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Organizational Leadership Program

Posted on October 22, 2009 by greenbucks| Leave a comment

I met my brother last weekend. It was our first time to see his cute daughter Amara (my first niece!).

Brother went here to accompany his wife and daughter who will have a short vacation. Brother also planned to enroll for the second semester for his Master’s.

We got to talking about the alternative of enrolling in an online program to save on fare and time travel. If road conditions prove to be not good, he runs the risk of not being able to go to school.

He majored in Industrial Psychology. I can’t particularly remember what he is majoring in right now but during our talk, we got to discuss the merits of enrolling in a program that about organizational leadership.

He was at first not sure if there are online programs being offered for that course so we were surprised when chanced upon an online Master of Arts in Organizational Leadership when we were scouring the web for programs like these.

Now, if only he can afford it, I know he will enroll in this program because it offers a lot of good topics like problem solving skills, strategic planning, team building and instituting change within an organization.

My brother was particularly interested in organizational communication and psychology of motivation.

If I may say so, students these days are too busy with mundane tasks (social media for one) that they need a lot of motivation to keep focus on their studies. Oh well, maybe its just me.

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Gaining the Weight Back

Posted on October 19, 2009 by greenbucks| Leave a comment

Our only son has not been eating well lately and I noticed that he has lost weight and he needs to gain the weight back. Yeah, I know, I should be the one losing the weight, not he.

Anyway, I thought about doing a little scare tactic with him. He was once hospitalized due to a severe asthma attack and he didn’t like to be in the hospital.

I asked him if he likes to go back to the hospital if he gets sick. He looked at me and said “No.”

That solved the problem somehow and he is back to his having his normal eating portions, plus extra snacks and milk before bed.

Oh yeah, one more thing, it is very, very expensive to get sick and be hospitalized especially for those without Medicare supplement cards.

I know.

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Family Issues

Posted on August 10, 2009 by greenbucks| 2 Comments

One of the most sensitive topics to talk about would be family issues.

More than anything else that could get ugly, family issues could top the list. And why not? The airing of a family’s dirty laundry is one that gets uglier even if mediation is being done.

Families can destroy each other, flinging mud at each other for a parcel of land or the promise of getting one’s hand in the family coffers.

I sympathize deeply with a friend whose husband is not in good relations with his own family. After months of searching for a place to stay and for movers to help them, they finally were able to move in to a new house.

Now they have found peace after living in the home of the in-laws.

Or so they thought.

The supposedly more mature members of her husband’s family removed his children from their family’s group mail. My friend’s son asked if they will still use the family name because of what happened.

Yes, even children are not spared from the hurt and pain that family members cause each other. Shame on adults immature people who show bad behavior and choices in the way they treat these children.

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Lessons From the Bank

Posted on April 23, 2009 by greenbucks| Leave a comment

I went to the bank today and a overheard a couple talking to a loan officer about taking debt consolidation packages for their financial responsibilities.

Debt is one thing I do not want to deal with.

My children know that and they see me buy purchases in cash which means we have to watch the budget tightly. I do not even have a credit card.

I believe this is one good way to teach children about money, to not spend what you do not have in your pockets and to live simply within the boundaries of what you can afford.

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It is Natural, Naturally

Posted on March 31, 2009 by greenbucks| Leave a comment

People try to be as healthy as they are able to, no doubt about it.

The natural way and the organic way are just some of the things that people try to engage in trying to be healthy.

My children have a tablespoon of honey almost on a daily basis (unless I foget to give them) and we have not had processed canned food for over a year now, except for canned fish like sardines and tuna in water. In the freezer are lean chicken and fish because we don’t have red meat often.

Fruits and vegetables? Sure! These are refreshing and full of nutrients and we love to have these often.

We need as much nutrients and anti-oxidants to fight against the city’s pollution and toxins.

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