One Man’s 8100 Mile Bicycle Journey for Epilespy

On April 28thth, 2008 Glenn Fenster will embark on a 8100 mile bicycle journey from Denver, Colorado to Miami, Florida (the Long Way).

Listen to Glenn from our LIVE show interview on Wednesday March 5, 2008

HYTR and other Blog Talk Radio shows will be banning together to follow Glenn on his journey starting on April 28, 2008. If you are interested in helping Glenn in spreading the word about his journey and help raise awareness for Epilespy please write a comment below and Rebekah White will get back to you as soon as possible.

You can also find out more information from Glenn’s site at http://www.destinymaker.org

His inspiration and reason for this ambitious undertaking is his 14 year-old son, Nyle, who has suffered from acute epilepsy since he was just  two years old.  Glenn is riding to show his son that no matter what the disability, everyone has the capacity to reach for their dreams.  He does not ride just for his son, but for other kids and adults living with epilepsy.

In 2006 Glenn biked 4036 miles from Seattle Washington to Miami Florida, to promote epilepsy awareness, with the support of the Epilepsy Foundation of Florida.

SUPPORT GLENN by sending money to the below address or going to his site for more information.

DestinyMaker                             
                       20533 Biscayne Blvd,
                      P.O. Box 1313
                      Aventura, Florida 33180

Please make your gift payable to Glenn Fenster, and write “DestinyMaker Bike Ride” in the memo field. (305) 788-2761

Is your child bullied at school?

Being a parent who’s son is bullied at school I know the heartache, the fear and the feeling of total helplessness when it comes to this topic. Today Katherine Reschke is on helping us with tips on how we as parents can help our children learn how to deal with bullies and in the process help us feel more in control of the situation.

Katherine Reschke is a life and business coach. She was born in England, UK and originally trained as an elementary school teacher. She left the teaching profession to become a full time mom and has 3 children. She came to the States in 1999 and worked as a substitute teacher before training as a coach and setting up a home business. She is very passionate about parenting and also about passion so she coaches both on parenting and helping people to find their passion. Her websites are www.betterparentingcoach.com and www.passionsthatpay.com .

  

How To Use Creativity To Improve Your Life

by Andrea Flowers

Are there still original ideas in the world?
They beat me to that bright idea…. what else can I do?
I’ve failed so many times before that I can’t think of anything else to solve this problem anymore.

These statements are commonly made by people who have given up on creativity. Sadly, many people think this way. They don’t know that creativity is useful tool for  improving in life in all its diversity. A situation that requires a solution can be approached in a variety of ways. You and I both know that there is no single way fix to most problems. Because of this, using your natural creativity can opens new horizons and deliver many benefits. Creativity can sometimes be mistakenly interpreted as an obstinate attitude. Some people think that insisting on doing things in a different way is a sign of stubbornness. Never hold back a good idea. You are free to interpret things in your own unique way. Any interpretations themselves are creativity at work. People who enjoys creative thinking can easily come up with innovative solutions for situations that require a quick fix. For instance, your car stalled on a deserted highway because of a leaky rubber hose in the cooling system. (Man, you had a bad day!) Of all places, it had to happen in the most remote place. One solution might be to call roadside assistance and wait 3 hours for them to show up…. A more creative solution would be to use the pack of chewing gum in your purse. Huh? Here’s what you can do with the gum….

Chew the gum, now patch it on the leak.  Tie the gum in place with an old rag from the trunk (this will keep the gum in place). This quick fix might do the trick long enough for you to drive several miles to a service station without overheating your engine.

From this simple example, you can see that creativity is a never-ending learning process. From each experience, you gain valuable knowledge you can use in real life situations. Yes, you might have to think out-of-the-box, venturing into the uncommon. You can never be sure of your ideas until you try them. As long as there is no perceived danger involved, it is always worth a try. Inventions are products of creative minds. The field of science, in whatever branch you may touch on, is invention itself. Without creative minds, science would have been a forlorn field of knowledge. It must be noted that most adaptations to improve or improvise are aimed at improving current conditions. Upon analyzing honest applications of creativity, the ultimate intention is to achieve good for all and the will to build lasting peace. After all, this intention is what counts most. Erich Fromm spelled it out clearly, the conditions for creativity are:

• to be puzzled,
• to concentrate,
• to accept conflict and tension,
• to be born everyday
• to feel and sense of self

About the Author

Andrea Flowers, owner of Advanced Productivity Concepts (http://www.advanced-productivity.com), has more than 15 years experience working with both large and small companies. During her career, she has helped thousands of people solve their communications problems. More recently, she has transitioned into the role of organizing and productivity consultant, helping business increase their productivity effectivenessIn her current role, Andrea works with small businesses and entrepreneurs to help them reach their productivity objectives. She prides herself in using innovative techniques and tools that are designed to empower them with the knowledge they need to spend more time building their businesses and making more money. Her versatile background and style allows her to think outside of the box, without sacrificing quality or integrity.Andrea holds B.A. in English from Florida A&M University.

The Artist Way-Artist Dates

I have been slow moving with the Artist Way but have been working on my writing pages everyday.  Julia challenges us to each morning wake up and write 3 pages in a journal to release all things from our mind that may be blocking our creativity. At first I was like I already write in a  journal everyday so how is this differnent from that?

Well, when I was writing in my journal I didn’t always allow myself to be free and open minded, to release everything that was in my head.  When I started writing the pages everyday and making them at least 3 pages I was able to release things in my mind that I had kept hidden…because I didn’t want to deal with them.

Then I started to read about artist dates-this was a new concept in the form of actually scheduling one day a week a few hours to go out and do something I enjoy. I love to go to bookstores, even if I cannot purchase a book but of course I usually do as I love learning and the feeling of a good book in my hands, the smell of the paper and the atmosphere in the bookstore.  But I started to explore other areas of things I like to do, one of them is going to the museum I love museums but no one every wants to go with me.  I never thought about me going all by myself. So that is my plan to go out one afternoon to our local art museum take my pad of paper and pen and walk around the museum and enjoy the art and let my own creativity flow through.

 By doing the daily writing pages and looking ahead and scheduling a couple hours to do something for me has really opened me up and has helped me with my own creativity.  I have been able to discover things about myself that I thought either I had already dealt with or didn’t realize I needed to deal with.  I have a closer connection with myself….something I have been searching for awhile.

Being a mom, a wife, a daughter in law and a business owner sometimes I lose myself in all that I do each day.  I have rediscovered who I am and I am only just in the beginning of my studies for The Artist’s Way.  I can’t wait to see where else this book takes me in my search for me.

So if you could schedule a date just with yourself once a week for a couple hours what would you do?

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