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The Beginner’s Quick and Easy Guide to Volunteering: Excerpt
Do you feel like you’re missing purpose in your life? Do you want to have the opportunity to help others more? Would you like to gain skills and experience in the process, as well as meet new people?
A great way to accomplish all of these goals is by volunteering. Contrary to what you may believe, volunteering does not have to take up a lot of your time and energy. There are opportunities that require a commitment of only a couple of hours a week, or even a month.
How to Fast Track Your Weight Loss Goal in Just 4 Easy Steps
Caution: A healthy diet, using “fundamental principles”, should allow for a maximum average weight loss of 2 lbs. per week
Step 1.
Go to the MyPlate Plan on myplate.gov. It shows you what and how much to eat from the food groups over the course of a day, based on age, sex, and weight. Follow the “Calculate Your MyPlate Plan” buttons and prompts.
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35-Point Checklist For Planning A Fundraising Carnival
Setup Carnival Area
Obtain necessary permits and licenses for fundraising, public event, and “games of chance”
Determine carnival required size, location, and amenities
Check with local community centers or parks and recreation department for venue
Contact your organization’s staff and volunteers to help with the event
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Build a Meaningful Work Lifestyle With a Disability, Without a Job
Like many people who have disabilities, my mental health issues have kept me from keeping a career or jobs long-term. At first, and at many times, this has proven frustrating, as finding a fulfilling career made up part of my identity. However, I have been able to adjust to it and manage my time in other ways, besides the conventional occupation or work position, including:
List of 10 Essential Attributes for Success
To get the results you are aiming for, your goals need to be “SMART” and meet certain criteria:
• Goals should be Specific
• Goals should have Measurable results
• Goals should be Attainable based on the knowledge that you have the ability to complete the necessary actions to reach your desired results
• Goals should be Realistic, and within your control
• Goals should have definite Timelines
Making goals attainable and realistic is especially important, as doing so will help you to keep from feeling too much pressure and disappointment from setting your goals too high.
Places to Go For Free Social Activities and Events
Are you looking for activities that you or your family can do, to have a good time, but don’t want to have to spend money? Well there are plenty of free possibilities for you to have fun, and even learn a few things, at recreation centers, parks, libraries, and cultural centers. Examples of some types of free programs are given, below. Contact your local establishments for free activities and events.
High Blood Pressure: How to Lower it Through Lifestyle Changes
This blog post is on my personal experience with an important topic: high blood pressure - what is called the “silent killer,” because it often has no symptoms. Recommendations on managing it are given at the bottom of the blog post.
Easy to Follow Examples of Fundamentally Balanced Daily and Periodic Activities
While this website recommends improving and balancing out your key life areas, in order to develop and maintain a fundamentally sound lifestyle, you may be wondering what that looks like on a daily, and periodic, basis. Following is a list of some typical activities that might be included in your average day, or periodically, to easily build and sustain a better life, and help your community.
Your Ultimate Investing Checklist to Screen for the Best Company Stocks
Are you interested in investing in individual company stocks for long-term gains? Have you decided that you have the time and mental fortitude to spend researching companies to find the best ones that meet your criteria and needs, depending on your financial goals, and with risks taken into account? If so, and if you have a list of companies you would like to consider investing in, here is a general checklist you may want to go over in order to screen them for your search for the optimal business.
US Vegan Climate ETF: The Greatest Socially Conscious Investor’s Stock Fund?
Are you looking to make an investment in the stock market, but have concerns about how certain businesses affect the environment, human rights, or animals? Or do you have a vegan lifestyle, and do not know what companies to put your money in, according to your beliefs? There are many ESG (environmental, social, governance) considerations related to companies, but you may not want to place your money in just one or a few of them, in order to diversify, and some of them may not meet all of your requirements.
Easy Ways to Avoid Gaining Weight From Comfort Foods
Have you had difficulty losing weight consistently? Do you lose several pounds, only to gain them back, because you’re eating junk food during the day, and rich desserts at night? Do you find it hard to keep a healthy lifestyle because you feel like you keep having to return to unhealthy snacks and sweets? If so, you’re not alone. Here are 6 ways you can avoid gaining weight from comfort foods.
Be an Author and Self-Publish E-Books or Books for Free with Draft2Digital
Have you dreamed of being an author someday? Do you have an idea for an e-book or book, but don’t know anyone in the publishing industry? Do you think it would just cost too much to self-publish your e-book or book? Well, if you are an average person with these problems, there is a simple solution for you: Draft2Digital.
Duolingo: A Free and Easy Way to Learn a New Language
Are you planning to travel or move to another country? Does your workplace require you to speak to people of different nationalities? Would you like to learn a new language to relate to other people in these circumstances?
Walking: Enjoy Yourself to Better Health
Do you feel low on energy, but don’t feel like working out? Would you like to lose weight but don’t want to exercise? Well, there’s a simple solution to your problems: try walking.
Learning Over Earning: Choosing Experience Instead of Money When Starting Out
For young people, it can be very enticing to choose one of their first jobs based on the amount of their paycheck. They may be thinking of all of the things they can do, or purchase with, the money. They may be fresh out of school, and in debt, and looking to meet or exceed their budget for the first time. While this is understandable, they can benefit from taking a more long-term view of their future career, and lifestyle.
Overview of AmeriCorps VISTA Nonprofit Agency Development
The following is an outline of an AmeriCorps VISTA program that I participated in years ago. AmeriCorps is a government volunteer program in which members serve with a year-long commitment to help develop a nonprofit agency or agencies.
Actual Example Surveys to Help You Create and Improve Successful Youth Programs
Surveys can be a lifesaver if you are in charge of youth programs. They can make the difference between having full and successful classes, activities, and events, or boring ones with limited attendance.
A Mentoring Experience: The Value of Positivity With a Disability
The following story is from a class project, about an interview I held years ago, while in graduate school for a recreation degree. We were required to interview and mentor an individual at the school with a disability . . .
Your Surprisingly Simple Path to Financial Flexibility or Freedom: The Power of Compound Interest
According to legend, Albert Einstein was asked: "What is the most powerful force in the universe?"
His response: "Compound Interest."
The sooner you start investing, the better you can benefit from the miracle of compound interest.
8 Solid Ways to Give Yourself a Better Chance to Graduate with Honors From College or Graduate School
Graduating with honors from college or graduate school may seem like a daunting task, but actually, you can put yourself in a good position to achieve this accomplishment. Even if the class lessons are difficult, you can set yourself apart with these simple steps, as well as giving your best effort, of course.