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- Definition: Career Testing - by Submitted on Mar 15, 2008 from Stephanie OuelletteAn aptitude is an innate, acquired or learned or developed component of a competency (being the others: knowledge, understanding and attitude) to do a certain kind of work at a certain level. Aptitudes may be physical or mental. The innate nature of aptitude is in contrast achievement, which ...
Views: 3279(1 vote) - Definition: Daily Calorie Intake - by Submitted on Feb 28, 2008 from Stephanie OuelletteFood energy is the amount of energy in food that is available through digestion. The values for food energy are expressed in kilocalories (kcal) and kilojoules (kJ). One food Calorie (1 kcal or 1,000 calories) is the amount of digestively available food energy (heat) that will raise the ...
Views: 6748(1 vote) - Book Review: I Can Read You Like A Book - by Submitted on Mar 26, 2008 from Stephanie OuelletteThis book review is part of a series that covers the topic of Body Language. Body Language is nonverbal, usually unconscious, communication through the use of postures, gestures, and facial expressions. Robert Phipps is the Official Guide to Body Language. I Can Read You Like a Book: How to ...
Views: 4261(1 vote) - Book Review: The Power of Body Language - by Submitted on Mar 26, 2008 from Stephanie OuelletteThis book review is part of a series that covers the topic of Body Language. Body Language is nonverbal, usually unconscious, communication through the use of postures, gestures, and facial expressions. Robert Phipps is the Official Guide to Body Language. The Power of Body Language, by Tonya ...
Views: 3302(1 vote) - Book Review: The Secret Language of Business - by Submitted on Mar 26, 2008 from Stephanie OuelletteThis book review is part of a series that covers the topic of Body Language. Body Language is nonverbal, usually unconscious, communication through the use of postures, gestures, and facial expressions. Robert Phipps is the Official Guide to Body Language. The Secret Language of Business: How ...
Views: 2193(1 vote) - Definition: Ayurvedic Cooking - by Submitted on Mar 15, 2008 from Stephanie OuelletteAyurvedic Cooking Ayurveda is a form of traditional medicine in use primarily in India. Ayurveda believes that various materials of vegetable, animal, and mineral origin have some medicinal value. The medicinal properties of these materials are time tested and have been used for centuries in ...
Views: 3757(1 vote) - Definition: Financial Market Structure - by Submitted on Mar 28, 2008 from Stephanie OuelletteFinancial Market Structure In economics, a financial market is a mechanism that allows people to easily buy and sell financial securities, commodities, and other fungible items of value at low transaction costs and at prices that reflect the efficient market hypothesis. Financial markets have ...
Views: 20045(1 vote) - Definition: Isometrics - by Submitted on Mar 15, 2008 from Stephanie OuelletteIsometrics Isometric exercise or "isometrics" are a type of strength training in which the joint angle and muscle length do not change during contraction (compared to concentric or eccentric contractions, called isotonic movements). Isometrics are done in static positions, rather than being ...
Views: 2167(1 vote) - Definition: Nonverbal Communication - by Submitted on Mar 26, 2008 from Stephanie OuelletteNonverbal communication (NVC) is usually understood as the process of communication through sending and receiving wordless messages. Such messages can be communicated through gesture; body language or posture; facial expression and eye contact; object communication such as clothing, hairstyles ...
Views: 22828(2 votes) - Definition: Personal Skills - by Submitted on Mar 27, 2008 from Stephanie OuelletteHow to develop personal skills One way to develop your personal skills is through Interpersonal communication. This is defined by communication scholars in numerous ways, though most definitions involve participants who are interdependent on one another, have a shared history. Communication ...
Views: 16978(1 vote) - Definition: Proxemics - by Submitted on Mar 26, 2008 from Stephanie OuelletteThe term proxemics was introduced by anthropologist Edward T. Hall in 1959 to describe set measurable distances between people as they interact. The effects of proxemics, according to Hall, can be summarized by the following loose rule: Like gravity, the influence of two bodies on each other is ...
Views: 11679(1 vote) - Definition: Negative Thoughts - by Submitted on Mar 15, 2008 from Stephanie OuelletteNegative Thoughts Intrusive thoughts are unwelcome, involuntary thoughts, images or unpleasant ideas that may become obsessions, are upsetting or distressing, and can be difficult to be free of and manage. Intrusive thoughts, urges, and images are of inappropriate things at inappropriate times, ...
Views: 9969(4 votes) - Definition: Women Empowerment - by Submitted on Mar 28, 2008 from Stephanie OuelletteEmpowerment refers to increasing the spiritual, political, social or economic strength of individuals and communities. It often involves the empowered developing confidence in their own capacities. Empowerment is probably the totality of the following or similar capabilities: * Having ...
Views: 52730(3 votes) - Definition: Spiritual Transformation - by Submitted on Mar 27, 2008 from Stephanie OuelletteSpiritual Transformation and Transpersonal Psychology Transpersonal psychology is a school of psychology that studies the transpersonal, the transcendent or spiritual aspects of the human experience. The Journal of Transpersonal Psychology describes transpersonal psychology as "the study of ...
Views: 4475(2 votes) - Book Review: Ancient Secrets of Facial Rejuvenation - by Submitted on Mar 12, 2008 from Stephanie OuelletteThis book review is part of a series that covers the topic of Facial Exercise. Facial Exercises are various series of contractions of the facial muscles meant to achieve an improved, toned, younger looking face. Deborah Crowley is the Official Guide to Facial Exercise. Deborah has identified ...
Views: 2320(1 vote) - Book Review: Carole Maggio Facercise - by Submitted on Mar 12, 2008 from Stephanie OuelletteThis book review is part of a series that covers the topic of Facial Exercise. Facial Exercises are various series of contractions of the facial muscles meant to achieve an improved, toned, younger looking face. Deborah Crowley is the Official Guide to Facial Exercise. Carole Maggio Facercise: ...
Views: 3559(1 vote) - Book Review: Forget the Facelift - by Submitted on Mar 12, 2008 from Stephanie OuelletteThis book review is part of a series that covers the topic of Facial Exercise. Facial Exercises are various series of contractions of the facial muscles meant to achieve an improved, toned, younger looking face. Deborah Crowley is the Official Guide to Facial Exercise. Forget the Facelift: ...
Views: 3269(1 vote) - Book Review: The Yoga Face - by Submitted on Mar 12, 2008 from Stephanie OuelletteThis book review is part of a series that covers the topic of Facial Exercise. Facial Exercises are various series of contractions of the facial muscles meant to achieve an improved, toned, younger looking face. Deborah Crowley is the Official Guide to Facial Exercise. The Yoga Face: Eliminate ...
Views: 2467(1 vote) - Book Review: The Yoga Facelift - by Submitted on Mar 12, 2008 from Stephanie OuelletteThis book review is part of a series that covers the topic of Facial Exercise. Facial Exercises are various series of contractions of the facial muscles meant to achieve an improved, toned, younger looking face. Deborah Crowley is the Official Guide to Facial Exercise. Deborah has identified ...
Views: 2156(1 vote) - Book Review: Yoga Therapy - by Submitted on Mar 12, 2008 from Stephanie OuelletteThis book review is part of a series that covers the topic of Ayurveda. Ayurveda, or Ayurvedic medicine, is ancient system of health care that is native to the Indian subcontinent. Ayurveda promotes healthy living and therapeutic measures that relate to physical, mental, social and spiritual ...
Views: 1612(1 vote) - Definition: Ayurvedic Medicine - by Submitted on Mar 15, 2008 from Stephanie OuelletteAyurvedic medicine is an ancient system of health care that is native to the Indian subcontinent. It is presently in daily use by millions of people in India, Nepal, and Sri Lanka. The word "Ayurveda" is a tatpurusha compound of the word āyus meaning "life", "life principle", or "long life" ...
Views: 2689(1 vote) - Definition: Ayurvedic Practitioner - by Submitted on Mar 15, 2008 from Stephanie OuelletteAyurvedic Practitioners Ayurvedic practice was flourishing during the time of Buddha (around 520 BC) , and in this period the Ayurvedic practitioners were commonly using Mercuric-sulphur combination based medicines. In this period mercury, sulphur and other metals were used in conjunction with ...
Views: 3035(1 vote) - Definition: Concept Marketing Strategy - by Submitted on Mar 03, 2008 from Stephanie OuelletteA marketing strategy is a process that can allow an organization to concentrate its limited resources on the greatest opportunities to increase sales and achieve a sustainable competitive advantage. Key part of the general corporate strategy A marketing strategy is most effective when it is an ...
Views: 10406(1 vote) - Definition: Facial Muscles - by Submitted on Mar 15, 2008 from Stephanie OuelletteFacial Muscles The facial muscles are a group of striated muscles innervated by the facial nerve that, among other things, control facial expression. These muscles are also called mimetic muscles. Structure The facial muscles are subcutaneous (just under the skin) muscles that control facial ...
Views: 3241(1 vote) - Definition: Facial Remodeling - by Submitted on Mar 15, 2008 from Stephanie OuelletteBOTOX Botulinum toxin is a neurotoxin protein produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum. It is one of the most poisonous naturally occurring substances in the world, and it is the most toxic protein.[1] Though it is highly toxic, it is used in minute doses both to treat painful muscle ...
Views: 1947(1 vote) - Definition: Facial Toning - by Submitted on Mar 15, 2008 from Stephanie OuelletteFacial Toning Facial toning is a type of cosmetic procedure which promises to alter facial contour and reduce wrinkles, sagging and expression marks in the face by means of increasing muscle tone, increasing facial volume by promoting muscular hypertrophy, and preventing muscle loss due to ...
Views: 3202(1 vote) - Definition: Global Marketing Strategy - by Submitted on Mar 03, 2008 from Stephanie OuelletteThe Oxford University Press defines global marketing as “marketing on a worldwide scale reconciling or taking commercial advantage of global operational differences, similarities and opportunities in order to meet global objectives.” Oxford University Press’ Glossary of ...
Views: 13566(3 votes) - Definition: Non-Surgical Face Lift - by Submitted on Mar 15, 2008 from Stephanie OuelletteNon-Surgical Face Lift Anti-aging creams are moisturisers marketed with the promise of making the consumer look younger and reducing visible wrinkles on the skin. Despite great demand, many such products and treatments have not been proven to give lasting or major positive effects. A decrease ...
Views: 3103(1 vote) - Definition: Pranayama - by Submitted on Mar 15, 2008 from Stephanie OuellettePranayama is a Sanskrit word meaning "lengthening of the prana or breath". The word is composed of two Sanskrit words, Prāna, life force, or vital energy, particularly, the breath, and "āyāma", to lengthen or extend. It is often translated as control of the life force (prana).] ...
Views: 6534(1 vote) - Book Review: 90 Minutes in Heaven - by Submitted on Mar 27, 2008 from Stephanie OuelletteThis book review is part of a series that covers the topic of Transformation. Life is about change. Through the process of transformation, you can change yourself into the person you want to be.Christopher Carrick is the Official Guide to Transformation. Christopher Carrick works with people who ...
Views: 1531(1 vote) - Book Review: Attitude is Everything - by Submitted on Mar 27, 2008 from Stephanie OuelletteThis book review is part of a series that covers the topic of Transformation. Life is about change. Through the process of transformation, you can change yourself into the person you want to be.Christopher Carrick is the Official Guide to Transformation. Christopher Carrick works with people who ...
Views: 1971(1 vote) - Book Review: It's All Too Much - by Submitted on Mar 27, 2008 from Stephanie OuelletteThis book review is part of a series that covers the topic of Transformation. Life is about change. Through the process of transformation, you can change yourself into the person you want to be. Christopher Carrick is the Official Guide to Transformation. Christopher Carrick works with people ...
Views: 1139(1 vote) - Book Review: Loving What Is - by Submitted on Mar 27, 2008 from Stephanie OuelletteThis book review is part of a series that covers the topic of Transformation. Life is about change. Through the process of transformation, you can change yourself into the person you want to be.Christopher Carrick is the Official Guide to Transformation. Christopher Carrick works with people who ...
Views: 1302(1 vote) - Book Review: The Great Transformation - by Submitted on Mar 27, 2008 from Stephanie OuelletteThis book review is part of a series that covers the topic of Transformation. Life is about change. Through the process of transformation, you can change yourself into the person you want to be.Christopher Carrick is the Official Guide to Transformation. Christopher Carrick works with people who ...
Views: 1288(1 vote) - Book Review: The Yoga of Sound - by Submitted on Mar 30, 2008 from Stephanie OuelletteThis book review is part of a series that covers the topic of Yoga. Yoga is a system of exercises practiced to promote control of the body and mind. Bhakti Bhakti is the Official Guide to Yoga. Bhakti-Bheka has been in business since 1996. The principal persons here practice yoga and use the ...
Views: 1293(1 vote) - Definition: Life Change with Attitude - by Submitted on Mar 27, 2008 from Stephanie OuelletteLife change through attitude A propositional attitude is a relational mental state connecting a person to a proposition. They are often assumed to be the simplest components of thought and can express meanings or content that can be true or false. In being a type of attitude they imply that a ...
Views: 1282(1 vote) - Definition: Life Clarity - by Submitted on Mar 27, 2008 from Stephanie OuelletteLife Clarity Siddhārtha Gautama, in Sanskrit, or Siddhāttha Gotama, in Pali, was a spiritual teacher from ancient India and the founder of Buddhism.[1] He is generally recognized by Buddhists as the Supreme Buddha (Sammāsambuddha) of our age. The time of his birth and death are ...
Views: 1611(1 vote) - Definition: Life Experience - by Submitted on Mar 27, 2008 from Stephanie OuelletteLife and Death Experiences A near-death experience (NDE) refers to a broad range of personal experiences associated with impending death, encompassing multiple possible sensations ranging from detachment from the body, feelings of levitation, extreme fear, total serenity, security, or warmth, ...
Views: 4712(1 vote) - Definition: Life Plan - by Submitted on Mar 27, 2008 from Stephanie OuellettePersonal goals in your life plan Individuals can have personal goals. A student may set a goal of a high mark in an exam. An athlete might walk five miles a day. A traveler might try to reach a destination-city within three hours. Managing goals can give returns in all areas of personal life. ...
Views: 7492(1 vote) - Definition: Positive Emotions - by Submitted on Mar 04, 2008 from Stephanie OuelletteGratefulness What would your day be like if you started and ended it by simply noticing all that you have in your life? If you count all your assets, you always show a profit. Gratitude is a natural high. When you live in tandem with your spirit, appreciating all of life and what you have, you ...
Views: 6197(1 vote) - Definition: Overcoming Adversity - by Submitted on Mar 04, 2008 from Stephanie OuelletteOvercoming Adversity It seems there are two main types of coaching clients: Those who are defeated by nothing and those who give up at the first "bump in the road". The operative word is "bump", not "hill", not "mountain", not "mountain range" but "bump”. What does this mean? This refers ...
Views: 19371(4 votes) - Book Review: 1-2-3 Magic - by Submitted on Mar 12, 2008 from Stephanie OuelletteThis book review is part of a series that covers the topic of Parenting. Parenting is the process of raising and educating a child from birth until adulthood using different methods, techniques, and guidance. Wouter van der Hall is the Official Guide to Parenting. 1-2-3 Magic: Effective ...
Views: 962 - Book Review: 10 Days to More Confident Public Speaking - by Submitted on Mar 30, 2008 from Stephanie OuelletteThis book review is part of a series that covers the topic of Public Speaking. Public Speaking is speaking to a group of people in a structured manner with the intention to inform, influence, or entertain the audience. A good orator should be able to invoke emotion in their listeners, not just ...
Views: 1678 - Book Review: 101 Things I Wish I Knew When I Got Married: Simple Lessons to Make Love Last - by Submitted on Mar 30, 2008 from Stephanie OuelletteThis book review is part of a series that covers the topic of Marriage. A marriage is an interpersonal relationship with governmental, social, or religious recognition, usually intimate, and often created as a contract. Margaret Paul is the Official Guide to Marriage. Margaret Paul, Ph.D. is an ...
Views: 2084 - Book Review: 101 Ways to Promote Your Website - by Submitted on Mar 06, 2008 from Stephanie OuelletteThis book review is part of a series that covers the topic of Small Business Marketing. Small Business Marketing is the skillsets and techniques required for success in regards to general marketing purposes, but honed to focus on small-sized businesses. Dawn Abraham is the Official Guide to ...
Views: 773 - Book Review: 48 Days to the Work You Love - by Submitted on Mar 06, 2008 from Stephanie OuelletteThis book review is part of a series that covers the topic of Career Coaching. Career Coaching focuses on the needs of individuals to find fulfillment and satisfaction in their career. Many of us try to improve our lives by improving or changing careers. Gwen Jewett is the Official Guide to ...
Views: 944 - Book Review: 7 Tools to Beat Addiction - by Submitted on Mar 05, 2008 from Stephanie OuelletteThis book review is part of a series that covers the topic of Addiction and Recovery. Addiction is a condition of being habitually or compulsively occupied with or involved in something. Recovery helps you restore yourself to a better state or condition. John McMahon is the Official Guide to ...
Views: 2332 - Book Review: A New Earth - by Submitted on Mar 27, 2008 from Stephanie OuelletteThis book review is part of a series that covers the topic of Personal Development. Personal Development is the general method used by a person who seeks to improve any or all aspects of their life through self-taught strategies, publicly available information, or techniques taught by experts. ...
Views: 725 - Book Review: A Woman's Worth - by Submitted on Mar 12, 2008 from Stephanie OuelletteThis book review is part of a series that covers the topic of Women's Issues. Women's issues are topics related to women's health, concerns, and lifestyles. Jacquie Hale is the Official Guide to Women's Issues. A Woman's Worth, by Marianne Williamson, is a valuable resource for people ...
Views: 1363 - Book Review: Acupressure's Potent Points - by Submitted on Mar 12, 2008 from Stephanie OuelletteThis book review is part of a series that covers the topic of Acupressure. Acupressure involves placing physical pressure by hand, elbow, or with the aid of various devices on different acupuncture points on the surface of the body to alleviate pain and stress. Michael Blate is the Official ...
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