The Entrepreneur Equation (Carol Roth)

1. It's about two hours after lunch and you catch a glimpse of yourself in the mirror.  You notice you have food wedged into your front teeth, and you just got out of an important meeting, and no one said anything!  You feel embarrassed that you were walking around like that, but kind of glad no one said anything.

2. You walk into an important meeting shortly after lunch and your boss shouts out across the table that you have some food in your teeth.  Your face goes red that he announced it in front of everyone, but you are glad to have someone tell you the painful truth.

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Stress Reduction using Emotional Freedom Technique at Work or Home

The Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) is an acupuncture technique involving a tapping process used to reduce negative emotions as associated with conflict and tension.Listen to the show as Brady Mikusko teaches the technique and then walks me through the process. It is very simple, takes a couple of minutes, and is very powerful. You can also watch the technique at this YouTube segment.

SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS CONTRACTS THAT PROHIBIT CLASS-ACTION ARBITRATION

Brent L. Motchan- A divided Supreme Court held this week that the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) that a states requirement of the availability of classwide arbitration interferes with the fundamental attributes of arbitration and thus creates a scheme inconsistent with the FAA. AT&T Mobility LLC v. Concepcion, No. 09-893, U.S. Supreme Court (April 27, 2011). The case was brought by a California couple who objected to a $30 charge for what was supposed to be a free cellphone. The agreement that they signed provided for arbitration of all disputes between the parties, but required that any claims be brought in the parties’ “individual capacity, and not as a plaintiff or class member in any purported class or representative proceeding.”

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Neurobiology Applied to Mediation