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Safety first. Prevent Medication Errors. | Physical Balance BALC #59
According to caring.com, 1.5 million serious medication mistakes happen every year, and 100,000 people die from them. How do we protect ourselves and our loved ones? Take these five steps to make sure medication mistakes don’t happen to you. Be prepared. Make a list of prescription drugs, nonprescription drugs, and any vitamins, minerals, herbs and [...]
BALC: Financial Balance – More About Higher Learning
More About Higher Learning A couple of weeks ago, I shared an article about the salaries one could expect if they graduated from very high-brow schools. This week’s article is along the same vein… What the young, college educated, and unemployed really need to know. In 2011, employers hired 19% more graduates than they did [...]
BALC: Personal Balance – Peer Pressure. Still?
Peer Pressure. Still? 10% of parents regret the name they’ve given their child. Why? Peer pressure. We’re old enough to have children and be responsible for their entire well-being, but we still succumb to peer pressure? I surely would have thought we would be past this by now. But, according to a poll conducted by [...]
BALC: Personal Balance – Bust the Car Myths
Bust the Car Myths The car repair business is loaded with myths, hearsay, legends and outright lies, and if we don’t understand a few basic rules, these myths can hit you in the wallet. You probably don’t want that in this economy. In fact, according to data from AAA, one in four drivers could not [...]
BALC: Personal Balance 9-22-11
The Happiest Cities Where are young professionals the happiest? According to careerbliss.com and Forbes Magazine, and the survey of thousands of employees with less than 10 years’ experience in a full-time position, it’s in a lot of cities that you probably wouldn’t have guessed. In the survey, these professionals rated eight factors that affect workplace [...]
The Road to the First Ironman, The road to WI.
I had talked about accountability and community earlier today, two of the keys to help with success in any endeavor. Below is the accountability schedule to share with the community! Feb. 13 — Mercedes Full marathon–Birmingham, AL March 12– Tom King Half marathon–Nashville, TN May 15– Rev 3 Olympic distance–Knoxville, TN June 11– Harpeth Century [...]
Homecoming Ends Wondering Where We Left Our Values
Last night was Homecoming for Franklin High School and Christ Presbyterian Academy. Both Kailey and Julia went to the dance. Kailey went to CPA’s and Julia to Franklin’s. I got a phone call during the week asking if I could help out at Franklin’s, I replied of course, and was given the task of watching [...]
Want the Answer to Your Question?
Carve out an hour without distraction, sit and let your mind go free. Put the kids to bed, give your spouse a kiss, leave the TV and radio off and get comfortable. Just sit for an hour. After about 15 minutes your thoughts will change from “Gosh, this is stupid I have this to do [...]
Banff, Canada…A Beautiful Experience
I recently had the pleasure of visiting Banff, Canada. What beautiful country and what a blessing it was to visit. Every year some of the carriers provide incentive trips to exotic locations, this years trip was Banff. The trips are typically all decked out, and this one was no exception. The hotel accommodations were the [...]
Triathlon Volunteering Good For More Than The Soul
As in most volunteer activities the person who is giving really reaps the reward. The same holds true for Triathlon volunteering, and held true for me today! The Music City Triathlon event was today. I debated back and forth to volunteer or not. Not because I don’t like to volunteer, but because I wasn’t sure [...]
