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RELATIONSHIPS
Three Biggest Myths About Happy Couples
All relationships have needs… and deal breakers. Couples can genuinely love one another but have different ideas about how they want to live their lives.
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COOKING
Savoury Oatmeal Biscuits
Bake your own oatmeal biscuits and serve them with a good NZ blue cheese. This is a healthy alternative to commercially made crackers.
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SELF DEVELOPMENT
25 Actions to Boost Your Self Confidence
Many of us face a fear of failure, to some degree. The key question is how do we overcome that fear and fulfill our potential?
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POSITIVE PARENTING
Kids Who Desperately Seek Yes!
Ever had a child who keeps hounding you until they get the response they want? Or one who seeks out another adult instead who will give them what they want?
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MONEY
More Money Making Fun
Here’s a few more ideas of can-do things that you can engage in to earn a few extra dollars by Oily Raggers Frank and Muriel Newman.
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MOTIVATION
Define and Achieve Your Success
What do you want for your life? May be success is about organising your life and work to allow you to enjoy what's important to you.
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GOAL SETTING
How to Grow Great Projects
Ever wondered what makes extraordinary things happen? It usually starts with one crazy idea. It’s what happens after that that determines the outcome.
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NUTRITION
Make a Healthy Diet Easy
People have the idea that preparing healthy food takes time but these 8 helpful hints will make a whole food diet easy to maintain for you and your family.
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TODDLERS
Two Year Olds Getting Past No
Between 12 and 15 months, we learn we are separate, autonomous beings with a will of our own who can have an impact. Lookout!
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SELF DEVELOPMENT
How Your Words Can Change Your Life
The spoken word has incredible power. If we can harness that power and put it to work in a positive way, we can change our life for the better.
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HOME MAKING
How to Clear Clutter Without Throwing Stuff Away
Holly Jean Brooker shares her tips from her own experience of disposing of stuff not needed in her relocation overseas.
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DATING
Are You Ready for a Relationship?
There’s often a gap between wanting to be in a great relationship and being prepared to do what is necessary to be ready for a great relationship.
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COOKING
Chickpea and Spinach Curry
Curry is a flavourful, typically spicy dish. This version includes chickpeas, which add extra fiber and protein to an already healthy meal.
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FITNESS
31 Ways to Motivate Yourself to Exercise
How do you find motivation to exercise when you just don’t feel like getting off your butt? If you find it difficult check out these suggestions.
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BUSINESS
The 4Ts Of Business Unusual
Will the old days of business ever return? Increasing numbers want business to demonstrate more truthfulness, transparency, trust and thanks.
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MOTIVATION
5 Steps To Creating A Life You Love
Sarah Cooper shares a simple 5 step process that will help you find clarity and achieve your goals as painlessly as possible.
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MONEY
Frugal Families
Living cheap… it’s a family thing. Here’s some useful tips to help you bring the rest of the family on board and get them saving too.
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WORK/LIFE BALANCE
How We Process Time
Robyn Pearce says, “We fit broadly into one of two styles when it comes to processing time - we're either in-time or through-time.”
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PARENTING
Building Family Strengths with Humour
Families who have a sense of humour are more likely to feel good, get on more easily and are more forgiving of one another. So laughter makes sense.
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MONEY
Money Making Fun
Here is a list of can-do things that the young of age and young of heart can engage in to earn a few extra dollars from the Oily Raggers.
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WORKLIFE
Make The Procrastination Habit Work for You
Most of us procrastinate at some time in our lives - for some it's a daily struggle. IF this applies to you here are some helpful tips.
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SELF DEVELOPMENT
The Most Valuable Question You Can Ask
Jack Canfield shares the magical question he learned that improved the quality relationships you are in, every service you deliver, every meeting you conduct.
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PARTNERSHIP
Money Conflicts
Differences about spending and saving can bring stresses. Arguments about money are one of the main causes of conflict and reasons why relationships end.
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COOKING
Dilled Tomato Lentil Soup
A truly scrumptious soup. A squeeze of fresh lemon at the end adds a fragrant twist to an otherwise hearty, stick-to-your-ribs recipe.
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WORK/LIFE BALANCE
Does Your Stress Level Limit Your Professional Success?
Melissa McCreery reminds us that taking care of ourselves is not a luxury, it’s an essential part of success. Self care has a profound effect on what we can achieve.
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MONEY
21 Strategies for Creating an Emergency Fund
Building up an emergency fund, if you haven’t already, is one of the most important things you can do to help your finances.
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TEENAGERS
Ten Simple Things to do Every Day as a Parent of a Teenager
Sue Atkins suggests we can never be too loving with our teenagers. We should get rid of any idea that hugging them or telling them you love them is not okay.
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HEALTH
3 Keys to Winter Wellness
There’s lots of illness around at this time of year. If we don't have a plan to stay well likely we’re going to fall into the same old, predictable patterns.
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COOKING
Cheap Meats and Best Buys
In these times of careful budgeting it is possible to still enjoy meat meals by being careful about the type of meat we buy. Here are some comparisons.
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MENTAL HEALTH
Pick Yourself Back Up When You’re Feeling Down
Feeling depressed can interfere with achieving our goals. This can last for a long time if you don’t head it off as soon as possible and take action.
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TRAVEL
The Dangers of Travel
Heather Hapeta shares how travel has given her a sense of kinship that goes way beyond the geography and history to a caring about the people she has met on her travels.
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BABIES
The First Weeks of Breastfeeding
Kathy Fray talks about the frequent need for a huge amount of personal determination and unshaken commitment to get breastfeeding established in those turbulent first weeks.
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HOMEMAKING
Simple Steps to Overcome a Consumer Mentality
It’s easy to fall into the trap of striving to live a lifestyle based on having, acquiring and needing more and more stuff to ‘feel’ happy and successful.
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DEVELOPMENT
Help - I'm Overwhelmed by the Clutter
If you’re in overwhelm and wondering, “Where do it I start” here are some expert tips for you.
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KIDS
Helping Kids Get Rid of Anxiety
About 1 in 10 kids suffer from anxiety. Nearly 50% of adult sufferers of anxiety say it began in childhood, so this is the time to teach anxious kids how to cope.
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NUTRITION
Food and the Age of Too Many Choices
In the 21st century we are being bombarded with health and nutritional advice. What exactly should a sound diet provide? Jacquie Dale offers her ideas.
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FITNESS
Frequently Asked Running Questions
Leo Babauta runs for his own pleasure and fitness. Here he shares his ideas on how to build stamina, strength and enjoyment when running.
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SELF DEVELOPMENT
Kick the Approval Habit
The only true source of approval is found within. Determine your level of self-acceptance and strengthen it to increase your level of confidence.
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DATING
Scared to Go Out On a Date?
When you go out there not only you are presented with a chance to get to know another person, you will also face challenges of getting to know yourself better.
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ENVIRONMENT
Oily People Point to a Dirty Reality
Recently a group of Greenpeace people showed just how much they care about the Gulf of Mexico tragedy by illustrating what it could look like if a similar thing happened in NZ.
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COOKING
French Onion Soup
This excellent recipe for French onion soup. For the best results, use a good table wine, high-quality, low-salt beef stock, and a baguette (French bread stick).
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FITNESS
16 Tips to Triple Your Workout Effectiveness
It’s possible to get a super-effective workout in 30 minutes, and only do a few workouts a week, if you maximise your workouts. Here’s how to do it.
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