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Psychic Medium Cheri Mancuso

Cheri Mancuso is a world-renowned psychic of twenty years who has worked with law enforcement, politicians, film directors and others in giving amazingly accurate results and insight. As a regular contributor to LA’s the Place Magazine, she’s offered spot on yearly predictions and is a co-author of the novel Coldspring. Now Cheri’s sharing her wealth of spiritual insight by offering private phone classes to develop your own spiritual connection.

We all have the ability to hone our intuition and physic abilities. Cheri Mancuso, via weekly phone meetings, will teach you how while answering your most pressing questions regarding health, family, business, love life or even deceased loved ones.

Here is what Cheri Mancuso’s 10-hour class covers, which can be customized to meet your needs and interests:

Meditation – How to connect with your Spirit Guides and learn to see things.  We will learn how to manifest whatever you want or need in your life. The Guides will guide you through difficult times whether it is personal or business. They are there to help you. Manifestation is easier than you think. If you want it, you can get it.

Psychic Ability – How to develop your own psychic ability to their full potential

Medical Diagnostic – learn how to heal others & yourself through meditation, creative visualization, manifestation & energy healing. This includes body scanning & learning how to detect illness through your own psychic powers

Discussion of Goals of Spiritual Conquest
Setting realistic goals that can be obtained through spirituality & manifestation

Spirit Guides & Karma - What is my life’s path. Who are my spirit guides & how do I learn to contact them?

Reincarnation, Colors (what they mean in the astral when you see dreams in color) & Symbology.

Everything in life has a purpose & specific meaning. According to Cheri, when our Guides send us messages, often they are in symbology & we need to understand the spirit guides language. The second class will also help you understand reincarnation and its purpose for you.

Numerology –  Understanding of numbers and their meaning.

Together with Cheri Mancuso, you will do a numerology chart & astrology chart on you & your family. This will tell you your spiritual connection to them, how to get along with each person in your family including your spouse & your children and what gifts you and your family came into this life to accomplish. It will also reveal what your karmic connection is to each person we do a chart on. It’s limited to 4 individual charts.

Healing Energy – How to deal with feelings of depression & stagnation.    How to disconnect from negative energy around you & create happiness & awareness on how to turn negative situations into positive

Creative Visualization, Manifestation, Meditation - How to manifest the important things in life like health, love, and financial success

Symbology – The understanding of Symbols as you see them in dreams & visions Interpreting your dreams & visions in meditation.

Channeling & Auras – How to channel healing for yourself and others.

Medical Diagnostic & Healing – Understanding how to heal yourself and diagnosis illness in yourself and others.

Understanding Destiny & Karma – Learning why you are here. What is your destiny and why do we go through the hard times in life? What your potential is in this lifetime and determining if you’re on the right path.

Psychic Medium Cheri Mancuso

To set up a private class to hone your own psychic abilities, contact Cheri Mancuso at www.cherimancuso.com

Says Cheri: Don’t forget, my Guides want to tell me your problems and then help to resolve them. They give guidance and prophecy. They do not want to control your life or tell you how to live. They are here to help you through difficult times and to let you know who and what is in store for you in the future. Good-luck and now it’s time to see what the future holds for you!”

More LA’s the Place info on Cheri:  Cheri Mancuso: Twenty Years of Helping People.

Tracy knows a thing or two about prosperity. From dropping out of high school and struggling to make ends meet, to running a $256 million company before launching into personal development, business training and consulting, Tracy has started from the ground up more than once. In each new job and industry, Tracy taught himself the ropes by studying hard—sometimes for months—before moving up the ranks. “I began studying everything I could, about every field I was in.  As a result, I started at the bottom and rose to the top of every company or business that I worked in.”

(l) Up-and-coming Brian Tracy (1964) and (r) today

Earn What You’re Really Worth

Tracy shares what he’s learned in his latest book, “Earn What You’re Really Worth”. He explains how you can be everything you want to be, earn what you’re really worth and offers tips on taking control of your life. This is a book that has in essence taken three decades to write, and Tracy shows you what you need to do to be truly successful.

Covering  the new rules for success, promotion, influence and achievement in an easy-to-read and straightforward fashion, Tracy makes success very doable. His philosophies are simple and his methods proven by his own success. Not a fan of “get rich quick” schemes, Tracy outlines the simple steps you need to take to become a real, solid success, advance your career and make more money than you ever thought possible.

From taking personal responsibility, changing with the times, the laws of the universe and altering your mindset, Tracy encourages people to adopt behaviors of successful people—not failures; to provide exceptional service; to build solid relationships; and learn everything you can. Your life, according to Tracy, is exactly where you want it to be. If you want it to be different…change it.

“It doesn’t matter where you are coming from”, says Tracy. “All that really matters is where you are going”.

Author of more than 45 books, Tracy currently runs three companies with operations worldwide, has spoken to millions through workshops and seminars, and has visited 80 countries on six continents. Married with four children, Tracy places great importance on family. “Everything other than this is really insignificant in the great scheme of things”.

Words of Wisdom from Brian Tracy

Taking a break from his busy schedule, Tracy answered some questions about life, business, and his new book.

HELEN M. RYAN FOR LATP:  What inspired you to write “Earn What You’re Really Worth“, in comparison to your previous books?

BRIAN TRACY: My passionate, burning conviction is that each person is capable of achieving vastly more, and earning vastly more than they are today. I have been working on my book, “Earn What You’re Really Worth,” for 30 years.  It explains in detail exactly what the average person has to do to earn two or three times as much as they are earning today, by offering and rendering greater value than they ever have before.

LATP:  What put you on the path to helping others (personally and professionally)?

BT: When I was a young man, working at laboring jobs, missing meals and broke most of the time, I discovered a great truth: “You become what you think about most of the time.” The second thing I discovered was that “You can learn anything you need to learn to achieve any goal you can set for yourself.”

I began studying everything I could, about every field I was in.  As a result, I started at the bottom and rose to the top of every company or business that I worked in. It was like a miracle.

LATP:  Who did you admire or look to for inspiration when you were first starting out?

BT: I first began with the books of Napoleon Hill, Norman Vincent Peele, and others.   Later, I migrated to Peter Drucker, Ludwig Von Messes, and hundreds of other thinkers, writers and teachers who had discovered the “real” secrets to success and had written about them so clearly.

LATP:  What else would you like to share?

BT: I would only like to say that each person has enormous reserves of untapped potential.  The average person has more potential than they could use in 100 lifetimes.  If you were to tap into your potential by setting clear goals and making clear, written plans, you would accomplish more in the next year or two than the average person accomplishes in a lifetime.  And I hope you do.

For more information on Brian Tracy, visit www.briantracy.com

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Helen M. Ryan is a freelance writer. Follow her on Twitter at @aspinchick, or stop by www.HelenMRyan.com.

Hermosa Beach is fortunate to host a club of the world’s leading public speaking organization. The Hermosa Beach club is one of thirteen thousand, hundreds of which are located in nations around the world. Toastmasters has been dedicated to teaching people leadership skills and how to speak in public since 1924, when the organization was founded in Santa Ana, CA. Since then Toastmasters has grown to over 270,000 members and has been globally recognized for its effective methods.

While Hermosa Beach’s Toastmasters practice the oldest form of communication in existence, the organization itself is thoroughly modern and boasts of enthusiastic, active volunteers of all ages. The one thing all Toastmasters have in common is a drive to restore society’s fading social skills and capability to speak effectively in public. Speaking in public is a skill that Toastmasters understands can make a difference in both your professional and private life.

For a time the claim was made that social skills were no longer important in business due to the impersonal nature of email, texting and other electronic applications. This assumption is quickly being proven false as the rise of Skype and other video-conferencing proves that advancing technology complements social aptitude, it doesn’t replace it. A carefully constructed memo is all well and good, but it doesn’t make sales, it doesn’t recruit talented employees and it doesn’t impress your superiors the way that confident speaking can. If a picture is worth a thousand words, a speech is worth a thousand texts.

While Toastmasters in Hermosa Beach can offer professionals significant advantages in business, the real benefit is personal. In a world in which speaking in public ranks as a greater fear than death amongst most Americans, mastering that skill and that fear at the same time can create an immense boost of confidence. The volunteers at Toastmasters are well acquainted with stage fright and know countless tools to overcome fear and make yourself heard.

That very aspect lies at the heart of Toastmasters; in order to be heard you must learn to express yourself so others will hear and remember you. We all want to be memorable, to offer the right words at the right time, to take the microphone at our daughters’ wedding and make her proud or say the words at a retirement party that really shows our coworker how we appreciate them. To be remembered we must be comfortable speaking in the first place, and Toastmasters in Hermosa Beach specializes in helping you learn to use the spotlight, not dread it.

Not everyone may give presentations in a corporate boardroom or want to give speeches at weddings, but that doesn’t mean that Toastmasters is not for you. This organization is about becoming confident and learning how to be comfortable taking charge, attributes that everyone could use whether you’re announcing at the AVP Hermosa Beach Open or simply thanking the guests at your birthday party. Public speaking is a skill that makes for a more well-rounded human being.

The next time you’re watching a movie and come across a dramatic, inspiring speech, ask yourself whether you’d like to be able to do that very thing yourself. It’s not impossible and those actors are not necessarily gifted speakers; they just have a musical score to back them up. With training and some dedication, however, you can have all the resources of Toastmasters in Hermosa Beach to back you up for all the moments when you want to be remembered, epic or not.

www.southbaytoastmasters.org

Toastmasters in the South Bay aim to remedy this misconception and explain that Churchill’s quote is an indication that the ability to speak in public as he did is not simply a natural talent, but a skill honed and developed through hard work. Toastmasters is an organization devoted to making that work just a little easier by providing training and guidance on how to deliver powerful speeches.

Toastmasters in the South Bay are volunteers who give their time in order to help bolster the oldest form of communication; speech. According to South Bay Toastmasters, public speaking is a skill that is more important than ever, and with the gradual decline of strong social skills it is also a more valuable skill than ever before. Speaking in public remains the most powerful way to connect with other people and the modern world is becoming more interconnected, not less. The ability to make yourself heard through public speaking is an ability the Toastmasters want to ensure you have at your disposal in that world.

The South Bay Toastmasters is one of 13,000 clubs spanning 116 countries and is part of the world’s biggest non-profit public speaking organizations. Founded in 1924 in Santa Ana, California, Toastmasters has helped over 270,000 members become more comfortable with speaking in public. Coupling their public speaking programs with leadership training, Toastmasters in the South Bay boasts a remarkable record of success in both the private and professional worlds.

It is in large part due to that success that you’ll often find Toastmaster clubs associated with many of the biggest company’s in the world. The professional world is highly competitive and having the ability to articulate your thoughts clearly and eloquently can do more than set you apart from your colleagues. Skilled speakers are sought after for management, supervision, sales, marketing and any other field that requires human interaction. Mastering the art of public speaking with the help of South Bay Toastmasters can open doors you never knew existed and put you in another league from your supposed competition.

Even more important than any professional advantages, however, is the personal enrichment that comes from speaking in public. Public speaking is hard, but like any any difficult skill it is even more rewarding when mastered. Practiced speakers conquer fear, learn about themselves and think faster than most people, as well as possessing significantly higher self-esteem. Toastmasters in the South Bay have the experience to help beginners become masters, and then to begin to teach others as well.

There are moments in every person’s life when you want to be heard and remembered. It might be at your child’s wedding, a volleyball tournament or even just a night out with friends, but when you want to speak, you want others to listen. That’s the key behind public speaking, and the major hurdle Toastmasters can help with. South Bay Toastmasters know how to teach you the words you’re looking for and how to speak them so that your audience, whoever they may be, will truly listen. That’s why Toastmasters is not just for CEO’s or reverends or salespeople, it’s for anyone with passion and the desire to share it.

Toastmasters in the South Bay offer precious help in a skill that is difficult but rewarding. Winston Churchill may have been right when he said that public speaking was as hard as going up a wall. He just wasn’t counting on a group like the Toastmasters to put up a ladder.

www.southbaytoastmasters.org

LA’s The Place was invited to the OWN offices in Los Angeles to join a discussion with Suze Orman, where she discussed many aspects of the financial climate we are facing today and tips to survive it. Suze Orman has had a show on the Oprah Winfrey Network called “America’s Money Class with Suze Orman”.

Stay tuned for Part two…

There is power in the spoken word, in the ability to influence peers and raise the spirits of an entire room.  How many of us have been moved by a speaker and marveled at what we imagine is their natural confidence and talent?  Toastmasters in Redondo Beach would tell you that the mastery of a skill is not so much about innate talent as it is about practice and hard work.  For public speaking is indeed a skill, something that anyone can learn and excel at with the type of training provided by Toastmasters.

Far from the stuffy Elk Lodge atmosphere that many Redondo Beach residents may associate with public speaking clubs, Toastmasters in Redondo Beach is an enthusiastic, modern group of volunteers working to blend the oldest form of communication with the newest.  Social skills and experience in public speaking is declining among the populace at the same time that Skype and virtual conferences have created a greater need for these very abilities.  That’s where the expertise of Toastmasters comes in, offering training in skills that can improve your career and enrich your life.

Anyone interested in public speaking in Redondo Beach should consider themselves lucky to have access to the preeminent educational organizations devoted to speech and leadership.  The club of Toastmasters in Redondo Beach is one of 13,000 spread across 116 countries.  Founded in 1924 in the basement of a Santa Ana YMCA, Toastmasters has become one of the largest non-profit associations dedicated to public speaking, boasting more than 270,000 members and a remarkable reputation for success.

The lifestyle in Redondo Beach may not resemble a corporate boardroom, but that doesn’t mean public speaking in Redondo Beach is not important.  Whether you’re giving a commencement speech at Redondo Union High, introducing a band at the Pier or hoping to get a role as more than an extra on one of the many shows taped in Redondo Beach, confidence in speaking is vital.  Some of the other benefits of being properly trained in public speaking include:

Confidence
One might think that the first benefit would be the social advantages that come from being able to speak confidently in public.  However, by far the most powerful benefit is the improvement in your general confidence and self esteem. Public speaking is often listed as a greater fear than death, and facing that specter with self-assurance can leave you feeling like you just conquered the world.  Practice and repetition are the keys to overcoming any fear, and the Toastmasters have long experience with confronting self-consciousness.

In Business
In business, everyone is looking for an edge.   Being a masterful speaker gives you more than just an edge, it can move you into a different league altogether.  Your colleagues may be technically brilliant, they may have strong ideas, they may even have good people skills, but the person who can stand up in front of a group, clearly and convincingly explaining their ideas will always have an advantage others can only envy.  For this reason there are Toastmaster clubs associated with many of the largest corporations in the world.

Socially
Being quick on your feet and speaking in front of others is one of the best ways to increase your group of friends, acquaintances and your overall comfort level. Whether you are a member of a surf club or  an organizer of a charity you will occasionally find yourself called upon to speak. Instead of dreading those moments, learn to love them and use them to express yourself.

With Family
At some point in your life you will be asked to speak up. Whether it is at the wedding of your daughter or a birthday party, you can make a world of difference to your loved ones if you have the right words to say.  Everyone remembers the family member who always knows exactly what to say and how.  Toastmasters specializes in making you into that person.

Toastmasters in Redondo Beach offers training in the skill and art of public speaking, but they also offer something far more.  They offer you the chance to possess an ability that others admire, a hard-won skill that is easily mistaken for natural talent, and the power to influence the hearts and minds of your listeners.  Speech may be the oldest form of communication but it has never been more important.

www.SouthBayToastmasters.org

Far from a coalition of stuffy anachronisms, Toastmasters in Manhattan Beach is a thoroughly modern association of volunteers working to combine the oldest form of communication with some of the newest.  Rather than becoming outmoded, the advent of Skype and teleconferences have created a greater need for sound speaking skills than ever before.  Unfortunately these are the very skills that are no longer valued and taught in a culture fixated on the typed versus the spoken word.  Therein lies the mission of Toastmasters, who work to educate and train members in proper and powerful speaking.

Manhattan Beach is fortunate to host one of the preeminent public speaking organization in the world, but it is far from alone.  The Toastmasters in Manhattan Beach is one of thirteen thousand spread across 116 nations.  The Toastmasters club was founded in1924 in Santa Ana and has since become one of the largest non-profit associations devoted to public speaking, with more than 270,000 club members and an incredible record of success.

There are countless professional situations that call for a strong ability to speak in front of others, from the boardroom to sales to marketing.  Yet there are more than just business opportunities for those who are comfortable speaking in front of others.  Toastmaster members are sought out for commencement speeches, rallies, parties and motivational meetings, to name a few.   There are also many other benefits of being formally trained in public speaking.

Business is all about having that extra advantage over your competitors.   Being a skilled speaker gives you more than just an advantage, it can put you in an entirely different league.  Your competitors may be intelligent, they may have good ideas, they may even have decent social skills, but the person who can speak their ideas clearly and eloquently will have an edge others can only envy.  That is one of the reasons there are Toastmaster clubs in association with many of the biggest companies in the world.
Certainly one of the most powerful benefits of public speaking is the dramatic increase in your  confidence and self esteem.  People regularly state that they are more afraid of public speaking than death; being able to confidently face what others fear can leave you feeling on top of the world.  The Toastmasters don’t expect you to arrive without any fear of public speaking, obviously.  One of their main goals is the addressing and overcoming of that hurdle in their members’ lives.

There are moments in our lives when we would like to step up and be heard. Whether we’re saying goodbye to a colleague at a retirement party, giving a wedding speech as the best man or just explaining something you care passionately about, we all want to find the right words to show our loved ones exactly how we feel.  Toastmasters excels at teaching its members how to know those words and, more importantly, how to use them well.

Toastmasters in Manhattan Beach offers more than just training in how to speak well in public.  They offer a skill that others admire and the power to speak your mind with clarity and verve.  While it’s that speech is the oldest form of communication, it has never been more important than now.

To find out more, go to www.SouthBayToastmasters.org

By Steve Siebold

Here we go again!  January, 2012 is here and people everywhere has made their annual New Year’s resolution.  And while this yearly activity sounds good in theory, rarely do most people actually achieve their resolutions.

Usually by the end of January, most people are back doing the same old thing.

If you want this year to be different and you really want to reach your goals, it’s time for some basic mental toughness training.

Here are a few tips:

Get Really Clear and Committed to What You Want
One of the biggest reasons people don’t stick to their New Year’s resolutions is because they aren’t clear about what they want to achieve.  You must get really clear about what you want to change, define it in detail and get totally committed to doing it.  Don’t just say, “I want to lose weight.”  The correct way to define this goal is to get really specific.  Instead, say, “My goal is to lose 20 pounds in the next two months.  I’m going to commit to being at the gym every morning at 7am and eat healthy and nutritious meals.”

The other big mistake most people make is their lack of commitment.  In mental toughness training, we say it’s all or nothing.  If you’re on a diet, for example, you can’t let those old thoughts, habits or temptations to cheat in the door for even a second.  It sounds harsh, but 99% compliance is failure.  You wouldn’t cheat on your partner in a committed relationship, and you shouldn’t cheat on your diet either.

Expect Obstacles
It’s important to understand that everyday isn’t going to be smooth sailing and there will be times when you want to throw in the towel.  If you know ahead of time that you are going to run into obstacles, you can be better prepared to deal with them.  There will be days when you don’t feel well, your kids are stressing you out, and you’ve had a bad day at work or a fight with your partner.  Whatever the case, know that days like this are going to happen.  While you can’t change that, you can take control of how you handle these situations.  Have a plan to stay on track.   If you’re not ready to suffer during adversity, you’re not going to succeed.

Choose Discipline Over Pleasure
Discipline is the watchword of great performers.  Discipline makes the difference between the good and the great.  It’s the ability to stay the course and complete promises you’ve made.  The fulfillment of these promises, or resolutions, builds confidence and self-esteem, which eventually leads you to believe that almost anything is possible.  Discipline is a logic-based decision that performers adhere to, regardless of whether they feel like it or not.  Discipline will push you past pain and punishment.  The average person sees discipline as a painful chore to be avoided at all costs.  The world class sees it as the ultimate power tool for performance.

To achieve your New Year’s resolutions, rate yourself on a scale of 1 to 7, 7 being most disciplined.  How disciplined are you in the different areas of your life?  How disciplined have you been in the past about resolutions you wanted to accomplish but didn’t?  To have a great year and reach your goals, you need to become more disciplined.

Write a letter
Write a letter and describe your life to a friend as if you haven’t seen them in a while.   Detail the way you would want things to be in five years.  Some people prefer one year, others like three years.  It’s whatever motivates you the most. Read the letter every day and it will help keep you on track.

Become Future-Oriented
The average person often lives in the past, while champions look toward the future.  Pros habitually focus on the present while creating their ultimate vision for, and landscape of, the future.  This future orientation allows them to dream of grand visions and unlimited possibilities.  It also keeps them motivated and moving forward by keeping the proverbial carrot out in front.

Steve Siebold

When it comes to your New Year’s resolutions, you must be future-oriented.  If you’re trying to lose weight, for example, think of how great you’ll look with a sexy, lean body.  If you’re trying to make more money, think of all the things you’ll do with that money.  How does it make you feel?  Use this as your motivation to keep you moving forward.

2012 is here.  Whatever your goals, sharpen your mental toughness tools and get ready for your best year ever!

Steve Siebold is an internationally recognized mental toughness expert.  His corporate clients include Johnson & Johnson, Toyota, GlaxoSmithKline and Proctor and Gamble.  He’s author of the international best-selling book 177 Mental Toughness Secrets of The World Class.  A former professional tennis player, today Siebold is a mental toughness coach to Fortune 500 corporations, entrepreneurs, athletes and other super achievers.  To learn more, visit  www.SpeakerSteveSiebold.com and  www.mentaltoughnesssecrets.com

Cheri Mancuso

Written by Cheri Mancuso

Welcome to my predictions for 2012! This is the first installment of a two-part series.

Before I begin with my new predictions I’d like to re-visit some of the predictions that I made for 2011.

I indicated in my 2011 predictions (published exclusively on LAsThePlace.com) that the unusual number of natural disasters would continue worldwide. This was very evident in January when there were 22 major natural disasters that occurred worldwide. These included earthquakes, unexplainable massive die-offs of birds and fish in several countries and major flooding in Australia.

Things slowed down a bit in February, but we were greeted in March by the devastating 9.0 Japanese earthquake and the resulting Tsunami that caused the meltdown of 3 of 6 nuclear reactors in the Fukushima Daiichi plant. The earthquake caused the largest drop in Japanese population since World War II.

April 2011 saw the most tornadoes ever recorded for any month in the US National Weather Service’s history, 875; the previous record was only 542 in one month.

The mysterious die-off of birds and fish around the globe continued well into August of 2011.

By the end of 2011 there were at least 106 major natural disasters worldwide!

My prediction in regards to President Obama’s approval rating being highest in the spring and significantly lower by September was correct. On the Gallup pollster site it is clearly indicated that Obama’s national approval rating went from 50% in May of 2011 to 41% in September. This job approval average makes him, along with Jimmy Carter, one of two recent-elected presidents below 49% approval in November of their third year in office. And most significantly, all recent-elected presidents including Jimmy Carter, were above 50% approval in December of their third year. Obama’s approval rating near the end of December 2011 was 42%, placing him alone on the list of presidents below 50% approval in December of their third year in office..

The prediction I made in regards to rising food prices was also accurate. Food prices rose higher by 3.2% in the United States for 2011. This 12-month figure represents the biggest increase in the index in any 12-month period since October 2008. Internationally, we saw a record 25% rise in food prices!

Here are a few other accurate predictions I made for 2011:

Gold prices would continue to climb.
New medical breakthroughs will come about as a result of stem cell research in 2011.
We will see early signs of economic improvement in the fall of 2011.
Democrats and Republicans would continue their quarrels between each other all year.
The housing market in the United States would continue to fall in 2011.
Sarah Palin will decide against running for President in 2011.
The situation in the Middle East will worsen and that there will be more of the same unrest in the world and this would be caused by the worsening economic situations everywhere.

And now, onto my 2012 predictions!

First, let’s take a look at the United States using numerology. I use July 4th, 1776 as the birthday of the United States. That is the day that we agree the Declaration of Independence was formally signed. Incidentally, this birth date makes the United States a Cancerian country. And what do we do now? We nurture and protect other countries around the world and, like good old Mom, we try to settle everyone’s disagreements! Very Cancerian.

I arrive at the number that the United States will vibrate around by calculating its Personal Year Number. I get that by adding the birth month and day to the current year. So: 7 + 4 + 2 + 0 + 1 + 2 =  16 and 1 + 6 = 7. This is a great number for us to vibrating around this year.

The seven brings peace and understanding. This indicates that our diplomatic status in the world will rise next year as other countries begin to see evidence of our desire to promote and maintain peace in the world for the benefit of all of Earth’s inhabitants. We will be given a chance to redeem ourselves! This can be done if our leaders show restraint and carefully analyze each situation before taking action against any country that may provoke us or any other country during 2012.

Don’t look for any great financial strides this year as the seven slows things down in order to give us an opportunity to take a better look at things. If we do this well we can move into the 8 next year ready for the financial improvements it can bring.

Our country will be even more focused on Religious and Spiritual issues this year. It is likely that we will be forced to look closely at the issues that divide the Islamic and the Christian world.

And, lastly, this will not be a good year for speculators and investors in the United States. This, again, is due to the slowing vibratory effect of the 7. It will be a good year in the United States for new inventions of all sorts and we will see a proliferation of new creative literary and artistic works.

The world in general will be vibrating around the 5 that we find in 2012: 2 + 0 + 1 +2 = 5.

The 5 is all about leadership and change through communication. Unlike the 9, which brings about sudden, drastic and inevitable change, the 5 brings us change that we choose to implement. This type of change is often triggered by a mentor or a leader who makes us aware of the change that is needed. The 5 creates an atmosphere of cooperation worldwide. It is possible that we may see the birth of a new world governing body.

It is highly likely that we may see a new president in the United States after the election in November as well as changes in leadership in many countries throughout the world.

Overall, we should see better communication between each country as well as between opposing factions.

The 5 also makes it possible for our world to reap the benefits of our past labors. Hopefully, this manifests into positive change throughout the world. For example, the labors and sacrifices of those individuals who have been involved in the Arab Spring protests should begin to pay off positively in 2012.

Most importantly, because of the 5 and the Mayan Calendar that ends in December 21, 2012, it is very possible that we may experience the arrival of visitors from outside of our planet. They may come to advise us in order to help us break the pattern of violence between the opposing factions on Earth. They will be leaders, not conquerors.

By the way, 12-21-2012 adds up to a master number: 11. This is the number of the talented apprentice who is ready to be schooled by a master teacher. The visitors may be the teaching masters who come because we are ready for the change that is needed for our further development. If this event occurs this year we will be given a choice that the entire world will have to make collectively. Hopefully, even the hardest of hearts will be convinced to make the right choice as a result the arrival of this new race of people.

I predicted the arrival of this alien race in the year 2012 way back in 1987 before I knew anything about the end of the Mayan Calendar. I was sitting as a Medium for a trance session at my house when I predicted that we would wake up in 2012 and find an alien spaceship hovering over the capital cities of every country in the world. The only difference between the Mayan date and mine is that I saw the arrival of the alien race in July of 2012 instead of 12-21-2012. We may never really know what the end of the Mayan Calendar signifies. There is great speculation that visitors to our planet told the Mayans that they would return on that date. Only time will tell and that time is rapidly approaching.

In Part Two of this series I will discuss the predictions for 2012 that have been sent to me from my Spirit Guides. Click here to watch the video!

For your own personal predictions for 2012, contact her at www.mediumcheri.com

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Life Coach Tanya Ragbeer is a Fort Lauderdale/Miami-based life/transitional coach who has personally overcome major life challenges and is very qualified to help others, with several life coach accredations to her name. www.coachingwithtanya.com

What’s different about a Miami life coach and a counselor is not only will they listen but they will also create a plan of action to help overcome the problem or blockage facing you at the moment.

The first step is determining if you need to hire a Miami life coach or a counselor. Counselors are great for deep emotional work (usually over a longer period) and life coaches problem solve with accountability.

The process of life coaching sessions among Florida’s top life coaches usually takes place over a short period of time, like four to six weeks. You can expect an intense and productive sequence of sessions, usually twice a week for an hour each time.

Once you’ve determined a life coach is right for your particular situation, finding the best coach is next. Here are some things to do when you want the best Florida life coach for you: personal referrals, meet for a consultation, determine expertise and compare rates.

When deciding on the right life coach in Fort Lauderdale or Miami, make sure you ask friends and family if they have referrals. You will be spending some serious one on one time with this professional motivator, so you want to get a sense of them before the process. Many Miami life coaches will meet with you for a consultation for free or a minimal fee so you can discern which professional transitional coach will be a good fit.

Just like you don’t want to hire a dentist’s with unattractive teeth, you want to know if the life coach in Miami you are considering walks the talk. It is completely acceptable during the first consultation to ask he or she about their personal triumphs from trauma in their own life and what qualifies them to coach others.

Just because someone calls himself or herself a life coach doesn’t necessarily mean they are certified by an accredited professional school. Check credentials before booking a consultation. Because life coaching is a profession that requires very specific skills, conduct standards, and a foundation of training – the right credentials are key.

For example, iPEC certification requirements include over 300 hours of rigorous training, including approximately 100 hours of live training. Face-to-face live training is essential to truly grasp and practice the fundamentals of in-depth, breakthrough coaching.

Some additional questions to ask:

• How long have they been assisting clients in life transitions?
• What is their experience in dealing with your particular issue?
• How many clients have they worked with?
• What is the average amount of time needed for seeing lasting results?
• Do they offer Skype sessions?
• Of course always ask if they are certified from one of the prestigious life coach training schools like Certified Professional Life Coaches, iPEC  or NLP.

If you don’t have any referrals to go on, contacting one of these established life coach educational centers for recommends will ensure you’ll be interviewing certified and experienced Miami motivation coaches.

Whether you need your car fixed or your life refocused, you want to make sure it’s done right… Consult with at least three different life coaches in Miami or Fort Lauderdale before you decide on such an important decision.

Life is beautiful but there are times when it can get overwhelming and we need a little help. Life coaches or ‘transitional’ coaches can be instrumental in dealing with tough circumstances that we all face from time to time during the journey – whether that is a death of a loved one, financial stress, divorce, job loss, illness or emotional trauma.

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Life Coach Tanya Ragbeer

When it comes time to seek professional help, life coach Tanya Ragbeer has both the life experience and the educational expertise to assist in overcoming life’s obstacles. As a Certified Professional Life Coach and Licensed Master Practitioner and Provisional Trainer of NLP, she helps people on a daily basis to overcome fears in order to progress to a new level of freedom and success.

For more about Tanya Ragbeer’s approach to transitional coaching, visit www.coachingwithtanya.com

This past weekend the Environmental Media Awards took place at Warner Brothers Studios in Burbank, California. The EMA’s  have evolved into a prestigious event, honoring individuals and organizations, as well as films, television productions and their creative teams that increase public awareness of environmental. At this event,  Justin Timberlake received the EMA Futures Awards. Other honorees included Marc Nathanson, the Producers Guild of America and SoCal Edison for their part in increasing public awareness of environmental issues.

Hosted by Emmanuelle Chriqui, Perrey Reeves and Constance Zimmer, the October 15th event also showcased film and television programs that have carried a positive, environmentally friendly message in the past season, such as The Good Wife, Real Time with Bill Maher, DisneyNature African Cats, hot in Cleveland, Futurama, Nurse Jackie, The Biggest Loser and The Bubble Guppies. A full list of EMA Award Nominees is available at www.ema-online.org.

Additional talent included Emily VanCamp, Nicole Richie, Joel Madden, Madeleine Stowe, Amy Smart, Aubrey Plaza, Kim Raver, Daryl Hannah, Matthew Rhys, Mehcad Brooks, Nick Offerman, Carter Oosterhouse, Wendie Malick, Jane Leeves, Valerie Bertinelli, Ed Begley Jr., Frances Fisher and more.

Since their inception in 1991, the 2011 EMA Awards are presented by Toyota and Lexus. Additional sponsors include: Brita FilterForGood, Earthbound Farm, entwine, KB Home, Mike Sullivan’s LAcarGUY Family of Dealers, Monterey Bay Aquarium, The Patron Spirits Co., Plant With Purpose, Scripps Networks, SodaStream, Southern California Edison, Star Waggons, Stila, Tiffany & Co., Ultimat Vodka, VeeV Açaí Spirit.

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To begin, Enoch Tan defines the two terms:

Alignment – How you feel, Attention.

Intelligence – Awareness, Knowledge, the way you think.

Knowing the difference between alignment and intelligence is key to mastering Enoch Tan’s teaching. Alignment allows the best possibilities to flow to you. Intelligence or awareness allows you discern all possibilities and how to handle them. Alignment works on your feeling. Awareness works on your beliefs. Awareness helps you to get better alignment. You can always feel better about getting what you want when you know the possibilities that exist in getting what you want.

Intelligence Begins with Self-Love

“Well being is the basis of all intelligent work,” affirms Enoch Tan. The highest love is Self Love. Without self-love, all other love is false because what love can one truly give when one does not have self love? One must be sexually fulfilled with self, or feel good with self. Self-pleasure and intelligence are alpha and omega.

Here is where Enoch Tan explains how alignment and intelligence go hand in hand. You can only have as much alignment as you have intelligence. But your intelligence can only function as well as the amount of well-being or alignment you have with Source. Another version of these polarities is love and wisdom.

Alignment Is Foundational

Creativity is grounded in well-being and well-being gives the space for intelligence to unfold all its infinite possibilities. Alignment comes before intelligence but intelligence is superior. Alignment is the foundation of higher intelligence in order for intelligence to reveal all its higher forms.

Intelligence and alignment go hand in hand but they are also opposites as well. Intelligence causes you to focus on what is and to see it as it is. Alignment causes you not to focus on what is especially when it is unwanted, or it causes you to see it in a different way. Alignment allows you to create what you want but intelligence enables you to align in ways that are truly effective and not futile.

“No amount of alignment can get you something when it is not the intelligent thing to do,” Enoch Tan says.

It is like the opposites of love and wisdom. You should only love in accordance with wisdom or that love is exasperating, useless or hurtful. Alignment that is not based on intelligence is actually misalignment. Grace, love and truth are one.

Beauty Reflects Intelligence

Intelligence always depicts that which is pleasing and desirable. If something doesn’t depict that, then it is also lacking in intelligence. This is why there is intelligence in beauty and that which is lacking beauty is lacking intelligence. Enoch beautifully illustrates his point, “Pure beauty that elicits the highest level of positive emotion are only expressed by the highest level of intelligence.” There is almost effortlessness to this kind of beauty. It exists in a state of grace. Things just seem to happen for it. There is maximum alignment.

Intelligence Defines You

Intelligence is the highest factor above all other factors and is the only important or most important one of all. Your intelligence is the only thing that defines who you are. It is the factor by which all other things about you and your life stem from. Your intelligence determines how you think, what you do and all that you create, experience and have.

Access to Infinite Intelligence

Your level of intelligence is determined by your will and your way of thinking or using the mind. There are NO LIMITS to how far or how high you can go. In actuality, all of us are manifested with the potential of infinite intelligence. Infinite intelligence is who we are fundamentally and what we can experience to the degree that we choose and think.

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When I speak of Manifestation, I am speaking about the act of bringing our thoughts into reality. That is to say, manifestation is the practice of bringing about desired results that began initially as a thought in our minds. For example, when I discover that I need something that is beyond my normal ability to produce, I employ the Art of Manisfestation to bring it into reality.

As a race of people, we have been practicing the Art of Manifestation for at least 50,000 years. How do we know this? We know it as a result of our discovery of ancient paintings in caves that are located in France and Italy. When those cave paintings were first discovered Archaeologists and Anthropologists thought that the paintings were made to commemorate special events. Primarily, these paintings depict the successful hunt or the animals that were the object of the hunt. Early man made these paintings between 50,000 and 35,000 years ago.

As more and more of these paintings were discovered scientists came to another startling conclusion. They realized that the paintings were most likely placed on the cave walls in order to bring the successful hunt into reality. The cave during this period in our history was a sacred place. We know it was sacred because the sacred rites of initiation for young boys and girls who had reached puberty were performed in the interior caves.

It is thought that early mankind believed that the source of all life energy emanated from the center of the earth through the caves on their way to the surface of our planet. They believed that this energy was sent forth by an intelligent Spirit of the Earth.

Remember that early mankind during this period wielded very little power over their environment. They had to search long and hard for their prey. And while the tribe waited for an animal as large as the Woolly Mammoth to stray into their territory they must have gotten very hungry.

In their desperation they began to figure out ways to influence the Spirit of the Earth in order to get the things they needed for their survival. The cave paintings were placed on the walls of the cave in the belief that the energy from the Spirit of the Earth would pass by and be influenced to create what was needed for the tribe.

The cave paintings are artifacts that lead us to believe that this was one of the first attempts by mankind to manifest their destiny. We have been practicing it in one form or another since then. In addition to the cave paintings we have also discovered crude soft-lava sculptures of women with extended bellies and swollen breasts.

The sculptures were probably carved and left near the women in the caves in the belief that they, too, would become pregnant resulting from the constant influence from the pregnant-like sculptures. This is one form of manifestation. The paintings and the lava sculptures are attempting to employ the Principle of Magic by Contagion.

That is to say that mankind believed that everything on Earth had a consciousness whether it was animate or inanimate. And when you remained in close proximity to any dissimilar object its consciousness (or vibration) would affect yours. In a sense, we basically believe that there is a constant blending of consciousness here in the physical realm.

So, mankind placed the paintings where they knew the Earth Spirit would pass by it and be influenced by its vibration.  They believed that they were altering the consciousness of the Spirit by producing the painting which also had a consciousness. If you think about it, this is a very complex set of thoughts for a race of people who seemingly had very little technology and knowledge.

I believe that when we first gained sentience (became aware of our existence) an operating system was started up and is still running in each one of us. Carl Jung, the famous Swedish Psychiatrist, called this operating system “The Collective Unconsciousness”. He believed that this was the knowledge that is inherited by each one of us. That inherited knowledge is most likely the source of our innate practice of manifestation. Each one of us believes in it and practices it every day of our lives.

Carl Jung went on in later years to discuss the creation of reality. He stated that reality was created in our minds first. He stated that by simply thinking something, its creation was begun. He also theorized that anything we could think of could come into being as a result. This can be explained by a second important principle. That principle is the Principle of Duality.

This principle runs our Universe entirely. It states that when anything is created its mirror image must be created at the same time. So the birth of our thought, which is non-physical, causes something physical to be created. This duality is obvious everywhere in the Universe. It creates action and reaction, up and down, in and out, positive and negative, on and off, male and female and so on.

Duality is running the computers that we are all using right now. We call it the binary system. Basically our computers are running on yes or no and 0 and 1. The most important aspect of duality in this discussion is that balance is being created constantly around us. If any one thing were created without its counterpart it would create chaos in our Universe.

When we choose to manifest we have to remember that we need to create balance. It is incorrect to use manifestation to someone else’s disadvantage. For example, if I manifest a pile of money in the middle of my living room I may have unwittingly created unbalance.

Where did this money come from? Did it come from my neighbors or from the vault of the local bank? If so, I have affected those people negatively because I gain and they lose. That is incorrect manifestation.

Instead of magically creating it, I need to attract this money in a way that balance is maintained. I will have to employ a law to correctly manifest this money that I need.
That law is known as the Law of Attraction. This law is similar to Magic by Contagion. Here we attract things to us by vibrating around them.

Let’s say that I need more money to live comfortably. I cannot get a sufficient raise at work to accomplish this. So what do I do? I begin to manifest a new job that will pay me more money. Once I decide on the new job I simply immerse myself in it.

Let’s say I want a new career as a stockbroker. I will walk, talk, eat and sleep the stock market. My friends will be sick to death about hearing any more about it because that’s my total focus. I will take courses that are related to the stock market and my classmates will become my good friends. They are also immersed in their desire to work in the stock market. Their stock-market consciousness increases the level of my stock-market consciousness and vice versa.

I am now a stockbroker by virtue of my immersion in it.

Eventually, I will attract the right situation that will allow me to work as a stock broker. And I did it without creating imbalance. I did it as a result in my firm belief that I would become what I desired and my action. The most important element in manifestation is the belief that it will work.

Sometimes we don’t need to do anything more than believe that we can manifest. For example, let’s say you want to attract a relationship with a man or a woman. In days gone by, you would get a love potion from a Gypsy and slip it into a drink for the object of your desire. Again, this would create imbalance as the object of your desire has no interest in you. You will have circumvented their free will.

Here the best way to attract a mate is to firmly believe that he or she will come to you. You need to “see” that in your mind and reaffirm constantly that he or she is coming to you. Have a general idea of the qualities that you are looking for but don’t be too specific. And then you need to relax and reaffirm the event or thing you need to attract until it manifests. You repeat this affirmation daily so that the attraction continues.

I personally have employed the Art of Manifestation many times in my life with great success. I have prevailed in situations that no one believed that I would prevail. I simply believed with all of my being that the outcome was as I saw it in my mind.

You can manifest even more successfully in an altered state of consciousness. When we start to go to sleep we drop into an Alpha state. That state is divided into 4 levels. The Alpha One Level is where daydreaming occurs. This is where you go when you’re driving down the road and suddenly realize that you haven’t been paying attention to the road at all. You were daydreaming.

This is where we go to figure solutions to problems. This is called the Rhythm of Genius state. Both hemispheres of the brain are balancing. Here we have the Principle of Duality in action within us by the creation of this balance. This is the best state to go to for Manifestation.

In the Alpha One state your 5 senses are cut off so that you can focus entirely on something. Daydreaming, contrary to popular belief, can be a good thing. This is where you can best focus entirely the object of your manifestation. You are creating the non-physical reality in your mind and so it’s dual counterpart in the physical world is being created, too.

The Daydreaming state can be achieved easily by sitting in a chair and focusing on the desired results or during a meditation. Again, you need to repeat this process over and over again to continue the attraction of your desire.

In summary, we have been practicing Manifestation for over 50,000 years. It is something that we have always done and will most likely always do. This may be an inherited trait that we all possess.

Manifestation comes as a result of three principles or laws. They are the Principle of Duality, the Principle of Magic by Contagion and the Law of Attraction.

We begin to manifest when the first thought of what we need occurs. We help to manifest by immersing ourselves in the vibration of the thing or event that we wish to create. And we attract the object of our manifestation as a result of that immersion.

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When we attempt to manifest we must do it in a way that creates balance in the universe.

And, lastly, daydreaming, meditation and the belief in the power of manifestation increases the force of the attraction.

In the end, your destiny has always laid within your hands. What will you do to create it?

© Cheri Mancuso  2011

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Psychic medium Cheri Mancuso and John Scarano join Darkness Radio to talk about their real life experience with a boy ghost named Charlie…

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Certified Trading Coach

The best certified trading coach will help clients understand emotions and utilize them for successful trading. Whether a day trader knows how much emotions negatively affect the ability to trade with confidence or not, Certified Trading Coach Mark Fechner through his company eTradingCoach.com can help. With over 8 years of training and experience in the world of trading, Mark Fechner has learned to trade Forex and Futures markets which make him a Certified Trading Coach who actually understands the world of day trading. Through eTradingCoach.com, clients looking to increase success in trading can benefit from Fechner’s training and experience through webinars, online one-on-one coaching, classrooms and seminars. Mark Fechner was trained and certified as a trading coach through the prestigious Institute for Professional Excellence in Coaching (iPEC).

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Utilizing the services of world wide trading coach Mike Fechner and eTradingCoach.com enables anyone to get help in the world of trading from the comforts of their home computer. Busy traders who work over 40 hours a week from the office who could use a flexible schedule as well as day traders who trade part time at home can benefit from the ease of an experienced online trading coach. Mark Fechner through eTradingCoach.com combines his years of experience in the corporate world with his current knowledge of trading and his passion for helping people manage their emotions into a coaching practice for day traders accessible to anyone, anywhere in the world.

Practice Makes Perfect – Handling the Emotions of a Day Trader

Mark Fechner’s approach to the emotions of a day trader is simple: learn how to use them. Emotions are a normal and healthy human function. Many day traders adopt the misconception that suppressing emotions is the best way to make decisions while trading, but being able to use emotions to help make decisions can be a trader’s strength. Mark Fechner is a Certified Trading Coach who is a proponent of practice when it comes to using emotions, and he would consider emotions powerful tools readily at the disposal of every day trader. To be able to use emotions in a beneficial manner, the emotions must be analyzed. One of the ways traders get to the bottom of their “feelings” about trading is to look at why they trade. Focusing on the process of the trade rather than the outcome of the trade is a strategy that can help day traders make the best decisions under pressure.

Certified Trading Coach Mark Fechner – eTradingCoach.com.

Mark Fechner knows that the key to successful day trading is having a strategy that can be understood and relied on. Mark Fechner through his coaching practice eTradingCoach.com helps traders by teaching a 4-tiered strategy for trading. Fechner’s strategy consists of identifying market opportunities, managing money, assessing risk and psychology or use of emotions. With all four aspects of the strategy working together, a trader can be satisfied that they are handling the trade successfully, irrelevant of the outcome. Discovering the truth about personal emotions and how they can help hold a strategy together or unglue it can be difficult, and the help of a Certified Training Coach can save hours of time and frustration.

Emotions, stress and how they affect a person are unique. No two people respond to stress or a stressful situation in the same way, which makes analyzing emotions and how to utilize them a very personal endeavor. Mark Fechner of eTradingCoach.com understands that the psychological or emotional aspect of trading strategy is the most difficult part to manage. He helps clients find the core of their motivation and what they value. When people understand why they make decisions, it is easier for them to acquire what they value. The life of a day trader is full of split second decisions. The amount of understanding they have about what they are making a decision about before trying to make the decision is critical to remain relaxed and confident.

You can email Mark Fechner at Mark@ETradingCoach.com

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The four year indicates that everything about the earth will come to the forefront. The unusual number of natural disasters will more than likely be carried on into this year from last year. We are already seeing evidence of that in the daily news.

Financially, the four-year is a great year to build a new financial foundation. This gives the countries around the world that are in bad financial shape an opportunity to turn their misfortunes around. There will have to be some painful sacrifices made in order to achieve this but it can be done. Changes will have to be made to ensure that the cause of their economic misfortune is not repeated. Those in the U.S. who have lost everything to the bad economy can expect to pick up their lives and finally move forward,

If you can afford it, this is an excellent year to buy undeveloped land. Be sure that you are purchasing all of the water, gas and mineral rights along with the property. Water is going to become white gold sometime soon in the future. Be sure that there will be no fracturing for natural gas in the vicinity of your new piece of land. Fracturing can destroy your natural supply of water.

Lastly, there is a master number in this year. The eleven in 2011 indicates that we will be challenged to master something important this year. Don’t shy away from adversity when it approaches you. Face it squarely and master it or it may master you. This eleven-influence presents us with an opportunity to truly learn a major karmic lesson. Also, because the eleven is the Master Psychic number, we all are more psychic than usual all year!

And now, as promised, here is my Annual list of Predictions for the Year 2011:

* The situation in the Middle East will become more turbulent. There will be more unrest as well around the globe. This will come about as a result of the anger people worldwide are feeling over their worsening economic conditions.

* The housing market in the U.S. will continue to fall at a slow rate for the next five years.

* President Obama’s rating will be up in the spring but it will drop again by September of this year.

* Their will be another oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico but not as large as the Deepwater spill.

* Consumer food prices will continue to rise in the U.S.

* The Republicans will hold up the implementation of the new Healthcare Bill for the next two years. After that, Congress will completely revise it before it is implemented.

* Sarah Palin will decide against running for president in 2012.

* Conditions stemming from 2011 will cause food shortages worldwide in 2012.

* Gold and Silver prices will continue to climb all year.

* California and four other states in the Union will decide to file for bankruptcy.

* The Democrats and Republicans will continue their quarrels in 2011.

* Around the fall of 2011 we will see some early signs of improvement in the US economy.

* Birds and fishes will continue to perish mysteriously around the globe. My guides indicate to me that this is happening due to unusual climate conditions.

* New medical breakthroughs that have come about as a result of stem cell research will be published in 2011.

* A European president will be assassinated this year.

When John Jacobson’s educational dance video, Planet Rock, went viral on YouTube, it only took two weeks for the video to accumulate over one million views.  From there it spawned a flood of spoof videos.  “I first knew about it when a friend called me,” said Jacobson.  “I didn’t give it much thought at all until I started getting calls from all over the world!  Videos from Belgium to China were being sent to me of students and adults working their hardest to perfect these dance moves.  These moves were created for 4th-5th graders and watching adults do them has just been awesome!”

It’s been 30 years since Jacobson started his song and dance education journey.  From his early years of performance in high school and college to working as a performer for Disney, Jacobson wanted to spread the benefits of music and dance to the masses. He started as an instructor traveling to different schools leading concerts, sing and dance-a-thons as well as teaching musical curriculum.  “We would write shows that were curriculum based,” said Jacobson.  “We did a show with 6th graders called ‘Dig It’ that was all about archaeology and ancient civilizations.”

From there Jacobson created a highly popular program to help music teachers everywhere.  Reaching 9-10,000 schools, “Music Express Magazine is an affordable periodical that is made to give music teachers a strong curriculum,” explained Jacobson.  “With music programs getting cut and money getting scarce to support them, this is a great tool that will give teachers access to all that they need for a great price.  Teachers can also go online to use step-by-step videos if they don’t want to perform the moves themselves.  The program is geared towards K-6th grade and it’s very user friendly using contemporary bands like Black Eyed Peas and even Glee.”

Where there’s music, there’s a giving of joy!  America Sings! is a charitable nonprofit organization that Jacobson started around 25 years ago.  It has expanded its operations to produce festivals and special events all across the country with singers coming from all fifty states to attend.  “I was judging choir competitions and it was a lot of fun, but I had to constantly pick a winner and it began to seem more like an athletic competition than an expression of music,” explained Jacobson.  “With America Sings! it’s a combination of song and service.”  When singers have completed their show, they then go to participate in a community service project to help charities in the cities where the events are held.  They have donated tons of goods to food banks, homeless shelters, soup kitchens, and programs for children who are sick, hospitalized, or in child care centers. 

John Jacobson loves to sing and dance, but his true passion is reaching out to children.  One statistic that caught his attention was that one out of three kids are overweight or obese.  “It’s a tragedy that this is happening to our youth and it’s our responsibility as adults to teach them to get up and move!” said Jacobson.  This created his idea for JJump Fitness 3 DVD series.  The video series is geared towards Preschool through Elementary aged kids.  The 3 DVD series teaches kids about flexibility, endurance and strength.  “The kids just dance along to the routines,” explained Jacobson.  “It’s a great and fun way for them to break up their day, get up and move and burn off some energy!”

John Jacobson became instantly famous because a few spoofs were made of his video on YouTube.  Is he angry?  No!  The attention has brought to light music education and the importance of song and dance.  “Kids just want to have fun and dance!” said Jacobson. “We, as adults, need to recognize this natural joy and make sure it’s carried over into adulthood.  We need to rediscover the emotional release dance can bring!  So, let’s get up and move!”
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Most OC DUI attorneys will serve the entire OC area, including Anaheim, Huntington Beach, Costa Mesa, Santa Ana and Mission Viejo. When interviewing potential DUI attorneys, it is important to know where they handle the majority of their cases, and it could be of benefit to deal with an attorney who works mostly in the court handling the case in question. The American Bar Association is a trusted source of attorney referrals and legal information about a variety of topics, including Driving Under the Influence. Many OC DUI attorneys offer a free consultation where they explain to prospective clients what they could do to help with their particular legal situation.

Common OC DUI Attorney Defense Strategies

When a person is arrested for driving under the influence in OC, they can obtain an expert DUI attorney in OC who is experienced in a variety of defense strategies. Many attorneys and law firms who specialize in DUI defense use the way in which a person’s blood alcohol level (BAC) is determined as well as the tests and testing devices themselves as defense strategies against DUI arrests and charges. An arrest based on field sobriety tests or breath testing can be challenged by a DUI attorney confident in common defense strategies. In addition to challenging the way in which a person is tested, a skilled DUI attorney can challenge whether or not the tests offered were designed to be able to determine the blood alcohol level of people who are not considered “average,” or if they were given administered by someone who was qualified.

Defending Against DUI Tests

There are many ways in which a skilled DUI attorney in OC can defend against decisions that were made based on tests administered by police officers to people they suspect are intoxicated. Questioning whether or not the police officer was well trained in the area of field sobriety and breath testing is standard procedure for an expert in the DUI field. The fact that scientific data is not attached to field sobriety tests is another reason they are an area of attack for seasoned DUI specialists. Coordination can be affected by many factors other than intoxication, and a qualified OC DUI attorney might be able to find another reason why their client had difficulty with the test, like a disability or medical condition. Additionally, the equipment used for breath testing is routinely challenged by DUI attorneys on the basis the equipment could be reading elevated levels of heat in the breath caused by something other than alcohol or drugs. Breath testing equipment also needs to be calibrated, and if it is working incorrectly or if the test is administered incorrectly it can produce inaccurate readings.

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One common DUI defense is the fact that all people are not the same, and many people’s biology may cause a false reading on a breath testing device or make someone an improper candidate for field sobriety or breath testing to determine blood alcohol level. People who have eaten prior to taking a breath test may produce different results based on the contents of their mouth than people who have not eaten. Women who are on their menstrual cycle or ovulating might produce different results than a women who are not but are the same weight and have consumed the same amount of alcohol. The best DUI attorney in OC, CA will be able to analyze each person and their case to determine what in a client’s life correlates with what could have happened to cause a DUI arrest. Is there a medical condition involved? Many medical conditions and their associated symptoms are used by OC DUI attorneys to mount a legal defense against the field sobriety and breath test results. The more information a qualified OC DUI attorney has about their client and the case, the better defense they can build for their client who is faced with DUI charges.

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The best family law attorneys generally have a list of their practice areas available for potential clients. Most family law lawyers handle divorce and legal separations, property division, and visitation, spousal support, child support and paternity issues. Other areas of practice include mediation, pre-nuptial and post-nuptial agreements, same sex relationships and adoption. Family law attorneys can also be hired to help modify or enforce an existing support or custody order. When searching for the best Orange County family law attorney, keep in mind each law firm is different. Some family law practices in Orange County will have a large group of attorneys handling cases as well as a staff. Other family law firms in the OC area will operate with just a few attorneys and one receptionist. Make a list of desired attributes in a family law firm to help find an attorney who can meet particular family needs.

Researching Family Law Attorneys in Orange County

What does it say in the attorney profile about the family law lawyer in Orange County being considered? Is the lawyer experienced in the area of mediation? Are the attorneys at the family law attorneys experts when it comes to child support or registered domestic partnerships? Does the family law practice in Orange County being considered have testimonials from past clients? To find out who is the best family law attorney in OC, ask the lawyer being interviewed every question you have about their practice. Feel free to ask about the lawyer’s success rate with past clients and about any stories that correlate to your case or situation. A family law attorney in Orange County who has experience with cases similar to the case of a prospective client will be able to most fully give information about what to expect and how to prepare. It is important to consider communication between the client and lawyer when reading or watching video-taped testimonials, because family law attorneys must work closely with their clients and have an honest communication to successfully represent them.

It is common for people to get help finding lawyers through recommendations from friends and family. When following a lead, make sure the Orange County lawyer you hire is certified to practice in the California courts where you need to file cases. A family law attorney in Orange County who can practice in all courts in California is ideal, and a family law lawyer may need to be able to practice in U.S. District Courts and U.S. Bankruptcy Courts to handle a family’s entire case. The California Bar Association offers a search that allows anyone to look up an attorney’s bar membership record, which holds information about complaints against the attorney or any unethical conduct the lawyer was involved in.

Family Law Lawyers in Orange County California – Consider the Cost

Worried about the cost associated with securing legal help from a family law attorney in Orange County? Need to know where to find affordable family law attorneys? Consider finding one of the many attorneys in Orange County, CA that would be willing to listen to your situation and consider taking your case for free (also known as pro-bono). Some family law firms in the OC area will have special programs to help low-income clients obtain quality legal help. Lawyers can be expensive, and charge hourly rates for their services. If you are on a budget but still need the help of a family law attorney who is the best, find a family law practice in Orange County that offers a flat rate for services like divorce, child visitation plans and adoption. Most family law attorneys offer a free consultation where prospective clients can sit down and get questions asked. At this consultation, clients who require financial help or special arrangements should ask about them and get as much information as possible.

Are you interested in settling the case out of court? Consider hiring a family law attorney that specializes in mediation and agreements made out of court. Oftentimes, keeping a case out of court in California can save money for both parties by decreasing the amount of hours lawyers work filing paperwork and by eliminating the hours spent preparing for trial and dealing with the case in court. Orange County mediation allows both parties to come together and fully communicate issues to come to a solution instead of focus on litigation. Family law lawyers who are also mediators offer clients the ability to come to agreements outside of court that would normally take place there, and make changes to an agreement before it goes to court and becomes a final ruling. For mediation to work, both parties have to be willing to share information and come to a resolution.

David Farhit, Executive Personal Fitness

We talk with our go-to fitness expert David Farhit for the inside scoop on what to look for in a personal fitness trainer. David Farhit has been a personal fitness trainer for over 25 years, and has his own private gym, Executive Personal Fitness in the Studio City area of Los Angeles, for the last 8 1/2 years. David has trained a wide range of people from celebrities, to the military, to stay-at-home moms to teenagers.

LATP: What is the value in having a personal trainer?

David Farhit: The value in having a personal trainer is the expertise you get from a qualified and certified personal trainer. This expertise helps you exercise correctly and minimizes any risks inherent in exercising. Also, a trainer is your personal coach who can focus your workout routine specifically to your needs and help you achieve your desired goals.

LATP: Trainers have different styles and philosophies. How are yours unique or different and what is your general philosophy?

DF: It is true trainers have their own style of training someone. And it is important you understand what type of program your trainer has you on and it is consistent with your goals. My philosophy is rooted in proper bio mechanic form. This means the person is performing an exercise with precision that works with the natural movements of their body. My style of training is high intensity implementing weight resistance, core and cardiovascular exercises in a circuit training format designed to get maximum results from my clients. Most importantly, whatever a particular style of training a personal trainer adheres to, proper form and execution of that exercise is paramount to any fitness program.

LATP: How long until someone sees results?

DF: Usually, after a few training sessions, a person can start to feel better mentally and physically. Some feel great after their first workout because of the endorphins released into the body. I tell my new clients to start seeing results within a few weeks where there is appreciable changes like body fat reduction, increased muscle tone and more energy.

LATP: How does someone know if they are on the right exercise program, especially if they workout on their own?

DF: The right program is unique to each person. It is goal oriented. First determine your fitness goals and make sure your workout plan is consistent with those goals. More importantly, your exercise program is challenging, but not overly strenuous that prevents you from recovering after each workout.

LATP: In your 25 years as a fitness expert, what do most people want to get from their exercise programs?

DF: I would say form my own experience that people, men and women, want to feel better with more energy. However, men and women do differ in their goals. For example, women generally like to focus on tone and shaping exercises and men are generally concerned with losing the gut and building the muscles up. Of course these are general examples, and I have had female clients who wanted to build and male clients who wanted to just lose weight. But, whether male or female, the goal is that of the individual, regardless of gender, and I as a trainer help that person attain that specific fitness goal.

LATP: What are the age ranges of your clients and is there a different method of training with each age category?

DF: My oldest client was 85 and my youngest client was 12 years old. Currently, my clients range from 18 to 75 years of age. Working with seniors can be challenging because of their needs and sometimes physical restrictions. The challenge comes from designing and implementing a workout that is considerate of any limitations they may have, but at the same time the workout is challenging enough to get the desired benefits. As a side note, I am always inspired when I see seniors workout, and it is never too late to start an exercise program. Kids are fun, I focus on their athleticism, coordination skills and core in the workouts. But again, as mentioned before, the workout should always be tailored to the person’s needs regardless of age or gender.

LATP: How have your training methods changed or evolved over the past 25 years?

DF: I am definitely a better trainer than I was 25 years ago. Because like anything, you get better at something through experience, trial and errors of life and more education. But, some of my philosophy and methods of training have changed. I use to do more body building type routines because of my personal experience as a bodybuilder. Over the years I learned to adapt to my client’s needs and give them a workout more fitting of their goal and body type. I have moved toward more circuit training methods of exercising.

LATP: How important is nutrition in an exercise program?

DF: Nutrition is important no matter what. You have to feed the body the vital nutrients in order to perform at an optimal level. In my gym, I tell my people you need energy to get through my workouts, no starvation diets. You need protein, carbohydrates and fats. Now calories are important and most people can function well and lose weight on 1,800 calories a day. I guide my clients in their nutrition and if they have special needs, I refer them to a registered dietician.

LATP: Should a person lose weight before they start any kind of weight training? So they won’t bulk up?

DF: No. This is a myth. Weight training and building muscle tone will only help you lose weight. The more muscle you build, the more calories you burn. Your metabolism becomes more efficient at burning fat. However, cardiovascular exercises are very important as well.

LATP: Personal trainers can be a an expensive luxury for a lot of people. What is your advice for those who want to workout but can’t necessarily afford a private trainer?

DF: There are many membership gyms that offer training packages with purchase of memberships. I highly encourage anyone who joins a gym, hire a trainer for a while just to get on the right track. No different than if you haven’t gone snow skiing, you may want to hire a ski instructor before you go down the mountain. I try to make myself affordable and accessible to most people by offering different training packages based on one-on-one training (private) and group training (semi-private), and my prices range based on each package or kind of training. And I offer a free introductory workout and evaluation before I have anyone commit to purchasing sessions from me so they know what they are getting before they pay anything.

www.executivepersonalfitness.com

Executive Personal Fitness
4705 Laurel Canyon Blvd., Suite 209
Valley Village, CA 91607
818.766.4874

Read our article on Personal Fitness Trainer David Farhit here…

David Farhit, Executive Personal Fitness

Most people need a helping hand in guiding them in their health and fitness program. More and more people are turning to personal trainers to get back in shape or improve their existing shape. Celebrity trainer David Farhit has 25 years of experience in the fitness industry and has trained a variety of people from all walks of life. Celebrities, athletes, entrepreneurs, CEOs, seniors, kids, military people, producers and doctors are just some examples of the people David Farhit has trained.

David is the owner of Executive Personal Fitness, a private gym located in the Studio City area. The private and exclusive gym offers state-of-the art equipment and trainers with different specialties in training.

Choosing the right personal trainer is very important and David Farhit is trusted in his profession as a top fitness expert. David Farhit earned his certification and training at the National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM) in Chicago after studying and earning his science degrees from College of the Canyons in Valencia, California and California State University of Northridge (CSUN).

Are you interested in training with a personal trainer in an area close to you with unique experience and expertise? David Farhit guarantees results and that is one of the reasons he was featured on television on the Fit TV‘s “Ultimate Goals” as a fitness expert, getting a former Marine back in shape. He also instructed a class of army soldiers, based in San Diego, Ca, in weight training and other fitness techniques. David was awarded with a plaque for “his exceptional contribution and dedicated service to the Army”. This is an example of why David is one of the most qualified personal trainers in the country and he is essentially located right in your “backyard”

David also offers one-on-one, group, and other very affordable training programs in his gym or at your home. Whether you are in Calabasas, Hidden Hills or Encino, David is accessible to you. Call for a free consultation and fitness assessment or go to www.executivepersonalfitness.com.

Read our one-on-one interview with David Farhit on what to look for in a personal fitness trainer and how it can work for you, here in LA’ s The Place…

Testimonials
“I have been a client of David Farhit for nearly 15 years. Most of those years, I would not have stood as an obvious testimonial to his training skills. I was 30-40 pounds overweight and clearly out of shape. However, this was not David’s doing. In fact, if I had taken David’s advice on nutrition and eating I would have never ballooned up to such proportions. But it is a testament to David that my health, even during those years, was extraordinarily good. David kept my heart and lungs working aggressively to compensate for the weight and kept my cardiovascular system working as well as possible.

“When I finally made the decision to lose the weight, David was my ace in the hole. Any diet program based on sound principles and done with dedication will achieve weight loss. But it is dependent on how you work your body as to how quickly, healthfully and attractively that weight comes off. David’s experience was critical in helping me expand my ability at precisely the right times. His careful monitoring of my weight loss enabled him to increase my endurance, shape muscles that could have easily become flabby looking from excess skin and he ensured that my caloric burn was working in perfect coordination with my program of eating.

“All this more than recommends him as a personal trainer. But when working one on one with a trainer, the real quality comes from the person themself. David has the best qualities for a steady and effective training relationship. His facility is clean, professional and comprehensive. David is not only extremely knowledgeable but has all the qualities of character that make you want to train. He is respectful, empathetic, flexible and has a wonderful irreverent sense of humor that makes each session engaging and fun. Privacy and discretion are paramount for celebrities and they are guaranteed at Executive Personal Fitness. There is a reason I have been coming for all these years and have recommended so many others to join. David Farhit and his facility will deliver results and make the process fun and highly effective. I recommend him completely and look forward to meeting others at the gym.”

–Jason Alexander

David Farhit with clients in his private gym in the Studio City area.

“I often tell people “I have discovered the secret to getting in shape and staying in shape.”  For me, for the past 7 years, the answer has been David Farhit.  I was a good athlete and always prided myself on being in shape and having the self-discipline to stay fit.  But as my life became increasingly complicated and busy, I discovered how hard it is to stay on a fitness program on my own and to make my workouts effective.  The value of having David as a coach and a trainer is his expertise that ensures I get results from my workouts combined with the discipline to keep me on a regular schedule.

Also, David has coached me in preparing for triathlons and his combined knowledge of nutrition and training has helped me to compete in optimal condition. I highly recommend David to anyone looking to get in shape or improve their fitness level, and David has the credentials and experience to help anyone reach their fitness goals. He’s done it with me.”

–Steve Wadsworth, former President, Disney Interactive Media Group

“I began working out with David 8 years ago and my greatest testament to him is how much he makes me WANT to work out.  Not only has he gotten me in shape, kept me in shape, lowered my stress level… He’s made my workouts enjoyable to the point that missing one is a real loss to me.

“As a trainer, David is careful to design workouts to the individual as well as designing workouts to how the individual is FEELING on a daily basis. Honestly, people think I’m considerably younger than I am and my energy level is higher than it is due to his commitment to my workouts and his understanding of my needs. Before I started with him I had worked out with many different trainers… But he’s the best I’ve ever seen. By far…”

–James Stern, CEO Endgame Entertainment

www.executivepersonalfitness.com

Executive Personal Fitness
4705 Laurel Canyon Blvd., Suite 209
Valley Village, CA 91607
818.766.4874

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The search for the perfect fitness trainer can be daunting. Many people claim to be trainers these days, and every trainer seems to have a specialty. Perhaps you are interested in hiring a personal fitness trainer in Sherman Oaks, but you live several miles outside of the city – how do you know if they will travel to you? Have you ever wondered if an expensive fitness trainer in Beverly Hills who caters to Hollywood clients can really do a better job than a highly skilled fitness trainer in Studio City? Keep the bullet points below in mind before you call or visit any potential fitness trainers to help make the interview process easier.

Certification
Only consider certified fitness trainers. Fitness trainers can be certified through a number of national certification organizations including the National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM) and the National Council on Strength and Fitness (NCSF). Just because a person has experience helping people exercise does not mean they  have taken special classes or have been certified to talk to you about how your body works and your personal physical health.

A fitness trainer in Studio City who offers a facility for showering, changing rooms and lockers gives clients the most flexibility when it comes to conveniently sticking to a workout regimen. Fitness trainers recommend completing a workout routine at least twice a week for best results. A fitness trainer offering a facility makes it easy to get personal fitness training on the weekends at home while dropping in to do a group training session after work during the week. Visit the fitness center or showering and changing facilities as part of the interview process.

Services
Fitness trainers come from a variety of backgrounds and most specialize in one activity. Trainers can specialize in areas such as weightlifting, endurance, yoga, karate or any other type of physical fitness regimen. No matter what skills the fitness trainer has, their job is to instruct and motivate people into living more perfect lives and becoming more physically fit. After working with a qualified fitness trainer, a client should feel more flexible, strong, toned, balanced and in an overall state of better health and conditioning. Most services are sold in a package which allows the client to complete a certain number of training sessions in a month. Ask about special packages and about rescheduling penalties are fees that can be associated with missing sessions.

Finding a Celebrity Fitness Trainer in Beverly Hills
Are you looking for a fitness trainer in Beverly Hills and you addicted to reality television shows about losing weight? Do you want to have the experience of working with a fitness trainer who has had a chance to shine under the camera lights? Find a fitness trainer in Beverly Hills who has made an appearance on a show. Ask them about what they learned, and how the experience helps them be a better fitness trainer. Often, trainers who appear on television or who train the people who make their livings in front of the camera have unique ways of helping their clients achieve goals. Tap into that talent for your own personal transformation with a celebrity fitness trainer in Beverly Hills.

Questions for your Fitness Trainer in Sherman Oaks
Before you settle on a fitness trainer in Sherman Oaks or anywhere else, ask questions about the trainers and the training program. Do the trainers offer one-on-one as well as group training? Are the trainers and other staff certified? Does the fitness trainer in Sherman Oaks have facilities for lockers, changing and using the shower? Be clear about what the fitness trainer in Sherman Oaks is offering before agreeing to the first month of training. If you are unclear about what is involved, ask if you can come in for a free consultation and first workout session. Assess the trainer’s personal philosophy about motivation, and get a feel for their personality and overall disposition. Good communication and chemistry with your fitness trainer makes success much easier to achieve.