http://www.articlesnatch.com/rss2/jason e johns.xml Search our collection of over 370,000 articles and use them on your site, blog or newsletter. Have Articles? Submit them and get published on our site for free. en-us http://www.articlesnatch.com/rss2/jason e johns PHP/ http://www.articlesnatch.com/Article/Secrets-of-the-12-American-Idol-Finalists/303410 Considering their talent, idols still have weird and odd secrets that were revealed. Here are some! Amanda Overmyer American Idol, Amanda Overmyer revealed that the worst thing that happened in her life was when she was pleaded guilty to DUI back in October 2006 near her hometown of Mulberry, In. She received a suspended sentence of 60 days and was placed on 180 days probation, which ended in August 2007. Brooke White Brooke White told and revealed to us that her most embarrassing moment was when she was in the church and she hugged the wrong person! “That was really embarrassing! I thought he was my dad! But he wasn’t! All I’m doing was pleading and telling him to go home because I was hungry and when he looked back, he wasn’t my dad! Haha, too embarrassing.” Carly Smithson When we asked Carly about her secrets of winning, she just simply told us, “Try to be a good person to others, to be well-traveled and educated, and make Ireland proud”. Mon, 17 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.articlesnatch.com/Article/Secrets-of-the-12-American-Idol-Finalists/303410 http://www.articlesnatch.com/Article/The-Magnificent-Gift-Of-Movies-This-Christmas/267334 Think about presenting a DVD movie on this Christmas occasion. It sounds as a nice option than many. For, very few things can better entertain people than a favorite DVD movie. When you want entertainment without leaving the comfort of your home, DVD movies become a favorable option over theatres. To entertain people during the coming festive season, there are many new DVD movies entering the market. Here, we will have an overview of some DVD movies that can add value to your movie collection. �Pirates of the Caribbean: At World�s End� is the first one to be discussed here. The star cast in this pirate movie includes Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley and Geoffrey Rush. The movie is about rescuing Jack Sparrow, organizing the pirate counsel and a final battle against East India Trading Company and Davie Johns. This box-office hit is sure to woo all the fans of the first two pirate movies. The picturisation and flow of sequences with the added effect of graphics are very interesting to watch. The second one in our list of DVD movies for the coming holidays is �The Bourne Ultimatum�. Tue, 11 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.articlesnatch.com/Article/The-Magnificent-Gift-Of-Movies-This-Christmas/267334 http://www.articlesnatch.com/Article/Body-Mass-Index-The-Importance-Of-Knowing-Your-Number/178553 Weight loss is, more than anything else in our society, a huge numbers game. You have to lose this many pounds in this many weeks. Your waist has to be this many inches. Your percentage of body fat should only be this much. When you take into consideration all the numbers, facts and figures you are supposed to keep up with, it is no wonder that you have so many problems losing weight. However, body mass index is one very good way to know where you are and where you need to go with your diet. With all of these concerns about numbers, though, there is one that doctors seem to think matters more than any other your body mass index. Body mass index is a relatively new term on the American diet scene. It has, though, been around for sometime. Lambert Adolphe Jacques Quetelet who lived from 1796 to 1854 created the idea of the body mass index. This Belgian mathematician was famous both in his time and ours for implementing systems of numbers, which could actually help our lives. It was originally called the Quetelet Index. Fri, 22 Jun 2007 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.articlesnatch.com/Article/Body-Mass-Index-The-Importance-Of-Knowing-Your-Number/178553 http://www.articlesnatch.com/Article/8-Tips-To-A-Stress-Free-Life/126460 Stress is a major problem in the Western world, rapidly becoming an epidemic. Everyone handles stress differently. Some people thrive on it and seem to shake off the negative effects of stress. Other people suffer serious consequences such as headaches, illness, tenseness and more. Over long period of times, stress will cause physical damage to your body. The following eight top tips will help you to live a more stress free life. 1) Take some exercise. Exercise is a great way to shake off the negative effects of stress, plus when you are fitter, stress has less of a negative effect on you. Even as little as 20 minutes of exercise a day will have a beneficial effect on your stress levels. Whether it is jogging, cycling, swimming, walking or anything else, it will have a positive effect on your life. 2) Takes some YOU time. With careers, lives and family, taking time out for yourself can be very difficult to get. Whether you have a relaxing bath, go for a walk or just sit in a comfy chair with a newspaper, it doesn't matter. Sat, 10 Feb 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.articlesnatch.com/Article/8-Tips-To-A-Stress-Free-Life/126460 http://www.articlesnatch.com/Article/13-Tips-To-Effective-Decision-Making/122108 There are some people who find it really easy to make decisions whilst other people get tied up in procrastination and find it impossible to make decisions - particularly very important decisions. When the decision is big and has a major impact on your life it can be very difficult to make a decision because you might be worrying about making the wrong decision or even worried that you can't undo the decision once you've made it. It is natural for us to have regrets about the past - many of our biggest regrets can be put down to having made the "wrong" decision, but the question is, what is a right decision and what is a wrong decision? It may be that you followed your guy instinct or perhaps you listened to advice from people around you. There are so many reasons why we make decisions we later percieve as wrong, and everyone makes a "wrong" decision on occasion. The following 13 tips are designed to help you make powerful and effective decisions. 1) There is no right or wrong when making a decision. There is only the decision that you make. A decision is a choice between alternatives. Tue, 30 Jan 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.articlesnatch.com/Article/13-Tips-To-Effective-Decision-Making/122108 http://www.articlesnatch.com/Article/Do-Self-Confidence-Courses-Really-Work-/106696 This is a question that many people who are considering taking a self confidence course ask themselves. Do the courses actually work or not? Having had low self confidence myself in the past and read many books and courses on the subject of confidence I can answer that question. Some work, some don't. It really depends on the course and the author. After improving my self confidence through a variety of sources I decided to write my own successful self confidence course that really works. The question is, how do you find a self confidence course that works for you. Your first stop is probably a book shop - either online or a bricks and mortar bookshop, whichever you are most comfortable with. There are a lot of books written about confidence and self-esteem, some good and some not so good. With most big bookshops offering a coffee area it is now easier than ever to sit and read through a book first before you decide whether or not to buy it. It's well worth taking this time and deciding if the style of the writer suits you. Sun, 17 Dec 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.articlesnatch.com/Article/Do-Self-Confidence-Courses-Really-Work-/106696 http://www.articlesnatch.com/Article/A-Natural-Way-Deal-With-Anxiety-And-Panic-Attacks/106214 It is quite natural for everyone to feel anxious at some time in their life. Whether it is before a big meeting, before the wedding, or even if it is before going out of the front door, anxiety and panic attacks are a part of life. Anxiety from sudden exposure to something you don't like such as a snake or spider is natural and most people deal with it very quickly and calm down. However, an estimated 15% of the population suffers from the terrible effects of constant anxiety. In fact, they suffer so bad that they may find they can't even leave the house! As you can imagine, this level of anxiety is not good. When an anxiety or panic attack starts typically you will feel some of these common symptoms: * Faster heart rate * Shaking * Uncontrollable sweating * Dizziness * Shortness of breath A panic attack can last anything from a few seconds to a few minutes or even longer. After a panic attack you may experience even more negative emotions such as depression, frustration or even anger at yourself. There is a multitude of ways to dealing with your anxiety and panic attacks. Fri, 15 Dec 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.articlesnatch.com/Article/A-Natural-Way-Deal-With-Anxiety-And-Panic-Attacks/106214 http://www.articlesnatch.com/Article/6-Top-Tips-For-Total-Self-Confidence/106015 How would you like to have more self confidence in your life? Having self confidence is something many of us would like more of and this article will teach you powerful and practical techniques to become more self confident. Tip 1 : How have you been confident in the past? Spend some time every day thinking about how you've been confident in the past and what it felt like to be that confident. Just remember those feelings and let them flow through your body. Tip 2 : Listen to or watch uplifting, inspiring and positive things You get what you focus on, so if you focus on self confidence then you well get more of it! Read books that inspire you and make you feel confident, watch films or television shows that make you feel great, listen to music that inspires you and makes you feel full of life. These will all help you feel more self confident. The more you surround yourself with this sort of material the more you will feel confident. Tip 3 : Surround yourself with positive people Often people are low on confidence because the people around them put them down and dent their self-confidence. Fri, 15 Dec 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.articlesnatch.com/Article/6-Top-Tips-For-Total-Self-Confidence/106015 http://www.articlesnatch.com/Article/Self-Confidence-Through-Body-Language/103648 When building self confidence, many people focus solely on the mental attitude and completely forget about the physical. Confidence of any sort is a combination of mental and physical processes. If you want to have more self-confidence then it is important that you understand how your physiology affects your confidence levels and how to use your physiology to become more confident. The word emotion comes from the Latin word emovere which means moving and displacing. Even in English it is motion with an E in front of it. Basically this tells you that how you move your body determines how you feel. Try it right now. Sit or stand with your head slumped forwards looking down, your spin curved, your shoulder slumped inwards and see how you feel. Do you feel full of self confidence? Probably not because this is how a depressed person holds their body. Try this ... sit (or stand) with your back straight, your shoulders back, your stomach in, your chest out, your head upright looking forwards and tell me how you feel. I would imagine that standing like this you feel more confident. Fri, 08 Dec 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.articlesnatch.com/Article/Self-Confidence-Through-Body-Language/103648 http://www.articlesnatch.com/Article/5-Steps-To-Controlling-Your-Anxiety-And-Panic-Attacks/103078 Anxiety and panic attacks are far more common than you might think. They may range from mild nervousness at the thought of going to work or facing an issue in your life to full blown panic attacks which are debilitating and prevent you from doing anything. The good news is that these attacks are something that you can overcome and get over with the right mindset and tools. If you have the will to do it then it can be much easier than you may have first thought. The following five tips will help you to overcome and manage your anxiety and panic attacks. Step 1 : Recognise There Is A Problem Firstly, before you can take any steps to overcoming your anxiety and panic attacks you need to recognise that they are a problem. Many people get so used to having both anxiety and panic in their lives that they stop recognising that it is not the best way to be. Until you are able to see that anxiety and panic are not something you want in your life any more then you will struggle to get rid of them. Fri, 08 Dec 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.articlesnatch.com/Article/5-Steps-To-Controlling-Your-Anxiety-And-Panic-Attacks/103078