Life By Design’s Weekly News
February 26, 2009
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News this week:

~ Body Image in the Techno Age on JTS
~ Family Management 101 series at MCB
~ WSW Brings You “Free Resources for Your Business”
~ Quote of the Week

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Body Image in the Techno Age on JTS

Twenty years ago there was no size zero. Twenty-five years ago there was barely a size 2, and if someone fit in a 2 she was what my mother called, in a whisper, “one of those girls with problems.” Anorexia and bulimia were just getting popular then among the teenage set. The goal of weight obsessed teens and 20somethings was to fit in a size 4. It was a badge of honor to say you wore a 4. That was bad enough.”

~ From the article “Weightism” by Rivka Tadjer

This week is National Eating Disorders Awareness Week and on Journey to Self we will be talking about body image in the techno age.

Body image is an issue that most women (and Men) have struggled with at one point in their lives.  Society certainly does not make it easy with the pressure not only to be thin, but also the emphasis on youth.

Eating disorders are complex conditions that arise from a combination of long-standing behavioral, emotional, psychological, interpersonal, and social factors.”

~ National Eating Disorder Association Website

Rivka Tadjer author of “Two Weeks Under” joins me this week to talk about this very important issue.

About My Guest:

Rivka Tadjer is an author who specializes in the sociological implications of the techno-centric era—how our behavior is changing. She has devoted a lot of ink tothe issues of privacy, security, and identity.

Tadjer has written for newspapers such as The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Los Angeles Times Op Ed page, as well as many business papers, magazines and online outlets, including: The Wall Street Journal Interactive, Business Week, Red Herring, and Working Woman, and CBS MarketWatch. She has been a columnist for The Wall Street Journal Interactive, as well as for several tech and business magazines. She has written for TV news, made on-air appearances for Internet privacy issues, and authored a non-fiction book called Small Business Solutions for Financial Management, to help entrepreneurs compete with large corporations.

After they tried to dose the New York press corps with Anthrax, Tadjer started writing novels.

Tadjer teaches journalism as an adjunct professor at SUNY New Paltz, in hopes that someone will carry the torch of an independent press, before the Fourth Estate crumbles to ruins altogether. She also does marketing and PR work for select, worthy high-tech companies and non-profit organizations in the arts and education. Her favorite long-term personal project: Finagling a way to make the voting system in this country mandatory, less hackable, and able to provide voters with a receipt. She also serves as Secretary of the Board of Trustees at Woodstock Day School, a progressive, independent private school.

Tadjer’s hometown is Washington, D.C. She went to Boston University and University of Maryland, studying philosophy and journalism when those two things weren’t mutually exclusive. She is a first-generation American who lived in L.A. briefly, Manhattan for most of her adult life, until she scurried to live on high ground in Woodstock, NY.

Join me Thursday February 26th as Rivka and I talk about the challenges that face women as they strive to come to acceptance with their own body image. Listen live at 10am pst / 11am mnt / 12pm cst / 1pm est on Blog Talk Radio.

You can join the chat room during the show, use the “click to talk” feature, or call in (347) 215-8942 with your comments or questions.

If you can’t make it to the live show - no worries, all shows are archived and available with the show notes soon after the show on the Journey to Self Website ~ http://journeytoself.info.

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Family Management 101 Series

Don’t forget to stop by the Mom’s Coffee Break Website ~ http://momcoffeebreak.com to read a new Family Management article every week!

Stop by later this week to read Family Management 101: The Family and Friends Department.

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WSW Brings You “Free Resources for Your Business”

I am honored to be speaking at Wealth, Success and Women’s tele-seminar next week Wednesday March 4th @ 8pm cst/9pm est.  I will be talking about Free Resources for Your Business and sharing the research I have done on free and low cost alternatives for the home business owner.

Wealth, Success and Women is a free social networking site for women entrepreneurs ~ http://www.wealthsuccessandwomen.com.  Mix and mingle with other dynamic, motivated, successful women in the Million’aire Diva Community.

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Quote of the Week

“It’s time to start living the life you’ve imagined”

~ Henry James

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Life By Design’s Weekly News
February 21, 2009
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News this week:

~ Renee Gonseth and I talked about the Family Manager on JTS
~ Family Management 101: The Finances Department
~ Wealth, Success and Women
~ Quote of the Week

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Renee Gonseth and I talked about the Family Manager on JTS

The Family Manager Creed

I oversee the most important organization in the world
Where hundreds of decisions are made daily
Where Property and resources are managed
Where health and nutritional needs are determined
Where finances and futures are discussed and debated
Where projects are planned and events are arranged
Where transportation and scheduling are critical
Where team-building is a priority
Where careers begin and end

I am a Family Manager“

I am so grateful that Renee made time to be on Journey to Self this week.  She shared some of the parental challenges that she has had with her son, including the challenge of coping with a child with mental illness. This show was filled with great insights into challenges and solutions that any parent/family manager can relate to.

We also discussed the role of a family manager and the seven different departments of home and family management.

About my guest:  Renee is a mother, sister, friend, entrepreneur and recently a grandmother!! She grew up in a little town in upstate NY, the youngest of 5. Renee has been so very fortunate to meet some extraordinary people along her path as she have lived all over the country! She has had extraordinary experiences and has come to know that these make her who she is and believes she has gained unique insight about the not so everyday things! Being a bit adventurous, she love everything outdoors and absolutely love socializing and learning everyday about people, places and life!

Renee is a frequent co-host on the internet radio show “Ladies, Let’s Talk…” a segment of The Women’s Empower Hour ~ http://blogtalkradio.com/thewomensempowerhour where she shares her extraordinary insights on a variety of topics!

To listen to this show go to: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/journeytoself/2009/02/19/Journey-to-Self-The-Family-Manager

(** About midway through the show there is a couple minute of dead air because of a technical problem stay with the show though - we rebound nicely to finish the show**)

To learn how to connect with Renee read the show notes on the Journey to Self Website ~ http://journeytoself.info

Join me next week Thursday February 26th @ 12pm cst / 1pm est my guest will be the author of “Two Weeks Under” Rivka Tadjer. Rivka is a sign-of-the-times writer. She specializes in the sociological implications of the techno-centric era–how our behavior is changing.  She has devoted a lot of ink to the issues of privacy, security, and identity.

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Family Management 101: The Finances Department

As family managers the stress of finances looms over us.  Money is a hot button topic, people fight over it and marriages have ended over issues related to money.  In my experience of my first marriage, my ex-husband made very poor choices when it came to the way that money was spent.  Because of this I was the one in charge of paying bills and managing our family budget.  I had failed at my attempts to make him understand the importance of not overspending and the evils of credit.  Though our marriage had much deeper conflicts that ultimately lead to our divorce, the way we fought about money definitely was a factor.  A couple months after we separated I sat down to evaluate my bills.  After paying all my bills for the month on just my salary I had more money left over than I usually did with mine and his salary combined.

As much as I felt stressed in my first marriage it pales in comparison to how I started to worry about money after becoming a mother.  Now there is the future to consider as well as just budgeting to meet the financial needs of growing children such as braces, medical bills, school cost, the cost of extra activities, not to mention sitters and transportation costs.

Read the whole article at http://momcoffeebreak.com/family-management-101-the-finances-department/

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Wealth, Success and Women

This week I became aware of a great new group - Wealth, Success and Women.  This is a free social networking site for women entrepreneurs ~ http://www.wealthsuccessandwomen.com.  Mix and mingle with other dynamic, motivated, successful women in the Million’aire Diva Community.

Heather Jumah (Founder, President and CEO) has started and run a number of multi-million dollar businesses, and has amazing energy and business savvy to assist and inspire the members to build their own six figure business.  Dr. Sally Witt, Vice President of Social Media has experience building several mid-high six figure businesses and provides a wealth of internet marketing knowledge and expertise to the members, enabling them to build six figure businesses online.

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Quote of the Week

Every accomplishment large and small begins with the same decision: I’LL TRY.” ~ Ted Key

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Life By Design’s Weekly News
February 10, 2009
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News this week:

~ Three Times the Journey to Self this week!
~ Family Management 101: The Food Department
~ Quote of the Week
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Three Times the Journey to Self this week!

This week we have three Journey to Self shows!!

First on Thursday February 12th @ 12pm cst/1pm est Debbie Nigro is one of the founding partners of First Wives World, LLC, and its “Chief Executive Girlfriend”.  She will be talking about the new face of divorce and share her philosophy for moving on with life, love, and all the rest after a divorce

Then Thursday February 12th @ 7pm cst/8pm est one of my favorite duos - Charly Leetham and Connie Boris will share with you the secrets to balancing your mind and body connection and the amazing benefits that you will experience in doing so on a special evening JTS.

Finally, to set the Valentine mood on Friday February 13th @ 3pm cst/4pm est one of my favorite people Al “Mr. Romance” Cole will be joining me to talk about romance, relationships, and Valentine’s Day!

Please tune in to Blog Talk Radio ~ http://blogtalkradio.com/journeytoself to listen to these very special shows this week!!

You can join the chat room during the show, use the “click to talk” feature, or call in (347) 215-8942 with your comments or questions.

If you can’t make it to the live show - no worries, all shows are archived and available with the show notes soon after the show on the Journey to Self Website ~ http://journeytoself.info.

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Family Management 101: The Food Department

This week I offered some great tips and strategies on managing the Food Department better.

“You oversee 1,095 meals per year- not including snacks and parties. A few smart strategies can eliminate time-robbing, last-minute trips to the store and significantly reduce your food bill, too.”

~ Family Manager - Grocery Shopping Savvy

Each evening, I use to go from the fridge to the freezer, to the cupboard again and again looking for something to “jump out” at me as if it was going to dance and sing “Cook me tonight!” Just deciding what to cook for dinner use to take forever, of course the only input that I got from my family as to what they wanted for dinner was “anything”. Because I was so unorganized I usually did not have meat thawed out or all the ingredients for what I wanted to make, not to mention that I was not including all the food groups that needed to be included for a balanced meal. By getting my “food department” organized I was able to save time, money, and created more nutritionally balanced meals for me and my family.

Continue reading at Mom’s Coffee Break Blog ~ http://momcoffeebreak.com/family-management-101-the-food-department

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Quote of the Week

Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other one thing.”

~ Abraham Lincoln

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