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Business & Charity Networking pg 5A note by Melanie Beres

On The Cover pg 6Nastia Liukin is Standing Out. By Ines Helms

Special Feature pg 8‘Tis the Season to Make the Most of Mingling. By Debra Fine

National Front pg 10A Few Good Men…By Antonia Donato

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On The CoverBy Ines Helm

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“Everybody is born to stand out.” A wise statement from a young athlete with consider-ably limited life experience. Nastia Liukin, the Winner of an Olympic Gold Medal in the individual all-around gymnastic competition in Beijing 2008, spent an after-noon at the Brookfield ULTA store on September 16, 2009. The event was part of ULTA’s “Enrich Empower Enlighten” scholarship program for young women in the Milwaukee community.

Born in Russia, but raised in the United States from the age of two by her parents who both were ac-complished gymnasts, Nastia took her first steps on a gym matt and remembers gradually realizing that gym-nastics was her passion. She started competing when she was six, made the Junior National Team six years later and slowly but surely became one of the most decorated American Gymnasts next to Shannon Miller.

Now at the age of 19, Nastia finds herself at a cross road trying to find a balance between the sport she has given a large portion of her time, focus and energy to and all the possibilities that have arisen out of her success. “You have to enjoy it, or you burn out fast” she said about gymnastics, but sticking to a seven hours a day training schedule takes tremendous disci-pline and focus. The latter is harder to come by when she is traveling to meet young athletes, promoting her sport and working on her foundation, the “Nas-tia Liukin Fund,” established to help young talented gymnasts with financial hardships to accomplish their goals. You can tell she loves being involved in every aspect of her charity (and the prospect of creating her

own fashion line in the future). At the same time, she is very aware of the window of opportunity to compete as a gymnast at the highest level. You get the feeling that her parents – especially her father, who has been her coach, mentored and supported her in the gym as well as outside the sport. “School was always the first priority when I grew up,” Nastia insisted.

Asked if she feels like having enough people in her life who know the person Nastia and not just the popular athlete, she mentions her family and a few close friends from the gym who have known her before she became a celebrity. While success often comes at a price such as high risk of injury, easy burnout,

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very limited time for social activities, Nastia believes in her sport, its healthy aspects, and encourages girls to give it a try. “Gym-nastics has given me possibilities I never would have had” she said, such as traveling the world, and meet-ing a variety of differ-ent people. One of the tools that helped her succeed is visualizing her routines before performances to in-crease muscle memory.

Her future goals include getting pack to competitive gymnastics “when I am ready,” going to college, and staying open to opportunities such as sports broadcast-ing. For now, she is taking it one day at a time, remind-ing her young fans who flooded the store to meet their role model in person, to believe in themselves, to set goals and to not give up easily. v

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Despite limited budgets and an uncertain economy, the season for tasty treats, gift giv-ing, and parties is here. It may look different than in past years, but the opportunity to make connections, enjoy face-to-face interaction, and improve networking opportuni-ties is still upon us. You may be ready to get into the holiday spirit, but are your conversation skills ready, or are they rusty? Mingling among mistletoe and menorahs with clients, co-workers, and peers can be a challenge, even in the best of times. What can you talk about besides the most current project or politics? And, for what-ever reason, the need to impress at holiday business events can cause more pressure than it does at typi-cal social events. It takes a lot of energy to engage with the boss, the

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‘Tis the Season to Make the Most of Mingling

spouse, and the entire team than it does to, say, get together with neighbors at a Fourth of July block party. But it will help reduce your anxiety if you maximize your merrymaking conversation skills. Here are six ways to turn your next holiday event into a social success:

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c Break your silence and the ice. It can be daunt-ing to enter a celebration when your fear about the economy and the workplace makes you feel like you have nothing to celebrate. So take a deep breath and enter the room with confidence. If you don’t feel brave, act as though you do, anyway. Survey your surroundings and find a target. Don’t be afraid to introduce yourself and then break your silence by using basic questions or comments to start the dialogue with fellow partygoers. Try, “How do you know the host/hostess?” or “What do you have planned for the holiday season?” or “I love your outfit, it’s so holiday chic!” After this, the conversation should be easily unwrapped.

c Try to be comfortable...and show it. Nervous

body language - twisting your hair, slouching shoulders, and constant hand rubbing - can make others feel uncomfortable and anxious. Be aware of your body language throughout your chat. Remember, it’s supposed a fun time of year, so relax! This is a party, not an IRS audit.

c Don’t steal the show, but be a showstopper.

Nobody likes a Grinch, so make witty jokes, tell riveting stories and be personable, but also give everyone the opportunity to speak. If someone is monopolizing a conversation, wait for a pause or until that person takes a breath, and then make a comment to steer the discussion in a new direc-tion. Try to include all guests in the conversation by asking, “What do you think?” You’ll make a great impression, be remembered in a positive way, and help keep the festivities more enjoyable for everyone.

c Always be prepared (yes, like a Boy or Girl

Scout). Before entering an event, take a couple of minutes and think of at least three conversation topics. Remind yourself of what you may already know about fellow attendees: their hobbies, ca-reers, or interests. If you happen to encounter an uncomfortable silence, these conversation points will come in handy. And, if you feel a pause coming, look around for conversational inspira-tion. The décor or setting of a holiday event can provide dozens of talk topics.

c Mingle and move on, making a graceful exit. While at a holiday gathering, you should interact with several people. Ask for a refer-ral to remove yourself from conversation: “Do you know anyone here who might have some ideas for designing a “green” business?” If this produces a referral, then you are on your way. If not, try, “I need to catch up with colleagues in asset protection as I never get to visit with them. It was very nice meeting you.” Another tactic is to include them as you move around: “I need to get some dessert, would you like to join me?” They can decline or join you, but at least you are moving around the room and managing your mingling sessions.

c Follow up with your new friends. If you meet

people and exchange information, be sure to fol-low up on what you promised after the event. If you told them you’d send them a recipe, do it. If you discussed something important with a col-league, send an email to reiterate your conclu-sion. Reach out to that potential client to learn more about their service needs. You should enjoy yourself at parties and help others do the same, but remember what you’re doing there and what your goals are.

Holiday open houses, office parties, and seasonal social gatherings are opportunities to meet new people and enhance current relationships. Holiday networking, particularly in this economy, is a valu-able tool for success. You never know whom you could meet - a future employer, a potential board member, or a resource for angel investors - so it isessential to make every interaction worthwhile. Also, these events are great for relating with co-workers, customers and clients outside of theoffice which can have far-reaching benefits. Use the holiday season, and everyone’s good mood, to leverage your networking abilities, and you canreap the rewards every day of the year. v

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Antonia is the PR assistant for The Law Firm of Tuck-ner, Sipser, Weinstock, & Sipser, LLP- leading and nationally known women’s rights in the workplace boutique based in New York.

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Jack Tuckner is the established, leading figure on women’s rights in the workplace and is a good fit for women’s media outlets seeking an expert voice in this critical subject area.

With over twenty one years in the field, his New York law firm, an employment law practice, has grown into one of the most respected and active women’s rights legal practices in the nation. He’s the co-founder of the country’s only Women’s Rights in the Workplace law firm and has been featured on The Nightly News with Brian Williams regarding pregnancy discrimination issues. Other appearances include World News Tonight with Charles Gibson regarding the Browne-Sanders vs. Knicks sexual harassment trial, and quoted in the New York Times, The Daily News and The New York Post with respect to sexual harassment and other gender-based workplace disparities.

Jack Tuckner is committed to the ongoing struggle for workplace equality and provides vital advocacy for those who have been undermined and marginalized by unjust employment policies.

He is ideally suited to discuss women’s rights and workplace issues, especially in our current economic and employment climate. In a recent commentary on Women’s E-News, Jack Tuckner says he is not sur-prised to hear that women’s commissions are facing new survival pressures in the struggling economy. His practice has seen a rise in the number of women who complain about employment discrimination, question-ing why they are being or have been let go, downsized and/or terminated.

He has spoken to an array of private and public audi-ences on this topic and is a strong guest speaker and media expert. Previously, he has spoken at Liz Clair-borne’s “Time to Talk about Domestic Violence” and at the Gender Pay Disparity at the American Association of University Women.

A Few Good Men…

National Front

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aDear Ms. Zimmerman:

I’m the co-founder of the coun-try’s only Women’s Rights in the Work-place law firm and I’ve been featured on The Nightly News with Brian Wil-liams regarding pregnancy discrimina-tion issues, World News Tonight with Charles Gibson regarding the Browne-Sanders vs. Knicks sexual harass-ment trial, and quoted in the New York Times, The Daily News and The New York Post with respect to sexual harassment and other gender-based workplace dis-parities. Regarding your pregnancy dis-crimination inquiry, it has been and remains the most common women’s rights in the workplace complaint that we hear from prospective clients year after year, and comprises the lion’s share of our gender-based discrimina-tion court complaints. There’s lit-tle that’s subtle about it. While the manner in which working women find their conditions of employment de-graded on the basis of sex, is as var-ied as there are ways that men find to objectify and suppress women and the feminine principle in general, a typi-cal scenario may unfold something like this: You’ve been working for your company for the past 6 years, paying your dues, working crazy hours, taking your knocks, drinking and joking with the boys in an effort to prove you’re a team player who can be trusted, and now you’ve finally been accepted into the fold, you’ve been granted mem-bership (or so you believe), you’ve won your place in the inner sanc-tum. You’re been made; as a member of the family. But the corporate fam-ily culture recipe still calls for 50 parts masculine to one part feminine energy, and the corporate power ethos requires s high level of commitment and fidelity to the corporate family,

and only the corporation is allowed to be polygamous, not you. So, that unilateral commitment and fidelity is severely tested when you decide to start your own family, which is threatening to the possessive mind-set of the corporate family elders, who begin to view you as a lightweight, a quitter, a mommy and a girl, where you once were a proud female member of the team. You still may have been a “girl,” yes, but you were a girl who could hold her own during 80 hour work-weeks, who could sling it with the best of them, a woman who knows that there’s no crying on Wall Street, nor even on Main Street, as weakness and softness are kryptonite to corporation’s sole imperative to expand, acquire, make money and win. But sometimes there is crying on Wall Street, and not just the tears of those us fleeced by the financial titan confidence men playing shell games with our savings. Sometimes, you get preg-nant, perhaps because you’re 31 and it’s just that time, and sometimes the oxytocin is flowing freely, and some-times the morning sickness feels like a chemotherapy session aftermath, and as you’ve just commuted on a packed H1N1 virus incubator known as the E train from Queens for almost an hour, cry-ing seems like an outlet least likely to ensure an unnatural jail birth for your baby, such as may occur follow-ing the beating death of your clueless officemate. And you can no longer work 12-hour days as you have to take care of yourself, and you must eat frequent small meals, and you must get enough rest, and was the women’s restroom re-ally that far from your office before you were pregnant? By your seventh month, you’ll need a shuttle service on call for the increasingly frequent bathroom runs, as you won’t be running anywhere.

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No longer can you go out drink-ing with clients or your “team,” and in addition to the shorter evening hours and diminished social networking, you’ve had to schedule sonograms and Ob/GYN appointments during the day, as your insurance carrier-approved managed care doctor doesn’t work after busi-ness hours or on weekends. So, not only have you “chosen” your new fam-ily over the indefatigable and unyield-ing corporate family, not only have you chosen to become a wife and mommy over your kick-butt-and-take-names former persona in the world of commerce, not only have you already emotionally abdi-cated your responsibility and abandoned your brethren in the time of their need (which is always), but the absolute clincher, the fact guaranteed to drop your star down several more notches on the food chain, is your intention to take 12 weeks, yes that’s three months, off from work, where you’ll be home re-laxing in front of HBO on Demand, while the rest of your team still must daily commute and cope with the pressures of the real world in the dense corpo-rate prison of the workplace. You’ve made your bed, now lie in it, lassie. You’ve made your choice, and so we shall make ours. You will now start to experience what we discrimination attorneys call “disparate treatment,” when you find that the terms, conditions, benefits and privileges of employment with your com-pany start to lose value, start to feel diminished, as you’re uninvited from business trips, cordoned off physically

and digitally, deselected from group emails, long-listed for promotions and short-listed for buyout packages. You’re supposed to be feeling the hap-piest you’ve ever felt (so they say), and in some ways you do, but what’s this workplace stress and hostility? Why do you feel such resentment from your people, your colleagues, your boys? You never would’ve believed it if you didn’t experience the 180 your-self, but no one seems to fully remem-ber who you are, now that you’re preg-nant. Your apparent need for special consideration is causing challenges and conflicts, and there’s no way to legis-late people’s feelings, so you begin to feel depressed and hopeless, and as your morale tanks and the helplessness gets conditioned in, you start to be-lieve the hype, and then your perfor-mance actually diminishes as it becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy. Here’s what you must remember. With some differences and distinctions, federal and state laws protect pregnant women from being treated differently than other non-pregnant employees, if the differential treatment is caused by the holy trinity of protected sta-tuses, sex, pregnancy and disability (or perceived disability). If you are convinced that you are suffering from discrimination (essentially synonymous with the terms differential and dispa-rate treatment), than you must “notify” your employer of this belief that you are suffering from unlawful employment practices in the form of discriminatory sex and pregnancy discrimination. The

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sess the leverage to threaten to file, or to actually file, a pregnancy dis-crimination lawsuit, which may fur-ther elevate your negotiating standing with the heads (still almost all male) of your former corporate family. And you’ll be making it less likely that your company will cause, consciously or not, the same downward trajectory for the working women who succeed you into the workplace. Finally, you’ll have created your own defining moment story for your unborn child, when you’re teaching her or him about equality and gender civil rights, and how the members of this family, your real family, speak truth to power when standing up for what’s right and just. Please let me know if you need additional information or would just like to chat.

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Avoiding This Year’s Flu Without Vaccination

ust when nature is telling us to slow down, turn inward, and replenish our energy in response to

shorter days and colder temperatures, we do the exact opposite. We embark upon an extended cele-

bratory season that requires us to run ourselves crazy and deplete our immune systems. We start the frenzy encouraging our children to gather as much candy as possible with Halloween. We continue the festivities gorging ourselves for Thanksgiving. We further test our endurance with excessive shopping and Christ-mas preparations, including a plethora of parties and social events most often centered around alcohol and unhealthy foods. We round out the season with New Year’s Eve (more drinking, more toxicity), followed by the inertia of New Year’s Day football and junk food. To wonder why we’re out of balance and unable to avoid the latest flu is to not pay attention to the obvious. Preventing disease requires one to adopt a holistic healthcare paradigm that focuses on living a balanced life, eating a nutritionally complete diet, cleansing the body of toxins, and boosting the im-mune system to create an environment that is inhos-pitable to germs. The key to lowering susceptibility to disease is to consume a balanced diet within the constructs of a balanced life.

Live a balanced life• Spirituality• Relationships & Community• Physical activity• Career

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ens our immune system (the opposite is true of un-healthy relationships). Engaging in daily physical ac-tivity keeps energy flowing and helps the body remove toxins. (We’re more likely to rust out than to wear out!) Doing what we love might mean finding a way to love what we do. In economic times such as these, we can’t necessarily quit our jobs in search of significance; but we can count the blessings in our current situation. Our health depends upon it!

EAT A NUTRITIONALLY BALANCED DIET OF LOCAL, SEASONAL, AND WHOLE FOODS.Eat organic foods whenever possible. Organic foods contain 50-60% more antioxidants than non-organic foods, have no pesticide residues, and do not contain genetically modified organisms. To support nutrient assimilation from your food, be sure to chew food well and consume in a mindful manner. Foods that are espe-cially supportive to the immune system include:

Bone broth from pasture-raised animals several times a week • Rich in essential minerals

Foods that are rich in antioxidants• Think fresh fruits and vegetables

Foods that are rich in Vitamin D• Think egg, liver, cod liver oil, mushrooms,

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strawberries

Foods that are rich in Vitamin A• Think orange-colored carrots, squash, etc.

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wild-caught salmon

Probiotics that support a healthy immune system• 80% of immune response is in the intestinal tract

CLEANSE THE BODY OF TOXINS

Get out in the fresh air everyday• Take walks, breathe deeply, get that nose running!

Get regular bodywork• Swedish massages encourage lymph circulation• Manipulations and deep-tissue massage remove

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Drink warm liquids.• Drinking warm liquids, loosens mucous and

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BOOST YOUR IMMUNE SYSTEM

Keep your hands away from your face! • Touching mucous membranes (eyes, nose) is the

most common method of contamination

Avoid obsessing over the flu and flu symptoms• Choose an attitude of wellness and count your

blessings• Encourage the same attitude for your kids.

Avoid negativity and positively manage stress• Stress is the main debilitating component of the

immune system

A balanced diet that feeds our minds, bodies and spirit is paramount to non-vaccination disease prevention. Focusing on realigning our physical and spiritual diets to include foods that support a healthy immune sys-tem; spiritual practices that help us maintain connect-edness; relationships that encourage emotional health; physical activities that keeps our energy flowing; and attitudes that help us appreciate our work goes a long way towards preventing colds and flu. May you and yours find the balance and blessings in your diets! v

FAVORITE WELLNESS RECIPES

GOOD MORNING CLEANSING TONIC1 organic lemon1organic apple6 leaves organic kale6 leaves organic romaine1” ginger rootCombine all in a juicer (not blender!).

WELLNESS SALAD DRESSINGGreens of your choiceFor dressing, whisk together:Equal parts - Olive Oil, Flax Seed Oil, Cod Liver OilOne raw egg yolk from a pasture-raised chickenJuice of ½ organic lemonCrushed garlic cloveLiquid Aminos® to tasteToss greens with dressing and sprinkle 1/8 cup goat cheese on top.

THE “OOPS... I’M GETTING SICK” DRINKRaw organic honey - 1TablespoonRaw organic apple cider vinegar – 1 TablespoonCombine with 8 oz. hot waterDrink as needed at the beginning of cold or flu symptoms.

BONE BROTHFill a stock pot about 2/3 full with pasture-raised chicken or beef bones. Cover all withfiltered or spring water. Add a generous splash of cider vinegar to help draw the mineralsout of the bones and into the broth. Bring to a boil over medium heat, skimming off anyfoam that appears on the surface. Lower the heat, cover, and let simmer for 12-24 hours.Strain out the stock and use within two days or freeze. (Courtesy of www.bestnutrition.org)

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Resources

Integrative Nutrition by Joshua Rosenthal

Nourishing Traditions by Sally Fallon

The Raw Food Detox Diet by Natalia Rose

www.bestnutrition.org

www.creativecarewellness.com

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the source the media turns to for adviceon your well-being.

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There are two lasting bequests we can give our children. One is roots. The other is wings. – Hodding Carter, Jr.

If you want your children to improve, let them overhear the nice things you say about them to others. – Haim Ginott

No matter what you’ve done for yourself or for humanity, if you can’t look back on having given love and attention to your own family, what have you really accomplished?-- Elbert Hubbard If you as parents cut corners, your children will too. If you lie, they will too. If you spend all your money on yourselves and tithe no portion of it for charities, colleges, churches, synagogues, and civic causes, your children won’t either. And if parents snicker at racial and gender jokes, an-other generation will pass on the poison adults still have not had the courage to snuff out.– Marian Wright Edelman

Your children need your presence more than your presents. – Jesse Jackson

If I had my child to raise all over again,I’d build self-esteem first, and the house later.I’d finger-paint more, and point the finger less.I would do less correcting and more connecting.I’d take my eyes off my watch, and watch with my eyes.I’d take more hikes and fly more kites.I’d stop playing serious, and seriously play.I would run through more fields and gaze at more stars.I’d do more hugging and less tugging.– Diane Loomans, from “If I Had My Child To Raise Over Again”

Feelings of worth can flourish only in an atmo-sphere where individual differences are appreci-ated, mistakes are tolerated, communication is open, and rules are flexible -- the kind of atmo-sphere that is found in a nurturing family.– Virginia Satir

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A friendship founded on business is better than a business founded on friendship.

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EQ (Emotional Intelligence) – A Road Map for Personal and

Professional Success

The amount of information and technology available to the average worker today is more than a worker experi-enced in a lifetime in 1900, and that informa-tion and technology will double in less than two years! The speed of life has definitely increased as has the stress we are under ev-ery day. A steadily growing body of research in the field of “what makes one successful” says that EQ (Emotional Intelligence) is the key both personally and professionally to a satisfying and successful life.

TalentSmart.com, leading EQ researchers, tell us we have 27 emotional reactions every day, 150,000 in a year. 60% of job performance is Emotional Intelligence, in all jobs. 15% of suc-cess is technical knowledge, 85% is people skills (EQ). This makes EQ an invaluable business asset, whether you are worker, boss or owner.

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What’s Your EQ? Rate yourself on the following statements, as honestly as possible on a 1 to 10 scale. (1 = rarely true, 10 = almost always true)

I am comfortable with other’s emotional expression.

I am comfortable telling others about my emotions and reactions.

I am good at gaining cooperation from others.

I express anger in safe and healthy ways.

I use both my emotions and my logical, rational mind when making decisions.

I am intrinsically motivated.

I can read others’ emotional states and am usually correct in assessing their feelings.

I am self-motivated and excited about my life.

I am aware of my emotions and express them appropriately.

I handle conflict well and can assist others in resolution of conflict.

10 – 30 = You need an EQ map and a course on how to read it!

30 – 50 = You are walking down the middle of the EQ road, not sure which direction to take.

50 – 80 = You are on the road to a high EQ and could use a little more direction

80 – 90 = You know where you are going and have good relationships with your fellow travelers

90 – 100 = Are you sure you were honest? If you were, have you consider writing a book?

If you are in need of direction, an EQ map, don’t worry. Fortunately, EQ is a learned intelligence (unlike IQ). There are plenty of sources. Read a book – two of my favorites “The Emotional Intelligence Quick Book” (comes with a free code for an online assessment) from TalentSmart.com, and The Other 90% by Robert cooper. Take a class on Emotional Intelligence, offered locally every three months by the Center for Creative Learn-ing, or bring someone into your company to do an EQ training. Free quizzes can be found at the weblinks listed below (although these are not research-based as-sessments). Building your EQ will make every area of your life easier, so get on the road! v

Patricia Clason, Director of the Center for Creative Learning, is a professional speaker, trainer and coach, specializing in Emotional Intelligence and Ethics. Visit www.lightly.com for the current public semi-nars on EQ or to contact Patricia.

RESOURCES

Great Web article “What is EQ?”

www.eqtoday.com/0�/emotional.php

Free EQ tests online

quiz.ivillage.com/health/tests/eqtest�.htm

www.queendom.com

www.helpself.com/iq-test.htm

www.measuring-emotional-intelligence.com

I have found no greater satisfaction than achiev-ing success through honest dealing and strict ad-herence to the view that, for you to gain, those you deal with should gain as well.– Alan Greenspan Your ability to negotiate, communicate, influ-ence, and persuade others to do things is abso-lutely indispensable to everything you accom-plish in life. The most effective men and women in every area are those who can quite compe-tently organize the cooperation and assistance of other people toward the accomplishment of important goals and objectives.– Brian Tracy

Think of your career as your ministry. Make your work an expression of love in service to man-kind. – Marianne Williamson, A Return to Love

It doesn’t matter who you are, where you come from. The ability to triumph begins with you. Always. – Oprah Winfrey

We must have a theme, a goal, a purpose in our lives. If you don’t know where you’re aim-ing, you don’t have a goal. My goal is to live my life in such a way that when I die, someone can say, she cared. – Mary Kay Ash

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Lessons45Special FeatureBy Regina Brett �0 years old, of The Plain Dealer, Cleveland, Ohio

“To celebrate growing older, I once wrote the 45 lessons life taught me. It is the most-requested column I’ve ever written.”

My odometer rolled over to 90 in August, so here is the column once more:

1. Life isn’t fair, but it’s still good.

�. When in doubt, just take the next small step.

�. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone.

�. Your job won’t take care of you when you are sick. Your friends and parents will. Stay in touch .

�. Pay off your credit cards every month.

�. You don’t have to win every argument. Agree to disagree .

�. Cry with someone. It’s more healing than crying alone.

�. It’s OK to get angry with God. He can take it.

9. Save for retirement starting with your first paycheck..

10. When it comes to chocolate, resistance is futile.

45 Life Lessons

11. Make peace with your past so it won’t screw up the present.

1�. It’s OK to let your children see you cry.

1�. Don’t compare your life to others. You have no idea what their journey is all about.

1�. If a relationship has to be a secret, you

shouldn’t be in it.

1�. Everything can change in the blink of an eye. But don’t worry; God never blinks.

1�. Take a deep breath. It calms the mind.

1�. Get rid of anything that isn’t useful, beautiful or joyful.

1�. Whatever doesn’t kill you really does make you stronger.

1�. It’s never too late to have a happy childhood. But the second one is up to you and no one else.

�0. When it comes to going after what you love in life, don’t take no for an answer.

�1. Burn the candles, use the nice sheets, wear the fancy lingerie. Don’t save it for a special occasion.Today is special.

22. Over prepare, then go with the flow. ��. Be eccentric now. Don’t wait for old age to

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��. The most important sex organ is the brain.

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�0. Time heals almost everything. Give time time.

�1. However good or bad a situation is, it will change.

��. Don’t take yourself so seriously. No one else does.

��. Believe in miracles. ��. God loves you because of who God is, not

because of anything you did or didn’t do.

��. Don’t audit life. Show up and make the most of it now.

��. Growing old beats the alternative -- dying young.

��. Your children get only one childhood. ��. All that truly matters in the end is that you

loved.

��. Get outside every day. Miracles are waiting everywhere.

�0. If we all threw our problems in a pile and saw everyone else’s,we’d grab ours back.

�1. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all

you need. ��. The best is yet to come.

��. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.

��. Yield. ��. Life isn’t tied with a bow, but it’s still a gift.”

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4th STREET FORUM�th Street Forum is a nonpartisan program, which promotes public discussion of political and social issues that are of concern to our

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Each forum is taped in front of a live studio audience for later broadcast on MPTV Channels 10/��. The audience can participate by asking questions of the panelists. The forums are free and open to the public. Attendees

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Forums begin at noon on Thursdays at Milwaukee Turner Hall 10�� N. �th St., Milwaukee, WI

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www.stritch.edu CHRISTMAS CONCERTSunday, December 6, 2009The Cardinal Stritch University Choir will present a concert of Christmas music at � p.m. Sunday, Dec. � in the Nancy Kendall Theater. Admission is free. For more information, contact Dennis King at (�1�) �10-����.

B.A./B.F.A. EXHIBITIONDec. 11 – 20, 2009Opening reception: 5:30 – 8:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 11Northwestern Mutual Art Gallery.Gallery hours are noon-� p.m. Sunday through Friday. The gallery is located in the Joan Steele Stein Center for Com-munication Studies/Fine Arts at Stritch, ��01 N. Yates Road. Free admission. For more information, call (�1�) �10-�10�.

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CARROLL UNIVERSITY100 N. East Ave.Waukesha, WI 53186www.carrollu.edu CHRISTMAS AT CARROLLSaturday, Dec. 5 Sunday, Dec. 6�:�0 p.m. Shattuck Music Center �1� N. East Ave., WaukeshaTickets: $10 adults and $� students/se-niors �0 and older.

Welcome the Christmas season with Carroll University’s annual “Christmas at Carroll” concert. The concerts feature all of Carroll’s ensembles, as well as readings and audience carols. This year is a celebration of the gifts of peace and prosperity enjoyed in this country when millions around the world face severe hardships, poverty and violence. The Carroll Wind Symphony, Concert Choir, Chorale, Women’s En-semble, Handbell Choir and Chamber Ensembles present music and readings that help contemplate the abundance of our lives by singing “Alleluia!”

SENIOR ART MAJORS THESIS EXHIBITIONDecember 6-13 Opening reception: Sunday Dec. 6, 3-5 p.m.Humphrey Art Center

MILWAUKEE AREA TEACHERS OF ART EXHIBITIONJanuary 16 - February 13 Opening reception: Saturday, Jan. 23, 6-8 p.m.Humphrey Art CenterMilwaukee Area Teachers of Art Exhibi-tion of Drawings, Prints and Photo-graphs.

MICHAEL FELDMAN’S “WHAD’YA KNOW?”January 2310:00 a.m. *All patrons must be seated by �:�0 a.m.* Shattuck Music Center �1� N. East Ave., WaukeshaAdvance tickets: $�0 Adults$1� Seniors �0 and older$1� Students (with valid ID)At the door: $�� Adults$�0 Seniors/Students Reserved seats. Call ���.���.���� or e-mail boxoffice@carrollu.edu.

Michael Feldman’s “Whad’Ya Know?” is a two-hour comedy/quiz/interview show, currently broadcast on nearly �00 public radio stations across the United States. As part of the studio audience, you’ll experience the spontaneity of a live radio show, see the faces behind the microphone, Michael Feldman and Jim Packard, and hear the Whad’Ya Know? Trio. You might also have the chance to play the quiz game and win fabulous prizes!

WILSON CENTER BIG BAND Wednesday, December 9Time: 1:00pmNothing beats the winter cold like a warm fire and a big band holiday from a bygone era. Great singing with Barbara Stephan, great playing, and great songs like The Christmas Song, White Christmas, and Joy to the World all jazzed up for an afternoon that will keep you warm from head to heart!Prime Orchestra $�0 • Regular Orchestra $1� • Balcony $1�

FRANK FERRANTEAn AFTERNOON with GROUCHOWednesday, January 20 Time: 1:00pmAward-winning actor/director/playwright Frank Ferrante recreates his PBS, New York, and London acclaimed portrayal of legendary comedian Groucho Marx in this fast-paced �0 minutes of hilarity.Prime Orchestra $�0 • Regular Orchestra $1� • Balcony $1�

HEATHER MORAN - ROSIE! A TRIBUTE...Friday & Saturday, January 22 & 23 Time: �:00pmChicago-land singer, Heather Moran, has deftly created a well-told musi-cal adventure spanning the �0-year career of the great Girl Singer, Rose-mary Clooney. It’s a musical tapestry from Clooney’s life: from her birth in Maysville, Kentucky, through her nervous breakdown in the late 1��0’s, to her mid-1��0’s comeback, all the way to her death in �00�.Single Tickets: $��

1��0� W. Capitol DriveBrookfield, Wisconsin 53045Main Phone: (���) ��1-���0Box Office: (262) 781-9520www.wilson-center.com

WILSON CENTER PERFORMING ARTS SERIES PRESENTS “DANZON”Saturday, November 14 Time: �:00pmLocation: Kuttemperoor AuditoriumLUNA NEGRA DANCE THEATER with special guests TURTLE ISLAND QUAR-TET and PAQUITO D’RIVERA

The Danzón has been called the of-ficial dance of Cuba, evolving from Haitian contradance into traditional Cuban dance music. Danzón has never ceased to influence Cuban musicians, as it can be heard in virtu-ally all popular Cuban music genres. It is this continuity that defines Danzón as a truly unique, living art form. Join the Chicago-based Luna Negra Dance Theater in a new collabora-tion with the bold and ingenious Turtle Island Quartet, and legendary com-poser and musician Paquito D’Rivera to bring a fabulous evening of new music and dance.

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Are You An Entrepreneur? Decide if entrepreneurship is right for you. Participants will evaluate their skills and readiness for business ownership and discuss the advantages and disadvantages of starting a business.Tuesday, December 8 2009 • 12:00 - 1:30 PM Wednesday, January 13 2010 • 6:00 - 7:30 PMNo FeeCapitol Public Library3969 N. 74th StreetMilwaukee, WI 53216

Improving Your Cash Flow Learn how to develop and manage realistic revenue and expense projections for your business. Understand how various financial statements can be your most valuable business tool. This is a hands-on opportunity to work with projection worksheets. Thursday, December 10 • 6:00 - 9:00 PMCost: $10Heartland Information Research Inc.6434 W. North AvenueWauwatosa, WI 53213

Milwaukee, WI – OWN IT, GROW IT, DO IT! The Wisconsin Women’s Business Initiative Corporation (WWBIC) encourages the people of Wisconsin to explore entrepreneurship, provide the tools to run more successful businesses, finance their ventures, and help them take control of their personal finances. WWBIC is offering business education and financial awareness classes to help you realize your potential and follow your dream. Yes We Can!To register or learn more about other WWBIC services, please contact Ryan Broderick at 414-263-5450 or visit our website at www.wwbic.com.

WWBIC-Milwaukee • 2745 N. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive • Milwaukee, WI 53212

WWBIC OrientationAre you interested in starting a business or looking to expand your business and don’t know where to start? Attend WWBIC’s Orientation session and learn about WWBIC’s services which include business & financial education classes as well as ways of which to obtain financing through WWBIC’s loan program.Wednesday, December 16, 2009 • 1:00 - 2:30 PM Monday, January 11, 2010 • 9:00 - 10:30 AMNo FeeWWBIC-Milwaukee Office

Will My Biz Idea Work? - MilwaukeeHave you made the decision to go into business? The next step is to explore the potential of your business idea. We will focus on examining the feasibility of your business idea, exploring ways to market the product or service, and identify resources for starting your business including an introduction to the business plan.Thursday, January 21, 2010 • 6:00 - 8:00 PMNo FeeCapitol Public Library3969 N. 74th StreetMilwaukee, WI 53216

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THE TEMPTERS Friday, December 18, 2009 • 8:00pmPotawatomi’s Northern Lights Theater

$�0 main level, $1� upper levelwww.paysbig.com/entertainment/

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Great family event! With their smooth style and good looks, The Tempters will amaze you with their choreography & mesmerize you with their spectacular harmony.

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University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee ��00 E. Kenwood Blvd.Milwaukee, ���01

UWM SYMPHONY BAND & UWM UNIVERSITY BAND Friday, December 4, 2009

�:�0 p.m. Helen Bader Concert Hall, Helene Zelazo Center for the Performing Arts, ��1� E. Kenwood Blvd.

Box Office: (414) 229-4308

$10 general/$� students, seniors & UWM alumni, faculty & staff.

This concert begins with a performance of the UWM University Band, represent-ing students from nearly every aca-demic discipline on the UWM campus. UWM Director of Bands John Climer and Graduate conductors Nicholas Carlson, Joel Fenelon, Michael Neumeyer and Rosemary Walzer conduct. The UWM Symphony Band (Scott R. Corley, con-ductor) will perform a musical program to commemorate �00� as the Interna-tional Year of Astronomy.

WOODWIND CHAMBER MUSIC SERIES Saturday, December 5, 2009

�:�0 p.m. Peck School of the Arts Recital Hall, ��00 E. Kenwood Blvd.

Free & open to the public

The woodwind students perform cham-ber music.

UWM THEATRE MAINSTAGE SERIES

December 8-13, 2009 (all shows at �:�0 pm except Sunday, �:00 pm) Mainstage Theatre, Arts Center ��00 E. Kenwood Blvd.

$1� general/$� students, seniors & alumni

This comedy of lunatics, lovers and poets and their enchanting collision in the Athenian wood has been delighting audiences for over �00 years. Shake-speare’s powerful language evokes a contested world of light and shadow, where all is resolved and mostly recon-ciled through simpleness and duty, and the power of the unleashed imagination.

UWM YOUTH WIND ENSEMBLES Sunday, December 13, 2009

�:00 p.m. Helen Bader Concert Hall Helene Zelazo Center for the Performing Arts, ��1� E. Kenwood Blvd. Box Office: (414) 229-4308

$10 general/$� students, seniors and UWM alumni, faculty & staff

Youth Wind Ensemble II performs under John Woger, principal guest conduc-tor, as well as Michael Neumeyer and Rosemary Walzer, graduate conducting associates. Youth Wind Ensemble I will perform a program of the symphonic wind works of contemporary composer Michael Markowski. The program is highlighted by the performance of the recently premiered piecejointly com-missioned by the (Hartland) Arrowhead High School Bands and the UWM Youth Wind Ensembles program.

UNRULY MUSIC: ELECTRO-ACOUSTIC MUSIC CENTER SALON 27 Thursday, December 17, 2009

�:�0 p.m. • Union Fireside Lounge Music Building B�0, ��00 E. Kenwood Bd.

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Free & open to the public

New projects in electronic music and multimedia by student composers.

UWM DEPARTMENT OF VISUAL ART BFA EXHIBITION I

Opening reception: Saturday, December 19, 5-7 pm; January 26-February 5, 2010 Chair’s remarks at � pm (This exhibition will reopen Jan. ��)

Inova/Arts Center 2400 E. Kenwood Blvd., 2nd floor Gallery hours: Tuesday-Saturday, 11 am-� pm

(�1�) ���-�0�0 or arts.uwm.edu/inova

Free & open to the public

An exhibition of work by students receiv-ing their BFA degrees in fall �00� or UWinterim �010.

MSO MASTER CLASS SERIES: Johannes Moser, cello

Saturday, January 16, 2010

10:�0-noon Music Building Room ��0, Arts Center, ��00 E. Kenwood Blvd.

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Free & open to the public

Cellist Johannes Moser, guest artist with the Milwaukee Symphony, offers a mas-ter class for String Academy students. The German-Canadian cellist has been hailed by Gramophone Magazine as “one of the finest among the astonish-ing gallery of young virtuoso cellists.” The Milwaukee Symphony is collaborat-ing with the Peck School and the String Academy of Wisconsin (our pre-college partner) to present a series of four guest artist master classes in �00�-10. .

MSO MASTER CLASS SERIES: Nikolaj Znaider, violin Saturday, January 23, 2010

10:�0-noon Music Building Room ��0, Arts Center, ��00 E. Kenwood Blvd.

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Free & open to the public

Violinist Nikolaj Znaider, guest artist with the Milwaukee Symphony, offers a mas-ter class for String Academy students. Nikolaj Znaider is not only celebrated as one of today’s foremost violinists, he is fast becoming one of the most versatile artists of his generation uniting his tal-ents as soloist, conductor and chamber musician. The Milwaukee Symphony is collaborating with the Peck School and the String Academy of Wisconsin to present a series of four guest artist master classes in �00�-10.

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Description: Areka Ikeler has been instructing for the Fashion Ninja’s School of Design since �00�. The strength of Ikeler’s teaching ability lies in the vision she has for her students to create new lines in design and eventually develop their own label. Her attention to detail and appreciation for strong wash and wear design is shared in the program.

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Horse Drawn Carriage RidesNovember 1�-December �0Fridays through December �: �pm-�pmFridays, December 11 & 1�: �pm-10pmSaturdays through Dec. 1�: �pm-�pmSundays, November �� and Decem-ber �0: �pm-�pmTake an enchanting ride in a horse-drawn carriage and enjoy the dazzling holiday décor throughout Bayshore Town Center. Fare is $� per adult; free for children under 1� with a paying adult. Tickets are available at the Guest Service Desk. Car-riage will pick up and drop off guest outside the Rotunda doors. Compli-mentary popcorn provided by IPic Entertainment. 29th Annual Holiday Flute-in Sunday, December � • 1:00 PMRotunda Come celebrate the Civic Music Association of Milwaukee’s Annual Holiday Flute-In with the sound of flutes this holiday season!Each year, the Flute-In brings to-gether 50-100 local flutists and their families in a holiday music-making event. The Holiday Flute-In show-cases the entire family of flutes - piccolos, sopranos, altos, and bass - in a program that blends a medley of carols with a narrated history of holiday music and the evolution of the flute.

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CHANUKKAH CelebrationSunday, December �Rotunda �:�0PM – �:�0PM Youth Choir from Congregation Beth Israel. JCC Baby Ballerinas. Gan Ami Preschool and KindergartenMilwaukee Jewish Day School Civic Music Association of Milwau-kee Scholastic Chess Comes to Bayshore Town CenterSaturday, December 1� Rotunda Stop by and watch some of Wiscon-sin’s finest scholastic (Kindergarten through 1�th grade) chess players square off and compete for medals, trophies and scholarships. The Wis-consin Scholastic Chess Federation, Wisconsin’s largest chess organiza-tion, is hosting a series of six tourna-ments between October ��th and March ��th. To learn more about WSCF programs around the state and to enter your young chess player online visit www.wisconsinscholas-ticchess.org Tournaments are held on Saturdays beginning at �am. Final rounds begin at �:1�. Roselette Dancers Tuesday, December �� • �:00 PMRotunda Come enjoy a performance by Milwaukee’s own Roselette Dancers joined by David Skinner (vocals) and Bobby Jiles (saxaphone).

BAYSHORE TOWN CENTER EVENTSFor a full listing, visit www.bayshoretowncenter.com

Alliance Française de Milwaukee

1�00 E Capitol Drive Shorewood, WI ���11Phone:�1�.���.����

Look for class offerings at:www.afmilwaukee.org

Open House Gallery Opening At the Alliance Francaise

December 1�, �:00 -�:00 pm

Join us for free French mini-lessons, hors d’oeuvres, door prizes, French

music and exhibiting artist Steve Slaske’s drawings of France. Slaske

is well-known for his drawings and watercolors of the urban

scene. He was commissioned by the Milwaukee Art Museum to

create the poster for its Calatrava wing and illustrated the book, “Milwaukee, The Cream City Observed” which received a

design award. For more about the artist, see:

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CARTHAGE COLLEGEwww.carthage.edu/calendar

SECOND ANNUAL WINTER STUDENT ART SHOWDec. 4 - Dec. 6, 2009 Gallery B

Come see a showcase of student art. Gift card prizes will be handed out for Best �D Art, Best �D Art, Best Photogra-phy/Design, and Best in Show.

A CARTHAGE CHRISTMAS7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 4, & Saturday, Dec. 5 • 4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 6. A. F. Siebert Chapel

Celebrate the holidays with the Car-thage community by attending “JOY! A Festival of Readings and Carols” fea-turing the majestic sounds of the Fritsch Memorial Organ. The program follows an age-old tradition of sharing the cel-ebration of the birth of Christ through readings and music and includes Carthage’s annual Service of Light.

Reservations are required for these free concerts. Tickets are available by calling (���) ��1-��10 between � a.m. and � p.m. Monday-Friday, or by send-ing an e-mail to: ChristmasFestival@carthage.edu.

CARTHAGE THEATRE PRESENTS: W;TDec. 10 - Dec. 12, 2009 • 7:30p.m.

W;T will be performed during the studio season. Synopsis: Vivian Bearing, Ph.D., a renowned professor of English who has spent years studying and teaching the brilliant and difficult metaphysical sonnets of John Donne, has been di-agnosed with terminal ovarian cancer. Her approach to the study of Donne: aggressively probing, intensely rational. But during the course of her illness—and her stint as a prize patient in an experimental chemotherapy program at a major teaching hospital—Vivian comes to reassess her life and her work with a profundity and humor that are transformative both for her and the audience.

WATERCOLOR WISCONSIN 2009Dec. 13 - April 24, 2010 Racine Art Museum: ��1� Northwestern Ave, Racine WI

Ed Kalke, professor emeritus of art at Carthage, and Diane Levesque, assis-tant professor and director of the H. F. Johnson Gallery of Art, will be featured in the prestigious Watercolor Wisconsin exhibit at the Racine Art Museum’s Wustum Museum this winter. Organized since 1���, Watercolor Wisconsin is one of the museum’s most popular annual shows. The juried competition features artwork by artists throughout the state.

REEL STUDENT FILM FESTIVALDecember 17 • 5:45p.m. Niemann Media Theatre

An end-of-the-semester cinema show-case under the direction of Professor Paul Chilsen. The festival includes a collection of original short films com-pleted by students as part of course requirements for Communication and Digital Media classes and independent studies. Films are produced, written, and directed by students. All works are highly original.

THE INTERNATIONAL NATIVITY CRÈCHE EXHIBITIONJan. 5 - Jan. 23 H.F. Johnson Gallery of Art

The Musser, Finney and Krinker nativity crèche collections collectively repre-sent countries as diverse as Russian, Africa, Japan, Mexico, Germany, and numerous other locations. Every crèche was handmade with materials that were often unique to the area in which it was created and include tradi-tional materials such as wood, silver, and clay. Artisans would use simple materials at hand such as a gourd, a handful of seeds, cornhusks, wool, scraps of fabric and through devoted inspiration and highly focused imagi-nation create what some would call works of art. This is a very special show to enjoy and enlighten.

Burnin’ Down the House: First Ever AIFR Rent Party Thursday, December 1�, �00�

�:00-�:00 at Club Timbuktu http://clubtimbuktu.us/

$5 gets you in and a raffle ticket. Evening Highlights include: -Guess the Flix Championship -A Chicago-Style Step Lesson -The Fabulous Soul Sisters of AIFR spinning selections from

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