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Digg it UP - All I Needed to Learn in Life I Learned From Betty Crocker
Choosing the topic of your ezine is no light decision. I have put together 3 hints to take some of the strain off your brain and get you going in the right direction.1.Share your passion.What are you passionate about? If you’re publishing an ezine for your business, then I hope it’s your company, product or service that holds your passion. But those aren’t the only motivations for ezines.Whatever your passion, writing about it will make your ezine strong. Passionate writing, whether it’s about tying flies for fishing or piecing together heirloom quilts, is power
No such luck! Think of heat as trials and tribulations. I’m telling you that in order to succeed in life, you need to have some difficulties.
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Spend a little money on your clothes and briefcase or portfolio-type bag to create a good impression. People may deny it but they will always think: expensive clothes, lots of money, doing well, good designer. Dress smart, but not trendy - no one likes trendy designers.When you meet the client, I would always advise you to smile at the first moment and look them directly in the eye. Of course, some studios and work places can be serious and aggressive and it is probably not a good idea walking around them with an inane grin.But first impressions count and I have always
Yes, I’ve learned a great deal about Betty Crocker over the past forty-some years. I’ve sat at her table many times. But as much as I’ve learned ABOUT her, I’ve learned more FROM her!
You’re probably thinking, “Yup, I knew it, you’ve finally gone off your rocker. Jean’s been creative one too many times! All she’s learned from Betty Crocker is how to gain weight!”
Well, you’re wrong. And I’ll tell you why.
Consider the simple box of Betty Crocker cake mix.
You may think it’s only a cake mix with the instructions for baking a cake on the back. But when I pick up this box and read the back, I see instructions for living a successful life!
First off at the top, before the four steps to making a cake, Betty Crocker tells me what ingredients I will need. This tells me in order to succeed in baking a cake, and in life, I need to be organized. She’s telling me that in order to be successful in life, I need to know where I want to go. Then I need to think ahead and plan what it takes to get there. I need to assess whether I have what it takes – and if not, how I can get the skills I need for the job I want to do.
Yes, all I needed to learn in life about thinking ahead, I learned from Betty Crocker.
Step #1 says to heat your oven – and grease and flour your pan. From this, I learn that it doesn’t take just planning, it takes action, to make something work. All the planning in the world isn’t going to make me lose weight if I don’t diet or exercise. You’ve got to do, as well as think!
Yes, all I needed to learn in life about taking action, I learned from Betty Crocker.
Step #2 tells me to beat together the cake mix, water, oil, and eggs in a large bowl on LOW speed for 2 MINUTES.
By this Betty Crocker teaches me that you need more than just one ingredient to make things interesting. You need diversity. You can’t make a cake by mixing water with water - it ain’t gonna work!
In the same way, if I try to make people over so that they are more like me, it ain’t gonna work. Just as you need oil and water and eggs and cake mix to make a tasty cake, you need people with different opinions, backgrounds, values, and thinking styles to make life interesting. Differences need to be valued. Because without them, life is bland. It will taste like a cake made only out of water!
But Betty Crocker also says to mix on LOW speed. This tells me that people need time to work together, to make a team. It takes time to get from forming to performing.
Yes, all I needed to learn in life about getting along with people, I learned from Betty Crocker.
Next, Betty Crocker tells me that I need to bake the cake in a 350 degree oven for 30 minutes.
Now, you might be thinking – now Jean’s talking. She’s telling me that I need a vacation in Cuba.
No such luck! Think of heat as trials and tribulations. I’m telling you that in order to succeed in life, you need to have some difficulties.
A cake placed into a cold oven isn’t going to rise, to become tender. The baking powder needs heat to work. In the same way, without trials and tribulations in our life, we aren’t tender of heart, compassionate. How many of us before facing the heat of unemployment, think about the poor? If we do, it’s generally either to think ourselves better than them. Or to give them a fleeting thought as we give money to our favourite charity. But after time without a job, we gain compassion and tenderness towards the needs of the poor, we
While Customer Relationship Management (CRM) technology has promised much, the reality for many has been disappointing. Industry analysts estimate 50-60% of implementations fail, or produce marginal return on investment. Our exposure to small and medium enterprises (SME) suggests that this rate may well be significantly higher. The irony is that the problem lies less with the technology itself (though that may receive much of the blame), but in much more easily addressed flaws in the way that organizations approach and implement CRM projects.CRM technology should help organiz
First off at the top, before the four steps to making a cake, Betty Crocker tells me what ingredients I will need. This tells me in order to succeed in baking a cake, and in life, I need to be organized. She’s telling me that in order to be successful in life, I need to know where I want to go. Then I need to think ahead and plan what it takes to get there. I need to assess whether I have what it takes – and if not, how I can get the skills I need for the job I want to do.
Yes, all I needed to learn in life about thinking ahead, I learned from Betty Crocker.
Step #1 says to heat your oven – and grease and flour your pan. From this, I learn that it doesn’t take just planning, it takes action, to make something work. All the planning in the world isn’t going to make me lose weight if I don’t diet or exercise. You’ve got to do, as well as think!
Yes, all I needed to learn in life about taking action, I learned from Betty Crocker.
Step #2 tells me to beat together the cake mix, water, oil, and eggs in a large bowl on LOW speed for 2 MINUTES.
By this Betty Crocker teaches me that you need more than just one ingredient to make things interesting. You need diversity. You can’t make a cake by mixing water with water - it ain’t gonna work!
In the same way, if I try to make people over so that they are more like me, it ain’t gonna work. Just as you need oil and water and eggs and cake mix to make a tasty cake, you need people with different opinions, backgrounds, values, and thinking styles to make life interesting. Differences need to be valued. Because without them, life is bland. It will taste like a cake made only out of water!
But Betty Crocker also says to mix on LOW speed. This tells me that people need time to work together, to make a team. It takes time to get from forming to performing.
Yes, all I needed to learn in life about getting along with people, I learned from Betty Crocker.
Next, Betty Crocker tells me that I need to bake the cake in a 350 degree oven for 30 minutes.
Now, you might be thinking – now Jean’s talking. She’s telling me that I need a vacation in Cuba.
No such luck! Think of heat as trials and tribulations. I’m telling you that in order to succeed in life, you need to have some difficulties.
A cake placed into a cold oven isn’t going to rise, to become tender. The baking powder needs heat to work. In the same way, without trials and tribulations in our life, we aren’t tender of heart, compassionate. How many of us before facing the heat of unemployment, think about the poor? If we do, it’s generally either to think ourselves better than them. Or to give them a fleeting thought as we give money to our favourite charity. But after time without a job, we gain compassion and tenderness towards the needs of the poor, we
Market trends reveal that creative advertising is the need of the hour. Striking logos and funny phrases increase consumers' curiosity. Some firms believe that they can capture the attention of their customers through humor. Many companies use this market psychology effectively through their neon signs. Most businesses believe in promoting and maintaining brand equity because an established funny phrase or picture helps people relate to a particular product or company.Many funny signboards use bright lights and appropriate colors. Most of the text on the signboards is black i
Yes, all I needed to learn in life about taking action, I learned from Betty Crocker.
Step #2 tells me to beat together the cake mix, water, oil, and eggs in a large bowl on LOW speed for 2 MINUTES.
By this Betty Crocker teaches me that you need more than just one ingredient to make things interesting. You need diversity. You can’t make a cake by mixing water with water - it ain’t gonna work!
In the same way, if I try to make people over so that they are more like me, it ain’t gonna work. Just as you need oil and water and eggs and cake mix to make a tasty cake, you need people with different opinions, backgrounds, values, and thinking styles to make life interesting. Differences need to be valued. Because without them, life is bland. It will taste like a cake made only out of water!
But Betty Crocker also says to mix on LOW speed. This tells me that people need time to work together, to make a team. It takes time to get from forming to performing.
Yes, all I needed to learn in life about getting along with people, I learned from Betty Crocker.
Next, Betty Crocker tells me that I need to bake the cake in a 350 degree oven for 30 minutes.
Now, you might be thinking – now Jean’s talking. She’s telling me that I need a vacation in Cuba.
No such luck! Think of heat as trials and tribulations. I’m telling you that in order to succeed in life, you need to have some difficulties.
A cake placed into a cold oven isn’t going to rise, to become tender. The baking powder needs heat to work. In the same way, without trials and tribulations in our life, we aren’t tender of heart, compassionate. How many of us before facing the heat of unemployment, think about the poor? If we do, it’s generally either to think ourselves better than them. Or to give them a fleeting thought as we give money to our favourite charity. But after time without a job, we gain compassion and tenderness towards the needs of the poor, we
The overwhelming disparity in riches between third world countries and the more developed nations has never been more poignant that in today’s modern society. While the technology exists, in the form of rapid strides in nanotechnology, its access is limited to and concentrated on the more affluent power brokers of the world.The innovative strides in nanotechnology have the potential control poverty, eliminate hunger, and provide safer and cleaner water for the poor as well as providing a ready cure for tropical diseases in those areas where human suffering is the hallmark of
But Betty Crocker also says to mix on LOW speed. This tells me that people need time to work together, to make a team. It takes time to get from forming to performing.
Yes, all I needed to learn in life about getting along with people, I learned from Betty Crocker.
Next, Betty Crocker tells me that I need to bake the cake in a 350 degree oven for 30 minutes.
Now, you might be thinking – now Jean’s talking. She’s telling me that I need a vacation in Cuba.
No such luck! Think of heat as trials and tribulations. I’m telling you that in order to succeed in life, you need to have some difficulties.
A cake placed into a cold oven isn’t going to rise, to become tender. The baking powder needs heat to work. In the same way, without trials and tribulations in our life, we aren’t tender of heart, compassionate. How many of us before facing the heat of unemployment, think about the poor? If we do, it’s generally either to think ourselves better than them. Or to give them a fleeting thought as we give money to our favourite charity. But after time without a job, we gain compassion and tenderness towards the needs of the poor, we
Extra income is something that we all need and want but are we willing to work a second job or earn extra income in other ways? Most people like the idea but after working a full time job would find it hard to work evenings as well.More often than not extra income is something that comes in the form of a windfall and is used to pay off outstanding debts or to buy those extra additions to your home you have been longing to buy.With the cost of living increasing everyday you may however find that you have no choice other than to find some form of extra income to keep a r
No such luck! Think of heat as trials and tribulations. I’m telling you that in order to succeed in life, you need to have some difficulties.
A cake placed into a cold oven isn’t going to rise, to become tender. The baking powder needs heat to work. In the same way, without trials and tribulations in our life, we aren’t tender of heart, compassionate. How many of us before facing the heat of unemployment, think about the poor? If we do, it’s generally either to think ourselves better than them. Or to give them a fleeting thought as we give money to our favourite charity. But after time without a job, we gain compassion and tenderness towards the needs of the poor, we understand their concerns. Yes, trials and tribulations tenderize our hearts.
But we can’t be left too long in the oven of tribulation otherwise we become dried out, hard, bitter in the same way a cake left too long in the oven turns into a hard, dry mass.
Yes, everything I needed to know in life about compassion, I learned from Betty Crocker.
The final thing Betty Crocker teaches me about life is that you’ve got to frost the cake. You’ve got to add something sinfully delicious to an already tasty cake. Betty tells me that to change my life from satisfactory to sensational, I need to do something for myself, take time for myself, find out what completes my soul.
Yes, everything I needed to know in life about living life to the fullest, I learned from Betty Crocker.
So the next time you are at the supermarket, pick up Betty Crocker and place her in your cart. Because all you need to learn in life, you can learn from Betty Crocker!
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