Entries by bronwynr

deep roots

"To move freely you must be deeply rooted." - Bella Lewitzsky………………………………………………………………… You've seen people who seem to have all the confidence in the world. They behave comfortably in every social situation, respond to challenges with grace and poise, and express themselves with confidence and ease. Maybe you've wondered if you could ever possess that same […]

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The Success Cycle

More from Lora at The Coach Approach - this time on Tom Ferry Tom's Success Cycle Step Number One: FEEL GOOD. That's right. FEEL GOOD. There are three components of FEEL GOOD. They are (1) self-talk- notice what you are saying to yourself; (2) focus - focus is determined by the questions you are asking […]

Garcia Marquez never writing again?

var articleheadline = "Furious Garcia Marquez denies he will never write again"; Furious Garcia Marquez denies he will never write again REUTERS Colombia's Nobel Prize-winning novelist Gabriel Garcia Marquez attends a closed ceremony of the 30th Havana Film Festival at the Karl Marx Theater in December The venerable Nobel prize-winning author Gabriel Garcia Marquez has […]

Happily ever after

According to Motoko Rich, recession weary consumers may be cutting back on many luxuries, but one they’re willing to pay for is a happy ending. At a time when booksellers are struggling to lure readers, sales of romance novels are outstripping most other categories of books and giving some buoyancy to an otherwise sluggish market.   […]

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Read it on your iPhone

Houghton Rolls Out Curious George App for iPhone Houghton Mifflin has released its first branded Curious George title, an application based on the August 2008 book Curious George's Dictionary. The release marks Houghton’s first foray into publishing children’s content for the Apple device and is, according to David Langevin, Houghton’s v-p and director of digital […]

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Can friends make you fat?

A recent study gave us some important clues about the causes of obesity, which as we all know is a serious, and worsening, national health problem. It appears that obesity is "socially contagious." http://au.lifestyle.yahoo.com/b/weilhealthyliving/2929/can-friends-make-you-fat