Collaborative Operating System Teleseminar

The next Collaborative Operating System (COS) teleseminar is about to begin on 2/23/10. I took the COS teleseminar last year and without any attempt to avoid sounding trite, it changed my life. What is the COS and why would you want to consider taking this course? Simply put, it's time. We have organized ourselves in hierarchical power structures for...probably since there were more than one of us.  Hierarchy had its place and has served its purpose. It's time for a different model for organizing ourselves. 

When you look around at the problems we face right now do you think to yourself, "piece of cake"? Are these the kind of problems that can be solved by a few key decision makers? Did you vote for Obama and then feel a sense of relief because finally there was someone you could trust to fix our problems? How's that working out so far? The urgent truth of the matter is that the problems we face are not small, they're not easy, and they're not solvable by a few minds in a room somewhere. These problems call on US all to change the way we've worked together in the past. The old methods of solving problems will not serve us going forward.

The COS not only applies to these large scale global problems, it also applies to the way in which we operate as teams within our organizations. Integration of the COS practices results in high functioning teams that have clear and explicit agreements defining how the team operates and whose members have complete ownership and alignment around the mission of the team and the problems they're solving for the organization.  The COS provides a new model for how organizations can more effectively tap into the collective power of its employees.

Find out more Today (Thursday, Feb 4th) from 3-4pm PST/6-7pm EST  in the first of a 2 part FREE teleclass being held to discuss the power of collaboration in our businesses and organizations.

Signup for the FREE teleclass go HERE. 

Have a great day and hope to see you on the calls. Take care!

Google Reader Tutorials

I've been using Google Reader for a while now and find it incredibly helpful for keep up on news/blogs/etc. I find that more and more in my conversations with folks, I'm recommending they check it out. I figured a few tutorial videos would be helpful for folks to get up and running with using Google Reader.

These two videos are perfect for getting a conceptual overview and then a real time view of using Google Reader. It will take you less than 5 minutes to watch both of the videos. Let's get started:

1) Watch this video first for a conceptual overview (Pretty Pictures):



2) Watch this video next to get a more live view of using Google Reader:



Good luck. Hope this is helps.

GI Diet Guide

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Study Finds High-Fructose Corn Syrup Contains Mercury - washingtonpost.com

Study Finds High-Fructose Corn Syrup Contains Mercury - washingtonpost.com

Lean Plate Club: Getting a 'just right' dose of vitamin D | StarTribune.com

Lean Plate Club: Getting a 'just right' dose of vitamin D | StarTribune.com

Irene Rubaum-Keller: The Truth About Obesity, Weight Loss, And Fad Diets

Irene Rubaum-Keller: The Truth About Obesity, Weight Loss, And Fad Diets:

"Sometimes I get mad and the keys start flying. This is one of those times! I just read a blog by an M.D. who is going to lay out the secrets and steps to cure obesity and diabetes. It's more exciting if we number the steps and make it seem like a secret that only that one expert knows. STOP!
All these teasers to cure obesity lead to one place, and one place only: eat healthy, whole, unprocessed foods and move more. THE END! Your body counts calories. That is how it determines what you weigh. If you feed it fruits, vegetables, whole grains, healthy fats (in small quantities) and lean protein you will be healthy but not necessarily thin. If you eat less calories than you burn, you will lose weight. It is very hard to be healthy and eat less than you burn if you eat a lot of processed foods, high fat foods and/or fast food. It is even hard to be thin and healthy if you eat out a lot. Have you seen the calorie counts on restaurant menus? I suggest you start asking for them and looking at what you are being served.

To determine how many calories you need per day: women take your weight and multiply it by 10 (men use 12) and that will give you the calories you need to maintain that weight without exercise. So, for example, I weigh 130 lbs. I get 1,300 calories per day (without exercise) to maintain 130 lbs. If I exercise I can take in more and still weigh 130 lbs. It is really very basic and simple.

The best selling diet books out right now want to make you think there is another way. Why? Because you want another way and those books sell. I Can Make You Thin is one of the best selling diet books. The title alone probably sells this book because it implies that he can do it for you. Very attractive indeed. The Four Day Diet is also a bestseller. Eat Right For Your Type says if you eat certain foods based on your blood type, you will be thin. I think you get my message. There is no easy way. No one can do it for you and it takes a lot longer than four days to lose weight, unless you only have a few ounces to lose.

So, if you want to be thin and healthy, you can do it. Eat well, exercise, pay attention to your calories and give it time. It's worth it!

If you'd like to make contact with Irene, you can find her here."

Benefits Of Organic Eggs | LIVESTRONG.COM

Benefits Of Organic Eggs | LIVESTRONG.COM