Welcome
to The first Teplitz Report of 2006!
Seven
Years Of Doing Reports
I
just realized that I have been doing these reports
for seven years! Better yet, I still enjoy doing
them! If you would like to access the information
in prior reports you can go to www.Teplitz.com/ezine.htm
and in the search box enter whatever term you want
to and see if I have written anything about it.
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Stop That Overactive Bladder
From Being Overactive
If you have an overactive bladder and
are female acupuncture may be your ticket to relief.
Oregon Health & Science University researchers
did acupuncture on 74 women with overactive bladders.
They compared them to a control group of women with
the same diagnosis upon whom the researchers did
acupuncture but did not place the needles in points
related to bladder function. After four sessions
over four weeks, those who received the real treatment
had 30% fewer urgent trips to the bathroom compared
to a 3% decrease among the control group. The women
in the real acupuncture group also experienced reductions
in their incontinence episodes and distress as well
as an increase in their bladder capacity. Even though
this study was done with women, it wouldn't hurt
men who are having bladder difficulties to experiment
with acupuncture. So... get those needles stuck
in the right place.
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Needing A Break From The Job
It used to be people called in sick only
when they were ill. Today, due to the increased
pressures and demands resulting from downsizing,
people have more and more to do. A report called
the Hudson Absenteeism Survey has found that the
increased amount of work that people have to do
is causing 49% of them to call in and say that they're
sick when, in fact, they simply need to take a break.
Maybe companies ought to rename their 'sick days'
and, instead, call them decompression days.
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A Look At Joy
Friends of mine who are also fellow speakers,
Roger and Kathy Cawthon, are both cancer survivors.
They were both diagnosed within months of each other
with cancer and they both beat their cancers to
become survivors. They now publish a weekly ezine
that aims to be very positive. I just received their
December 2005 issue on Joy and was so impressed
with it that I decided to reprint it here. If you
like what they wrote, you can go to their website
at www.thecancercrusade.com.
"After
Roger and I had completed more than a year of aggressive
treatments for our cancers (we had been diagnosed
within six weeks of one another), we made a list
of all the things we wanted to do in whatever time
we might have left on this earth, and we began right
away to do them. No more of that "maybe someday"
stuff for us. Cancer had taught us that "someday"
might never come.
We
had always wanted to swim with dolphins, so we went
to Florida , and we did it. Those incredible creatures
were so huge and powerful - so much bigger
than I had imagined from photos and film - and yet
they were amazingly gentle and playful. They moved
through the warm water with us, sprayed and splashed
us, "talked" to us and took us on thrilling
rides. They clearly enjoyed showing us their beautiful
world and teaching us to play in it. It seemed to
me they knew that we had forgotten how to play,
and they used their gentle ways to remind us.
It
was an unforgettable day of pure joy. I was breathless
with excitement and happier than I had been in years.
Roger said my face was "lit like a Christmas
tree" all day long.
That
day healed me on many levels. Perhaps the most important
outcome was that I began to look forward again and
to plan what our next joy would be. Instead of indulging
in fearful fantasies and dark terrors about what
the future might hold, I indulged in rich
and exciting daydreams about what I would do
the very next day!
After
the heady thrill of swimming with the dolphins,
I realized that we can make joy happen. We don't
have to wait for it. We can identify right now -
this very minute - the things that make us joyful,
and we can bring them into our lives.
Joy
doesn't have to be a destination or an event or
even a big deal, but do dream about those
and plan for them during treatment and
recovery. Make a scrapbook or a collage about your
plans; add to it frequently and look at it every
day.
As soon as you're up to it, do
it!
In
the meantime, reflect on - and make lists of - the
movies and music that have brought you joy, and
en-JOY them again. And again. Re-read
a book that delighted you when you were a child.
Play a board or card game you haven't played in
years. Prepare or request "special occasion"
dishes and treats when there is no other special
occasion than being alive today. After all, what
could be more joyful than that?
Heavenly
Father, I have forgotten what joy feels like. Too
many bad test results, the terrifying waiting, needles
and medicines that hurt and make me sick, scary
machines and hospital stays - these have become
the focus of my days. Help me to refocus, God. Remind
me of the simple joys I once knew, and show me the
way to them again. Lift my head and my heart out
of the chemo bed or chair today, off the radiation
or surgery table, and into a place of rest and peace
where I can plan for a joyful future. Amen."
Thank
you, Roger and Kathy for your words of inspiration.
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Don't Forget To Take A Vacation
- It Can Save Your Life
Tying into this month's theme of joy and
taking days off, let's look at the concept of taking
vacations. A New York Times Magazine web poll asked:
Is the American work week too long? Guess what,
76% answered yes. If the work week is too long,
we are also not taking vacations like we used to
and it can impact your life. Researchers from the
State University of New York at Oswego conducted
a survey of over 12,000 men aged 35 to 57. They
found that those who did not take regular vacations
were more likely to die over a nine-year period
than those who did. Middle-aged women were eight
times more likely to have a heart attack or die
of heart disease. Women who vacationed twice a year
had a 50% reduction in the chance of developing
any serious heart problems.
So...
summer, winter, spring, or fall are all great times
to take those two vacations a year. Also, imagine
what life would be like if we did like the Europeans
and took a whole month off. Would we be able to
stand ourselves?
Life
Expectancy Got Another Jump Even Though Its In The
Future
Researchers at the United Nations are predicting
that by the year 2300 the average life expectancy
world-wide will be about 95 and the number of those
over 100 will have jumped from 170,000 to 162 million.
So... if you can hang on that long, you can be a
walking miracle.
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Your Cell Phone
JUST A REMINDER... in 2006, all cell phone
numbers are being released to telemarketing companies
and you will start to receive sale calls. You Will
Be Charged For These Calls.
To
prevent this, call the following number from your
cell phone to register on the National DO NOT CALL
list: 888-382-1222. You have to be on your cell
phone to register. It will only take a minute of
your time and it blocks your number for five years.
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Caught Without Your Inhaler
With An Asthma Attack Starting
If you have asthma and you forgot to bring
your inhaler and you are starting to have an asthma
attack, you now have an option to stop the attack.
It's coffee! Drink 2 or 3 cups of strong regular
coffee at the first sign of an attack. (Reported
in Prevention, September 2005).
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Feedback From A Client
"Thank you for making our recent
management retreat such a resounding success. Your
presentation not only set the stage for our annual
strategic planning session, but opened our eyes
to the endless possibilities our future might hold.
Comments from the Management Team included, "eye
opening, mind blowing, excellent, enlightening,
destiny controlling, very useful, and time well
spent". We expect to include you in future
meetings, as many participants are interested in
your other programs."
Philip J. Koning
President
Macatawa Bank
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Price On Two Of My Books are
Going Up. Get'em While Their Hot
I'm reprinting two of my books, Brain
Gym For Business and Switched-On Living
and we are going to be raising the price. You can
get either one at the current price by ordering
before January 30. To find out what the books are
about you can go to www.Teplitz.com
and click on Books-Cds-DVDs and if you like order
one online. To sweeten the pot, I'd like to make
you this offer - if you order both books, there
will be no shipping charges. To order both books
go to www.Teplitz.com/Books.html
(This applies only to US and Canadian orders).
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That's it for this month.
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Dr. Jerry V. Teplitz has given over 1,500 presentations
to more than 1 million people over the last 26 years
including many Fortune 500 Companies. He has taught
people how to have greater business and personal
success by showing them how to tap into the power
of their own personal energy system.
The result is a work force that is more positive,
effective, focused, energized and more productive.
He is an author of four books and has been interviewed
on over 200 radio stations. He speaks and consults
in the areas of Stress Management, Management and
Leadership Training, Sales Development and Brain
Integration.
Dr. Teplitz' dynamic, educational and entertaining
keynotes and seminars have a long-term impact on
performance enhancement and productivity. For more
detailed information on Dr. Teplitz' programs, to
read a free monthly article, or to find the monthly
Teplitz Email Reports go to www.teplitz.com/ezine.htm
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Jerry
Teplitz Enterprises, Inc.
1304 Woodhurst Drive
Virginia Beach , VA 23454
757 496-8008
757 496-9955 (fax)
Jerry@Teplitz.com
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