We’re not there … but we’re well on the way. We’re half way through the year and it’s a good time to look back before looking forward. For those of us in Australia, today’s the first day of the new financial year so I guess it’s as good a day as any to reassess our lives and look at making changes where needed. No matter where you are, today marks the first day of the second half of 2009. Every day gives us an opportunity to start again but I think there can be something special about sett

Every challenging occupation yields some sort of satisfaction, but the fitness professionals industry had an amazing 85% job satisfaction rate according to an Idea Health & Fitness survey. Job Satisfaction In the same survey, 98% of those interviewed felt that “My work gives me a feeling of personal accomplishment.” Lack of personal satisfaction is the most frequent reason why people leave a job. These statistics make it obvious that this is an extremely harmonious atmosphere to work in.

Yesterday the U.S. Supreme Court concluded its 2008-2009 Term. A week ago the Court decided the last of the five environmental cases it heard this Term. The environmental cases involved issues arising under the National Environmental Policy Act, the National Forest Management Act, the Clean Water Act, and the Superfund legislation. In each of these cases the environment lost. The winners were the U.S. military (Winter v. NRDC), the timber industry (Summers v. Earth Island Institute), electri

To be a successful writer, you need to identify and break your bad writing habits. These tips will help you achieve your writing goals - whether you want to sign on with a literary agent or write more regular blog posts! Before the tips, a quip: “A professional writer is an amateur who didn’t quit.” - Richard Bach. If you have the bad habit of giving up on article pitches, book proposals, or novels - then you’ll never be the successful writer you dream of! These eight tips for breaking bad

Rick Freedman believes the agile PM’s most important roles are to create a collaborative environment that enables teams to achieve creative results and to encourage contributors to focus on group goals and agendas rather than the individual. ——————————————————————————————– The NBA Finals are over, and LA Lakers coach Phil Jackson has broken the record of the legendary Red Auerbach by leading his team to the NBA championship for the 10 th time. Jackson’s ability to coach superstar players M