Ventures Winter 2015

Ventures

Enterprising News and Ideas for Nutrition Entrepreneurs

New Year, New Cure

FOR TIME SICKNESS Chere Bork, MS, RDN Chair Happy New Year!

For many RDNs the New Year began after FNCE®.

Back in October, you returned from FNCE® with a luggage-load of products, new ideas and too many business cards to ever connect with - and the busy rush of the holidays has left your to-do lists and inbox overflowing.

FNCE® or no FNCE®, I often felt like I was doing the lives of two women and, looking back, it was three. With an endless to-do list, a need for a picture-perfect nutrient-rich family dinner and striving to be the best mom, wife, sister, friend, auntie and Sunday school teacher, my life felt like a giant checklist. Go to bed and start all over again. And that was before I became a nutrition entrepreneur and business owner. I was timepoor. Here are five time-rich tips I have used and want to share with you.

Be happy right now.

Don’t defer your happiness until someday or until you have exactly what you want. The secret is to be happy today, at this very minute you are reading this. Be happy with your whole life. That happiness will create every dream that you hope for.

Focus on what you did do, not on what you didn’t get done yet.

You attract more abundance if you are satisfied by what you already have accomplished rather than doom and gloom about your incomplete to-do list. Hint – as a nutrition entrepreneur you will NEVER get done! How beautiful is that!

Focus on being rather than doing.

More powerful than your clock is your to–BE list which creates a lens or filter for your to-do list. Being clear about who you want to be and what you want to contribute (our purpose or reason for being) can help narrow your to-do list. The secret is to have enough time and energy to say “yes” to who you want to BE and “no” to things trying to get on your to-do list that don’t fit your to-BE list. Question to ask yourself: Do your kids say you are always busy and running around, or do they say you are a mom or dad who is always there for them?

Focus on energy, not time.

It is simple: time is finite and energy is infinite. Pay particular attention to your emotional energy. It is the invisible energy that keeps you emotionally engaged with people. Your emotions can transform what you perceive as challenges and turn them into positives or negatives. Create boundaries for the people and situations that drain your energy. And remember to ask yourself daily,“How can I be a solution-based optimist?”

Use the one-and-done approach A study in the Journal of Experimental Psychology found that people who try to do two things at once take up to 50% longer to finish each task than people who follow a one-and-done approach. Chronic multi-taskers are more easily distracted and less likely to remember details than people whose habits are more focused.

We all have the same amount of time. Those RDNS and people who are getting done what you did not get done have made those items a higher priority in their day. There is never enough time for everything but there is always enough time for the important things. Want to get more done? You don’t need more time. You need more energy and a focus to make it a higher priority.

Happy New Year and Happy New You! Tick-tock!

Better get busy creating the best year of your life!

Chere, as a Law of Attraction Facilitator, gives dietitians a boost of confidence to live the life they have always wanted. For three decades Chere has helped turn around people’s lives and work so they can live a life that tickles their soul and pocketbook. She helps dietitians find clarity so they can be both the best moms and businesswomen living without regrets. She also knocks audiences off their seats as a national and state meeting speaker. She loves anything to do with RDs, eating and talking; preferably all three at a time. And she loves NE! Unstoppable Confidence! Energy! Live your happiest healthiest ever! www.cherebork.com

Winter 2015 Volume XXXI Number 3 Time Saving Strategies for Nutrition Professionals

In This Issue: New Year, New Cure for Time Sickness.....................................1 Newsletter Editor Letter..........................................................2 Are You a Firefighter, or a Project Manager.............................3 Time Management Tips..........................................................3 Members on the Move............................................................4 FNCE® 2014 Recap..................................................................5 Delegates’ Corner...........................................................................6 Managing Time......................................................................6 Balance..................................................................................7 Remembering Your Uber-Important Purpose..........................7 Awards...................................................................................8 Effective On-Line Tools to Help You Manage Your Time..................................................................8 Five Steps to Mastering Time Management.............................9 Electronic Mailing Lists (EMLs)..............................................10 Happy One-Year Birthday to NE Website...............................11 Manage Time, Manage Energy..............................................11 Time-Release........................................................................12 Time vs. Energy.....................................................................13 Product Reviews...................................................................14 Don't Let Social Media Suck too many Hours Out of Your Day..........................................................15 Time Management Tools for Collaboration............................16 Making Time for What's "Important"....................................17 Are You a Boiling Frog?.........................................................17 The Voice: Your Voice in Public Policy.....................................19 Mini Meetings......................................................... Back Cover

Ventures Editor Jen Haugen, RDN, LD

Incoming Editor Kara Lydon, RDN, LD

Editorial Board, 2014-2015 Jen Haugen, RDN, LD Kara Lydon, RDN, LD Jennifer Neily, MS, RDN, LD, FAND Chere Bork, MS, RDN, LN Penny Wilson, PHD, RDN, LD Lauri Egan, RDN, CPT The newsletter pertains to the Nutrition Entrepreneurs Dietetic Practice Group of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and reproduction rights are reserved. Publication of an advertisement in the Ventures newsletter should not be considered as an endorsement of the product or advertiser by the DPG. Viewpoints and statements in this newsletter do not necessarily reflect policies and/or positions of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. © 2014 Nutrition Entrepreneurs. All rights reserved.

We welcome input from our members.

Please contact the editor: Jen Haugen, RDN, LD 1006 24th Ave NW Austin, MN 55912

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Newsletter EDITOR LETTER Jen Haugen, RDN, LD | Newsletter Editor This issue of Ventures is my first one as editor. And no surprise, my goal was to stay on time! Behind the scenes, my job as newsletter editor involves deadlines months before the issue goes to print, corresponding with other Nutrition Entrepreneur Executive Committee members and keeping them aware of these deadlines so their articles appear in the issue. And even before that, there’s the thought: what will the topic even be for this issue?

With all the time that goes into this process, I hope you take a minute or two of your time to show gratitude for all the NE members who help put this issue together. It takes time to think and develop articles that appear in each issue, it takes time to sit down and write a few hundred words on that topic and it takes time to review and edit all the wonderful articles you read in each issue of Ventures.

Here are my top three strategies on time management:

1. Communicate. If you are running on a deadline, be sure to communicate that to those who need to know. This is an important step that will help you be less frustrated in the future.

2. Map it out. I’m a big-picture person. I like to see the entire process outlined on paper before I start in on the details. Lots of people are big-picture people. You might work for one, or you might be one yourself. Writing or typing out the process can help you stay on track or even keep others on track – and save you time!

3. Mark it on your calendar. If you have something you know you need to get done, schedule time for it. Keep your schedule free enough to allow you time to prepare for a big project or schedule time to prepare for a client. Scheduling in preparation time is a good use of your time.

I hope this issue of Ventures saves you oodles of time!

Jen is an award-winning dietitian, with extensive retail nutrition experience, and a family nutrition communications expert. Known as the Down-toEarth Dietitian, Jen specializes in nourishing moms so they can better nourish their families through kitchen-counter cooking schools and modern-day victory gardens. Jen works with brands to connect the food back to the farm and the families who produce it. She recently presented her first TEDx talk on “How Moms Can Change the World,” and even more recently transitioned from full-time retail dietitian to part-time school dietitian so she can more fully live her values by spending more time cooking and gardening with her family and working with food companies that value family too.

Find her at www.jenhaugen.com and @jenhaugen.

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Time Management Tips

Are you a Firefighter or a Project Manager?

Niki Strealy, RDN, LD | Incoming Director of Member Services I’m a firefighter. No, I don’t wear a helmet, heat-resistant red coat and black boots. I’m the one running around fighting the fires of minutiae.

My manager needs a quick opinion, a child screams for a snack right now, another child needs help with a project due tomorrow, a patient calls with a simple question, an email needs immediate attention. So many times we are reactive to our environment, rather than proactive. In this issue we are covering the challenging topic of time management. My goal is to be a project manager, rather than a firefighter. What is your goal?

12 Steps to Better Time Management: 1. Spend at least ten minutes every morning working on projects first, before checking email or voicemail.

2. “Eat that frog.” The first time I heard this term was in a Ventures newsletter several years ago. This old saying suggests that if you can eat a live frog each morning, you can feel confident knowing the worst part of your day is likely behind you. Now, when I have a challenging project I would rather avoid than work on, I force myself to “eat that frog” first.

3. Create your to-do list, complete with boxes so you can check it off when the task is complete. I prefer to write mine on paper, but your phone or computer will also work.

4. Put first things first. Work on the most important things, and then fit in other things when you can.

5. Stop insisting on perfection. As best-selling author and blogger Seth Godin says,“Get your product (or service) shipped.”The results and output are the goal. Keep focused on the end result.

6. If possible, delegate. Consider using a virtual assistant or intern.

7. Complete the tasks that take five minutes. Otherwise, put them on your to-do list for later.

Linda Eck Mills, MBA, RDN, LDN, FA Secretary Have you determined your prime time? This is the time of day when you are the most productive. It is during this time that you should do important, difficult or complex tasks. During your down time – when you are more sluggish – you should plan to make phone calls, attend meetings or do busy work.

Do you have a to-do list? Can you delegate anything? Have you considered your prime time and controllable time? Making daily plans and checking off completed actions help make you feel a sense of accomplishment.

For some people the issue with time management is a lack of organization.

Ten steps to getting organized are: 1. File, don't pile. Take the time to make complete files and keep your filing up-todate. If you pile instead of file, you might have trouble finding things.

2. Don't be a pack rat. It is virtually impossible to keep everything organized. Some things are not worth the trouble. These should be thrown away.

3. Get organized in manageable pieces. You can't organize everything at the same time. Break the problem down into manageable pieces, and set yourself a completion schedule for each piece.

4. Organize your organizing. Make a list of things that need to be organized, and prioritize the list. Be sure to consider whether those at the bottom of the list are worth the effort. Start at the top and work down the list.

5. Make and maintain dated tickler files. A tickler file is simply a file organized

8. If it doesn’t have a deadline, create one. Choose someone to keep you accountable.

by dates, for example, by months. Maintain a file for each month and put notes in it about whatever needs to be done that month. Then the notes will be there waiting for you when the time comes. An alternative is to insert a blank page in your planning calendar and put notes on one page so you don't lose those little pieces of paper.

9. Learn when to say no. This includes “no” to projects, phone calls, speaking engagements, seminars and other worthwhile opportunities.

6. Set goals for yourself. Be specific and include deadlines. Break complex

10. If you are procrastinating – why?

Are you bored, scared, unmotivated or burned out? Get to the root cause.

11. Take a few days and audit your time. Who or what drains your time?

What time-wasters can be eliminated or better managed?

12. Take breaks. Don’t forget to schedule exercise into your day. I run; it helps me process, clarify, create and come up with new ideas.

U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower was quoted as saying, “What is important is seldom urgent and what is urgent is seldom important.” The overall goal is to spend the majority of your time on what is important, not necessarily what is urgent. Why be a firefighter when you can be a time manager?

Niki Strealy is a dietitian in private practice in Lake Oswego, Oregon, and author of The Diarrhea Dietitian: Expert Advice, Practical Solutions, and Strategic Nutrition.

She also is also a wife and mom to five children (including two foster children) and a marathoner. Connect with Niki at niki@diarrheadietitian.com, on Twitter @ DiarrheaRD, Facebook and LinkedIn.

problems into manageable units. Saying you want to be rich someday is not a goal – it is a dream. But saying you want to earn a specific amount by a specific time is a goal.

7. Set yourself deadlines. Be realistic – yet push yourself some too. Remember - if you don't have time to do it right, when will you have time to redo it?

8. Make and follow to-do lists. If you don't get everything done, transfer what is left over to the next list.

9. Be realistic. Unrealistic goals, schedules, to-do lists, etc. are detriments to getting organized.

10. Prioritize. The key to being organized is not in having everything under control, but in having the right things under control.

If you are a procrastinator, take these eight steps to improve your time management.

1. Analyze your fear of doing a task.

2. List the tasks and projects you need to complete and set a target date to accomplish each.

3. Plan your time.

4. Tell someone you trust about your plan.

This makes you more accountable for following through.

5. Give yourself a deadline.

6. Do the hardest task first.

7. Learn to recognize the excuses.

8. Reward yourself for small accomplishments.

One final thought from Horace Mann on Lost:“Somewhere between sunrise and sunset, two golden hours, each set with sixty diamond minutes. No reward is offered, for they are gone forever.” So, how do you spend your 1,400 minutes each day?

Linda S. Eck Mills, MBA, RDN, LDN, FADA, is a career coach and an international speaker dealing with time management, active training, presentation skills and, communication skills. She owns Dynamic Communication Services and is the co-author of Flavorful Fortified Food - Recipes to Enrich Life and Food First! Enhancing the Nutritional Value of Meals with Fortified Food. Linda also works as a corporate dietitian in correctional foodservice. Contact her at 610-207-9600, Linda@dycomserv.com or DyComServ.com or linkedin.com/in/lindaeckmills

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Members ON THE Angela Grassi, MS, RDN, LDN, has just released her first cookbook, The PCOS Nutrition Center Cookbook: 100 Easy and Delicious Whole Food Recipes to Beat PCOS, which includes a bonus four-week meal plan and shopping list.

Her other publication, PCOS: The Dietitian's Guide, is now in its second edition. For more information visit PCOSnutrition.com.

Nancy Clark, MS, RD, CSSD, has a brand-new workshop with exercise physiologist John Ivy, PhD: Nutrition for Sports, Exercise & Weight Management: What Really Works — And Why! Nancy and John have designed this 1.5-day workshop to update your sports nutrition knowledge and boost your confidence with counseling both fitness exercisers and competitive athletes. You’ll learn what you need to know to help your clients perform better and manage their weights. For more information: NutritionSportsExerciseCEUs.com.

MOVE Jill Weisenberger, MS, RDN, CDE, FAND,

just released two new books. The Overworked Person's Guide to Better Nutrition came out in the fall of 2014, and 21 Things You Need to Know About Diabetes and Your Heart was released early this year.

Her first book Diabetes Weight Loss - Week

by Week is an American Diabetes Association best seller. Jill has a private practice in Newport News, Virginia, and writes regularly for national publications.

Michele Redmond, MS, RDN, spoke for a French gastronomy series sponsored by her two French alma maters, Le Cordon Bleu de Paris and Hautes Etudes du Goût of the Université de Reims. Her talk was titled “Salt: The Gastronomic Bridge from Taste to Flavor.” She was the only American and dietitian invited to speak. Chef Michele runs culinary and taste workshops in Paris, London and Phoenix focused on taste and food appreciation, healthy cuisine and gastronomic nutrition.

Visit TheTasteWorkshop.com

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Amber DeVore, RD, CSSD, CLT, owner of DeVore Nutrition and Wellness in Williamsburg, Virginia, has published a children's book on the topic. Available in print and e-book formats, My Food Allergies targets the unique social and practical aspects of dealing with food allergies. To learn more, go to devorenutrition.com. She dedicated this book to her son.

Susan L. Farrell, MBA, RDN, is the

Rachel Meltzer Warren, MS, RDN,

published The Smart Girl's Guide to Going Vegetarian (Sourcebooks 2014), a supportive, judgmentfree handbook for any teenager contemplating a meatless (or just a lessmeat) diet. She is also running a companion blog for veg-curious teens at smartgirlveg.com.

One year after learning that her son had severe food allergies,

Culinary dietitian and editor for the Joy of Cooking, Maggie Green, RD, LD, worked with the JOY editorial team and their app developer Culinate, Inc., to bring the Joy of Cooking to the digital arena with its release of the Joy of Cooking app for iPad and iPhone.

In addition to JOY's thousands of recipes and encyclopedia reference material, the JOY app features photography, timers, scalable recipes and voice commands.

owner of SLF Consulting & Training. She is the author of Don't Act Like Prey! A Guide to Self Leadership for Women. In this book she discusses passive, aggressive and assertive behavior using the 3 R's (relationships, rights and respect) and wildlife metaphors. She speaks and writes on self-leadership and is an expert on healthcare foodservice management. For additional information go to SusanLFarrell.com.

Need more energy?

Dr. Jo’s (Jo Lichten, PhD, RDN) new book, REBOOT – How To Power Up Your Energy, Focus and Productivity, reveals science-based solutions to the way we eat, sleep, move and think. To join Dr. Jo’s email list, text DRJO to 22828.“Jump-starting a new you can be a tough task, but Dr. Jo shows how… with her characteristic humor and practicality.” Brian Wansink, PhD, author of Slim by Design and Mindless Eating.

Congratulations to Jacqueline B. Marcus, MS, RDN, LDN, CNS, FADA, FAND, author of Culinary Nutrition: The

Science and Practice of Healthy Cooking (Elsevier, 2014), winner of two international awards! Gourmand World Cookbook Awards 2014: USA, Best Author or Chef for Professionals; 17th World Congress of Food Science and Technology (IUFoST) Global Food Industry Awards: Special Mention, Communicating Science-Related Knowledge to Consumers Aimed at Improving their Lifestyle. To learn more about its creative integrated approach to nutrition, food science and culinary arts: tinyurl. com/ntsanoy

Dianne Rishikof, MS, RDN, LDN, has given new life to her old consulting business, which was previously named DBSNutrition.

The name has been changed to just DIANNE RISHIKOF, NUTRITION and she has a new website and blog: diannerishikof.com.

Faye Berger Mitchell, RDN, LDN, recently launched

FoodieOnCampus.com, an online magazine to help students take the guesswork out of college eating by providing sound nutrition and fitness information with easy, practical solutions. A secondary goal is to provide amazing internship opportunities for nutrition and dietetics students! Under Faye’s supervision as editor-in-chief, student interns produce the entire magazine including writing, editing, taking photos and social media engagement. FoodOnCampus.com combines Faye’s passion for giving back and mentoring along with her philosophy.

Molly Kellogg, RD, LCSW, has published

the third volume of her Counseling Tips for Nutrition Therapists: Practice Workbook series. Her 18-credit workshop for dietitians, the Counseling Intensive, based on motivational interviewing, has expanded to two full days and now includes an online preprogram. Free counseling tips at and more learning opportunities at mollykellogg.com.

FNCE® 2014 Recap: Inspiration, Motivation, & Innovation Sarah Koszyk, MA, RDN, NE Director of PR and Marketing FNCE® 2014 was a whirlwind of events, people and amazing information. My time management skills have yet to be perfected at FNCE® since I try to fit in every activity, session and meeting at once. But somehow we make it work and we leave FNCE® with a warm heart, exhausted body and fulfilled brain. Through my experience at FNCE®, I took away these three powerful words:

Inspiration, motivation and innovation.

Inspiration: defined as feeling stimulated to do something creative. FNCE® was full of creative ideas. For example, after attending the two sessions (both from NE members) “Recipes that Sell: From Blog to Book and Beyond” and “Social Media Platforms: Springboard for Entrepreneurial Success,” I was ready to get creative with my food photography, my Pinterest board and my Google+ profile. The sessions provided me with more confidence and knowledge to tackle these areas of my practice.

Motivation: defined as the drive or desire to do something. Every single person I met at FNCE® was motivated to learn and grow.

That’s why we attend this conference in the first place, right? My main motivational take-away was to make a list of SMART goals regarding what I wanted to achieve in the next month, six months and year, then begin to implement the goals with simple, consistent action steps. Keep the motivation/drive strong.

Innovation: defined by creating change, revolution and transformation; having a breakthrough. FNCE® brought about a lot of change and revolutionary ideas. I attended NE’s specialty group meetings and learned how to enhance my media and writing skills. I had many breakthroughs in my own practice during the NE Networking event as I met with new people and they told me about their businesses. I learned about ways to transform my current business and enhance it. Thank you to everyone I talked to!

Now that you are home, take time to recap and reflect what inspired and motivated you. Write it down and determine how you can implement these tools into your current practice. If you didn’t go to FNCE®, do this for the next networking event you attend. You’ll keep your ambition and goals focused. Hope to see you next year at FNCE®!

Sarah Koszyk is a San Francisco-based nutrition coach specializing in adult and pediatric weight management and sports nutrition. Her blog Family.

Food. Fiesta. focuses on delicious, healthy recipes for the entire family, including health tips and videos of kids cooking in the kitchen.

Connect with Sarah on Twitter, Instagram or Pinterest: @SarahKoszykRD, Facebook: FamilyFoodFiesta. Visit her website at: www.sarahkoszyk.com

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CORNER Lisa Jones, MA, RD, LDN, FAND Delegate Message

Carlene Thomas, RDN, LD

Incoming Director of PR and Marketing I am obsessed with efficiency. One of my greatest joys is completing a task list to be ahead of the game. In fact, my personal growth project assigned to me during my dietetic internship by my director was to turn something in late. It nearly killed me.

“The chief beauty about time is that you cannot waste it in advance. The next year, the next day, the next hour are lying ready for you, as perfect, as unspoiled, as if you had never wasted or misapplied a single moment in all your life.

You can turn over a new leaf every hour if you choose.” —Arnold Bennett

Needless to say, time - and the way I manage my time - are important to me. Being able to accurately assess what I can accomplish at what times, and see when I can totally unplug, make me able to enjoy the day without worrying about a deadline. And the better I manage my time, the more time I have to take a random Wednesday off during the week and go antiquing or just read with a cup of coffee. Here are five of my favorite resources and tricks to make me feel like I have more than 24 hours each day.

I like this quote and find it appropriate as we all have

Todoist: (en.todist.com) Such is my level of dedication to this task-list application

so much to accomplish, yet find ourselves constantly searching for new ways to improve our time management skills. New beginnings are all around us and, as a relatively new delegate, I am always striving to discover new ways to streamline and communicate the important messages from the House of Delegates.

It’s an exciting time for NE. Not only do we get to showcase our rich, entrepreneurial culture, but also we get to celebrate our membership. As we look to the future and toward better management of our time goals, we continue to grow wiser as a strong association. We can only grow stronger if we continue to make our voices heard! Make sure to find the time to check www.eatright.org/hod for the latest mega issue, as well as our monthly chair chats, the website and the listserv for feedback requests.

So I choose to turn over a new leaf for NE, and thank you for the opportunity to continue to serve as your Delegate. I look forward to hearing from you! Please contact me with your feedback, comments and concerns at mobiledietitian@aol.com.

Lisa Ann Jones, MA, RDN, LDN, FAND, is a Philadelphia-based registered dietitian and nutrition communications consultant and owner of PRN Dietitian, LLC. In addition to her NE Delegate role, Lisa is currently serving on the Academy’s Consumer Protection and Licensure Subcommittee and has previously held several other leadership roles including past-president of the Pennsylvania Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. In 2014, Lisa was recognized as Outstanding Dietitian of the Year by the Pennsylvania Academy. Lisa can be reached at mobiledietitian@aol.com.

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that its company asked me to write a guest blog for it earlier this year. Todoist allows the user to create categories, prioritize, set reminders, share lists (perfect for spouses, co-workers and interns), but most important, set recurring dates! Todoist is my number-one favorite tool and it helped me realize I could do more, if I grouped like tasks (e.g. scheduling social media posts on different accounts) all on the same day.

Streak: (streak.com) A shout-out to Regan Miller Jones for getting me hooked on Streak. This is a Gmail plugin that allows you to track progress on projects that are discussed via email, schedule emails to go out at certain times/dates, and snooze emails until they’re relevant again. The fabled Inbox zero comes to life.

The Day Designer: (daydesigner.com) This must seem so backwards to those of you that know me as the technology-obsessed girl, but yes, I carry around a physical planner and have for the past decade. I recently purchased The Day Designer which was specifically developed for small business owners. The planner has a daily view format which I’ve found is most important to me since I can block out all my meetings, calls and clients back-to-back on one page. It also has a “top three” to-do list to laserfocus your goals for the day and also worksheets that help you define your business and life goals, values and more for the year. Plus there’s a place for your daily gratitude, something our own Chere Bork got me started on a few years ago!

Google Maps: As someone who lives in the suburbs of one of the fastest growing areas in the U.S., things change often. Google Maps not only gives you very clear directions while driving (specifically which lane out of six to get into), but it also syncs with your desktop! That means the night before, I can plug in addresses, have them saved to my phone and have them ready to go. This is my on-the-go saving grace.

iPhoto Cloud: For my fellow Mac users, there is a way to sync your photo uploads between your computer and your iPhone. Do it. Having my blog photos already synced to my phone makes it easy to publicize them on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, etc. when I have an extra few minutes. A picture is worth a thousand words. Use one.

Carlene Thomas, RD, focuses on Wedding Wellness nutrition through her company and blog Healthfully Ever After in which she helps brides be happier and healthier, before and beyond saying “I do.” Carlene also works as a recipe developer, food stylist and photographer with a slight social media addiction and often presents on the topics of social media, marketing and branding. A Virginia girl through and through, Carlene is also serving as Virginia Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Member Services chair. HealthfullyEverAfter.CO

E C N A L A B Barb Andresen, MEd, RDN, LDN Treasurer When people ask what I do, I explain that I help people learn to balance.

Then, they ask if I coach gymnastics! My reply is that I coached soccer for years and a large part of that success was skills work on balance. It’s always fun to see young, gangly, teen boys trying to balance on one foot while trying to kick the ball! No, I don’t coach soccer or gymnastics, but I do coach on the principles of balance.

Many clients know the basics of healthy, nutritious food, but lack the ability to manage grocery shopping, planning, cooking and cleaning while working and taking care of family. This has gotten so much more difficult

with longer work hours and increased demands on parents. I know because I have personally struggled with balancing all of these.

Since I truly find my energy from nutritious foods, I support my energy with preparation and the art of cooking. I have to work hard at making the balance. It is tempting to work longer hours and stop at the restaurant across the street from my office to pick up a quick meal for the family because it takes less time than home meal preparation, cooking and cleanup. But then, I wouldn’t be successfully balancing, and I would miss the joy and release I get from the process of creating a meal.

My secret to successful balancing is cooking ahead and in bulk. My mantra is that the oven is huge, there are three racks and it is much more energy-efficient to fill it up. I really feel successful when I can also fill up the outdoor grill at the same time! The best experience with cooking ahead included the following: chicken and pineapple in the slow cooker, pork tenderloin and peaches on one oven rack, a whole chicken on another, and a third rack holding two pans of roasted vegetables. And while that wasn’t enough, I had fish poaching on the stove next to a pot of bubbling black

beans, and summer vegetables caramelizing on the grill outside! All that was required to pull this off was a Sunday afternoon with preseason football on the TV and room in the freezer to store all the wonderful fruits of my labor. The most important trick of the balancing act is adequate freezer bags and excellent marking skills to label the bags for easy retrieval when needed.

The next few weeks required a throw-together salad or cold black bean salad alongside food from the freezer. The best part is that if someone wants fish and another wants chicken and someone else wants beans and greens – all the bases are covered! My creative side is happy, my dietitian side is content and my inner chef is satisfied. Happy balancing!

Barbara Andresen, MEd, RDN, LDN, is a private practice dietitian in North Carolina who specializes in gastrointestinal disease and eating disorders. Working with clients who have these issues is a challenge and a joy because the relationships are so rewarding.

She’s active in her district and state dietetic organizations and has held other leadership roles including chair of the Annual State Dietetic Association FNCE®. When her dietitian hat is hanging on the coat rack, Barb is happiest outdoors, hiking, swimming, skiing and practicing photography.

Remembering Your Uber-Important Purpose Amber Pankonin, MS, RD, CSP, LMNT Director of Awards and Networking We expect the most important conversations at FNCE® to involve meeting important key figures, product reps, or celebrity dietitians. Although those meetings can be fun and profitable, the most meaningful and best conversation I had at FNCE® actually took place on my way to the airport.

had been eating that day, which made me realize that she probably hadn’t spent any time with a Registered Dietitian. So, I put on my RD hat and offered her some advice and information. I then gave her information on RD contacts in the Atlanta area whom she could meet with. As she dropped me off at the airport, she hugged me and said that our conversation meant the world to her. I even received an email from her later thanking me for taking the time to provide her with such helpful information.

After several days of intense conversation and many sleepless nights, I wasn’t exactly my outgoing, extroverted self. I was exhausted and all I wanted to do was rest my eyes and aching feet. So, when my Uber driver engaged me in conversation, I knew it wasn’t going to be a restful ride to the airport.

The conversation reminded me why I decided to go into the field in the place. I chose dietetics because I love food and I love helping people. Dietetics makes those worlds collide in so many ways. Sure, it’s fun to get recognized by peers and get a pat on the back, but if you’re not working with purpose, then those compliments are meaningless. Instead, remember what drove your passion for dietetics in the first place. It might reignite your uber-important purpose.

She asked me what I do for a living and why I decided to go into dietetics. I get asked all the time what I do, but not why I do it. I shared with her my story and then what she shared next had my brain spinning the entire journey home. She told me she was diagnosed with Crohn’s disease at a young age and recently had to have a colostomy. You see, even though she already had a full-time job, she took a second job to help pay for medical bills. Being a driver, she was able to manage her medical condition without calling a lot of attention to herself. She even showed me what she

Amber Pankonin, AKA @RDamber, is a Registered Dietitian and Licensed Medical Nutrition Therapist based in Lincoln, Nebraska. She works as a nutrition communication consultant, freelance writer and adjunct professor at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Amber shares her love for food and nutrition at Stirlist.com, the trusted voice of farmers, ranchers and companies seeking an honest connection with everyday home cooks.

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Effective On-Line Tools to Help You Manage Your Time Carrie Mark, MA, RD, LD

Incoming Director of Sponsorship

Kate Geagan, MS, RD,

is the recipient of our 2014 Outstanding Nutrition Entrepreneur Award.

Kate is an award-winning dietitian who has helped millions fall in love with food that powers a vibrant, high-energy life. Called “a global thought leader in her field” by Discovery Health of South Africa, Kate is the author of Go Green, Get Lean: Trim Your Waistline with the Ultimate Low Carbon Footprint Diet (Rodale) and is on the forefront of a national conversation which champions cleaner food choices to support a thriving body and planet. She is an internationally known author, speaker, consultant and nutrition communications expert, as well as a spokesperson for several global brands in the organic and natural space.

For nearly 15 years Kate has empowered individuals to find their highest levels of energy, performance and health at some of America’s leading companies including Honeywell International, Amgen Pharmaceuticals, GE Aircraft, Goldman Sachs, Citistreet, The Yankee Candle Company and Reebok International. A sought-after nutrition expert by some of America’s top television and media outlets, Kate has appeared nearly 20 times on the Emmy-Award-winning The Dr. Oz Show, and has shared her expertise on Access Hollywood, Katie Couric and more. She currently serves as a medical advisory board member and expert blogger for The Dr. Oz Show, as well as a member of the advisory board for Kiwi Magazine. A proud parent of two young children, Kate is fiercely passionate about enabling families to discover simple, sound and sane strategies that make better food within their reach. And she’s on a mission to empower fellow moms to change the food system from the ground up—through choosing delicious, easy foods that feed their families right.

Livia Ly is the recipient of our

2014 Professional Development Dietetic Student Award.

Livia is a dietitian trained in Brazil. She is working on becoming a RD in the U.S. and acquiring her Master of Science degree.

She is fluent in Portuguese and English, and contributes to nutrition-related sites in both languages. A dedicated volunteer, Livia works with causes she cares about. She created and led a nutrition program at an underserved school for two years. She received an award for outstanding contribution of community service in 2012. She also received the Graduate Student Achiever Scholarship. In 2013, Livia earned two scholarships as a graduate research assistant.

In 2014, she earned an award in nutrition communications and was honored at FNCE®. Her goal is to work with wellness. She has noted through her experiences that, with the epidemic of lifestyle-related chronic illnesses, the healthcare system lacks more patient-centered and prevention approaches and whole-food treatment strategies. Livia believes that looking at the interactions among genetic, environmental and lifestyle factors can influence long-term health. In addition, Livia also wants to work in fitness and help recreational weight-lifters achieve their nutritional goals.

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Working for yourself gives you the freedom to work at your own pace and set your own schedule; however, with this increased freedom also comes the opportunity to overbook yourself with everything else going on around you. Therefore, an important skill needed for working for oneself is time management. There are many different tools and techniques that you may have either seen or read about related to managing your time, but if you are like me and sometimes feel that you have four different “to-do” lists lying around and another list in your e-mail, you will likely find some of these resources helpful. They will allow you to manage your schedule, sync your calendar with your phone, as well as schedule reminders. You can use these sites to visually see your available time and block time for work, play or family.

Remember the Milk - This is a free online to-do list that lets you prioritize activities and put them into multiple categories (e.g. personal, work and other areas). This app is compatible with your phone, computer, the Google suite and MS Outlook and helps you to manage your tasks and reminds you of them wherever you are.

Wunderlist - Free to-do list that works with Apple, Android, Windows and the Web. Easily create tasks and add notes and alarms, as well as subtasks. As soon as the task or event is done, check it off. This app works and syncs with multiple platforms, and it allows you to share and collaborate with others so you can view/manage their to-do lists as well.

Evernote - Evernote is a free productivity tool that allows you to capture your ideas, thoughts and images in one place. You can record your meetings, interviews, speeches and ideas. It allows you to create lists, add voice or text attachments and share your files with others. To really optimize your time you can sync Remember the Milk with Evernote and have two very useful time management tools at your fingertips.

Any.Do - Another free to-do list app that works and syncs on multiple platforms. This app has a minimalist design and is very simple to use. It allows you to schedule tasks or events for “Today,” “Tomorrow,” “Upcoming” or “Someday.”

Rescue Time - If you have ever wondered “Where does the time go in my day?,” then this app is for you. This app allows you to see if you are using your time wisely by running in the background on your computer or other devices. It then tracks how much time you spend on websites, checking e-mails and other activities. Rescue Time will then send a weekly report to indicate your time thieves. You may be shocked to discover how much time you are wasting.

The apps or websites listed above are all sites that should help you manage your time more effectively. Select the one or ones that will be the most useful to you and watch how your productivity will increase.

Carrie is the chief acquisition director for NCES, Inc. in Olathe, Kansas, a nutrition resource company that specializes in creating and marketing nutrition education materials to dietitians, healthcare professionals, schools and the U.S. government, both nationally and internationally. Prior to this position she worked as a clinical dietitian in a Kansas City-area hospital. She enjoys working with other dietitians and helping them market their books and publications as well as being responsible for the creation of education products. Carrie has designed numerous teaching tools for schools, nutrition and other healthcare professionals. She is actively involved in the Kansas City Dietetic Association, a mother of three, and an active volunteer in the Kansas City community.

FIVE STEPS FIVE STEPS FIVE STEPS FIVE FIVESTEPS STEPS TO MASTERING TIME MANAGEMENT Debi Zvi, RD, CDN Mentor Program Coordinator As entrepreneurs, it seems we are always fighting the clock, squeezing in another email before bed, taking that meeting we wanted more time to prepare for. Better managing our precious time is essential to making our vision a reality. How can we do it? Here is my five-step program to getting things done:

1. Assess. Spend a few days meticulously logging how you

spend your time (like Myfitnesspal for your schedule). Make sure to include how long you spend sitting in traffic, talking to coworkers and checking Facebook for the countless time.

2. Analyze. Add it up! Identify how much time you spend on average engaging in the various activities that fill up your day. This might call for a pie chart…seriously.

3. Interpret. Are you satisfied or is there room for improvement?

Identify your time-sinks and highlight any themes. Do you have trouble getting back on track after interruptions in your workflow? Do you have too many distractions? Do you spend time on things that do not take priority? Consider all the factors, even things you believe you cannot change. Even if you really believe you cannot change some time-sinks, you can alter how they affect your time management.

4. Intervene. Just as we teach our clients to break bad habits

with food, we have to do so with how we spend our time. Change is hard but, as we know, it’s worth it in the end. I asked a few RDNs how they manage their time-sinks and got some awesome feedback for you: Do you find yourself sitting in daunting traffic? Download a podcast before you get in the car and listen to it during your commute.

Are you posting on multiple platforms? Use a social media management system like Hootsuite to help you keep track and manage your many social media channels.

Are you stuck in lengthy conversations with coworkers that you just do not have time for? Be honest! You have much more to gain than to lose by doing so. After all, coffee corner at 11:00 a.m. could affect your ability to leave on time, prep dinner, check emails and finally get some sleep.

Are you totally drained from answering emails 24/7? Have a technology bedtime. Set an autoreply informing contacts that you are away from your computer and will respond within 24-48 hours (this one I have yet to master).

5. Get a mentor. Ask for help. Is there someone in your life

who is great with time management? What does she or he do that can help you? What resources do others use and how do they manage the areas you find most challenging? A ten-minute conversation with a great time manager can save you hours of wasted time.

Have any creative time management tips? Let me know! @debizvi or debizvinutrition.com Debi Zvi, RDN, CDN, is a New York-based dietitian, founder of Debi Zvi Nutrition, dietitian for the New York Health & Racquet Clubs, and head of nutrition + community at Edenworks. She holds a degree in nutrition and food science from the University of Maryland and is earning her master’s in mental health counseling at Fordham University. Debi’s philosophy is that there are no one-size-fits-all approaches to health, so she emphasizes a holistic approach, leveraging her expertise in mental health and wellness to educate and empower clients and address every individual’s needs.

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ELECTRONIC MAILING LISTS (

) An Invaluable Resource for Every NE Member EMLs

Lauri Egan, RDN, CPT NE Executive Administrator How many of us spend hours trying to find an answer to a question we have about our private practice, upcoming events, nutrition guidelines, etc.? The NE EMLs are a great way to save time trying to get questions answered. The EMLs are a member benefit that gives you access to over 1,600 professionals in your same area to give feedback and answer your specific questions.

Since our member count is over 3,100 members, that means over 1,400 of you are not accessing this member benefit that is part of your NE membership. We want to make sure this is something that every NE member experiences for herself/himself to make sure each member has tapped in to one of NE’s most valuable resources.

There are eight groups available to join: • Main NE EML • Authors & Writers • Coaches • Corporate Wellness • Private Practice • Speakers & Media • Technology & Social Media • Students At the very least, we recommend everyone be part of the main NE EML as this is where most general topics can be addressed. But all members have the option of being a part of all eight groups.

The benefits of the EMLs are endless, but a few of the main perks are free advertising of services or products for members every three months; feedback on your new ideas; asking business or nutrition-specific questions; networking with other RDs in your specific area of practice; searching the EML archives for past conversations - and the benefits go on and on!

So here are a few quick directions on how to get you going with your EML access:

To Subscribe: Go to the NE website NEdpg.org and Login.

Go to: Members > Electronic Mailing Lists (EMLs).

There you will find a list of all eight groups available to join as well as the instructions for subscribing to all the groups.

Search the Archives: Login to your Yahoo Account, then to Yahoo Groups.

You should see your Groups listed on the left.

Click on the specific group you want to search.

Then go to the Search box at the top and type in a keyword.

You will then get a list of all the relevant conversations.

Getting Too Many Emails?

Login to your Yahoo Account, then to Yahoo Groups.

Click on the specific group you want to stop receiving so many emails from.

Then go to: Membership > Edit Settings.

Next to “Subscription”, click on the Edit icon.

You will be able to select the frequency of emails. We suggest “Daily Digest” as this gives you all conversations from that group in just one daily email.

Don’t like it?

Unsubscribe. At the footer of every email you get from Yahoo Groups, there is the option to Unsubscribe. I doubt you will ever want to leave these groups once you start, but if you ever do, the option is there.

Ask for Help!

Having problems with anything on the EMLs? Ask Lauri Egan, the NE Administrator, for assistance. No need to get frustrated. Help is just a quick email away. Email her at NEadmin@NEdpg.org.

Lauri Egan, Registered Dietitian Nutritionist and Certified Personal Trainer, has been helping people develop a healthy way of life that they love for over ten years. She uses her experience in nutrition, fitness, yoga and life to help others identify their roadblocks to Loving Life Healthy. After building her own website for Egan Wellness, she started to become more involved with the web design for other health organizations. She found an interest in the organization and internet presence of groups promoting health including the website design of the Nevada Dietetic Association. Her passions in life revolve around spending time with her family, making the most of every day and Loving Life Healthy. She is looking forward to be working with Nutrition Entrepreneurs practice group.

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Happy One-Year

Birthday

to NE website on September 3!

Joanne Larsen, MS, RD, LD Website Coordinator When we launched the updated NE website in September 2013, we simplified your login. The username and password you use on www.eatright.org is the same username and password you use to login to the NE website at www.NEdpg. org - either your registration number which is also your Academy number (e.g. 123456) or a username you selected when you joined the Academy after 2011 (e.g. DietitianEntrepreneur).

All your contact information like physical address or phone can be updated on the eatright.org website since the NE website syncs daily with the Academy member database. If you change your contact info or password on the eatright.org website, please wait 24 hours to login or see changes in My Account on the NE website as it takes NE one day to sync with the Academy member database.

If you forgot your Academy login to use on the NE website, please go to https://www.eatright. org/login.aspx and click on the link to reset your password. If you forgot the username you chose (not your registration number), you will need to contact the Academy at 1-800-877-1600, ext. 5000, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.Central Time, Monday–Friday or e-mail membership@eatright.org.

The only address change you can make on the NE website is your shipping or billing address for credit card transactions in the NE store.

If you need assistance with logging into the NE website, use our “contact us” page on https://nedpg. org/webform/contact-us which is linked at the bottom of every page.

Check out meetings & events, webinars or the webinar library for FREE CEUs: Meetings & Events: https://nedpg.org/meetings-events Webinars: https://nedpg.org/meetings-events/webinars Webinar Library (please login first): https://nedpg.org/members/webinar-library Joanne Larsen is owner of Nutritional Data Services, technology consulting. Since 1989, she has designed nutrition software and created web-based software, nutrition content and nutrition apps for smart phones. Joanne's website Ask the Dietitian® (www.dietitian.com) launched in July 1995. As an Academy editor, Joanne created the Nutrition Care Manual, an online nutrition practices manual. She acquired the Nutrition Analysis Tool (www.MyFoodRecord.com), a free dietanalysis software from the University of Illinois. Joanne can be contacted at joanne@dietitian.com.

Manage Time, Manage Energy to Get More Done Jill Weisenberger.

MS, RD, CDE Authors and Writers Specialty Group Chair As nutrition entrepreneurs, we wear many hats. Some of mine are these: writer, volunteer, nutrition therapist, nutrition coach, media spokesperson, book marketer and speaker. If I did not have skills and strategies in place to manage my time, I would be drowning in work and panicking – always, instead of just sometimes. In this article, I identify a few of my strategies as well as the strategies of three of our colleagues. I hope you find inspiration and new ways to tackle the demands on your time.

Karen Ansel, MS, RDN, author of three books, including Healthy in a Hurry, finds that the telephone is an enemy to productive work. “Since I work from home, both my home and my work phone ring throughout the day. To keep this from eating into work time - and derailing my train of thought - I just don't answer it.

The only exception is if the caller ID says it's my kids’ school - because I want to make sure I'm reachable in the event of an emergency.” Karen also takes the calls of her editors immediately. For everyone else, she returns messages on a priority-ranked basis. She returns work messages during typical work hours and personal messages when the workday is over. “My kids and my husband know I don't pick up so they just text or email, which is unbelievably efficient,” she adds.

For Annie Kay, MS, RD, RYT, lead nutritionist at Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health and author of the forthcoming Yoga and Diabetes: Your Guide to Safe and Effective Practice, the immediacy of social media is a big hurdle to snagging quality writing time.

“With the explosion of social media, there is so much emphasis on writing fast and in quantity – forget about even capitalizing a sentence!” However, social media provides the opportunity to engage with and learn from her readers. This reminds and encourages her to honor the craft of writing because it’s her thoughtful writing

voice that resonates with readers and social media followers.

Time management may be more about how we manage our energy, explains Dr Jo Lichten, author of Reboot - How to Power Up Your Energy, Focus and Productivity.

Jo reminds us that getting quality sleep, taking strategic breaks and matching our fuel to our bodies’ needs allows us to feel as if we have more time. Jo’s biggest frustration is carving out big chunks of time to write. “I only write when I can block out at least half a day.” She keeps her content in her mind continuously, however. On useful thoughts that pop into her brain: “I capture it on a sticky note, under Notes on my phone or on a scrap of paper. And then I refer to these later while writing.”

I use some of these same strategies.

The strategy that works best for me is to schedule everything. We often tell patients and clients to schedule their exercise for the week. I do this with most of my job duties. I schedule writing hours, editing hours, marketing hours, correspondence time and so forth. One additional timesaving and life-improving strategy is that I pack my lunch even when I work at home.

When I’m able to take a break, yeah, lunch is ready. It’s a calorie-saver too.

Time management will continue to be a struggle in our 24/7 society. Let’s help each out by sharing tips and strategies on our NE DPG Facebook page.

Jill specializes in diabetes management, weight loss, cardiovascular disease and wellness, and is the author of Diabetes Weight Loss – Week by Week, The Overworked Person’s Guide to Better Nutrition and the upcoming 21 Things You Need To Know About Diabetes and Your Heart.

She is contributing editor for Environmental Nutrition and writes for Diabetic Living, Kids Eat Right, Today’s Dietitian, The DX, the American Institute for Cancer Research and more. Jill consults to the food and beverage industry and has a private practice in Newport News,Virginia. She enjoys mountain biking with her family, cooking, social media, reading, traveling and dogs – especially her own. Learn more at jillweisenberger.com and follow her on Twitter @nutritionjill.

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Tim e-Release Lesli Bitel-Koskela, MBA, RD, LD Coaches Specialty Group Chair

If you are an wellness entrepreneur, you’ve likely overwhelmed, leading to an often frenzied existence. Between trying to start or grow a business, family responsibilities and taking care yourself, there never seems to be enough time in a day. Then, add the feeling of being tethered to your smart phone, trying to manage the constant barrage of texts, emails, social media posts, blogs and the entire World Wide Web - especially the perfectionists among us who can’t stand to leave texts unanswered for more than ten minutes or those of us who are compelled to compulsively “manage” their inboxes.

The bottom line is that this constant deluge of information can give us a false sense of urgency and end up halting our productivity and happiness. Unless we are extremely mindful of the pitfalls of the frenzy and how it contributes to less productivity (not more), this flurry of activity can leave us with a sense of disengagement from what’s important to us.

Because I’ve struggled with this issue myself, I thought I’d share a few tips for dampening the craziness and adding quality time to both your personal and business lives.

1. Get enough QUALITY sleep.

It seems like this is almost always at the top of my tip lists. Without adequate sleep you

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simply cannot function optimally. The brain’s ability to tune out distractions is greatly reduced when sleep-deprived, and we all know what lack of sleep does to decisionmaking. Even if you “think” you don’t have time, strive to make seven to eight hours of sleep each night a nonnegotiable and reap the rewards. These rewards include serenity, productivity and improved EVERYTHING! Plus, getting enough sleep helps with my next tip.

2. Try to manage your negative emotions so they don’t get in your way. We all feel sad, angry and disappointed at times. These and many other negative feelings are part of the human existence. Nonetheless, it’s really important for you to recognize any persistent patterns of negativity and observe how they impacts your work and personal life. See if you can consciously put your negativity aside for a while, assuring yourself that you’ll make time to think about the issue later. Note that I’m not implying that you should ignore your feelings by slapping on a “Pollyanna face.” You’re simply making a concerted choice to give the negativity its due diligence later in your day. When that time comes, do be sure to recall and consider the earlier episode of negativity. Try it and see what happens.

3. Take time off and go on vacations. Are you one of those people who comes up with the best ideas while in the shower or out for a run? Case in point. Allowing your thoughts to roam can lead to those wonderful eureka moments. So

be sure to unplug and take time off, even if for a “stay-cation.” You will be more productive, optimistic and energetic when you return. Just be sure to bring a pen and paper to capture all your fabulous brainstorm ideas!

4. Do NOT even try to multi-task.

We both know that multitasking is a really a misnomer, right? Your brain can really only focus on one thing at a time. Unless you’re engaging in two relatively “brainless” or autopilot type activities, don’t be lulled into the multitasking myth.

5. Set your intentions. If you want to

work on a specific project but feel yourself rebelling, consciously decide that you’ll set your alarm and give it your undivided attention for 25 minutes. When your alarm goes off, you get to choose whether or not you want to continue. You are working with your full attention and intention. Be sure to have something in mind to do as a reward for yourself when you’ve achieved your goal. Could be as simple as a walk down the driveway to grab the mail, but it can be really motivating to have something to look forward to upon completion of your task.

Lesli Koskela, MBA, RDN, LDN, is passionate about coaching her clients to reach their health and businessrelated goals. She is the founder of the coaching practice Harmonic Nutrition & Wellness, LLC. She recently joined Meg Enterprises as a Master Success coach & mentor where she supports her fellow wellness professionals in creating satisfying and healthy businesses. Visit Lesli at www.HarmonicNutrition.com or email her at HarmonicNutrition@gmail.com. She’d love to hear from you!

Time vs. Energy:

How to Have a More Productive Day Carrie Zisman, MS, RD Corporate Wellness Specialty Group Chair

There are only 24 hours in a day. No more, no less. We can’t get more time, but we can get more energy. Who doesn’t want more energy each day to achieve all that you want and be the best person you can be? I am fortunate to be a Corporate Athlete® trained facilitator, which teaches skills in defining your purpose and obtaining more energy to help you reach your goals.

Grounded in sports psychology, the program focuses on four dimensions of energy: physical, emotional, mental and spiritual. As I’ve used these messages within my company, I’ve seen the key message - “the body is business relevant” - lead to lots of “aha moments.”

Nutrition, movement and recovery are in the “physical” dimension at the base of the Pyramid and are really the foundation for overall energy.

The program does not aim at weight loss, diabetes or cholesterol-lowering, but following the principles of energy management will frequently have these side effects. It’s a unique way to motivate employees to think about healthy lifestyle behaviors by first having them understand their purpose in life (both personally and professionally), and how the choices they make can help or hinder getting them to where they want to go. If we are disengaged in any one of these four energy domains, our ability to reach our goals is impacted.

How is nutrition related to your energy dimension? Good nutrition (or lack thereof) can impact you on several levels:

After understanding how food impacts our body (i.e., the “Why”), the practical tactics of eating for energy management focus on:

Physically: You may be shaky when you are hungry, or be sleepy when you eat too much

What: Balanced meals that are similar to the USDA approach + strategic snacks

Emotionally: You may be moody when you are hungry, or feel angry when you eat too much

How Much: Without counting calories, we should aim for five handfuls of food, which are proportional to our body size at each meal (two handfuls grains, two handfuls fruits and vegetables, one handful lean protein).

Mentally: You may be less alert when you’re hungry, or you may be unfocused when you eat too much (because your body is busy concentrating on digesting, not your meeting agenda!)

Spiritually: Whether you eat too much or too little, this may impact your general motivation and drive Our body acts much like the way the law of supply and demand in business. In other words, when our energy demands (e.g., for meetings or exercise) don’t match up with our energy supply (e.g., meals, strategic snacks), detrimental outcomes can occur on all four levels. We wouldn’t run a business this way, so why would we run our bodies this way? Think about what happens when we work through lunch and then are ravenous when we get home and don’t have the mental and emotional energy for quality family time. How’s our performance after eating too much prior to a long meeting? The key takeaway is to “Eat Light, Eat Often.”

When: Go no more than four hours without eating to keep blood sugar stable, and bridge meals with a small strategic snack.

Strategic snacking is key to keeping our blood sugar stable, improving mental focus and energy, controlling cravings and overeating, and maintaining metabolism while preserving muscle mass. Choose a low-glycemic snack of about 100150 calories between meals for lasting energy.

These concepts can be useful in counseling your corporate clients. However, the actual principles are appropriate for everyone - children through old age - so they can bring them home to family and practice together.

If you’re interested in learning more, you can go to www.hpinstitute.com. You can also read The Corporate Athlete Advantage by co-founder Jim Loehr and others.

Carrie Zisman is a dietitian in corporate wellness at Lockheed Martin in Bethesda, Maryland. Carrie may be reached at 240.277.6642 or via email at carolyn.zisman@lmco.com.

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PRODUCT REVIEWS

Death of the Diet: Eight Easy Habits to Get the Body You Want Permanently (2013) Jason Machowsky, MS, RD, CSSD, CSCS

JM Wellness Publishing 132 Coles St., Suite 1 Jersey City, NJ 07302 Phone: 732-887-2082 Price: $17.99

Review: This is a great self-help book for those who are overwhelmed by the challenges of weight loss and are searching for ways to make small changes in their current lifestyles that will, in time, result in weight loss and an overall healthier life.

Reading most current weight-loss literature fails to produce lasting results because the underlying cause of weight-gain – lifestyle habits - is overlooked. Death of the Diet addresses these issues in a step-by-step manner allowing the reader to identify what will work for her/him so that he/ she can lose weight and keep it off permanently. Recognizing that readers may run into roadblocks along their journey, there are plenty of tools to help them stay focused. Those people who have tried losing weight on their own and continuously find themselves losing hope may find this book to be exactly what they need in terms of motivation and support along their weight-loss journey.

Reviewer: Patrick Cline, BS, and Carol Ireton-Jones, PhD, RD, LD, FAND Their Titles: Patrick Cline, care coordinator and network coordinator & Carol Ireton-Jones, nutrition therapy specialist and managing partner

Professional Nutrition Therapists, LLC 8330 LBJ Freeway, Suite 520 Dallas, Texas 75243 Phone: 972-238-1811

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The Nutrition Twins' Veggie Cure: Expert Advice and Tantalizing Recipes for Health, Energy, and Beauty (2014) Tammy Lakatos Shames, RDN, CDN, CFT, and Lyssie Lakatos, RDN, CDN, CFT

skirt® an imprint of Globe Pequot Press Price: $22.95

Review: The Nutrition Twins' Veggie Cure is a great example of how to inspire people rather than preach to them. Sure, dietitian nutritionists can proclaim, "Eat more veggies!" But how often does that translate into real change? The Nutrition Twins' Veggie Cure, on the other hand, translates the nutrient and diseasefighting capability of vegetables into a powerful vehicle for fighting contemporary problems like stress, abdominal bloating, cancer, dermatology conditions, memory issues, etc. The book is beautifully written and designed, and is filled with more than 100 recipes, colorful graphics and "Spotlights" which highlight various vegetables' uses and nutrition information. Note: Although some recipes include animal products (so this would not be considered a strictly vegan guide), The Nutrition Twins' Veggie Cure is an excellent resource for people who want to test the waters of a vegetarian diet. Congratulations, Tammy and Lyssie, for another fantastic book that represents the best of our profession!

Reviewer: Julie Beyer, MA, RDN Title: Author, speaker, patient advocate Website: www.you-can-write-a-book.com Email: julie.beyer.rd@gmail.com Phone: 248-961-3613

From “As Purchased” to “Edible Portion” (2014) Sandra Frank, Ed.D, RDN, LD, FAND

Dr. Sandra Frank Charleston, SC dietitians-online.com Price: $13.49

Review: This book does just as the title describes - walks the reader through the steps necessary to turn the food from the store into the amount that actually goes into the recipe. This is valuable information for dietitians and their clients alike who want to get the most accurate reading on their nutrition information for meals they create at home and input into a nutrient-analysis software.

So often we take for granted the amount of food waste that happens during the meal preparation process, and don’t notice that this can greatly impact the nutrition content that is going into our bodies, which can vary from the content listed on the recipe database analysis.

My favorite feature of the book is the appendix, which shows the actual conversion of hundreds of popular foods used in recipes. Yes, Dr. Frank describes in the book how to convert the as-purchased food into the edible portion, but the conversion chart makes it so quick and simple to just look up the food and have the conversion right at your fingertips!

Compact and straightforward, this book is a great reference tool for any dietitian working with nutrient analysis, either for yourself or for your clients.

Reviewer: Jen Brewer, RDN Title: Author, speaker, and mother of 7 She blogs ever-so-infrequently, yet ever-sothoughtfully at foodmoodmotherhood.com Affiliation with YMCA, Rochester, MN

SOCIAL MEDIA

DON'T LET SUCK TOO MANY HOURS OUT OF YOUR Rosanne Rust, MS, RDN, LDN Technology and Social Media Chair If you are using social media to network with other professionals, market your products and engage your audience, you may find yourself getting “sucked in” on some days, right?

(www.hootsuite.com). You may choose one day a week to focus on scheduling one or two posts per day, or at least two per week, for the next week out. This is great when you’re traveling, or if you don’t want to be chained to social media 24/7 and still want to provide regular content. You don’t want weeks to go by without any posts – it’ll look like you’re in a dead zone!

It’s easy to waste too much precious time surfing various pages on social media sites. To keep your business productive, consider some basic guidelines for productivity:

2. Focus on one tool at a time. Rather than jumping into every social media platform out there, just choose one or two social media platforms; focus your time on those. Better to do well with one site, than be spread thinly on five.

1. Choose a day to schedule posts (this may take you about two hours a week).

Using an online scheduling service can save you time and help you make efficient use of your time. Hootsuite is free, and allows you to network all your accounts. You can make a post that will appear on any date and time you choose

3. Block off an hour to review interactions on your favorite social media accounts. It’s still a good idea to pay attention to what your audience and connections are talking about and what topics come up frequently. This way you are sure to send some personal “shout-outs” to those who comment on your posts.

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4. Throw in some humor or your personal style. Of course you want to be professional, ethical and share evidencebased information online. But it’s okay to compose a few lines once in a while that express your personal interests too.

Your personal voice is a big part of your personal brand.

5. Consider turning off notifications.

While these can be useful, if you are working online a lot during the day, the constant interruption may be a distraction for you.

Rosanne is a registered, licensed dietitiannutritionist with over 25 years’ experience. As a nutrition communications consultant, she delivers strategic messaging for her clients and is a freelance writer and speaker. Rosanne also offers online weight management coaching at Reallivingnutrition.com and is the co-author of several books in the John Wiley & Sons For Dummies® series, including her latest DASH Diet For Dummies® (August 2014).

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Time Management Tools forCollaboration Ann Dunaway Teh, MS, RDN, CSSD, LD Private Practice Specialty Group Chair I admit it, time management is not one of my strong suits. It is something I am constantly working on improving. I’ve tried just about every tool out there to help me be better with it. Now that I’ve started a new business with a partner, it is even more critical that I manage my time wisely but also our workflow.

Building on my theme of “The Art of Collaboration” from the Fall Ventures issue, collaboration on a short-term project or an ongoing one has its benefits and challenges. Managing work flow and having good lines of communication are paramount so that you are more efficient.

Fortunately there is so much technology out there that really makes this easier. There are many options for collaboration. I prefer simple, user-friendly ones and typically those that are free. Of course there are some times when complicated or intricate projects require more sophisticated solutions. But here are a few tools I’ve found to be helpful and good: • Dropbox is a great way to store files in the cloud and share work with others. The one downside is that only one person can edit a document at a time.

• Google Drive is another great option for storing and sharing files.

One clear advantage is that people can be editing a document at the same time. The Google Docs formatting does take a little getting used to if you are a Microsoft Office user like myself.

• Evernote is a great time-management application for capturing ideas and thoughts as well as indexing articles of interest from the internet or pertinent emails. You can create notebooks to share with others as well.

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• Toodledo is a great task list, especially for those who prefer to have checklists to mark off as completed. If you are familiar with David Allen’s Getting Things Done, this great application and website follow similar principles. The ability to have mobile access to your list helps you stay on task no matter where you are, and the ability to collaborate with others on the platform is a lifesaver for me.

• Hootsuite is a necessity for managing multiple social media platforms as well as multiple identities on a single platform. The premium version allows many more social media streams as well as multiple users of a single username.

Have more to add? Come on the EML, our Facebook page or Twitter to share with us your collaboration tools to keep you on task and on time!

Ann Dunaway Teh, MS, RDN, LD, is the president of Dunaway Dietetics, Inc. and co-founder of My Menutrition, a subsidiary of Lesley Ann Nutrition, Inc. Ann maintains her own private practice for weight management, nutrition communications and consulting with food companies. In addition, Ann is starting two new businesses: an online menu planning website and a sports nutrition consulting business focusing on high-school athletes. Ann is a part-time instructor at Georgia State University and the chair of the Private Practice Specialty Group.

Making Time for What’s Krista Ulatowski, MPH, RDN NE member since 2011

“The essence of selfdiscipline is to do the important thing rather than the urgent thing.”

~ Barry Werner This line strikes me square in the face. Mr. Werner is speaking directly to me, and perhaps to many of you as well. I am all too often doing the urgent thing, that thing that needs immediate attention, rather than carving out the time to work on the important things – the things that will advance our careers and take us in new and exciting directions, such as attending a networking event in a field other than dietetics, brainstorming ways to drum up new clients, or writing that first chapter of the book we always dreamed of writing.

How often do you spend hours doing the urgent things only to close your laptop and feel like you haven’t accomplished a thing all day? Do you feel like you were spinning your wheels? When we set aside time to hone in on “important” things instead, we feel energized.

Efficient. Accomplished. Fulfilled. Right? I’d rather feel the latter!

“Important”

Case in point – should I spend the next two hours at my favorite coffee shop crafting a guest blog post due next week, or should I instead dedicate one of those hours to refresh content for my new website? I can hear you shouting: “Web content! Web content!” Yet many of us, I included, gravitate toward what is easy, comfortable or familiar, and those important todo items remain just that.

This is why I’ve found the following time management tactic to be incredibly helpful. It works for me, and perhaps it will work for you, but I realize that time management and the means by which we prioritize our daily tasks is a highly individualized process.

Several days per week, I spend a good portion of my afternoon sipping a latte at the coffee shop, and unless I map out how I will spend my time upon my arrival, I’ll quickly get lost in welcome distractions, such as the NE EML list or Daily News emails. When I arrive at the barista bar, I note the time. I then set a time for how long I intend to stay at that particular location. Next, I break down the time that I want to spend on “important” work versus “urgent” work, making sure that I either dedicate equal amounts of time to both, or dedicate a slight majority of time to the important work – again, those to-dos that don’t necessarily have a deadline unless I give them one; those to-dos that will grow my business and advance my career.

Creating such a daily schedule for yourself may help you stick to your goals for completion of your “important” work. Try testing it out the next time you sit down in your dedicated workplace: 1. Take stock of the important versus urgent work on your to-do list 2. Note the time and determine how long you intend to stay at that location, e.g. five hours 3. Determine how much time you’ll spend working on “important” items, e.g. three hours 4. Dedicate the remaining time to your “urgent” work, e.g. two hours 5. Feel accomplished knowing that you’ve spent quality time furthering your business goals!

If we don’t do the “important” work, it will just continue to be pushed to the side…and it definitely does not belong on the sidelines!

Krista Ulatowski, MPH, RDN, is an independent consultant who creates and implements marketing, communications and public relations programs for RDNs and food and beverage companies. She is based in Seattle.

Krista.ulatowski@gmail.com LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/kristaulatowski/ Twitter: @PhytoK

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Are You a BOILING Frog?

Melissa Dobbins, MS, RD, CDE Speakers and Media Specialty Group Chair You may have heard the boiling frog story before. While not literally true, it is a useful metaphor: If a frog is placed in boiling water, it will jump out, but if it is placed in cold water that is slowly heated, it will not perceive the danger and will be cooked to death.

Unfortunately, trying to manage time can be a losing battle, much like the frog in water that gradually gets hotter.

The truth is that we cannot really “manage” time - it’s a fixed entity. Time management is actually about juggling priorities and making choices. Therefore, we need to be clear about our priorities and keep them top-of-mind when we are making choices about how we spend our time. After all, if everything is a priority then nothing is a priority.

I’ve done my fair share of saying “yes” to too many opportunities and ending up overwhelmed, overstretched and overtired. Playing “beat the clock” and not being able to be present with anything because you’re always thinking about the next thing you have on your list is not practical, sustainable or enjoyable.

Business coach, speaker and career strategist Jean Caton MS, MBA, RDN, shared this important message with me: “When you say yes to something you are saying no to something else – like yourself and your family. And when you say ‘no’ to others you’re saying ‘yes’ to yourself.”

Remembering this has helped me take the guilt out of saying “no” and embrace my power in choosing what is best for me, based on my priorities at the time.

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When Jean was my business coach, she encouraged me to BE INTENTIONAL. This simple but powerful mantra has helped me stay on track with my goals and my time. It hasn’t been easy to let go of some things, but it has made a significant difference in my return on my time investments. One tool I created that supports my efforts to BE INTENTIONAL is my DIY whiteboard. I borrowed some large poster paper from my six-year old son and taped it to the wall of my office.

On this I write my short- and long-term goals, projects and priorities. This visual reminder helps me avoid the temptation of being a slave to my calendar and email inbox.

Consider the analogy of mindful eating.

If you’re on autopilot, you’re not paying attention to your food choices and just making snap decisions along the way.

But if you’re more conscious and aware – asking yourself which food choices best fit your goals – then you’re able to make better choices. It requires more attention but the results are the true reward.

Keeping your priorities top-of-mind helps you with “energy” management, too.

Choosing things that renew your energy, fill you up or “feed” you will help you take care of yourself and build a strong foundation for taking on whatever it is you choose to spend your time and energy on!

If you’re not looking at time management through the “priorities” lens, then try shifting your thinking. You may find that being more mindful and intentional makes all the difference.

Be sure to take advantage of the phenomenal peer support on the NE EML, or consider getting an NE mentor or hiring a business coach to help you with your time-management goals. I wish you the best and I know that with NE on your side you will succeed!

Based in Chicago, Melissa is the CEO of Sound Bites, Inc., and the Guilt-Free RD – “because food shouldn’t make you feel bad!” TM. She enjoys conducting workshops for dietitians on media, social media and public speaking skills. Her blog (www.SoundBitesRD.com/ blog) shares dietitian interviews, tips and resources to help others enhance their communication skills and gain more visibility, influence and success. Connect with Melissa on Twitter @MelissaJoyRD.

THE VOICE: Your Voice in Public Policy Patricia J. Becker, MS, RDN, CSP, CNSC NE Policy Advocacy Leader Have you ever opened an old trunk or unwrapped a package where you discovered first one cool thing, and then another, and then another, each time thinking, “This is great; this is so interesting” over and over again.

Following the trail of Public Policy information on the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics EatRight.org website is sort of like that.

As a member you have access to a veritable treasure trove of items to click on that lead you to a greater understanding of your power to impact policy related to food and nutrition. Here are two of the countless paths you can take to learn more about public policy at EatRight.org.

1) The Grassroots Manager Sign onto EatRight.org as a member – then, in the member section, one click will take you to the Public Policy page. The next click can take you to the Grassroots Manager where you can access materials about high-priority topics, access materials to give to your legislators or use the GRM to write a letter, fax or email your representatives in the federal government. It is as easy as clicking a tab and filling in your contact information.

SO TAKE ACTION: Amplify the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics' voice for better food, nutrition and health policies with the resources below.

Learn how to speak effectively on behalf of public health and reformed health care policies and help build recognition that you are the food and nutrition experts!

USE THE GRASSROOTS MANAGER: Especially for the member of the Nutrition Entrepreneurs Dietetic Practice Group - support for nutrition is not only good public policy, it is good politics.

Through this function we not only have the ability to urge consumers and lawmakers to learn about the positive role nutrition plays in healthy lifestyles, but also the responsibility.

Consider it your all-access pass to your elected officials and other VIPs in the political arena. This direct link to legislators is extremely important...they want to hear from you!

2) EatRight Weekly E-newsletter / On the Pulse of Public Policy This weekly e-newsletter gives you just a hint of the information, activities and policy related to nutrition that is swirling all around us. The highlights from last week include: a) Academy Submits Comments on 2015 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule As part of its ongoing efforts to ensure appropriate recognition and payment to registered dietitian nutritionists under the Medicare Part B program, the Academy has submitted comments to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services regarding CMS' proposed rule "Revisions to Payment Policies under the Physician Fee Schedule and Other Revisions to Part B for CY 2015." b) Wear Orange: September Is Hunger Action Month During September, a nationwide campaign is mobilizing the public to take action on the issue of hunger, which affects one in seven Americans, or an estimated 46.5 million people each year. Supporters of Hunger Action Month are wearing orange on Thursday, September 4, to kick off the month and bring attention to this critical issue. c) Farm to School in Child Nutrition Reauthorization 2015 During the past year, the National Farm to School Network has been engaging in dialog with partners and gathering information on how the farm-to-school movement can be enhanced in the 2015 Child Nutrition Reauthorization. d) USDA Stakeholder Meeting - School Meals The Academy continues to engage stakeholders in implementing and strengthening new school meal nutrition standards required by the 2010 Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act.

All this and more is available to members through the EatRight.org website.

To sign up go to: http://www.eatright.org/publications/eatrightweekly/Default.aspx.

Patricia J. Becker MS, RDN, CSP, CNSC, is a board-certified specialist in pediatric nutrition and a board-certified nutritionsupport clinician with 20-plus years’ experience.

Pat has held numerous volunteer positions as a member of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, including member of the Pediatric Malnutrition Work Group, past-president of the North Carolina Dietetic Association, liaison to the North Carolina Board of Nutrition and Dietetics and is the public policy chair for the Nutrition Entrepreneur DPG. Pat is the owner of KidsRD.com, a private practice that specializes in nutrition therapy for children from conception to adulthood, and is on staff at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center in Cincinnati, Ohio.

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Ventures

Enterprising News & Ideas for Nutrition Entrepreneurs

Jen Haugen, RDN, LD 1006 24th Ave NW Austin, MN 55912

MINI-MEETINGS A Boston-Area Nutrition Entrepreneurs Mini-Meeting

By Tricia Silverman, RD, LDN, MBA A Boston-Area Nutrition Entrepreneurs Mini-Meeting was held on August 5 at the Fresh City Restaurant in Newton, Massachusetts. Tricia Silverman, RD, LDN, MBA, a Nutrition Entrepreneurs member and the Nutrition Entrepreneurs liaison for the Massachusetts Dietetic Association, and Mitali Shah-Bixby MS, RD, CSSD, LDN, director-elect, technology, for the Massachusetts Dietetic Association, organized the event. Lisa S. Brown, PhD, RD, assistant professor of nutrition and dietetic internship coordinator at Simmons College, also helped to make the event run smoothly. Tricia worked with Fresh City Restaurant to provide 15% off the meal prices for attendees, and the group was able to use Fresh City’s dining area for free. Fresh City is known for

providing fast, healthy, locally sourced meals. Tricia applied for and received a grant from NEDPG to help support the costs associated with the program.

The meeting had a formal networking time followed by two amazing speakers, and offered one continuing education credit. During the formal networking time, attendees were asked to tell everyone what help they may need from the group, and how they can help group members.

Tricia has been organizing Nutrition Entrepreneurs local meetings for years and has found that having a formal networking time can really help people to connect and zero in on what their needs and strengths are. This has resulted in jobs, connections, student-opportunities (both for students and for entrepreneurs needing students!) friendships and other opportunities for attendees.

Linda Piette, RD, author of the book Just Two More Bites, Helping Picky Eaters Say Yes to Food, spoke to the group about comparing the pros and cons of traditional vs. on-demand publishing, and how to promote a book. The group watched the trailer for Linda’s helpful DVD for feeding babies. http:// www.foodschool.info/ Janel Funk, MS, RD, LDN, blogger and social media extraordinaire, spoke to the group about social media and opportunities for your business. Check out Janel’s exciting blog here: http://www.eatwellwithjanel.com.

The event was enjoyable, educational and a great investment of time for all who attended.

St. Louis Mini-Meeting

By Linda S. Eck Mills, MBA, RDN, FADA A mini-meeting was hosted on August 10 in St Louis in conjunction with the Association of Correctional Food Service Affiliates (ACFSA) annual conference by NE secretary Linda Eck Mills. The meeting was attended by four NE members, one student and four dietitians attending the ACFSA conference.

Communicating Through Coaching: Where Do I Begin? was the focus of discussion. The GROW process model – Goals, Reality, Options, Will – was discussed as a starting point for coaching with the basic questions: What do you want?

What is happening? What could you do? What will you do? It was interesting to see how much the two groups of participants had in common.