Blog Posts by Diva Toolbox

Aly & Andrea

Busted. It doesn't just happen. You have to take action and make choices to make your health a priority- especially when you've tied it to your legacy. This is personal growth 101. Oh YEAH, we forgot to mention: Aly is a former nationally certified personal trainer and has a degree with emphasis in physical therapy. She has trained hundreds of clients, including athletes and even an Egyptian princess! So listen up:

Thanks for spending time with the last post defining the WHY behind your commitment to improving your health. Today, we are spending time on what that means and the beginning of how to make it happen.

First, the WHAT: When you are considering what you want your health to look like, lets start from the basics. We all will have different sets of goals, but we all have 3 basic fitness components that are tied to these goals:

1. Increase muscle

2. Decrease fat

3. Increase flexibility

Sounds simple, right? It should be, now that you know your

Joy Randel

When it comes to our closest canine companions, the health problems they encounter can be as unique as those sparkling personalities we rely on to brighten our day. A dog health problem isn't necessarily going to present the same across the spectrum of breeds. Some dog health problems are actually specific to certain breeds.

Some pet owners wonder if there are any preventative measures they can take in terms of keeping their pup's physical health in check. Dog health food is sometimes a popular option for folks who feel their own health benefits from a balanced, nutritious diet. Health-conscious dog owners gain comfort in looking after their animals' dietary needs with the same dedication they apply to monitoring their own. Some doggie lovers take it a step further and prepare their pet food from scratch, adding supplements such as Taurine and L-carnitine to ensure their pooch's nutritional needs are being met.

The American Kennel Club has a website listing national breed

Kellie DAndrea

One of the most cost effective and proven ways to attract more customers, increase web traffic and build credibility is to offer free teleseminars or teleclasses to your target market. A teleseminar is when you provide valuable information to a group of people who call into a shared bridge line to learn what you are speaking about. When you chose a topic that is relevant and of interest to your target market, you will immediately begin to attract potential customers to hear your lecture. These same people will want to sign up and learn more about you from your website resulting in increased traffic and lastly, by teaching during a teleclass, you are positioning yourself as the expert in your field and allowing people to experience you before they make an investment resulting in a higher conversion rate.

But, to ensure a successful teleseminar, there is a process that you need to take to ensure you are optimizing this marketing strategy to its fullest potential. Here is a 9 step

Liz Cosline

When there is higher pay for an employee the company has higher expectations - right? And that makes sense in that there is more responsibility. However employees don't automatically perform at higher levels if wages are higher and even if they do, it will not last for long. Commitment, dedication, employee engagement, initiative, and discretionary effort do not come from an individual for pay. These are the aspects of an employee that cannot be bought. No matter how high the salary, if you treat employees poorly they will begin to no longer care. This happens usually over time and from what I have seen is a response (reaction) to not feeling cared about.

Here are some reasons employees will stop caring:

1. Freedom is lacking. Striving for excellence and Best Practices are definitely important, but not every task deserves a micro-managed approach. Think how you feel it seems like you are always being watched. Autonomy feels good. Give them the chance to think of ways to do

Sandi Tuttle

"How many women in this world do you think say to themselves at least once a day… I am not good enough for …?"

My friend, Janet Powers, posted this question on Facebook the other day. Not only is this an excellent question, it is one of my hot buttons.

The answer to this is, obviously, too many women. Too many of us listen to a voice in our head, all day every day, telling us that we aren't good enough. Good enough to get that promotion. Good enough to give an opinion. Good enough to expect a certain kind of treatment. We tell ourselves we aren't thin enough, young enough, smart enough, educated enough, tough enough, kind enough, thoughtful enough, talented enough, tall enough, sexy enough… no matter what it is, we aren't enough. The list is endless.

I say "Enough is Enough!"

Did you ever once ask yourself: Whose voice is telling you this garbage? We aren't born thinking we are less than anyone and everyone. We aren't born with a built in, hard-wired sense of

Audra Fordin

I happen to really like tires-a lot! I find them to be very intriguing and next to the brakes, they are the most important safety feature on your vehicle.

Tires tell a great story about the car they are on. If you take a look at the tread on your tires, it is very similar to the tread pattern on your shoes. On your shoes, you can see which part of the foot you favor by the wear pattern on the soles. If you lean to the left when you walk, your soles will show it. If you turn your feet out when you walk, it's all there on the bottom of your shoes. And for those of you who get holes in the center of your soles, it's because you are putting a lot of pressure on the front of your feet. Your shoe soles reveal a lot about how you walk.

The same is true for your tires. By taking a good look at the tread, you will see how your car is driving and how the wheel balance and wheel alignment factor into that equation.

Wheel alignment and wheel balance are often confused with each

Cheri Valentine

You know those people who piss you off the most? They just drive you crazy! It might be your mother, best friend, significant other, clerk at the grocery store, or someone you just met. You know what I am talking about. You have such judgment against them. They push your buttons, trigger you to react in unattractive ways, infuriate you!

Well, here's some good news for you! Those people, those experiences, those judgments you have can actually teach you some important lessons about yourself and free you in ways you probably cannot even imagine. Really!

How do I know? Because I use these 7 steps every day and help many frustrated men and women to do the same. The truth is…it's not really about the people who are driving you nuts. It's all about you! That's right. So, are you ready to use those judgment to your advantage?

Here's the 7 Steps that will take you from judging others to allowing them and you enjoy a more loving connection.

1. Notice Your Judgments - First be

Meredith Liepelt

I recently spent the weekend at a lake in Michigan with my family. We had a great time hopping between the paddle boat, pontoon rides, jet skis, kayaks and the sand bar. I had a great time but since my kids are still small, I found that I was constantly in between getting their lunches, snacks, applying and reapplying sunscreen, putting their life jackets on and off and refereeing the occasional fight about who had the big shovel first. One afternoon, I decided to take some time for myself and went out on a solo kayak excursion. It was beautiful outside - 80 degrees, lovely billowing clouds and a light breeze.

I decided to venture to a part of the lake that I didn't normally take my kids. The wind was blowing lightly and I was paddling against a small current. As time went on, I found the wind was picking up and I had to actually start fighting it to try to make it over to my destination. Despite being in good shape, I found that I was getting tired fairly quickly and starting