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Feature Article - So You Want a Nontoxic Home
Guest Article - Mentor??? Who Needs A Mentor?
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"Are you poisoning your family?"
You have probably seen ads for the various direct sales companies offering products for cleaning your home. Some ask questions such as the one above. But how do you know if they are nontoxic, less toxic or about the same as what you would buy from the store? Does it even matter?
All kinds of claims about the toxicity of products can be found on the internet. The first thing you need to remember is that anyone can say anything on the internet, so look at the quality of your resources first and foremost. Also keep the dosage in mind. Just about anything good for you is poisonous in a large enough dose. Too much iron in your diet can cause problems ranging from diarrhea to metabolic acidosis to death. But you aren’t going to avoid iron now, are you? Let’s keep a little common sense going while we worry about ingredients.
The first thing you need to do is find out about the ingredients. Some companies will have these listed on their websites. Now, you’re probably going to see lots of words you don’t really understand. That isn’t a bad thing, you simply need to find out what they are and why they are used. Take sodium laureth sulfate, for example. I found that one on a soap pump in my bathroom. It was the second ingredient, right after water. There are those who would call this a dangerous ingredient, but is it really? You can easily find claims on the internet saying that yes, it is, but look more closely. I finally found the Cosmetic Ingredient Review website, and this information: http://www.cir-safety.org/staff_files/alerts.pdf. Essentially, while for some it may cause some irritation, particularly in the eyes, it is generally safe, and not carcinogenic. The American Cancer Society agrees (see http://www.cancer.org/docroot/NWS/content/NWS_2_1x_Bubble_Bubble_Toil_and_Trouble.asp).
Now what about dyes and fragrances? Let’s face it, you might love the way your soap smells, but is it safe? Generally, yes, but once again, there are those who have reactions to dyes and fragrances, so if they aren’t necessary, why have them in your cleaning or personal products? I certainly don’t care what color my laundry detergent is, nor am I concerned that my clothes smell “April fresh.” I want them clean. Particularly if anyone in your home has allergies, think carefully about using products with added dyes and fragrances.
Finally, make sure you think about where you store your cleansers. No matter how much less toxic the ones you have bought from your environmentally friendly resource are when compared to the stuff you buy in the stores, do you really want your children swallowing any cleanser? Make sure they are out of reach, in a locked cabinet or otherwise kept out of the reach of your children.
Hopefully, this will help you get started thinking about what you consider to be acceptable in the products you use around your home and on yourself and your family. It’s a decision you must make for yourself, and should only be made with careful research, avoiding the hype, shams and flat out lies that are out there.
Stephanie Foster just wants to say, no she hasn't started selling any cleaning products. She is the owner of Home with the Kids, a resource that knows that there's more to staying home with your family than just business. She did, however, add some recipes to make your own. You can find them at http://www.homewiththekids.com/homemade-cleansers.htm.
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Who needs a mentor. . .everyone who is truly serious about achieving more of their true potential, personally and financially. In fact, Richard Brooke says:
"If you're someone who wants to break out and do something extraordinary that you would not do on your own initiative, you better have a coach-and you better have a great one."
If you doubt Mr. Brooke's quote may I suggest you investigate all top success icons in any field and you will find they all have Mentors and Coaches. It is reported that Michael Jordon at the peak of his career had 11 coaches.
You may be asking: what's the difference between a Mentor and a Coach? Webster's dictionary defines a . . .
Mentor as: "An experienced and trusted friend and prudent advisor."
Coach as: "a private tutor; one who instructs or trains a performer or a team of performers."
We have defined two types of Mentors - Life and Area Specific Mentors. A Life Mentor is one whose success system or methodology is universal and the foundation for success in every area of a person's life.
Finding a Life Mentor whose success system is universal to everyone, no matter his or her education, talents or social status, is extremely difficult. This is why Napoleon Hill, author of Think & Grow Rich, is so unique and the ideal Life Mentor because his success system is the foundation for every outstanding achievement and fortune ever made.
An Area Specific Mentor is a mentor, often referred to as a "coach," whose knowledge and expertise is in one or a few areas of life. For example, a head coach of a National Football League (NFL) team possesses knowledge, skills and a system encompassing all aspects of the game. However, he utilizes coaches skilled in the different areas of the game such as offense, defense and special teams.
Below are six areas in life where we can use Area Specific Mentors/Coaches:
1) Physical/Health
2) Family
3) Mental/Educational
4) Career/Financial
5) Social/Civic
6) Spiritual/Ethical
Seriously you say, do we and specifically myself really need a mentor? Let's look at the facts:
No one person will live long enough to make all of the mistakes.
In simple terms, mentors speed the learning process and are the reason for advancements in technology and the standards of living we enjoy today.
The last half-century has seen very little change statistically.
Using the oft-quoted post-war study published by the Social Security Administration and Denvey's Economic Tables, less than 5% of the population at that time retired wealthy or financially independent. Sadly, a study done in March 2000 by the American Economic Review reported that the gap between "the haves" and "have nots" is widening.
Grade-Point-Score averages, according to studies, have barely been maintained over the last 50 years. Moreover, in professional sports, with all the advancements in mind and physical development, one would think that the number of super stars being produced would have increased dramatically; however, as a percentage, it remains virtually unchanged.
With the explosion of entrepreneurial opportunities in franchising and network marketing beginning in the 1980s, plus the same explosion from the mid-1990s on in Internet businesses, why do less than 5% of the participants in these ventures enjoy success and make any money! WHY?
Research and my own experience, which includes teaching an entrepreneurial course at a major community college for several years and working with several thousand participants in my Success and Wealth System course, leads me to one indisputable conclusion - Most people are without mentors, especially "Life Mentors."
You may say: It only happens in movies or for those talented few you say! How about the heroics and courage against unbelievable odds in athletics, the military and in everyday life. These qualities of character and achievement were learned from a true Life Mentor such as parents, teachers and those who have paid the price to be called a Mentor.
Yes, we all need good Life Mentors and Coaches at every stage of our lives. But be careful to choose those who walk the talk and demonstrate and exemplify the life qualities and achievements in their own life.
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