If you’re an internet marketer who does a lot of traveling, obviously you’re going to take your laptop with you most of the time. Hey, even if you’re going on vacation, you want to be able to check your email, and your Twitter feed, and your Facebook page, maybe send out an autoresponder message or two, and just generally make sure everything’s running smoothly while you’re gone, right?

Oh, wait… if you’re really organized, you can schedule a lot of that to happen automatically while you’re gone, and use your iPhone or BlackBerry or some other gadget to check your email, if you don’t have an assistant to do it.

But for me, I’m probably still going to want to take my laptop so I have the option of doing some work while I’m on the road.

So let’s talk about what you need to do to make that as painless and effective as possible.

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So a new season of America’s Got Talent has launched, and this time with American judges suspiciously absent.

It was strange enough that it previously featured two Brits — Piers Morgan and Sharon Osbourne, with heavy accents to prove it — but now the only previous American-born judge, David Hasselhoff, has been replaced by Canadian-born Howie Mandel.

Full Disclosure: I’m Canadian too (living in the U.S. like Howie), so I’m not complaining out of a personal sense of unfairness. I also happen to like Howie’s on-camera style, and his ability to improvise and have fun, and I’m glad he’s got the gig.

But don’t you find it strange that a show claiming to celebrate “American spirit,” and having the contestants vie to “win America’s hearts,” wouldn’t have at least ONE American judge?

Even the Executive Producer, Simon Cowell, is British.

Jus’ sayin’…

>>> CONTINUE READING Can’t Americans Judge American Talent?…

Sometimes when you know something really well, your creativity on the topic can get stifled.

While top CEOs repeatedly list creativity as THE most important aspect of leadership, people lately have a tendency to follow the rules instead of bend them. (Just to be clear, following rules is NOT being creative).

How do you get back to thinking outside the box, or even figuring out where the box’s edges lie?

To find out more, read the guest post by Roy H. Williams called Let Ignorance Be Your Advantage on our LWL Worldwide blog.

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Breathing is such an important aspect of life, and yet most of us don’t do it properly.

In my latest article on Life As A Human, I explain:

“… the truth is, while we obviously breathe enough to feed our bodies, we don’t necessarily breathe properly enough to nourish it. We breathe shallowly into the chest instead of deeply into the belly, essentially hyperventilating. It’s kind of like the difference between grabbing a quick junk food snack, and enjoying a healthy nutritious meal.”

To give your body the breath of life you need, read my full article: Deep Breathing for Ultimate Health.

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Motherhood can be a lonely job… so what do you do?

Luckily I have the answer for you, whether you’re looking for other moms to connect with locally or online clubs and resources you can access globally.

Check it out in my article on YUM (Young Urban Moms): YUM-Oriented Groups to the Rescue.

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Do you feel any uncertainty in your life? My friend and colleague, Michelle Casto, is a Life, Career and Soul Coach who promises to be able to help you live your life with passion and power.

I interviewed Michelle about her views on manifestation and passionate living, and here’s an excerpt on what she had to say, including an exercise on how to Discover Your Soul Goals:

Heather:  What is that process of manifestation as you teach it?

Michelle:  For me it’s really just focusing your attention in the forms of thoughts, feelings, and words in the direction of your dreams or the goal that you have in mind. When you do that you have a miracle of manifesting.

There are, of course, a few stages in that. We’ll talk about that. But each of the stages has specific things that I teach; what to do. As well, within each of those stages, there is a Universal law that goes along with each of the stages.

Heather:  Okay, so let’s walk through what the different stages are…

>>> CONTINUE READING Accelerate Your Soul Purpose…

I know, I know… for fast-moving, ambitious people, meditation can seem like a waste of time.

For those grounded in reality, it can seem a bit “out there.”

But sometimes things just aren’t as they “seem”!

As I said in my latest article for Life As A Human:

“If you just pictured a monk sitting silently with hands on knees, fingers held together in loose circles, uttering “ohmmm” every few seconds, then you might have some trepidation about trying meditation. However, it really doesn’t need to be a big production, or something “woo-woo” or “weird”… basic meditation can be a simple process, but one that brings you huge benefits.”

To find out what those benefits are, read my article here:  Meditating to Quiet the Mind, Inspire the Spirit, and Rejuvenate the Body.

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