The Advantage You Have Over Every Other Up-and-Comer in Your Company
By Michael Masterson
In terms of productivity, employees fall somewhere on a bell-shaped curve. At the bottom of the curve are the loafers and goof-offs. In the middle is the silent majority that does just enough to get by. At the top are the relative few who are motivated to achieve.
When you understand the dynamics of any such group, you understand that a modest amount of hard work will put you beyond both the terminally slothful and the lump-along middle crowd. Just by being modestly ambitious, you will rise to the top third of almost any organization.
But getting up the last few rungs of that ladder will be tough, because the few you are competing against are competing hard. Chances are, they are as smart and talented as you, with the same (or more) basic resources. They may even have better contacts. But there is one thing they don't have more of, and that is time.
If you can use your time more effectively than they use theirs, you will move ahead of them. Hard workers eventually succeed even against those who have advantages. You can do better than someone who is smarter, richer, and luckier than you - so long as you are willing to work harder than that person does.
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Silly Name... Powerful Protection
By Jon Herring
A few years ago, I had several mercury ("silver") fillings removed by my dentist. As a protective measure, in case I somehow ingested or inhaled mercury during the process, I started taking an herbal supplement called silymarin.
Silymarin is a potent bioflavonoid found in the herb Milk Thistle. It has been studied extensively and has been conclusively shown to protect the liver against numerous toxins, including heavy metals. It also stimulates the growth of liver cells and has strong antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties.
New research shows that this miracle of nature can also benefit those with Type II diabetes.
In a study published in Phytotherapy Research, 51 adults with Type II diabetes were given either 200 mg of silymarin or a placebo three times per day. During the four-month study, the average fasting blood glucose level of the silymarin group fell 15 percent, compared to an increase of 13 percent in the placebo group. In addition, the triglyceride levels of the treated group dropped by 25 percent, while those of the placebo group increased by 12 percent.
There are a number of highly effective nutritional supplements - such as chromium, cinnamon, and magnesium - that can help improve blood sugar control. You can add silymarin to that list.
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It's Good to Know: About Fire Ants
Scientists with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) have discovered a naturally occurring virus that kills fire ants. These invasive South American insects do $6 billion worth of damage annually nationwide, destroying crops, damaging farm equipment, and eroding soil. The ants also attack livestock and humans, with a painful sting that can even cause death. The USDA is now looking for commercial partners to help develop the virus into a pesticide.
(Source: CNN)
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Word to the Wise: Argus-eyed
Someone who's "Argus-eyed" (AR-gus-ide) - from Argus, the hundred-eyed monster in Greek mythology - is extremely observant or sharp-sighted.
Example (as used by Ralph Blumenthal in Stork Club): "Even the foliage at the Stork is apt to conceal a celebrity, as Argus-eyed star-gazers discovered the other night when they peeked behind three carefully combed fronds and found writer Ernest Hemingway, actor Monty Woolley, and sculptor Jo Davidson."
Michael Masterson
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These articles appear courtesy of Early to Rise [Issue #2073, 06-20-07], the Internet's most popular health, wealth, and success e-zine. For a complimentary subscription, visit http://www.earlytorise.com/.
In terms of productivity, employees fall somewhere on a bell-shaped curve. At the bottom of the curve are the loafers and goof-offs. In the middle is the silent majority that does just enough to get by. At the top are the relative few who are motivated to achieve.
When you understand the dynamics of any such group, you understand that a modest amount of hard work will put you beyond both the terminally slothful and the lump-along middle crowd. Just by being modestly ambitious, you will rise to the top third of almost any organization.
But getting up the last few rungs of that ladder will be tough, because the few you are competing against are competing hard. Chances are, they are as smart and talented as you, with the same (or more) basic resources. They may even have better contacts. But there is one thing they don't have more of, and that is time.
If you can use your time more effectively than they use theirs, you will move ahead of them. Hard workers eventually succeed even against those who have advantages. You can do better than someone who is smarter, richer, and luckier than you - so long as you are willing to work harder than that person does.
______________________________
Silly Name... Powerful Protection
By Jon Herring
A few years ago, I had several mercury ("silver") fillings removed by my dentist. As a protective measure, in case I somehow ingested or inhaled mercury during the process, I started taking an herbal supplement called silymarin.
Silymarin is a potent bioflavonoid found in the herb Milk Thistle. It has been studied extensively and has been conclusively shown to protect the liver against numerous toxins, including heavy metals. It also stimulates the growth of liver cells and has strong antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties.
New research shows that this miracle of nature can also benefit those with Type II diabetes.
In a study published in Phytotherapy Research, 51 adults with Type II diabetes were given either 200 mg of silymarin or a placebo three times per day. During the four-month study, the average fasting blood glucose level of the silymarin group fell 15 percent, compared to an increase of 13 percent in the placebo group. In addition, the triglyceride levels of the treated group dropped by 25 percent, while those of the placebo group increased by 12 percent.
There are a number of highly effective nutritional supplements - such as chromium, cinnamon, and magnesium - that can help improve blood sugar control. You can add silymarin to that list.
______________________________
It's Good to Know: About Fire Ants
Scientists with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) have discovered a naturally occurring virus that kills fire ants. These invasive South American insects do $6 billion worth of damage annually nationwide, destroying crops, damaging farm equipment, and eroding soil. The ants also attack livestock and humans, with a painful sting that can even cause death. The USDA is now looking for commercial partners to help develop the virus into a pesticide.
(Source: CNN)
______________________________
Word to the Wise: Argus-eyed
Someone who's "Argus-eyed" (AR-gus-ide) - from Argus, the hundred-eyed monster in Greek mythology - is extremely observant or sharp-sighted.
Example (as used by Ralph Blumenthal in Stork Club): "Even the foliage at the Stork is apt to conceal a celebrity, as Argus-eyed star-gazers discovered the other night when they peeked behind three carefully combed fronds and found writer Ernest Hemingway, actor Monty Woolley, and sculptor Jo Davidson."
Michael Masterson
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These articles appear courtesy of Early to Rise [Issue #2073, 06-20-07], the Internet's most popular health, wealth, and success e-zine. For a complimentary subscription, visit http://www.earlytorise.com/.
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