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Humanity's Lost Love of Nature - How It Is Causing an Environmental Catastrophe

Mon, 20 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400

For most of human history, our ancestors strongly identified themselves as an intrinsic part of nature. The basic thesis of this article is that the environmental catastrophe that is now rapidly occurring is a direct result of a large subgroup of our species becoming disconnected from this deep love of nature and an equally deep sense of unity with it. As I view the environmental destruction that humans have perpetrated upon our planet from the vantage point of my 35-year career as a psychotherapist, I'm impressed with how it strongly parallels the pathological self-destructive behavior of many of my past clients who suffered from dissociative identity disorder. People subject to this personality disorder display two or more distinct identities, personalities, or ego states each of which entails uniquely different patterns of perceiving and interacting with their environment and which alternately take control of their behavior. These alternative personalities are generally completely dissociated from each other, that is, have no awareness of each other's existence. When these individuals shift into an ego state that is dissociated from their pre-morbid, dominant personality structure, they commonly behave in ways that are sharply out of character and often highly self-destructive. **End Summary** Topics: environment]]> nature]]> ]]>]]> About the Author: ]]> Rick Jorgenson is the founder and Executive Director of HealthyLife Foundation , an organization dedicated to helping non-profit environmental organizations through a unique "embedded giving" program. http://healthylifefoundation.wordpress.com/

The Age of Stupid--How to Help it Get Smart

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400

The Age of Stupid is the latest and quite possibly the most powerful of the new genre of films aimed at helping to wake up the citizens of Planet Earth to the crucial urgency of reversing global warming. It follows in the loud and ominous footsteps of its predecessors--An Inconvenient Truth by Al Gore and The Eleventh Hour, narrated by Leonardo DiCaprio. All three of these films, along with a rapidly-growing array of similarly grim media reports, are currently alerting us to a potential impending global disaster of nearly incomprehensible magnitude. Unlike advance warnings of other imminent disasters, such as tornadoes and hurricanes that are predictable only a few minutes or hours before they descend upon us suddenly and violently, the horrific disaster that we are being warned about here has been unfolding outside of our ordinary awareness very gradually and insidiously for many decades. There is now strong evidence, in fact, that it has been brewing slowly from the beginning of the Industrial Revolution. Unfortunately, the human species is not genetically well-equipped to deal effectively with this kind of slowly-developing and nearly imperceptible danger. The reason for this is very simple. **End Summary** Topics: global warming]]> climate change]]> environment]]>]]> About the Author: ]]> Rick Jorgenson is the founder and Executive Director of HealthyLife Foundation , an organization dedicated to helping non-profit environmental organizations. http://healthylifefoundation.wordpress.com/

Patient Reactivation - How Much Does A Lost Patient Really Cost You?

Sat, 27 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0500

Your inactive patients are a gold mine. Quite often, the only thing an inactive patient needs to return is a simple reminder. We all lead busy lives and for the cost of one postcard stamp, reaching out to those who have benefited from your services in the past is a no-brainer! How would your bottom line change if only 10% of your inactive patients returned for care? A news report in Chiropractic Economics (Vol. 50, Issue 9) on the use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) stated that about 15 million people in the United States sought help from chiropractors during the prior 12 months, yet 40 million people reported having had chiropractic care sometime in their life. This would suggest that 25 million chiropractic patients are currently inactive. Assuming about 60,000 chiropractors currently in practice, this translates into more than 400 inactive patients per chiropractor. Reactivating only a fraction of this number could represent a significant increase in practice volume for thousands of chiropractors. Chiropractic consultants suggest that mailing a reactivation letter yields a 2 percent to 3 percent positive response. A follow-up phone call yields about 7 percent to 8 percent response. **End Summary** Topics: chiropractic patient reactivation]]> chiropractic marketing]]> database marketing]]>]]> About the Author: ]]> Rick Jorgenson is the CEO of Healthy Life Institute , an organization dedicated to helping consumers get the latest information on health and wellness solutions.

The Mindful Eating Approach to Permanent Weight Loss

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0500

In spite of massive evidence that diets and dieting don't work and - even worse - typically result in greater weight gain over time, they continue to be pursued avidly by vast numbers of people. Most methods of weight loss - natural and otherwise - continue to leave out what is perhaps the single most important factor in achieving truly healthy and long-lasting weight loss, namely, how to eat much less without feeling deprived. Regardless of how healthy, natural, and well-balanced one's diet may be, weight gain will inevitably occur if average total caloric intake exceeds total calories burned. Although this truism is recognized almost universally, it continues to present what is perhaps the greatest challenge to successful weight loss and long-term maintenance of such loss. To date, the most common healthy ways of overcoming this challenge have consisted in exercise programs, building increased muscle mass, and low glycemic food plans that aim to lessen hunger by stabilizing blood sugar levels. Arguably, some natural appetite suppressants could be included on this short list as well. **End Summary** Topics: weight loss]]> healthy weight loss]]> diets]]> healthy diets]]> mindful eating]]> mindfullness]]> ]]>]]> About the Author: ]]> Rick Jorgenson is the CEO of Healthy Life Institute , an organization dedicated to helping consumers get the latest information on health and wellness solutions.

Stretch Mark Removal Tips and Remedies

Fri, 12 Oct 2007 00:00:00 -0400

Stretch marks, those ugly, spidery red and purple scars, can plague anyone. They appear with little to no warning, and seem impossible to get rid of. Many do not know what these marks are, where they come from, and how to prevent or remove them. Stretch marks occur when the skin stretches more rapidly than it can renew itself, blocking the flow of collagen. This produces scarring, which first appears as red and purple lines, but eventually fade to silvery indentations in the skin. Stretch marks can be caused by pregnancy, rapid weight gain, puberty, bodybuilding, or intense physical activity. Their presence is a great source of anxiety to many people, both men and women, and their removal seems difficult. What Causes Stretch Marks? Stretch marks are caused when the elastic fibers that bind the skin (elastin & collagen) are overstressed, resulting in small tears in the form of stretch marks. While skin's elastic nature is amazing in its ability to expand as we grow, unfortunately it has its limitations. Stretch marks (striae) are actually made up of scar tissue that result when the skin's ability to expand is exceeded. **End Summary** Topics: stretch marks and pregnancy]]> stretch mark removal]]> stretch marks buttocks]]> stretch marks belly]]>]]> About the Author: ]]> Rick Jorgenson is the founder of Healthy Skin Care , an organization dedicated to helping people find resources and products related to taking care of their skin in a natural and healthy way. You can find more information about Health Skin Care at: Healthy Skin Care Tips

The "Only" 3 Ways to Make Money Online

Tue, 09 Oct 2007 00:00:00 -0400

There is no secret (despite what the "Gurus" tell you) to making money online. First and foremost let's begin with an understanding that there are only 3 ways that you can generate income in an online business. Each one of these has its place and purpose in you developing a successful (read profitable) online business venture. Each one of these can stand on its own in creating income, but they are best understood as a progression in developing a steady flow of cash to your business. Let's walk through each one so you have a better understanding of what they are and how they can work specifically for you. Sell Traffic Selling traffic is the process of driving visitors to your website and getting them to click on an ad (Google Adsense as an example) and/or by directing that traffic to an affiliate website as a lead that you get paid for (an example of this would be getting prospects to a mortgage loan site where they fill out an application). You will normally find these types of ads on blogs, but you can also find them on some websites and social networking sites like Squidoo. **End Summary** Topics: make money online]]> affiliate marketing]]> make money at home]]>]]> About the Author: ]]> Rick Jorgenson is the founder and CEO of Tycoon Wealth System , an organization dedicated to helping individuals build wealth by bringing together the best of both Internet and Network Marketing. Rick has been an online marketer for the past 10 years. He has created successful campaigns for the likes of IBM, Microsoft and DirecTV. http://buildwealthnow.blogspot.com

Can You Really Create Autopilot Profits and Make Money On The Internet?

Wed, 30 May 2007 00:00:00 -0400

One of the greatest challenges on the internet is finding a way to completely automate the process to make money online without going broke. The good news is that it is possible to create a totally, turn-key program that allows the average person, with little or no marketing experience, to generate a five figure monthly income online. Most people who try to break into online marketing have a difficult time doing it. Having done it myself, I can understand how they feel. It's easy to get sidetracked by stuff that isn't important. It's easy to feel overwhelmed. It's very easy to think you're not smart enough to do it. One of the primary keys to online business success is having the right income generators on the front end of your business. Even if you build a large list of qualified people, your success is entirely dependent on having the right product offer(s) and the ability to generate instant significant cash flow. Having only one product for your business is like a car dealer trying to sell your only white cars. What if they like red cars or blue cars? **End Summary** Topics: make money on the internet]]> internet business make money online]]> internet business make money]]> ]]>]]> About the Author: ]]> Rick Jorgenson is the founder and CEO of Wealth Building Tycoon , an organization dedicated to helping individuals build wealth by bringing together the best of both Internet and Network Marketing. Rick Jorgenson has been an online marketer for the past 10 years. He has created successful campaigns for the likes of IBM, Microsoft and DirecTV. http://buildwealthnow.blogspot.com

How to Avoid Home Business Opportunity Scams

Thu, 30 Nov 2006 00:00:00 -0500

When it comes to home business and working at home, scams are a true problem. Network marketing opportunities are often a great source for these scams, but not every MLM opportunity is a scam. In fact, there are many that are legitimate and can actually provide a nice income source. The way to weed out the scams is to know the signs of a scam. Then once the scams are weeded out a person can get to really making a good income. The number one rule in working at home and avoiding scams is to never pay for a job. Any opportunity that wants a person to pay just to work for them is not worth it. For every one of those opportunities there are plenty of real opportunities for free. The only time paying anything for a job is okay is when the company gives the person something. If a person pays for sample products, for example, then that is fine. Many direct sales jobs require representatives to buy a start up kit and that completely legitimate. It is when a company wants a person to pay for just the privilege of joining that it becomes a potential scam. **End Summary** Topics: home based business]]> home business opportunity]]> mlm]]> network marketing]]>]]> About the Author: ]]> Rick Jorgenson has been an online marketer for the past 10 years. He has created successful campaigns for the likes of IBM, Microsoft and DirecTV. You can find relevant articles on Internet marketing on his Blog: http://buildwealthnow.blogspot.com

How To Make Money Fast Online

Thu, 30 Nov 2006 00:00:00 -0500

Part of making a good residual income online is learning to use the internet right. There are many ways a person can use their website and the internet to create residual income, but not every way will produce a really good stream if residual income. If a person learns the right way to use their website and the internet, though, they can expect to earn a steady stream of residual income online. When the internet became a mainstream way to do business it opened a world of opportunity to entrepreneurs. The internet is a world wide marketplace that never closes. A business can literally sell everyday, all day, forever. The problem, though, is that the internet can also be confusing and many people fall into the trap of not using right or using it to its full potential. The best online business are run by people who understand how to use the internet to its full potential. Websites are great sales tools, no doubt. They are also very easy to misuse. A website must be professional looking and easy to use. In trying to create a great website these concepts are often lost. **End Summary** Topics: make money online fast]]> make money]]> web site marketing]]> residual income]]> online business]]>]]> About the Author: ]]> Rick Jorgenson has been an online marketer for the past 10 years. He has created successful campaigns for the likes of IBM, Microsoft and DirecTV. http://buildwealthnow.blogspot.com

How To Write Great Articles Fast And Easy

Mon, 06 Nov 2006 00:00:00 -0500

What most people don't realize is that the work is already done for them, they don't need to come up with unique content from the top of their heads, they just need to look for what is already out there and improve on it. Every possible topic has been covered and covered well by someone, but most of the time these people don't even want to profit from their work, they do it for the fun of it, which is great for you. While you can't steal these people's hard work, (we wouldn't want to anyway, we want to profit from our work) you can use their ideas and learn from their content to write your own. Anyone can become an expert enough in a subject to write a 750 word article on it in minutes if you have the write content in front of you. I'm skipping ahead of myself here, but I'm going to tell you where to find this content now, then tell you how to come up with article ideas afterwards. When I come up with an article idea I go directly to the source of the Internet's content. **End Summary** Topics: Article marketing]]> internet marketing]]> make money with articles]]> how to make money with articles]]>]]> About the Author: ]]> Rick Jorgenson has been an online marketer for the past 10 years. He has created successful campaigns for the likes of IBM, Microsoft and DirecTV. http://buildwealthnow.blogspot.com

Network Marketing Residual Income--How To Predict When You'll Reach Your Financial Goals

Mon, 06 Nov 2006 00:00:00 -0500

I share this information with you from my good friend and business associate George Shears. His wisdom and insight in the network marketing business is both enlightening and inspirational. Enjoy. One of the most attractive and important advantages of network marketing is that it can provide a superb way for people of modest financial means to generate a very comfortable and stable long-term residual income in a relatively short period of time. At the same time, however, its main downside as an industry consists in the sobering fact that only about 5% of its members are successful in achieving this goal. The other 95% either fail completely or end up working for what some have described as "MLM minimum wages." There are many factors that contribute to this extremely high rate of failure. One of the most important is that the vast majority of people who are attracted to this industry simply lack the necessary talent, skills and understanding that are essential to high level success. The purpose of this article is to focus on one particular kind of understanding that can greatly increase one's probability of success in network marketing. **End Summary** Topics: MLM]]> Network Marketing]]> Home based business opportunity]]> Make money online]]>]]> About the Author: ]]> Rick Jorgenson has been an online marketer for the past 10 years. He has created successful campaigns for the likes of IBM, Microsoft and DirecTV. http://buildwealthnow.blogspot.com

How to Get Top Search Engine Rankings

Wed, 27 Sep 2006 00:00:00 -0400

The methods used to increase your search engine rankings may seem like rocket science to you, so you have probably avoided dealing with optimizing your site. I am here to tell you - the time has come to face your website! A high search engine ranking for your website is so essential that if you have the slightest desire to actually succeed in your business, there is no way you can continue to avoid this issue. At least 85% of people looking for goods and services on the Internet find websites through search engines such as Google, Yahoo, and MSN. The idea of optimizing your pages for high search engine rankings is to attract targeted customers to your site who will be more than likely to make a purchase. The higher your page comes up in search engine results, the greater the traffic that is directed to your website. That's what search engine optimization is about. You can immerse yourself in all the technical information available online to figure out how to optimize your web pages to achieve higher rankings. **End Summary** Topics: internet marketing]]> seo]]> search engine optimization]]>]]> About the Author: ]]> Rick Jorgenson has been an online marketer for the past 10 years. He has created successful campaigns for the likes of IBM, Microsoft and DirecTV. http://buildwealthnow.blogspot.com

Successful List Building Techniques

Sat, 23 Sep 2006 00:00:00 -0400

Think about it for a minute. If you are tired of buying lists of random prospects, not knowing where they came from or what their real interest is then you need to continue reading. When building a list, always give before you attempt to receive. While this applies to Internet marketing in general, it is especially true in list building. If you do not freely give powerful advice, software, and information to your list members when you first begin building your list, you really cannot expect them in turn to be willing to shell out money when you launch a product. Search for experts in your niche on Clickbank. Compile a list of everyone who has a viable product and has included contact information. Make an attempt to contact each of them if you can interview them. Communicate clearly that they will benefit from the exposure. Put this expert interview in PDF format, add a link to your opt-in form in it, include an affiliate link to the person's product at the end, and circulate it for free. **End Summary** Topics: internet marketing]]> online marketing]]> list building]]> free leads]]>]]> About the Author: ]]> Rick Jorgenson has been an online marketer for the past 10 years. He has created successful campaigns for the likes of IBM, Microsoft and DirecTV. http://buildwealthnow.blogspot.com

Web Pointers - Internet Business Strategies for Successful eCommerce

Sat, 23 Sep 2006 00:00:00 -0400

The goal of any online business is to sell something, be it a product, service, or information. To accomplish this, you need customers, or traffic, to your web site. Follow these key Internet business strategies to generate customers and cash. Image is Everything Your web site should reflect how you want customers to feel about your business. The site must be professional looking and easy to navigate and understand. The content provided should be relevant to the needs of the customer. Marketing is King What promotional tools are you using to advertise your web site? Search engines are the primary method Net surfers use to locate information. One of the top Internet business strategies is to choose relevant keywords for the most efficient search engine optimization. The word "books" is too generic for a site promoting life/career changing seminars based on motivational books. Surfers who type in "books" probably want to buy one rather than attend a seminar. Use specific terms that closely relate to what you are selling. Links to your web page are another important Internet business strategy. Links increase visitors who often become customers. Relevancy is key; **End Summary** Topics: online business]]> Internet Business Strategies]]> internet marketing]]>]]> About the Author: ]]> Rick Jorgenson has been an online marketer for the past 10 years. He has created successful campaigns for the likes of IBM, Microsoft and DirecTV. http://buildwealthnow.blogspot.com

Toot Your Web Horn - Tips For Promoting Your Home Business Web Site

Fri, 22 Sep 2006 00:00:00 -0400

Traffic on the freeway is bad. Traffic on the Internet is good. With over 80 million web sites on the Net, you need a solid strategy for driving prospects to your web site. Search Engines Search engines are the yellow pages for a home business web site. Over 80% of Internet surfers use search engines to find information on the web. To get the most traffic to your site, list with the big search engine players Yahoo, Google, and MSN. Smaller search engines also get results from the big three so you'll be covered in case customers visit less popular engines. Looking Good Your web site can be simple or complex but it must be functional and attractive. Make sure your site does what it is supposed to do - provide customers with concise, useful information about your product or service. Be wary of making things too complicated. The site should be easy to navigate or customers will look elsewhere. Your web site should also look professional, not cheap. If you aren't design savvy, spend money on a good web designer. The investment will pay off by attracting more people to your web page. **End Summary** Topics: online marketing]]> internet marketing]]> home based business]]>]]> About the Author: ]]> Rick Jorgenson has been an online marketer for the past 10 years. He has created successful campaigns for the likes of IBM, Microsoft and DirecTV. http://wealthbuildingtycoon.com

Start an Online Article Directory and Make Big Money

Fri, 22 Sep 2006 00:00:00 -0400

If you are looking for a great online money making opportunity an article directory may be right for you. These directories can make you money in more ways than one which is why they can be so profitable. There are many details that go into starting an article directory, but if you become comfortable with them you can start to make a profit in no time at all. When starting an article directory you will need to have a quality website that people can visit. Your article directory site needs to be well laid out and easy to navigate. If your visitors have to go through a lot of trouble to find what they are looking for they will simply go elsewhere. The easier you can make it on your visitors, the better chance you have of being very successful. With an article directory you can make a lot of money with Google Adsense. If you opt for Adsense, Google will place ads on every page of your article directory that you want. And anytime that a member clicks on one of these ads you will get paid; it is that simple. **End Summary** Topics: article marketing]]> internet marketing]]> online marketing]]> making money online]]>]]> About the Author: ]]> Rick Jorgenson has been an online marketer for the past 10 years. He has created successful campaigns for the likes of IBM, Microsoft and DirecTV. http://wealthbuildingtycoon.com