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Why hire an Executive Coach? – Mary T. O’Sullivan

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By Mary T. O’Sullivan, MSOL “A coach is someone who tells you what you don’t want to hear, who has you see what you don’t want to see, so you can be who you always knew you could be” – Tom Landry How do people achieve greatness? Practice? Yes. Repetition? Yes. Discipline? Yes. And how can greatness be achieved by yourself? Almost impossible. All great athletes, like Tom Brady, have many coaches. Great celebrities like Oprah have multiple coaches. Health and wellness coaches, nutrition coaches, workout coaches, meditation coaches. People rely on the expertise and training of professional coaches to enhance their lives and realize their true potential. So, how do coaches work with you to create that magic in your life that you seek? There are usually five key areas that coaches help to focus on: Clarify your direction and vision. Strategize your actions Upgrade any of your skill gaps Optimize your physical environment Master your inner game, y...

National Father-in-Law Day (July 30th)

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Quick facts When is it? Every July 30th Tagged as Parents People & Relationships What are the hashtags? #FatherinLawDay #NationalFatherinLawDay Have we missed something? Show some love to the father of your spouse on this important day! National Father-in-Law Day is a wonderful occasion for a person to strengthen their relationship and to spend some quality time with their father-in-law, because let’s face it, he won’t be around forever.  History of National Father-in-Law Day National Father-in-Law Day acts as an ideal opportunity for those who might need to break through their father-in-law’s tough exterior and build up trust. This type of relationship building could be especially true for those who have a father-in-law who might be a bit grumpy, intimidating or possibly even a little scary sometimes, (and who wouldn’t be if they had to put up with your mother-in-law all day, right? Just kidding! She’s great and she has her own day too.)  National Father...

Rhode Island Weekend Weather, July 29/30, 2023 – John Donnelly

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by John Donnelly, meteorologist Saturday 7/29/23: Another warm and humid day, but we will get some relief after a cold front washes away a great deal of the humidity after triggering some showers and thunderstorms from late morning onward to the evening. Morning lows in the low 70’s rise under increasing cloud cover to the upper 80’s with a light southwesterly breeze shifting to westerly by evening. It’s a “C” day! Sunday 7/30/23: Rain ends during the pre-dawn hours and dew points begin to drop through the 60’s after the cold frontal passage. Light northerly winds help the drying process and reduce the low level haze as well, so blue skies dotted with scattered fair weather cumulus clouds. A low around 65 rises to afternoon highs in the upper 70’s. It’s an “A” day! ___ Follow John’s weather forecasts, here: WEATHER WITH JOHN DONNELLY John Donnelly was born in Hialeah, Florida and moved back to Rhod...

World Hepatitis Day (July 28th)

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Quick facts When is it? Every July 28th Tagged as Body & Health Life & Living What are the hashtags? #HepatitisDay #WorldHepatitisDay Have we missed something? Hepatitis is a disease characterized by the i NFL ammation of the liver. There are 5 main hepatitis viruses, referred to as types A, B, C, D and E. These 5 types are of greatest concern because of the burden of illness and death they cause and the potential for outbreaks and epidemic spread. In particular, types B and C lead to chronic disease in hundreds of millions of people and, together, are the most common cause of liver cirrhosis and cancer. Learn about World Hepatitis Day World Hepatitis Day is an important day that increases awareness about this condition. It is no exaggeration to say that days like this can help save lives. After all, by increasing awareness, we could end up reaching one person who goes and sees a doctor, and that could be the difference for them! This is even more so i...

National Wine and Cheese Day (July 25th)

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Quick facts When is it? Every July 25th Tagged as Alcohol Cheese Food & Drink What are the hashtags? #WineandCheeseDay #NationalWineandCheeseDay When was it founded? July 2014 Who founded it? Jace Shoemaker-Galloway Have we missed something? Wine and cheese are ageless companions, like aspirin and aches, or June and the moon, or good people and noble ventures. M.F.K. Fisher There are some things in the world that were just meant to go together, like Chocolate and Peanut Butter, oil and vinegar, and of course wine and cheese! Since time out of mind wine and cheese have been paired together and served at all the most important of events among the highest class of people. Wine And Cheese Day celebrates this eternal bonding and the elegance it engenders. Learn about National Wine and Cheese Day National Wine and Cheese Day is a date that celebrates the ultimate pairing of cheese and wine. For a lot of people, there is nothing that goes together better than a ...

National Cousins Day (July 24th)

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Quick facts When is it? Every July 24th Tagged as Family People & Relationships What are the hashtags? #CousinsDay #NationalCousinsDay Have we missed something? Remember those fun times at grandpa and grandma’s house when the whole family reunited and you spent countless hours playing with your cousins while the grownups discussed Politics and mortgages? Many of us grew up around our cousins, spending summer and winter breaks with them and slowly walking into life together. Then came college and that amazing job opportunity out of state, and we gradually lost touch. Because most of us found a best friend in our cousin at some point in our lives, National Cousins Day was born. The origin of this unofficial holiday is unknown, but the reason for its existence is clear: it’s the time of the year to rekindle cousin affection and reestablish those beautiful and strong childhood bonds. Wherever you are on National Cousins Day, take a minute or two to ring up or text...

In the Arena: Carol Ventura, RI Housing

Each week Joe Paolino Jr. interviews leaders in Rhode Island – today he interviews Carol Ventura, the Executive Director of Rhode Island Housing. Paolino asks why is it that we have such a housing crisis when our population hasn’t significantly changed over many years. Ventura mentions that this is a much more public issue than ever before, and that RI is last in the creation of new housing in the country. Listen to their discussion on the future of housing in Rhode Island… Be sure to watch In the Arena every Sunday at 7am on ABC6 Source: https://thefoxposts.com/in-the-arena-carol-ventura-ri-housing-TheFOXposts-30883.html?utm_source=blogger_source&utm_medium=blogger_medium&utm_campaign=blogger_cam Category: Health Post by: TheFOXposts.Com

In the news… for July 22, 2023

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RHODE ISLAND & VICINITY The “R” Line bus on RIPTA will no longer be free in the fall of 2023 Largest “ranch” for sale in Texas being billed as “half the size of Rhode Island” for approx.. $250Million RI cannabis officials will go on a statewide listening tour Made the prestigious ranking of No. 12 on the 50 Best pizza restaurants in the United States, is Pasquale’s Pizzeria Napoletana in Wakefield A dog died in a car at Bally’s casino in Lincoln, RI, during the heat wave There are four new pieces of exercise equipment at WWII Veterans Memorial Park in Woonsocket More than 500 of 14,000 Massachusetts dams are at risk of failing Cranston St. Armory project will not continue with SCOUT; too much risk for RI taxpayers. Should be a citywide project. Will pursue transferring building to Providence. Prov owns parking lot & park, state currently owns bldg. RISLA (RI Student Loan Authority) has moved to Chapel View in Garden City, Cranst...

The US military’s beast of the sky is the Douglas A-4 Skyhawk

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T𝚑𝚎 D𝚘𝚞𝚐l𝚊s A-4 Sk𝚢𝚑𝚊wk 𝚑𝚊s 𝚊 l𝚘n𝚐 𝚊n𝚍 im𝚙𝚛𝚎ssiv𝚎 𝚑ist𝚘𝚛𝚢 t 𝚑𝚊t s𝚙𝚊ns 𝚘v𝚎𝚛 m𝚘𝚛𝚎 t𝚑𝚊n 𝚑𝚊l𝚏 𝚊 c𝚎nt𝚞𝚛𝚢. D𝚎v𝚎l𝚘𝚙𝚎𝚍 𝚏𝚘𝚛 t𝚑𝚎 US N𝚊v𝚢 𝚊n𝚍 M𝚊𝚛in𝚎 C𝚘𝚛𝚙s, đó là 𝚋𝚎𝚎n 𝚊 𝚍𝚘𝚙t𝚎𝚍 𝚋𝚢 Ai𝚛 F𝚘𝚛c𝚎s 𝚊𝚛𝚘𝚞n𝚍 t𝚑𝚎 w𝚘𝚛l𝚍 𝚊n𝚍 c𝚘ntin𝚞𝚎s t 𝚘 𝚋𝚎 𝚊 𝚋𝚎𝚊st trong t𝚑𝚎 sk𝚢. Wit𝚑 n𝚞m𝚎𝚛𝚘𝚞s v𝚊𝚛i𝚊ti𝚘ns 𝚘𝚏 t𝚑𝚎 𝚊i𝚛c𝚛𝚊𝚏t, t𝚑𝚎𝚛𝚎’s 𝚊n A-4 Sk 𝚢𝚑𝚊wk t𝚘 s𝚞it 𝚎v𝚎𝚛𝚢𝚘n𝚎 của n𝚎𝚎𝚍s. Đó là v𝚎𝚛s𝚊tilit𝚢, s𝚙𝚎𝚎𝚍 𝚊n𝚍 m𝚊n𝚎𝚞v𝚎𝚛𝚊𝚋ilit𝚢 m𝚊𝚍𝚎 nó 𝚊 𝚙𝚘𝚙 𝚞l𝚊𝚛 𝚊i𝚛c𝚛𝚊𝚏t 𝚊t 𝚊 v𝚎𝚛𝚢 𝚛𝚎𝚊s𝚘n𝚊𝚋l𝚎 𝚙𝚛ic𝚎. E𝚍 H𝚎in𝚎m𝚊nn c𝚊m𝚎 𝚞𝚙 wit𝚑 t𝚑𝚎 D𝚘𝚞𝚐l𝚊s A-4 Sk𝚢𝚑𝚊wk’s 𝚏i𝚛st 𝚍𝚎si𝚐n Vào t𝚑𝚎 những năm 1950, t𝚑𝚎 c𝚘st 𝚊n𝚍 w𝚎i𝚐𝚑t 𝚘𝚏 c𝚘m𝚋𝚊t 𝚊i𝚛c𝚛𝚊𝚏t w𝚎𝚛𝚎 c 𝚘ntin𝚞𝚊ll𝚢 inc𝚛𝚎𝚊sin𝚐. Tại t𝚑𝚎 s𝚊m𝚎 tim𝚎, t𝚑𝚎𝚛𝚎 w𝚊s 𝚊 n𝚎𝚎𝚍 𝚏𝚘𝚛 t𝚑𝚎 Quân đội Hoa Kỳ𝚊𝚛𝚢 t𝚘 𝚛𝚎 𝚙l𝚊c𝚎 t𝚑𝚎 𝚊𝚐in𝚐, 𝚙ist𝚘n-𝚎n𝚐in𝚎 D𝚘𝚞?...

Space Exploration Day (July 20th)

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Quick facts When is it? Every July 20th Tagged as Hobbies & Activities Science & Technology What's the hashtag? #SpaceExplorationDay Have we missed something? The 20th century was a time of extreme growth in Technology and Science on scales large and small, not the least of which was planet-wide interest in space. Society has benefited from space exploration in a variety of ways, including Health and medicine, communication, consumer goods, information Technology , transportation and so much more.  Space Exploration Day is the perfect time to show some appreciation for and celebrate the advances that the world has gained through the exploration of space! History of Space Exploration Day The origins of Space Exploration Day date back to man first walking on the moon, taking place on July 20,1969 when America’s Apollo 11 mission safely landed two astronauts on the surface of the moon. The launch from Kennedy Space Center in Florida was a landmark...

National Caviar Day (July 18th)

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Quick facts When is it? Every July 18th Tagged as Animals Fish Food & Drink What are the hashtags? #CaviarDay #NationalCaviarDay Have we missed something? There’s a delicacy that is the very definition of elegance in the minds of most people, it’s a Mysterious word that brings together a longing for the better things in life, with a strange revulsion once you think too carefully about what it is. There are many things that are referred to by the same name, but only one of them stands as the one true caviar. True Caviar comes from one of a few types of sturgeon, and National Caviar Day celebrates this taste of decadence, and the History behind it. History of National Caviar Day Caviar has a strange History , when you consider the place that it holds in society today. The origins, however, remain the same. Caviar is the roe (or eggs) of the female of a number of species of sturgeon, with beluga being the most popular and well known variety of sturgeon. Lo...

World Listening Day (July 18th)

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Quick facts When is it? Every July 18th Tagged as Attitudes & Emotions Life & Living Nature & Environment What are the hashtags? #ListeningDay #WorldListeningDay Have we missed something? Rather than simply listening to other people talk, World Listening Day was created to draw attention to the way humans need to be listening to the world around us, including environmental awareness, soundscapes and acoustic ecology. History of World Listening Day The study of Acoustic Ecology began in the late 1960s. Also called ecoacoustics or soundscape studies, this field promotes understanding about the relationship between human beings and their environment, particularly as it relates to sound. The World Soundscape Project (WSP) was formed as a result of this study, practically applying itself to the problems of noise pollution and promoting harmony in the sonic environment. The first World Listening Day was celebrated in 2010 and has been observed annually ...