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How To Choose The Right Prom Dress

Friday, May 2nd, 2008

Every teenage girl fantasizes about her high school prom. Choosing the perfect prom dress can be tricky. When you are deciding on what style dress to wear, consider the image you want to portray and what flatters your body. Follow these guidelines for your body type to find the perfect dress.

If you do not have curves and your body appears to be straight up and down, you have a rectangular body type. Focus on dresses that have a band or a bow around the waist. You will create the illusion of curves and a defined waist. Strapless and spaghetti strap dresses draw attention to the bust line. You want to purchase a prom dress that creates a focal point on the body.

For body types, which are smaller in the bust and larger in the hips, it is important to balance the body’s proportion through illusion. This body type is known as the triangular body type. Dresses that are form-fitting flatter this body type. However, you must be cautious about choosing form-fitting dresses and avoid tight dresses. Dresses that fit tight will make you appear larger and increase the size of your bottom.

Look in the mirror. Do you see a perfect body? You see perfect curves. You are well-proportioned. Congratulations, you are the envy of your friends. Your body type is known as the hourglass. You don’t have to worry about covering up flaws. Your options when choosing a dress are plentiful. Take care not to choose dresses that are tight.

The inverted triangle body type is composed of a large bust and small hips. To create the illusion of a proportioned body, you need to focus on dresses with a great neckline. Don’t go for dresses with spaghetti straps. Choose dresses that have great support. To redirect attention from your bust, decide on a bias cut dress. Another great dress style is a halter top.

Following these guidelines can help you find the right dress for prom. Have fun with different colors and different styles.

Cassandra Hawkins-Wilson is the president of Sensational Image Consulting, Inc. A seminar leader and speaker, she provides consulting services to individuals and corporate groups on image, personal management, and communication. She can be reached by email at info@sensationalimageconsulting.com Visit http://sensationalimageconsulting.com for more information. Receive tips of the trade by reading her blog at http://www.sensationalimageconsulting.com/blog

Five Golden Rules for Balancing Work and Home for Couples Working Together

Friday, May 2nd, 2008

My husband and I have known each other for 17 years, been happily married for over a decade and business partners for more than few years. Any couple working together will tell you that balancing this is no small feat.

We have successfully juggled these roles (mother, father, husband, wife, boss, partner, etc..) without driving each other crazy by following five “golden rules.” I’d recommend them highly for any family, but especially when spouses are in business together and they want to stay being happy.

Rule # 1: What happens at work stays at work, what happens at home stays at home

One of the most important things my husband and I do is make sure that business issues stay at the workplace and family issues stay at home. We might have a disagreement at home in the morning, but when we arrive at work it’s like nothing has happened. We’ll return back to our discussion when we get back home.

Rule # 2: Establish clear job roles at home and work.

When we started working together, my husband and I looked at each other’s strengths and weaknesses in similar fashion to a SWOT (strength, weakness, opportunity, threat) analysis for business. From this exercise, we have decided that I should be the CEO and my husband act in a CFO capacity. He has a strong financial background, while I’m more the outgoing person who likes to get deals done and execute on them. We have defined our business roles and responsibilities as a result.

The same goes at home. I take care of all the grocery shopping as well as cleaning and cooking while my husband does all the finances, car maintenance and yard work. In both instances, we wrote down all our roles to the smallest details. I can’t tell you how many arguments this has saved us over years.

Rule # 3: Mom is the boss at home, period

Someone has to be the arbitrator; there are just some instances where you can’t reach consensus. In those cases, Mom gets to make the call, but does so with the understanding that she’s accountable for it.

Rule # 4: Family is always first

Regardless of what goes on at work, family is always first. For example, we avoid work on weekends to make sure we do activities together as a family. If weekend work must be done, it is conducted only after our son goes to bed.

Rule # 5: Dedicated time with kids

While I do work a lot of hours, I take time out three days a week to pick up my son from school and spend the rest of the afternoon with him. My husband does the same thing the other two days of the work week. It’s great to be able to rely on each other to make sure that business gets done while still taking time out for what’s most important.

Choose your partner wisely.

My husband and I were able to make these “rules” official for our family by writing them down on paper and signing on it. We now hold each other accountable for our actions. Most of the time, actually, we make fun of each other and turn it into a fun process for us.

The author of this article, Zeynep Ilgaz is CEO for Confirm BioSciences makers of HairConfirm at-home hair drug testing kit. Zeynep Ilgaz and other news subject about this article is at www.hairconfirm.com

Hypnosis Inductions - How To Perform Hypnosis Inductions?

Friday, May 2nd, 2008

Just about everyone wants to influence another person to take a certain direction
in life, accept a specific principle, or make a particular purchase. There are an
amazing number of resources that have been developed toward this goal of
modifying mindsets and changing behavior. At the basis of all this effort is a
simple process that is known as a hypnosis induction.

Hypnosis induction simply means to influence another person to make a
particular choice. The choice can be something as simple as inducing or
prompting someone to buy a particular pair of shoes, or it may range to
something as life changing as choosing a career path or entering into a
committed relationship. v

Hypnosis induction tends to make use of various types
of stimulation that will create an environment where a person begins to see a
particular path as a desirable one. As such, the induction can be manifested in
several different ways.

One of the more common means of utilizing a hypnosis induction is through the
auditory senses. This may involve the technique normally referred to as
conversational induction. By making use of words as the means of introducing a
concept or idea into the conscious and subconscious mindset, it is possible to
motivate an individual to begin considering a given idea.

Further verbal prompts can be used to help the person continue with that consideration,
possibly arriving at a decision to accept or do what you had in mind. The best part is that the
individual receiving the verbal prompts perceives the action as being of his or her
own volition.

Other forms of auditory stimuli can be used as well. Music, the sounds of nature,
and series of other sounds can also help to focus attention on a given course of
action that ultimately leads to modifying behavior. Visual induction is a common
component of sales strategies.

Colors, visual patterns, and the written word are all modes of hypnosis induction that help
to motivate the individual to engage in a specified action. Lovers use visual induction to
excite partners, parents use visual induction to motivate children to conduct themselves
appropriately, and hosts use visual motivators to induce guests to relax and make
themselves at home.

One point to remember is that hypnosis induction is all about persuasion and
influence. It is not about creating a state where people will mindlessly perform
your bidding. In order for induction to work, the subject must perceive the action
or idea as desirable, and make a choice to follow that prompting.

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How To Approach Women - Learn These Valuable Skills

Friday, May 2nd, 2008

How to approach women - Step 1

Get ready! One thing that is an important fact for you to understand, is that everyday situations are one of the hardest places to meet and talk to women.

Thanks to the media and actual creeps getting tones of TV time, creeping out a random good looking lady on the street is easier than ever. That is unless you have some very refined approaching skills accompanied with good social presence and charisma. This can mean the difference between you getting the proverbial cup of water to the face or her telling all her girlfriends of about this “amazing man” she met out of the blue in the most romantic encounter she’s ever experienced.

So how do you prepare and gain a strong social presence and charisma to enhance your approaching skills? How do you approach women in a friendly and non threatening manner? I’ll explain, read on.

First go out with different social organizations, social circles, your softball team, co-workers, friends of friends, you get the idea. Talk to all the women and learn what keeps the conversation going and what brings it to awkward silence. Make sure you take a mental note of what went right and what went wrong, which subjects or questions drew out the most interest and which ones she was quick to change the subject on. Women who take part in social gatherings will often let their guard down and will be more inclined to interact with anyone also included in the group. Do this until you feel comfortable approaching any woman, regardless of how attractive she is, and have an effortless, charming and sincere conversation with her. If you are having difficulty, just ask generic open ended questions and avoid questions that could be answered with a simple “yes” or “no” response. That should get the conversation going. All you have to do is wait for the right opportunity and then take action.

Once you feel comfortable doing this, approaching women will be easier in any situation. Take your newly honed skills wherever you go and you’ll be amazed at the new social situations that will start to present themselves.

More useful information can be found here.

Good Luck!

Successful Network Marketers - How They Got That Way

Friday, May 2nd, 2008

Let’s get something clear right from the beginning: Successful people are willing to do what unsuccessful people are unwilling to do. If success were easy; everyone would be sitting on a beach sipping on their favorite beverage!

Network marketers, in general, have a common flaw. The flaw is when things get tough they quit. When things get hard; they look for greener grass. Few realize that network marketing requires work, persistence, and commitment. Don’t swallow the lie that network marketing is easy; that money just appears in your bank account while you sleep. Yes, someday that will happen, but not in the beginning.

How do the successful get that way? Successful network marketers started with a big “why.” In other words, their reason for getting into the business was so huge that it overshadowed any adversity that came their way. Their dream(s) far outweighed the disappointments and hardships along their path to success. You see, the path to success is riddled with all kinds of obstacles and trapping. You may even see a few “dead bodies” along the way. What I mean by that is you will run into many who have given up and let their dreams die within them. This is a tragedy!

Network marketing is not a hobby-it’s a business. Every business, in the beginning, is tough. Chances are that you don’t know what you are doing and you will need to learn how to market your product. That is what your sponsor and upline are there to do. If you do not have a supportive upline, there are other people who will help you, including me. You can find them on many of the MLM community websites such MLMJive.com or HomeBasedBusiness.ning.com. There are great folks out there who will offer sound advice when you are in need.

You will need to have a view of investing at least 2 years into building up a solid Network Marketing business. What I mean by that is that you need to invest at least 7 hours a week, part time to reach, what I call, cruising altitude. A 747 expends most of its fuel on take off and reaching its designated cruising altitude. Once reached, the pilot can throttle back. He may throttle back, but the engines are still expending energy…just not as much. That is pretty much what you can expect with your network marketing business. It is in this phase that money will flow into your bank account while you sleep!

Don’t fall for all the hype on the internet. The internet is great, but for the gullible, it can be a nightmare. Anyone that tells you that their system is automatic and requires no phone calls, meetings, selling and has no legitimate products to distribute; I would recommend quickly moving on. The best business is one that has consumable products that are in demand. The health and nutrition field is huge and would be one that I highly recommend.

Here are the facts: You will get discouraged. You will feel like giving up. You will get embarrassed when people ask you how your business is doing and you don’t want to tell them that it’s tough. Yes, network marketing can be tough, but it’s worth it. You will have to struggle in the beginning, but take heart; it gets easier and you will succeed if you press on.

I have mentioned Thomas Edison in many of my articles. The reason why is because his persistence in discovering the secret to making the incandescent light bulb work amazes me. How could someone keep trying day by day-over 10,000 times and still keep going? Everyone thought he was crazy but he kept on going. Why? Thomas Edison had a dream, a big “why,” and the belief that he would find the answer. With all of this in place he could not fail. I would say the same for you. If you have a dream, a big enough reason why you are in network marketing, and believe in yourself; nothing can deter you either. Just don’t give up.

History is riddled with people that gave up too soon. There’s the gold miner that got discouraged and gave up when he was only a foot away from the biggest vein of gold ever discovered (the guy who bought his mine discovered this). Then there was man who searched for diamonds everywhere but in his own backyard, gave up and committed suicide. Later it was discovered that his farm had one of the biggest diamond mines ever unearthed. There are probably hundreds of people everyday that give up just one hour, one day, or one month short of reaching their dreams. Don’t let that be you.

How did successful network marketers get that way? They became successful because of a dream, a burning desire, a huge “why,” and absolute belief that they could achieve their dreams. Now it is your turn to join the successful. Do what the successful do and you will become a success yourself. You CAN do it!

Michael Puskas is dedicated to success and assisting others acheive their dreams. He believes that through the proper use of wealth all involved can be greatly benefited. For FREE Mentoring assistance please go to:

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