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Seven signals tell you that you’re stressed out
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How to Get Some Peace & Quiet!
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Earn A Good Amount Of Money By Writing On The Celebrity News
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How to find passion within your life?
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Cover Story- Comedian Red Grant
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How to Choose the Best Life Style Assistant
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What Makes A Good Movie
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Three Qualities of Highly-Effective Leaders
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Tips for Cheapest Airfare
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CEO Damitra Stuart Ambizon Magazine- (Formerly known as Atlanta Ambition Magazine) The Lifestyle Magazine for the Unique and Ambitious! www.ambizionmagazine.com http://www.facebook.com/pages/AmbizionMagazine/100809996700104?fref=ts Ambizion Television Networks- (on Wisecast Television Channel 519)- (A global cable channel showcasing Independent talent and entertainment) www.ambizionnetworks.com http://www.facebook.com/pages/Ambizion-Television-Networks/346215248751838?fref=ts Ambizion Radio- Hosted by Damitra Stuart (Radio talk show on (Survival Radio Network)where celebrities are interviewed about their life experiences aside from fame) Every Tuesday night 10:00-11:00PM EST http://www.facebook.com/AmbizionNewsAndEntertainmentRadio?fref=ts Ambizion Talent- Talent agency for DIVERSE and Independent talent http://www.facebook.com/pages/AmbizionTalent-Agency/267275616673032?fref=ts Ambizion Events- Event planning company catering to Red Carpet and unique events for the Ambizion brand and for clients as well. http://www.facebook.com/AmbizionEvents?fref=ts Ambizion Graphics- Creating logos, websites and etc.for clients since 2011 http://www.facebook.com/pages/Ambizion-Graphics/166809860069119?fref=ts Ambizion Films- Damitra Stuart herself has created, produced and directed multiple original series for her cable channel Ambizion Television Networks with more projects in the works! Ambizion Apparel- Clothing & Accessory line for the Ambitious and Business Minded. This is a unique and diverse brand that signifies Damitra Stuart and her laid back style for women, men, children and dogs. http://www.facebook.com/pages/Ambizion-Apparel/349575235133235?fref=ts Ambizion Dollz- Damitra Stuart’s new global organization for professional and ambitious women. First chapter will start in Atlanta Georgia! http://www.facebook.com/pages/Ambizion-Dollz/517115528319509?fref=ts Ambizion Consulting and Development- I give unique consultations to business/aspiring business owners on how to develop their brands on a UNIQUE level! http://issuu.com/deedee2256/docs/ambizion_consulting_and_development SRN Entertainment- Damitra Stuart has been offered a new radio branch with Survival Radio Network (Home of Ambizion Radio) called SRN Radio that will be home to a variety of additional radio shows around the world! http://www.facebook.com/pages/SRN-Entertainment-Radio-Powered-By-AmbizionMedia/385424238231277?fref=ts May/June 2014
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Seven signals tell you that you’re stressed out By Yaoyao 1. Sleep disorders. It is vital to balance work and life. You can set a working time range for yourself. Working in spare time can lead to sleep disorders and extra pressures. Never work at home if possible. It can ensure regular sleep habit to get all formal works done in the office.
5. Change in behavior. You probably suffer from some changes in behavior and emotion, such as frustration. You should figure its cause out once you find something wrong with your behavior.
2. Exhaustion. The imbalance between work and life may result in excessive fatigue. In many cases, working overtime can only give you nothing but mental and physical exhaustion. It is important to finish your work in due time. But round-the-clock working can cause increased stresses and health problems.
6. Change in physical appearance. Unbalanced work time is likely to lead to change in physical appearance, such as sudden weight gain or loss.
3. Negative thinking. Working long can result in low efficiency and productivity. Perhaps, though you're in the office, you can't work with total dedication. And being stressed out long may cause increased negative thoughts.
7. Physical ailments. Working long can increase your pressure on the body, which is likely to cause many diseases like cholesterol, high blood pressure and heart problem. Therefore, it is essential to handle working stress. Proper balance is the root of a positive and healthy life.
4. Stress. You may get mental stress if you have to fulfill your task in the given time. As a result, you are invulnerable to the diseases. So it is key to set a regular working time for yourself. It is great for keeping fit to relieve stresses.
Due to the stresses caused by working overtime, your face may appear wrinkles. It is crucial to focus on your heath and release the related working pressure.
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By Zig Ziglar
How to Get Some Peace & Quiet! by Jim M. Allen In this hectic, modern world of ours there is often a great need for us to slow down, calm ourselves, and find some peace and quiet. Here are a few ideas to get you started: 1.Plan daily "quiet time" The best way to quiet down is to plan 30-minutes (or more) of daily quiet time. Time you can spend quietly, with yourself and your thoughts.
2.Create a noise-free zone Designate one room of your house as a noise-free zone where family members can go relax.
3.Turn off the television/radio Do you leave your t.v. or radio on as "background noise?" If so, try turning them off.
4.Turn off your telephone, especially at night Nothing is more disturbing than the shrill ring of a telephone when you are trying to relax. Turn off your phone's ringer. Let the answering machine or voicemail system get a message.
5.Turn off your cel phone In fact, leave it at home. After a while you may find that you don't even need it.
6.Turn off your computer Today, we receive as much information in a single day as a person did in an entire year in the early 1900 's. A large portion of that wave of information comes from our daily contact with the computer... so turn it off. Check your email tomorrow. Give your mind a rest.
7.Get away from the kids, the pets, etc. Ask a friend or family member to babysit/petsit for you for a day or two. (Then help them get some quiet time and return the favor.)
8.Take a nap We are much more sensitive to the stress noise creates when we are lacking sleep. So take a nap and recharge your batteries.
9.Take a hike! Literally. If you're going to surround yourself with noise, then surround yourself with the noise of nature. Reconnect with yourself and with the natural world around you, stroll around your favorite park or recreation area. ____ Jim Allen is a professional life coach, speaker, and writer. Get more great ideas in you email every week by subscribing to Jim's weekly newsletter, THE BIG IDEA, by sending a blank email to: mailto:Subscribe@CoachJim.com (Š2001 May/June 2014
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Chris Rock
Tom Green
Arsenio Hall
Earn A Good Amount Of Money By Writing On The Celebrity News If you are planning to start earning some decent and handsome money by working at your home, then you can do so with the help of the internet. This this such a thing that will help you to maintain a quality life while staying at the comfort of your house. There are many kinds of business or rather I should say the jobs that can be done from the home with the help of the internet. Content writing is one of the things that you can be able to do with this. If you love to write then you can take this occupation. There are many people in these days who earn a good amount of money by writing on the different topics. If you are computer savvy then you must see people post different kinds of blogs on an everyday basis. So, you can start earning by writing the blogs also. Perhaps the most favorite topics of the blog are the recipes and the news of the celebrity people. There are lots of people who are interested in these two fields. The main reason behind the popularity of the recipes is that people love to taste the new items every time. No one is there who love to taste the same food every day. If you have a great interest in cooking then you can surely start writing your own blog. You can add the videos simultaneously thus people can be attracted to your blog site. In this way you can increase the number of the viewers in your website. You can add the pictures of the different dishes so that the people can be able to understand that how the dish will look like after preparation.
Though, we know that a celebrity can be a movie star or player, singer, painter, good orator or a politician but, you have to understand that in which field people have the maximum interest. Perhaps, the field in which people show their maximum interest is the entertainment and the sports industry. So, if you can write about the news of the popular movie star like the current films that are doing, latest fashion, their beauty, health and diet tips then you can be sure that your website will get the popularity within a very short period time. Apart from the news people have the interest about the celebrity photos also. If you can be able to post the current news and the photos of the celebrities then your websites will be popular for sure. You should keep changing the news because people love to read about the fresh news about the favorite person. So, writing is a great skill and you can make it as a source of your income by giving information about the celebrity news.
As said earlier that the next and perhaps the most popular thing is to write the news about the celebrity people. There is a very few percentage of people who do not have interest about the celebrity people. By this, we can mean the person who has a prominent place in the society and for whom people have an interest. So, you can start writing about the May/June 2014
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How to find passion within your life? By Ryan K Jones
We all are living in an extremely busy world where we rarely get time to think about our lives or passions. Most of us are stuck in a 9-5 job which makes us so tired that we don’t get time for anything else. But eventually, we start feeling that we are just wasting our lives and we don’t have anything passionate to do. This lead towards depression and other types of psychological disorders. That’s why; it is extremely important that you have kept your passion alive. But many of us are confused about how to find passion in their lives. It is not difficult to find your passion because it is within you. You just need to ensure that you take out enough time in order to understand what your passion is. First of all, you will have to start with thinking about it. You can take out some time, relax, take a pen and paper and start writing it down. It is better not to use any technological devices because they can distract you. So, you can write down the things that you always wanted to do.
There are many people out there whose passion is to get financial freedom and for that, sometimes they fall in trap of different types of scams too. You just need to make sure you aren’t one of those. It is good to follow your passion but you shouldn’t risk your career for them. There are different types of good programs out there too, which could help you on working on their own to achieve financial freedom without much hassle. You can Google them and see what others have to say about those programs. You can interact with those people in order to find out what that particular program is all about. In this way, you would be able to get the first hand views about the people who have actually used that particular program. It is important here to understand one thing that nothing can make you rich within few days. If they are claiming that, chances are that they are lying. You will have to work your way out. There are things that can help you in moving towards the road to financial freedom in a faster way but nothing can help you to become rich within few days.
After deciding upon something, make sure that you follow it properly. If your passion is related to your job or career and you want to pursue it on a full time basis, make sure that you try it on a part time basis initially. Don’t quit your job in a hurry. Take some time and see whether your passion would be able to help in fulfilling your financial needs.
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Red Grant
Where are you from? I’m from Washington DC. From The south east side of the city. This is a place where they say people won’t make it but I say to them they’re wrong. Its so much beautiful talent in the inner cities of our nation that haven’t even been tapped into. I want to show people that if they tap into that beauty they will be tapping into pure gold. How did your parents influence you growing up? My Parents influenced me heavenly. Even though they divorced when I was five they still were heavily in my life. My moms was single with three jobs, and she preach to me about Hardwork and how important it is to always work for what you want in life. Nothing came easy to her so she would not allow her kids to take the easy route. My father even though he did not live in the house anymore make sure he played his part in raising me to be a man. I think that’s very important in life for young men to be able to grow up to be men. Also my mother made sure that she put me in every activity possible. Everything from choir to football to baseball to track to acting to drama you name it I did it. We never stayed in the house. I think it’s very important for kids to stay active in life. Without my parents I definitely wouldn’t be the person that I am today.
What lead you to the road that you are on now business wise? Believe it or not my friends led me into this business of comedy. When I was at Savon State University I lost my scholarship and had to come home. I was working at a car dealership and one of my fraternity brothers told me I should tell jokes because I’m so funny. I’m so glad I listen to him because my career has been rewarding. But if you would’ve told me that this is what I will be doing right now 20 years ago I would’ve believed you. Tell me about your business. The comedy business is A doggy dog business. Sometimes it seems like every man for himself, but I try to bring a sense of normalcy to this business. I come from country boy Roops and we love to talk to people so I use this to my advantage in the comedy business. It never hurts to be friendly the people I preach that to people. But it’s also a difficult business to be in because of the creative state that you have to BN at all times. I think that’s the hardest part of my business is always staying ahead of the game with new material. So I try to write five’s to 10 jokes a day. But at the end of the day comedy is awesome for me. And I wouldn’t change my life for the world. If anyone in business could be your mentor who would it be?
Because concrete is taking me into so many different businesses, from television to movies to writing to When you were a child, what did you want to directing to producing to executive producing I have be when you grow up? many people that I will like to be my mentor. In the movie business I will like John Singleton to be my Honestly I wanted to be a singer. I’ve been sing- mentor. And the comedy business I’m already working my whole life all through school everybody ing with my mentor Mr. Kat Williams. Is the greatthought I was going to be a R&B artist, but God est comedy mentor that anybody could ever want had another plan for me. That’s all I know God or have. But recently of notice that I’m becoming a has a sense of humor. I work a lot of jobs of my mentor others and that’s a little weird but I played a life from working at McDonald’s selling cars lay- role as well as I possibly can play it. ing bricks but nothing is as comforting as doing comedy. Without comedy I will go crazy!
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What do you love most about your career? I think I love the crowds mostly in my career. Because people come to your shows with different emotions and they leave with other emotions. Laughter is the best emotion that anyone could ever have. And I’m the one that they look too for their medicine. Traveling is also good part of the career because you see different places in different things on a daily basis. Is just so much I love about my career and comedy that it’s hard to say just one thing because I’m touching so many peoples lives. How do you balance family life with your career? Very very very delicately. Family is so important to me and my career so important to me is like being married to two different people. I always tell my wife that I have to you and comedy and they’re both satisfying. I just think that relationships and family are something that you work at every day just like your career and if you work hard enough at it then you can be successful in it. I think people give up too easily in relationships and family. A lot of people want life to be easy when life is not easy it is a struggle every day to be successful and if you are afraid of struggle that you would never will be successful in family relationships or your career. Point blank. Where do you see yourself in the next year? Only God knows where I will be in the next year. It’s crazy because I couldn’t tell you where I was going to be right now a year ago, but I like where I’m at? Hopefully I will be completing a lot of my movie project that I’m working on as a producer writer actor. Also hopefully I will be staring in my new television show the Red Grant show that I am working on with Some of today’s top producers. And if its in God’s will my nonprofit organization don’t shoot guns shoot cameras Will be in five new high schools in America! What is Your Ambizion? (Legacy) I think my legacy is to show people that they can always have fun no matter what situation they find themselves in. I believe in the turn up where you live your life to the fullest no matter who or what is in your way. I want people to remember my laugh. And hopefully when I’m not on this earth anymore they will be still laughing at me! The thought of that makes me Super super happy. Laughter is the key to life and I just want to make people live more. That’s all!
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Gary Owen
Dave Chappelle
How to Choose the Best Life Style Assistant Assistance will differ depending upon the requirement of different industries and people. There are people who look for assistants for individual help, home, children, or for their organizations. Assistant Qualities An understanding and timely helping hand is what we need in an assistant. Some of the basic qualities to look for include:
Fall back Memory of events & people you deal with
The assistant will often be the only person in an organisation who knows all about you. They will often know personal things that even your spouse doesn't. In handling your confidential information any miscommunication or leak, may lead to serious repercussions. In fact the Assistant needs to be more cautious than their manager. The manager will always know exactly when they want information dealt with. Whereas the Assistant can often only estimate. A PA is usually the only one authorized to directly contact the manager, as the Assistant requires.
Maintain your Calender of events & meeting schedules
Fall back Memory of events & people you deal with
Educated and organized
Good memory power is a required quality of a PA in order to keep up with meetings and schedules. Time Management is very important in this role. Patience is another quality in order to shield their manager from stress that would otherwise befall their manager.
Trust Worthiness & effective Time Management
People Manager and decision maker. Assistance will differ depending upon the requirement of different industries and people. There are people who look for assistants for individual help, home, children, or for their organizations. Assistance can be domestic help; childcare; office assistance; secretarial; personal assistance and executive assistance to name some. The person needs to be able to multi task and a well equipped resource often for an entire institution and may at times need to propose decisions in the absence of their manager. Trust Worthiness & effective Time Management
Maintain your Calender of events & meeting schedules A PA is recognised as a very responsible position from anyone outside an organisation wanting to contact their manager. Meetings may be on phone, Teleconference, Web conference, email etc. The PA needs to know the schedules, people's availability and act accordingly to maintain the timeframe. Educated & Organised
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This person needs to be well organized, have computer knowledge and have a good knowledge of the institution. The first impression is the best impression, hence the appearance of the PA should look professional, businesslike and upbeat. Telephone and email etiquette play a role in organizing & coordinating other’s into the schedules. People Manager & Decision Maker The PA should be a good people Manager that can tackle difficult situations with clients or other co-workers with a feather touch. The PA should be a quick decision maker who should be balanced in making decisions, but at times may have to show a commanding presence. Remuneration They need to know the organizational values and strategies to act at any point of time and provide valuable input to solve issues. A person with the above qualifications, are not readily available and so can normally demand a substantial remuneration.
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Martin Lawrence
Jay Leno
Damon Wayans
What Makes A Good Movie Every year numerous movies are made in the entertainment industries but all are not liked: some top the charts while others are kicked out of the box office. Some become the hot topic of discussion for the critics while others just escapes their notice, in short some get a thumps up while others a thumps down. But how many of these, which get a positive feedback, are actually good movies? Well it is not that simple to answer, as it seems. The topic is very much subjective. What seems good to some may not be the same for the others. What appears enjoyable to a few others might be enjoyable for others. Then what exactly is a good movie? To generalize it, we can say that those movies, which are liked by the mass and not by some class category of people, could be considered as a good movie. But what are the traits that are needed for a movie to qualify as a good one. First of all a movie should provide good entertainment. They are of course others: Touch our feelings: A movie should touch our heart and make us talk or think about it instead of just becoming a time pass. It should have the capacity to teach and inspire us and provoke us emotionally. Educative: It should be able to let us know about something new. Nowadays movies are considered to be one of the most effective educational tools used to teach or educate people regarding certain issues. In short a good movie should have some educative value for the masses. Mirror of the society: A good movie must also provide some elements of encouragement and inspire people towards successfully overcoming barriers. Movies are regarded as the mirror of life. Every story of a movie is more or less inspired by our life, by what happens around us.
But this is not all; there are some other factors also which contribute in making a movie, to be considered as good. Following are the points: The Plot: This is the most important part of the movie. Without a good plot a movie fails to attract and retain the viewers in the theaters. Even if they were drawn to it initially for some reasons, people would loose interest sooner than later. The Characters: The second most significant factor of any good movie is the characters of the story. Without them there would be no story and no plot. Characters should be such, that the audience likes them. Be it a positive character or negative one. They should have some qualities to which the people can relate. Actors: We need good actors to make a good movie. Actors, who can justify the characters and make them, come alive in front of the audience. They must be able to portray the characters well so that people say that the characters are made keeping them in mind. They should blend themselves into the characters. Script: Without dialogues movies look dead. Script is the life of movies so they should be very strong and appealing. They can even make people come and see the movie repeatedly. Last but not the least, visual display of a movie with beautiful scenes and sceneries can also influence and draw people to the theaters.
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Three Qualities of Highly-Effective Leaders If you are easily discouraged when a challenge arises, you lack the passion for that activity, work, By Dr. Jimmie Flores I often use a quote from MSNBC’s Chris Matthews: “To become a meaningful participant, you must get a seat at the table.” It makes sense that we must take some level of risk, and do something to contribute to the success of our organization. In other words, standing on the sidelines will accomplish nothing. We must participate. Here recently, I heard Matthews discuss the leadership qualities that he finds important. While his discussion focused on the current political candidates, the attributes are equally applicable to those of us in the business community. Quality #1: Motive Matthews was adamant that a great leader “must stand for something.” What are you trying to accomplish? Where do you see a gap that you wish to bridge? How do you plan to make a difference? Until you can express to others why they should believe in you, nothing happens. A leader is not a manager. The people who run the organization are far-sighted, continually focused on maximizing shareholder’s wealth, opening new markets, and providing unparalleled customer support. A manager, on the other hand, takes a tactical approach. These individuals create processes, teach those steps to others, and perform quality checks. The leaders ensure that the processes are aligned with organizational strategy, which means they will yield long-term results. Quality #2: Passion Matthews states that passion in leaders is described as “what brings out the emotions, and what drives their spirit.” You must know what excites you, and what will keep you going even when obstacles arise.
and even for your career success.
You must continually search for meaningful work. If you often awake before your alarm clock sounds because of your excitement to reach your office, you have passion for what you do. Passionate people have a difficult time accepting failure. Instead, they look for different angles, a unique perspective, and new ways to exploit opportunities. Quality #3: Spontaneity Matthews asks, “Can they react to a challenge or moment?” In other words, can you think on your feet? Are you prepared to make smart decisions without falling into the paralysis of analysis trap? While process is important, we must embrace some level of risk. It’s foolish to believe that we must have all the facts before making a decision. We can expect to make mistakes, but the trick is to identify the error quickly. After the problem is resolved, you can conduct a lessons learned exercise, which focuses on what was done right, and what should be avoided. Great leaders are committed to getting things done. Of course, these individuals build a talented staff, and are not threatened by them. The effort is on high-performance, and not who is going to receive the accolades. Excelling in a leadership role requires that one have a reason to do well. Once we know what is important, we must align our energy to realize the intended benefits. Given that problems will arise, the top-notch leader is agile, constantly taking corrective action to meet the organizational objectives. Finally, successful leaders are willing to share the wealth, understanding that it takes a competent team to realize the goals that are most important for the enterprise. May/June 2014
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Larry David
Kym Whitley
Tips for Cheapest Airfare So as to find the cheapest airfare, visit the different available websites because the reason is you will often get a better deal directly from the websites of airlines. Some airlines also guarantee the cheapest fares from their websites. They also provide special offers to those who find lowest airfares elsewhere. These lowest airfare airlines announce their weekly or monthly deals through web medium only and give a great way to get good deal. There is no permanent formula to find the cheapest air line tickets; you need to search to get best deal. But it does not mean that you should spend more time for hunting best airfares. Keep in mind that most of the airline companies launch airfare sales during the weekdays, so wait till that day when your destination goes on sale and also along with this follow some steps efficiently then it is definite that you will get best online airfare deals. 1. The very first step is to determine the best time to buy. It is recommended that if want a lowest airfare ticket, buy it at least 21 days before takeoff. Most of the cheaper flights are available on weekdays during non-rush hours.
These sites allow multiple comparisons for the lowest fares. These aggregators offer great way to spot best deals for the flights. 4. There are also various travel-deal websites that continually monitor the different search engines and websites of airlines to highlight the best deals offered. 5. There are some small scale airlines that offer seasonal flights for low rates. Rates of such flights is significantly cheaper then the biggest competitors. 6. Always check round-trip price. Sometime one-ways often cost more than round-trips. Also analyze the budget airline's websites near to you. 7. Buy tickets at last moment may be beneficial, if the airline has failed to fill the planes. Some airlines also offer best last minute deals. If you are flexible with your time then this is the good option for you.
2. Another important way is unleash the different search engines. The survey of these sites will help you to get idea on the rate of tickets. These search engines also offer variety of search flexibility like it allows you to search according to dates, months etc. The important thing that should be kept in mind is ticket prices are varying extremely by airport. There are some search engines that provide facility to search multiple airports to come up with best rates. 3. New kind of search engine that come into view is aggregator site. These sites help to search whole flock of different search engines as well as airline sites. May/June 2014
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