too struggled with Bulimia.  At first I was shocked and then I realized that this is such a private disease – it is like going to the bathroom – also very private – something we do not share with others.

When I met Barbara Niven, a couple of years ago at an Ilearning Global event -  she shared her battle with Bulimia – she took it to the next level and made a video about it.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q58kyTdFf98

Barbara Niven: actress www.barbaraniven.com
Who else do we know?

Diane Keaton -
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/11/16/diane-keaton-book-then-again_n_1097731.html
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2059434/Diane-Keaton-My-secret-battle-bulimia.html

Mary Tyler Moore
http://www.media-awareness.ca/english/resources/articles/body_image/93_beautiful_bulemic_dead.cfm
Karen Carpenter (musician): Went on a water diet to lose weight and, as she put it, to appear more attractive. Continued to diet even after losing 20 lbs, until her death at the age of 32. She died of cardiac arrest due to anorexia.
http://www.anorexia-reflections.com/karen-carpenter-anorexia.html

Jane Fonda: Award-winning actress Jane Fonda revealed several years ago that she had been a secret bulimic from age 12, and struggled with anorexia and bulimia for 30 years. Jane became one of the first Hollywood actresses to break the silence and talk openly about eating disorders and campaigned to raise awareness about anorexia and bulimia. In her autobiography “My Life So Far”, Jane honestly talks about her 30 year battle with eating disorders.

Margaux Hemmingway: actress, model, suffered with bulimia

Famous celebrities who have spoken publicly about their suffering with Eating Disorders: (this list is constantly being updated)

Kelly Clarkson: The ‘American Idol’ winner struggled with bulimia for six months until friends discovered her secret and begged her to get help.
http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/19377418/ns/today-entertainment/t/kelly-clarkson-reveals-battle-bulimia/#.TtpsBGMk67s

http://www.thehollywoodgossip.com/2007/06/kelly-clarkson-comes-clean-about-eating-disorder/

Sandra Dee: Model and actress Sandra Dee struggled with an eating disorder. “I was anorexic for many years – even before people knew what it was – they didn’t even have a name for it back then.” 

Diana, Princess of Wales: Princess Diana

http://www.settelen.com/diana_eating_disorders.htm

“Eating Disorders, whether it be Anorexia or Bulimia, show how an individual can turn the nourishment of the body into a painful attack on themselves and they have at their core a far deeper problem than mere vanity. And sadly, Eating Disorders are on the increase at a disturbing rate, affecting a growing number of men and women and a growing number of children.”

http://www.mirror-mirror.org/princess-diana-eating-disorder.htm

Sally Field: Actress Sally Field struggled with an eating disorder in the past. Sally began her three-year battle with anorexia and bulimia at the age of 20. “Everybody then was Twiggy, except me.”

http://caringonline.com/eatdis/celebrities_s.html

http://www.celebrities-with-diseases.com/celebrities/sally-field%E2%80%99s-eating-disorder-was-life-threatening-2585.html

Zina Garrison: tennis player said, “Bulimia CRUSHES your self esteem”
http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2006/may/07/tennis.features

Felicity Huffman: Actress Felicity Huffman (Desperate Housewives) battled both bulimia and anorexia

http://www.celebrities-with-diseases.com/celebrities/felicity-huffman-overcomes-bulimia-thanks-to-her-family%E2%80%99s-support-2546.html

Janet Jackson: Singer Janet Jackson has been quoted in the media as having an ongoing battle with an eating disorder. 

Elton John: Elton John has gone public about his struggles with bulimia, as well as a less common eating disorder of chewing and spitting.
http://www.celebrities-with-diseases.com/celebrities/elton-john-went-to-rehab-to-battle-drug-abuse-and-bulimia-3457.html

Wynonna Judd: Country singer and songwriter Wynonna Judd (one half of the legendary mother-daughter duo ‘The Judds

http://www.celebrities-with-diseases.com/celebrities/wynonna-judd-and-her-severe-dependency-on-food-4566.html

Whitney Houston
http://caringonline.com/eatdis/celebrities_w.html

Demi Lovato: actress, singer, has discussed her struggles with eating as a writer for Seventeen magazine.
http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/demi-lovato-interview-teen-star-opens-bulimia-cutting/story?id=13405090#.Ttpet2Mk67s

Katherine McPhee: Singer Katharine McPhee, American Idol runner-up, struggled with bulimia while auditioning for American Idol in San Francisco in August 2005. She suffered from an eating disorder for 6 years, since she was 17 years old.

Mary-Kate Olsen: Actress Mary-Kate Olsen (‘The Olsen Twins’) checked into an eating disorder treatment center and underwent treatment for anorexia after months of speculation and rumors about her thin appearance and denying of being anorexic.

Sharon Osbourne: (married to Ozzy Osbourne), who has survived deadly colon cancer in the past, has confessed she has been suffering from bulimia for 35 years and she is still struggling. “I’ve been able to conquer just about everything except bulimia.” Sharon had gastric bypass surgery but still battles with her eating disorder. 

Dennis Quaid:  he shed 40 lbs. for the role of Doc Holliday in the film Wyatt Earp, he called it “manorexia.”
http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,1172023,00.html

Portia de Rossi: Wife of Ellen Degeneres – http://www.glamour.com/health-fitness/blogs/vitamin-g/2010/11/portia-de-rossi-opens-up-about.html

http://www.popsugar.com.au/Portia-de-Rossi-talks-Oprah-Winfrey-about-anorexia-bulimia-wife-Ellen-Degeneres-weighing-82-pounds-11754307

Lacey Schwimmer:  “Dancing With the Stars” http://www.accesshollywood.com/dancings-lacey-schwimmer-opens-up-about-conquering-anorexia_article_26872

Richard Simmons: Fitness and diet guru Richard Simmons suffered from an eating disorder in the past.
http://www.sheknows.com/health-and-wellness/articles/7206/an-interview-with-richard-simmons

Meredith Vieira:
http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/38560934/ns/today-books/t/operation-beautiful-just-say-no-fat-talk/#.Ttp1O2Mk67s

Oprah Winfrey:  I’ve felt safer and more protected when I was heavy.

http://insidetv.ew.com/2010/04/29/oprah-winfrey-network-eating-disorders/

Kate Winslet: British actress Kate Winslet (Titanic, Sense and Sensibility)
http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2007/02/12/kate-winslet-speaks-out-against-anorexic-role-models/