It’s interesting how many times we are told to go to school and study hard so that we can work for someone. Our traditional educational system does nothing in the way of educating us financially, in the best of cases it enables us to get a job. I once heard a very interesting acronym for the word JOB – Just Over Broke.

You will agree with me that in this changing economic climate, our adolescents, who are the future of all nations, must be taught one thing: the habits of the entrepreneurial and entrepreneurial adolescent. Entrepreneurship is a valuable skill that must be taught and learned by all teens and adults alike. You can’t get ahead in life if the only mindset you have is how to sit down and get someone else to create a company, so that one day you will be an employee of that company. What happened to your own idea, your own creative ability and your dream of influencing the world in a better way? How will you manifest your genius and contribute to this world, if all you are thinking about is how you will receive your next payment? Of course, you can always get a job and learn from someone at first, but that learning place shouldn’t be your bus stop. You can do more and better than being on the payroll.

The book Teens Beat Future Economic helps teenagers to see life from a different perspective, it awakens the sleeping businessman in them. It practically exposes them to the useful habits of the entrepreneurial entrepreneur that only a few people know about and how these few people rule the world. Citing real examples of real teenagers who have turned ordinary ideas into business, this book will help you discover your own magic recipe. Each chapter is written to encourage teens to break free from limiting beliefs and wrong thinking patterns, so they can begin venturing into the world of business now or in the future.

Each chapter ends with mind-challenging questions that will get the adolescent thinking outside the box and positive affirmations to achieve reprogramming and reconfiguration of the youth’s mind toward achievement. The stories of ordinary teens and, in some cases, less fortunate teens will help teens see the possibilities that exist and how they can develop an opportunistic eye and heart of gratitude. The tips in this book are not taught in our schools. “Any teenager can be reconfigured for success, if taught early enough, before adult responsibilities catch up.” Laura lyseight

Cheerleading competitions are amazing and very stressful for everyone involved. Here are some ideas on how to keep your stress level down, whether you’re a competitor, a coach, or a parent.

First, get ready. The best way to combat the stress of competition is to have a routine that everyone on the court has mastered and feels confident in completing. From stunts to flipping passes, make sure everyone’s time is dead on several perfect runs before loading up the trucks to head to the competition. This means making sure that practices count and that everyone is present at every practice. No apologies. Even participants who may not feel very well can come in, watch, and observe to stay on top of last minute changes.

Second, make sure your team is prepared with what you need. Does the routine require props (posters, megaphones, pompoms, flags, etc.)? Make sure they are loaded into the transport the night before your departure.

Check everything three times!

Third, make sure the competitors have everything they need for the uniforms they wear. Buy the jumbo-size slip-on bags (2.5 gallons). Have participants bring what they need (shoes, midriffs, shells, skirts, socks, hair ties, spankies). Carefully pack each complete uniform in a slip bag. Label the bags with each participant’s name with a permanent marker. If available, also pack extra uniform pieces in different sizes. Keep all uniforms together! Don’t give them to participants until it’s time to get ready!

Fourth, pack the makeup kits. Make sure you’ve decided on a makeup color scheme and eye pattern before hitting the competition. Don’t experiment when you are on the spot! Do a dress rehearsal one night the week before the competition. If your squad wears hairpieces, include them in the rehearsal and pack them with makeup kits. If not, be sure to plan the rollers or curlers accordingly for the style your squad is using and pack plenty of hairspray. Go hot in uniforms and makeup. Run the routine several times for parents and students. Some squads charge admission as a fundraiser and invite the school and community. They may offer a spaghetti dinner or a hot dog dinner along with the entertainment. After rehearsal, it’s the perfect time to pack your uniforms. We are all together and that makes it so much easier.

Keep two accordion folders with copies of the registration information. Give one to a trusted assistant coach or parent. Make sure the schedules, payment confirmation and any other relevant information for the competition are kept in the accordion folder.

It is also important that parents feel as less stressed as possible. His children perform in front of a lot of people. They’ve probably invested a lot of time and money in cheerleaders at this point. They want a good comeback and a happy child when all is said and done. Make sure they have directions to the venue, a schedule for the events with your squad times and stages highlighted if possible, an established meeting place for before the competition and after the competition, a schedule of the ceremony prizes and a list of possible places to stay and eat if it is a nightly competition. Many parents like to “book” together when it comes to travel arrangements. Make sure they know in advance where the team will be staying so this is an option for them. Be sure to keep parents informed at all times of possible changes in times or locations. You can set up a phone tree, but don’t count on it always working. Use email, text alerts, and Facebook notifications to alert parents to what is happening with the event.

Preparation checklist:

1. The routine has been successful in practice several times without errors.
2. Each coach has at least two copies of the competition music.
3. All accessories are accounted for and packed.
4. There are two folders with all the registration information.
5. All uniforms are packaged and tagged and transferred together.
6. All makeup kits are packed.
7. All parents have several ways to contact them to keep them up to date with schedules.
8. Room reservations (if required) are paid in advance and confirmation is in hand.
9. The start time allows for delays, hair and makeup problems, and possibly some passes before the competition.
10. Participant exemption forms are on hand with insurance information. These are often shipped earlier with registration. Keep a copy with you!

Some useful tips for the multitasking trainer:

1. Use petroleum jelly on teeth to prevent lips from curling and sticking. It’s funny, but it works!
2. Use hairspray on upper thigh and buttocks to prevent spankies from riding up during routine.
3. Artist brushes work great when applying eye makeup. Longer handles allow you to work without being directly on the girl’s face.
4. Wear hairpieces if the team can afford it. They are much easier than trying to comb your hair for each competition.
5. Makeup is always the same for girls. Same colors and “designs” in the eyes or face.
6. Bring extra bobby pins, extra hair ties, and extra safety pins!
7. Don’t get excited in front of the team before the competition. Don’t panic when someone drops a stunt in practice time. Don’t start crying or laughing hysterically (whichever way you cope). Wait until they are off the competition track. If someone makes a mistake, try not to insist on it. They will feel bad enough when it happens.
8. If you can afford it or if the parents want to help, have a small gift for the children when they are done. Even if it is just a keychain or stuffed animal to help them commemorate their achievement of racing, it will mean a lot to them.

The more prepared you are, the more stress you will feel. The less stress you feel, the less stress the participants will feel!

Potty training is one of the important milestones in a toddler’s life, and ours as well. It takes a long time for a child to be well trained and requires a lot of patience and creativity on our part to help them stay motivated to use the seat and stop getting wet.

The ideal age to start training is 2 years old, by then the child’s bladder and bowel movement are well developed, his motor skills are improved, and his cognitive skills are well established.

But some parents choose to start training early and others choose to go for late training, which is generally not recommended and is linked to many health side effects.

In order to provide you with a reliable article, I have reviewed several books, studies, and interviews with physicians in this field.

You all must be wondering when late potty training is considered. A late learning to go to the bathroom is from 3 years, since most pediatricians and specialists consider that the perfect age is 2 years. But as in any subject we find people who encourage late training and others who claim that it has considerable side effects on the physical and mental health of the child.

Dr. Baruch Kushnir, creator of the children’s DVD “The Magic Bowl: Toilet training is easy” believes that toilet training symbolizes progress in gaining independence and control. He warns in an interview on http://www.sheknows.com that: “When a child is not fully potty trained by the age of four, he becomes an ‘exception’ and may suffer personal embarrassment and disappointment and Also being exposed to unpleasant reactions from the social environment … and they can damage the child’s self-image and self-confidence and interfere with their personality development.

I- Pros:

1. Fully developed bladder and bowel movements.
2. The child will have reached his verbal and communication skills.
3. A child after 3 years of age can better understand the concept of reward.
4. You can master your motor skills; therefore, pulling on / off your pants and getting on the seat sounds very easy for you.
5. You are emotionally ready.

II- Cons:

1. Our son will be ashamed to be one of the few untrained children who will affect his mental health.
2. Physical consequences: When young children become dependent on diapers or pull-ups, they do not learn to recognize the need to go to the bathroom. Their inability to control their bladder and bowels at a young age can affect their bladder and bowel control as they age.
3. Late training can lead to bladder control problems and urinary tract infection.

Most pediatricians and child care specialists have agreed that the best age to start potty training is between 1 1/2 and 3. When it comes to methods to follow, there is no golden rule. methods change depending on the child we are. and the degree of development that you have reached in all the important skills that you will need to progress in your training.

Many of us remember our parents dressing in new clothes every Easter so we could parade around the neighborhood in our best clothes. It was a fun tradition to look forward to (or avoid, as some fashion-phobic kids were known to do), whether we went to church or not. But where did this tradition come from? A look at history shows that its origins are not what we might expect. And when we examine custom from the point of view of a fashion school, we see how changes in retail patterns have altered its importance.

Origins in other cultures. Although we associate wearing new clothes in spring with the Easter holidays, the tradition dates back to ancient times. Pagan worshipers celebrated the spring equinox with a festival honoring Ostera, the Germanic goddess of spring, and believed that wearing new clothes brought good luck. The Iranian New Year, which is celebrated on the first day of spring, has traditions rooted in the ancient pre-Islamic past. These traditions include spring cleaning and wearing new clothes to signify renewal and optimism. Similarly, the Chinese have celebrated their spring festival, also known as the Lunar New Year, by wearing new clothes. It symbolized not just new beginnings, but the idea that people have more than they possibly need.

Christian beginnings. In the early days of Christianity, newly baptized Christians wore white linen dresses at Easter to symbolize rebirth and new life. But it wasn’t until 300 AD that wearing new clothes became an official decree, as the Roman Emperor Constantine declared that his court should wear the finest new clothes on Easter. Finally, the tradition came to mark the end of Lent, when after weeks of wearing the same clothing, the faithful discarded old dresses for new ones.

Superstitions. A 15th-century proverb from the Poor Robin’s Almanack said that if your Easter clothes weren’t new, you would be unlucky: “At Easter, let your clothes be new, otherwise you will surely regret it.” In the 16th century, during the reign of the Tudors, it was believed that unless a person wore new clothes on Easter, moths would eat old ones and evil crows would nest around their houses.

Post Civil War. Easter traditions as we know them were not celebrated in America until after the Civil War. Before that time, the Puritans and Protestant churches did not see a good purpose in religious celebrations. However, after the devastation of the war, churches saw Easter as a source of hope for Americans. Easter was called “The Sunday of Joy” and the women exchanged the dark colors of mourning for the happier colors of spring.

The Easter parade. In the 1870s, the tradition of the New York Easter Parade began, in which women in their newest and most fashionable clothes walked among the beautiful Gothic churches on Fifth Avenue. The show became one of the major events in fashion design, a precursor to New York Fashion Week, so to speak. It was famous throughout the country, and poor or middle-class people attended the show to witness the latest trends in fashion design. Soon, clothing retailers took advantage of the popularity of the parade and used Easter as a promotional tool to sell their garments. By the turn of the century, the holiday was as important to retailers as Christmas is today.

The American dream. By the mid-20th century, dressing for Easter had lost much of the religious significance it might have had and instead symbolized American prosperity. A look at the vintage clothing ads in a fashion school library shows that wearing new clothes for Easter was something every healthy American family was expected to do.

Attitudes today. Although many of us can still put on new clothes at Easter, the tradition doesn’t feel all that special, not because of any religious ambivalence, but because we buy and wear new clothes all the time. At one time in this country, middle-class families shopped only once or twice a year at the local store or from a catalog. But in recent decades, retail options have exploded. There is a gap around every corner and countless internet merchants allow us to shop 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. It is no wonder that young people today hear Irving Berlin’s song “Easter Parade” and have no idea what it means.

It is interesting to see where the tradition of wearing new clothes at Easter began and how it has evolved over the years. However, even with the changing times, the custom will surely continue in some form. After all, fashionistas love shopping reasons.

As soon as the officer dove into the bathroom to answer nature’s call, the head nurse got up from her chair by the door and walked directly to the receptionist at the information desk.

“Who is that man?”

“He is a police officer.”

“What makes you say that?”

“I saw his police badge.” She whispers.

Crossing his arms, he says fearfully, “Then I’m done.” The officer is coming out of the bathroom now. The head nurse heads toward him as fear and anxiety gnaw at his heart. Now you are trying to put on an appearance of courtesy. Gnashing his teeth in rage, he says:

“Why didn’t you tell us it was a police officer immediately who entered this room? I personally would have arranged for your wife to receive express service.”

Behaving like a demonstration for a dying dog, he instructs the junior nurses to rush me to the observation room on a stretcher. As soon as I was inside, I counted about five nurses around me. Each of them tried to make me feel comfortable. During all this time, my thoughts were with that old woman who was left stumbling in a swamp of inefficiency and corruption. After I was given a sedative injection, I fell asleep.

Now it’s dawn, I’m still in my bed. I hear a voice that looks like Abdul’s. I wonder:

“What does this man have to do with me after treating me like his pet?” You are asking the nurses about a pretty girl who was admitted to the hospital yesterday.

“Where is that girl who was admitted here yesterday?”

“She is in room 911.”

I hear him scream over his voice.

“You say room 911?”

“Yes, you heard me right!”

“Please get that girl out of that room right away, it’s an evil number.”

“Sir, you cannot come here and dictate what should be done to your wife.” The head nurse admonishes.

“Sorry but …”

“But what?”

“I’m just concerned that he’s in room 911.” Abdul explains.

“What does 911 have to do with you?” The head nurse responds.

“911 translates to September 11, and it was the day those terrorists killed so many innocent people in New York City. My brother was among the dead.”

“So many innocent people were also killed, not just your brother. By the way, if the 911 events had taken place in a poor African country, do you think it would have received this massive press coverage?”

The nurse continues:

“You know what? The reason it attracted such massive press coverage was not because of the number of victims, but because of the fact that the king of the forest had been injured by termites.”

“Don’t you feel sorry for those who lost their lives in such a barbarous attack?” Abdul fights back.

“It was certainly an unfortunate event. But I am also sorry for those poor women and children in Africa and elsewhere who die every day from hunger, malnutrition and AIDS. Imagine what the world would have been like if it had united against AIDS, poverty and hunger as it does now against terrorism. “

“Do not link 911 and the widespread deprivation in Africa caused by Africans themselves.” Abdul says.

“Don’t also try to link 911 and our hospital room numbers.” The head nurse guarantees Abdul.

This crossfire between Abdul and the head nurse paralyzed the ER while all the other nurses stared at them, while the sick and dying lay helplessly on the floor.

Their discussion of 911 became so unpleasant that it made me nervous. I was wondering why Abdul would come to visit me at the hospital only to have him and other nurses argue about my room number. She had always believed that Abdul, who seemed to have been a well-mannered individual, is just as decorous as he is in public.

Now all I know about this man is that he’s been a ruffian, he’s immoral. Despite being a married man, he has seduced many women and abandoned them for new conquests. Am I now your next target?

As I continued to agonize over my situation, tears began to flow freely down my cheeks. How the heck could I have gotten caught up in this dissolute man? I could only blame myself. But how could I resist his friendship when he seemed to care so much about my progress, especially after my dad, who had been a business executive, became so declassified to the point of working as a night watchman? A nurse comes running in, handing me my bill, says:

“Get ready, it’s time to go home.”

“I have no money to pay this lump sum of money.” Said.

“Stop pretending. Pack up, go pay your bill and go.”

“I don’t have any money please.”

Leaning back, he says:

“Do you expect me to believe you? You’re such a pretty young woman that she shouldn’t have a problem paying her bills. If I were half as pretty as you, I wouldn’t be working in a hospital for a pittance.” “While we were arguing, I couldn’t find Abdul.” He may have gone to pay the bills. “I consoled myself. I quickly hurried to the cash register to find him. With a low guttural growl, I asked the lady at the counter.

“Please, where is that tall lanky gentleman wearing a blue t-shirt and sunglasses?”

“You mean the man who was lecturing us about the evils of 911?”

“Exactly!”

“Sorry, he left.”

“Did he say something before he left?”

“Not that I know.”

At this point I knew I was wrong. I was wrong to think that Abdul had come to the hospital to help me pay for my medical expenses. Now it has vanished into thin air, what should I do? I began to remember what Daddy had told me some time ago about men.

“Beware men who make you feel as safe and warm as a cup of cocoa with a melted marshmallow. But then when you get to the bottom of the cup, you find a dead fly and disgust replaces delight.”

I had a firm belief in myself that practically every woman has had experience with a man who comes out strong like Abdul, and he retires just as vehemently! The problem is, as Dad always complained, “Women are adept at ignoring warning signs!

Does any conversation with your partner seem like a shouting match?
Do you feel that your partner cannot (or does not want) to hear what you have to say?
Does your partner seem to yell at you more than he talks to you?

Yelling, yelling, and arguing happen. We all lose our cool from time to time and say things more harshly than we intended. Some of us try to keep our intense emotions in check, but then we have a major breakdown and we let it all out.

You may have been primarily the recipient of your partner’s anger and yelling. Or it could be that they tend to get up to your intensity level and you both end up screaming.

While it is certainly not healthy to suppress your emotions or try to hide how you really feel, it is also not healthy or effective to communicate with your partner by yelling and yelling.

As you probably already know, when yelled at, it is almost impossible to really hear the meaning of the words yelled at. When you yell, it is also almost impossible to communicate and be heard.

If your partner has a habit of yelling at you and you’d like him to stop so the two of you can really communicate and connect, try these 5 tips …

# 1: Acknowledge your role.
It is rarely easy to acknowledge that you, too, play a role in the conflict that is occurring in your love relationship or marriage, but most likely you do. Have the courage to recognize the role you play.

It could be your tendency to become defensive, to shut up and remain silent, to criticize, blame, or judge. When you feel calm and clear-headed, remember the last time you and your partner had an argument or he or she yelled at you. If you were an observer observing this situation, what would you notice about how you usually act and react?

Make sure you take responsibility for your part and not for the whole dynamic. Acknowledging your role does NOT mean that you take the blame for your partner’s yelling, words, or actions.

# 2: disrupt the usual pattern and try something different.
Once you have a better idea of ​​what you typically do when your partner yells (or even before he yells), you can start to realize earlier when you do the things that fuel the contentious situation.

When you notice your own voice starting to rise or feel it shutting down and falling silent, or whatever you are doing, then you may be interrupted midway through. You can stop before the tension builds and the screaming starts (or continues).

As you do this, you can also try some new responses to your partner’s yelling or hostility.

# 3: Remember to breathe.
As mundane as it may sound, remembering to breathe in the middle of a tense or arguing moment can make a huge difference.

What often happens when a person feels threatened or tense is that they breathe more shallowly and quickly or even hold their breath. As a result, the entire physiological system becomes stiffer, adrenaline quickens, and there is a greater chance that the person will react rather than respond to whatever is happening.

The reaction is usually fight, flee, or freeze. These are life-saving reactions in certain situations, but never lead to connecting communication.

Remind yourself to breathe and slow down and deepen your breathing at all times, especially when you and your partner are in conflict or yelling.

# 4: Expect to be respected and heard.
Expectations are powerful. We wait for the sun to rise and then set each day. We hope that our cars will transport us from one place to another.

And, over time, we develop expectations about ourselves and our partner.

You may have an expectation that your partner will yell at you and yell at you when you make a mistake or disappoint you in any way. You can expect your partner to ignore or not understand what you are trying to say.

Expectations are neither good nor bad, but they have a great influence on how we react to situations that arise.

If you are about to talk to your partner about a difficult topic and he or she has a history of yelling at you, you will likely approach these conversations expecting to be yelled at or a fight will break out.

There may be a long story to back up your expectations, or perhaps some salient memories have led you to believe that your partner will yell at you or not understand.

Be cautious and aware, but also make sure you respond to what is happening in the present moment rather than reacting from the past and your expectations.

# 5: Create agreements and set limits.
When the two of you are calm, ask her to come to some agreements with you about how you will communicate with each other.

The key to creating deals that really bring improvement is making sure that both of you feel free to be honest and realistic in making them. An ultimatum is NOT an agreement. Once you’ve found the words for an agreement that you both agree on, make sure you both understand the same thing.

There are times when you also need to set a limit. If your partner refuses to make (or follow) agreements with you, it might be time to make clear what you will and will not allow.

This requires you to affirm yourself the kind of respect and interaction you want in your relationship and then support that.

Young life is a multi-level marketing company founded in 1993 that offers essential oils and other related products. Additionally, they offer a business or income opportunity for those interested in marketing the company or its products to generate an income stream. One thing I think is okay is that Young Living also has a non-profit organization that helps communities and families in impoverished areas in Ecuador, Croatia, and Uganda.

The thing:

Young Living has a ton of essential oil-based products available. Some of the items they offer are Aromatic Oils, Massage Oils, Diffusers, Oral Care Products, Healthy Cooking Oils, Animal Care Oils, Home Purification Oils and of course accessories to transport your oils.

1. Idaho blue spruce – This oil is designed to relax the mind and body and has a retail value of $ 37.83.
2. Animal Shampoo – Really. This product contains several different oils, including YLTG oil formulated by D. Gary Young and retails for $ 20.72.
3. Thieves Fresh Essence Mouthwash – This mouthwash is designed to thoroughly cleanse your mouth and comes in spearmint and peppermint flavors, with a retail value of 8 oz for $ 14.47.

It is important to note that Young Living offers several different types of products. The product categories and the actual product I explained are far from everything Young Living has to offer!

The opportunity:

The question still remains; Can You Really Make Money With Young Living? To answer this question, we need to look at your compensation plan!

There are 3 main payouts for Young Living affiliates, such as Quick Start Bonus, Life Start Bonus, and Retail Earnings.

1. Quick start bonus – You can earn 25% on your top-tier personally enrolled dealer orders during the first three months of membership. You can also earn an additional 10% on your second-level personally enrolled dealer orders.
2. Bonus for starting to live – Every time you enroll a distributor with a Premium Starter Kit, you can earn a one-time $ 25 cash bonus.
3. Retail earnings – With this payment, you will be able to earn 24% difference between the retail and wholesale price for the orders of your personally enrolled retail customers.

To conclude, yes, you can make money with Young Living!

The cost:

For some, this is the most important question to answer before even considering joining this business. I’d be more than happy to be the provider for that answer!

But first, understand that if you want to get involved with Young Living and start making money, what you are doing is opening your own home business! All companies require some type of initial fee! However, in the world of multi-level marketing, the price is generally much cheaper compared to a traditional type company. For example, in a traditional type business like Construction, you could spend around $ 5,000 to $ 10,000 just to get started! In this industry, you will probably spend a lot less than that! Since we’ve been able to understand that, let’s move on.

To participate and get started with Young Living, you will need to purchase a Starter Kit! They have several starter kits available; I will give a brief explanation of three of them!

1. Basic starter kit – $ 45.00. This kit includes a 5ml Stress Away Oil, an AromaGlide Roller Attachment, 10 Sample Packs, 10 Love It? Share it! Business cards, 10 I love it? Share it! Sample Oil Bottles, 2 NingXia Red 2-oz. Samples, Product Guide and Product Price List, Essential Oils Magazine, Essential Edge and Member Resources.
2. Premium thief kit – $ 160.00. This kit is a premium quality special starter kit and includes 15ml of Thieves Oil, Thieves AromaBright Toothpaste, Thieves Fresh Essence Plus Mouthwash, 2 Thieves Cleaner, 2 Thieves Foaming Hand Soap, 2 Thieves Spray, 2 Thieves Waterless Hand Purifier and everything else. included in the Basic Starter Kit mentioned above.
3. NingXia Premium Kit – $ 170.00. This kit is also a special premium kit and includes NingXia Red 2-Pack, 30 NingXia Red Single Oils, NingXia Nitro, and everything in the Basic Started Kit above.

Final thoughts:

The products Young Living offers are interesting and definitely have some kind of originality. They also have a ton of products to choose from!

The business opportunity is something that you can definitely make money from. However, in my opinion, I think their compensation plan is somewhat weak on a level of comparison to other companies that I have reviewed. If you know exactly what you are doing and you are a professional network marketer, you will do well with this company and even prosper. However, if you are a total newbie and have no idea how to generate massive income from network marketing, you will have a hard time making money from this endeavor.

The cost in general is quite inexpensive. Their basic basic kit is only $ 45.00 and their most expensive kit is $ 260.00. That means you can start a business and start earning income from home for just under $ 300.00, which is amazing!

* Dustin Hale is NOT affiliated with Young Living or its business / income opportunity

If you’ve ever worked in a university bookstore, you probably realize that their software, at some level, is based on Microsoft Excel, or at least a similar spreadsheet program. What you may not recognize is that a lot of your daily activities are Excel-based, or could be.

The basics

These are the tasks that you would think Excel would already be doing in the bookstore. Nothing impressive, but the basic generic functions of a spreadsheet program like Excel are worth mentioning.

Inventory

Excel is also tea tool to track inventory in a store with a wide variety of items. With Excel’s ability to send an ‘alert’ email whenever a certain item is out of stock, it’s easy to make sure you have enough stock at all times.

Point of sale

Many POS systems in many businesses use an Excel-based interface, basically a ‘skin’ that goes between an Excel spreadsheet and the user interface, to generate reports ranging from sales tax calculations to printable receipts.

Billing

With a dash of template work, Excel can create very professional-looking invoices for you and any secondary services you hire, such as window washing or other cleaning services.

Planning

Excel’s ability to chart makes it a breeze – enter employee hours and receive a picture that will make any gaps or gluts in your coverage immediately obvious.

Accounting

Your basic accounting program is practically guaranteed to use Excel to track, control, and evaluate numbers. It’s the best tool for the job, simply put – its ability to calculate, graph, and compile numbers from a wide variety of sources is invaluable.

Creative Selling Points for Excel

Here are some tasks that Excel should be doing for you that you may be using other tools to accomplish – a little out of the ordinary, and you’ll see how Excel could improve workflow in the library.

Employee performance

Whether you are tracking by the compliments you receive from clients, by how well an employee meets specific program goals, or by the amount of profit they make while they are working, Excel gives you the ability to see at a glance what Employees are the most valuable to the bookstore.

Special programs

Speaking of specific programs, Excel can be effortlessly configured to track specific goals and how your employees, individually, in groups, or collectively, have been able to achieve those goals.

Dirty

Creating sales, reducing the price of your merchandise, is always a risk. It could generate enough additional business to improve your overall profits, or it could deplete the profits you’re already making. Excel’s ability to put together and test various scenarios can help you see what to do to make a sale work for you, or when to end it sooner if it doesn’t work for you.

Customer tracking

College bookstores tend to attract frequent visitors, so it might be worth the time to put together a customer tracking system that allows your employees to take notes on their customers; it’s that kind of personal touch that sets it apart from the larger office supply and downtown bookstore chains!

Projections

Excel’s ability to extrapolate given data points and project probable futures can be of great help for upcoming special events or simply adjusting to regular seasonal changes.

Excel has such a wide range of skills, from everyday math functions to amazing templates and sophisticated extrapolations and scenario testing, that its ability to help with almost every aspect of college bookstore management is unmatched. If you are not using Excel on yours, perhaps you should investigate what Excel can do for you.

Anyone who has ever been in a classroom with a student with ADHD has probably noticed his tendency to act before thinking. They interrupt teachers with brusque responses, cannot sit still for a moment, and distract other students who sit near them. Researchers believe that children with ADHD in elementary school have self-control problems, which are more serious than their ability to pay attention. How do you help a child with school behavior problems with ADHD? Here are some tips for reducing impulsivity in the classroom.

Establish clear rules in the classroom

Classroom rules must be defined and agreed upon at the beginning of each trimester. Write down the rules and post them on a bulletin board so that students with ADHD will remember appropriate behavior in the classroom. Alternatively, you can give students an incentive to behave by implementing a reward system; Provide small rewards, such as gold stars, to students who follow the rules. You can encourage good behavior outside of the classroom by allowing the class to earn rewards based on feedback from other teachers and school staff.

Encourage students to think aloud

You can better understand how students with ADHD reason by asking them to “think aloud” when doing problem-solving tasks. Doing so will encourage them to slow down a bit before blurting out responses. You can also give students with ADHD a 15 or 20 second pause before they are allowed to answer a verbal question.

Teach conflict resolution

Although it may not be part of the curriculum, children with ADHD can greatly benefit from learning some conflict resolution skills so that they can work together in peace. Consider attending workshops on conflict resolution management and apply the approaches you have learned in the classroom. Some approaches to consider include the peaceful classroom approach, where students work in groups to achieve similar learning goals, and the mediation program approach, which teaches children to mediate among other children who are fighting.

Give time to accept negative consequences

Students with ADHD can be volatile and stubborn, and may initially refuse to do a negative consequence like going to a time out. If this happens, set a timer for 1 to 2 minutes after the first rejection. Explain to the child that this time can be used to decide whether to voluntarily accept the consequence or reject it and face more serious consequences. Many teachers report that this method reduces the effort they have to enforce negative consequences and prevents further conflict.

What do you do when your teenage daughter arrives and tells you that she is pregnant? Strangling her is not an option.

Parents’ response:

The “real world” is already too harsh for teens and now your baby is having a baby. How you respond will be the factor in your success or failure. He’s spent time educating her about abstinence and birth control and it all went out the window. You are wondering what you did wrong. You feel like you’ve done everything right, but now your teenage daughter is pregnant. This kind of thing still happens and your daughter is going to need it more than ever.

At this point, your parenting shifts from prevention to preparation. Your feelings should be compassion and empathy. She is trying to deal with all the emotions she’s going through and doesn’t understand how to deal with them, but as her mother, you can help her examine and talk about them. Believe it or not, many teenagers try to get pregnant, they simply lack the maturity to make responsible decisions. She is not mature enough to raise a child, she has not experienced life enough to understand what affects her decisions and the future actions she takes will affect both her and her baby for the rest of their lives. Not only do teenagers lack the experience and maturity, their brains are not actually fully functional, like their father, you have the opportunity to teach him the skills that he is going to need.

Creating a plan:

You may have extensive childcare experience, which is great because you will have the basic skills necessary to raise this child, but have you had the experience of being extremely sleep deprived? What about all the problems that come up with raising a newborn? Only experience can give you the coping skills you will need. Have honest conversations with her. What is your plan? Most likely, she has no idea. Sit her down and help her come up with a plan, the plan should address where everyone is going to live, are you going to allow the father to move? They are going to get married? What about childcare? Is homeschooling an option for her? What is the father’s plan? Are you going to give him monetary support, moral support, what is your position in all this?

Just remember, your teenage daughter has no idea what’s coming, he’s even worse off than she is. As a general rule, children take longer to mature, so all the mistakes you make also have a life-changing effect on you and your family.

Guilty feeling:

Don’t put her on a guilt trip. There is nothing you can do at this time except help her make good decisions. She is now pregnant and, other than putting him up for adoption, she has no options. There is such an important event in her life that you don’t push her away, she needs all the support she can get, even if she acts like she doesn’t care or even if she’s happy for the little grandson coming into the world. There are so many things your teen is feeling. Teenagers already have the mindset that this word is about them, they simply lack the ability to see into the future, proving once again that their brain is immature and unable to make real adult decisions. Think back to when you were a teenager and made decisions that were about you, right?

Unless you were a teenager, you can’t really put yourself in their shoes, but just thinking about the stupid decisions you made.

Shame:

Chances are that both you and your daughter are feeling embarrassed now. Most of the time, the adolescent feels embarrassed, especially if she hasn’t told anyone. It’s a scary time for her. Make sure to keep communication open. She really is going to need it. What about your guilt and shame? Of course you are embarrassed that this is happening right under your supervision. You don’t know what you did wrong, this didn’t happen to the “good girls”. In reality, your daughter is the same person she has always been, but she has made some poor decisions. Deal with your embarrassment by talking to your supportive spouse or friend. Don’t blame your teenage daughter.

Education:

Studies reported in 2010 found the following.

1. Teen moms are at a higher risk of not finishing their high school education.

2. Less than 2 percent of teen mothers go to college. 3. Babies of teenage mothers are 50 percent more likely to be behind than their peers of the same age.

4. Information on teenage pregnancy can be found on the Internet. Try www.TeenPregnancy.org

5. The CDC suggests that one of the most effective and efficient ways to prevent teenage pregnancy is to educate adolescent girls at school with the school curriculum.

The role of grandparents:

Let your daughter be the mother. Grandparents often intervene because they want to help their daughter but because she doesn’t know what to do. Offer support, which is your job. Teach her how to take care of the baby and let her learn. You have to make your own mistakes as a mother. You will see what mistakes he is making or things he is doing differently than you would. This is your baby and he has to learn to make mistakes or he will ask for help. As a grandparent, this should be one of the greatest joys of your life. Let it be. Have faith in her and, most importantly, keep communication open so she doesn’t mind coming to you for advice.