Dorothy M. Neddermeyer, PhD's Blog (8)

Achieve Your Desires - Little Known Secret

Do you want to improve your life? Do you want a clean bill of health? Do you want a happy, stress free life with peace of mind? Do you want to have financial freedom? Everybody knows they want to live a healthy, happy, stress free life with peace of mind. Everybody knows they want financial freedom. The irony is most people are unwilling to do the work to create the health, happiness, stress free life with peace of mind that they claim they desire. Everybody says they want to know 'the secret'… Continue

Added by Dorothy M. Neddermeyer, PhD on August 31, 2009 at 5:07pm — No Comments

Bernard Madoff – What Prompted Him To Commit A Ponzi Fraud?

Following on the heels of other notorious financial fraud perpetrators, Bernard Ebbers, former CEO, WorldCom, Kenneth Lay, former Chairman, Enron Corp, Jeffrey Skilling, former CEO, Enron Corp, Ivan Boesky, a prominent Wall Street arbitrageur, who amassed a fortune based on tips received from corporate insiders, Bernard L. Madoff pled guilty on March 12, 2009 in a New York City federal court to a Ponzi scheme that robbed thousands of investors of their life savings. In November, 2008, Madoff tol… Continue

Added by Dorothy M. Neddermeyer, PhD on March 14, 2009 at 8:00pm — No Comments

Open Letter To Oprah - 'Oprah 'Embarrassed' By Her Weight'

Dear Oprah: The headline, 'Oprah 'Embarrassed' By Her Weight' for an article posted by PopEater/Wire Services on the Internet has prompted me to write to you regarding your comments in the January issue of "O" magazine that you weigh 200 pounds. To your embarrassment and chagrin and in spite of all the professionals at your side, you have created the opposite of what you desire. Your chagrin and embarrassment is understandable, but is counter productive. It is not your fault you have struggle… Continue

Added by Dorothy M. Neddermeyer, PhD on December 13, 2008 at 1:07pm — No Comments

It Is Not The Economy - Recession Proof Your Life

When the Going Gets Tough - The Tough Get Going This old, but poignant cliché applies in every situation when something is going off track-that is-going off track from what we currently know it to be. The news media and politicians create a ‘sky is falling,’ atmosphere when they focus on the bad news. Yes, it is tough to be laid off or seeing your friends or family get laid off, or if you own a business to see your products or service in a slump. However, there IS money to be made. You need t… Continue

Added by Dorothy M. Neddermeyer, PhD on December 10, 2008 at 4:54pm — No Comments

What Has The Economy Got To Do With It?

Added by Dorothy M. Neddermeyer, PhD on December 10, 2008 at 4:50pm — No Comments

Everything Is Negotiable - Learn To Do It Well

It is usually assumed that those who possess the greatest talent, dedication and education are the ones who achieve the rewards in life. Life can disillusion those who hold that belief. The ‘winners’ are usually people who are not only competent, but also are willing to negotiate what they want. Negotiation, however, is not theirs alone. An increased awareness of what negotiation is and how to use it to get what you want will help put you in the ‘winner’ category. Negotiation is an integral par… Continue

Added by Dorothy M. Neddermeyer, PhD on October 15, 2008 at 3:27pm — No Comments

If It Weren't For Them--This Job Would Be Easy

As a manager, executive or business owner, you will be conducting meetings and strategy sessions with your employees. And you may discover, as many have before you, that one of your biggest manager/team leader headaches is dealing with the distracting communication styles. It seems that in almost every team, there is at least one ‘difficult’ person. His/her communication style tends to hinder the flow of communication and distracts the manager/group leader from the prescribed goals. If manager… Continue

Added by Dorothy M. Neddermeyer, PhD on October 8, 2008 at 10:35pm — 1 Comment

Respect: A Valuable Asset

With your integrity in place you can be more open-minded in your professional or personal interactions. You will notice that by being respectful and accepting of differing ideas you can achieve more when working with others. Making a concerted effort to navigate between both sides of an issue and seeking mutual agreeable solutions to issues, you can be more effective in your interactions. You might discover that you when you deal with conflicting ideas, you can think about the needs and wants o… Continue

Added by Dorothy M. Neddermeyer, PhD on October 8, 2008 at 10:28pm — No Comments