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Vol. 4 No. 8, August 2012 Copyright 2012 by Wolf
J. Rinke
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1. NEW CPE--HOT OFF THE PRESS
2. NUTRITION NEWS YOU CAN USE
3. HOW TO SAVE UP TO 16% ON CPEUs
4. FEAR: HOW TO OVERCOME IT ONCE AND FOR ALL
5. HEAR WOLF "HOWL"--I MEAN SPEAK
6. HUMOR BREAK
7. ABOUT THE EDITOR
8. PRIVACY STATEMENT AND SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION
INSIGHT BREAK
"Passage of time accelerates as a square of your age.
Accomplish things that are important to you now-you may run out of time
as you grow older."
-Roger Masquelier
Source: Make It a Winning Life Perpetual Calendar, http://wolfrinke.com/calendar.html
1. NEW CPE--HOT OFF THE PRESS
Geriatric Nutrition: Guidelines for Working with Older Adults, 4th Edition
K. Chapman-Novakofski, RD, LD, PhD, C231, 18 CPEUs, $144.95 (also available
in electronic format).
Everything you need to know from nutrient requirements with changes
in age to the prevention and treatment of chronic diseases. A must-have
manual if you are working with older adults. This new comprehensive
manual will enable you to:
- counsel elderly clients to improve the quality of their lives
- recommend appropriate biochemical or dietary assessments to determine
the nutritional status of the elderly
- make nutritional modifications important in the prevention and treatment
of major chronic diseases of the elderly
- interpret the role of antioxidants in aging, cancer, cardiovascular
disease and macular degeneration
- counsel older clients about the uses and abuses of supplements
- recognize potential drug-nutrient interactions in the elderly.
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2. NUTRITION NEWS YOU CAN USE
Higher Doses of Vitamin D are Effective in Fracture Risk Reduction in
Older Adults-Lower Doses are Not
The results of a pooled analysis of 11 unrelated randomized clinical
trials investigating vitamin D supplementation and fracture risk in
more than 31,000 older adults found that taking between 800 IUs and
2,000 IUs of vitamin D per day significantly reduced the risk of most
fractures, including hip, wrist and forearm in both men and women age
65. Researchers divided the subjects into quartiles ranging from 0 to
2,000 International Units (IUs) of daily vitamin D intake. In the top
quartile, there was a 30% reduction in hip fracture risk and a 14% reduced
risk of fracturing other bones, compared to the control groups. The
researchers also found that there was no benefit to taking Vitamin D
supplements in doses below 800 IUs per day for fracture prevention.
ACTION STEP: For up-to-date nutritional advice that will help your elderly
clients improve the quality of their lives read "Geriatric Nutrition:
Guidelines for Working with Older Adults, 4th Edition", available
at http://www.wolfrinke.com/CEFILES/C231CPEcourse.htm (see para #1).
Source: Bischoff-Ferrari HA, et al. A Pooled Analysis of Vitamin D Dose
Requirements for Fracture Prevention. N Engl J Med 2012; 367:40-49,
http://www.nejm.org/doi/pdf/10.1056/NEJMoa1109617.
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4. FEAR: HOW TO OVERCOME IT ONCE AND FOR ALL
by Wolf J. Rinke, PhD, CSP
Erik Weihenmeyer successfully climbed Mt. Everest and four of the worlds'
tallest peaks. No big deal, right? Wrong! It's a very big deal because
Erik is BLIND! Contrast that to the fact that many of us have difficulty
tackling even the most mundane challenges. For example you may be afraid
of asking for that raise you know you have earned. Or you may be avoiding
to get in touch with that wonderful young man you met at the party last
weekend. What prevents most of us from being more like Erik? It's that
dirty four letter word: FEAR! Here are six specific strategies you can
use to help you get rid of fear once and for all.
1. Acknowledge It
Acknowledging that fear of failure is normal, allows us to see ourselves
as typical human beings instead of "chickens." It provides
us with the mechanism for getting off our case. For most of us, we are
the ones who hold us back more than anything or anyone else. Some time
ago I shared a taxi with a young man on my way from Chicago's O'Hare
airport to downtown Chicago. He told me that he worked for CBS and was
on his way to make a big presentation to the CBS board of directors.
When I told him that I was a professional speaker he got excited. He
immediately began to quiz me on how he could be a more effective presenter
for this big meeting he had coming up. I asked him what he wanted to
improve. After some prying, he told me he wanted to be less nervous.
I asked him why he wanted to do that. When he gave me a funny look that
said: Wonder what kind of professional speaker this guy is? I explained
that speakers who are not nervous are terrible speakers because they
are deadly. I assured him that being nervous is a benefit, provided
the nervous energy is channeled in the right direction. After coaching
him, I left him with a thought that he eagerly wrote down: "Every
speaker has butterflies. Excellent speakers make the butterflies fly
in formation." One week later he sent me a note together with an
order for one of my books and audio program. In his note he told me
that he had made his butterflies fly in formation and that he had made
the best presentation of his life. (If you'd like help with this read
Knock'em Alive Presentation Skills: How to Make an Effective Presentation
for 1 or 1,000, 2nd Edition, [C208], 20 CPEUs, available at http://www.wolfrinke.com/CEFILES/cepd.html#C208.)
2. Ignore Others
I have found over the years that the minute I announce an innovative
idea, a new business venture, a great idea for an outing, or anything
else that is different, there are innumerable people who tell me that
it won't work, is not feasible, or is too risky. The naysayer song goes
on and on. If you have worked in any traditional organization or bureaucracy,
I know that you too have heard that song many times. That type of advice
used to slow me down. It made me cautious, made me rethink my original
thoughts, caused me to worry, and led me to focus on all the reasons
why something could not work, dissipating my energy to the point that
I could no longer see all the reasons why it could work.
Before I knew it, I gave up on what might have been a million-dollar
idea. Not anymore. I have developed a simple but powerful strategy to
silence the naysayers by saying: "I appreciate your concern. Have
you yourself done this before?" If the answer is no, I thank them
for their interest and ignore the advice. On the other hand, if the
answer is "yes" I listen attentively so that I can learn from
their mistakes. I firmly believe that only the people who have taken
the journey and who have experienced the risks are able to provide you
with meaningful advice. Most of the others want to be sure that you
remain one level below them so that they can feel OK. After all, if
you succeed too much, it might lower their self-esteem.
3. Do the Thing You Fear and the Death of Fear Is Certain
Think about what you fear the most, and do it. Probably the biggest
confidence builder in your life is to do the thing you fear. It may
be quitting your current job, jumping out of an airplane (do put on
a parachute first, and, while you are at it, get some decent instructions
too), living in the wilderness, scuba diving, or giving a speech. Do
your homework, get yourself mentally and physically conditioned, and
break the task into small, doable steps so that you can benefit from
the principle of incremental success. For example, tightrope walkers
start low to the ground. After they have it mastered at that height,
they go up a little bit at a time. When they get dangerously high, they
add a safety net. Only after they have mastered the task to the point
that they could do it in their sleep do they remove the safety net.
After experiencing incremental successes at whatever you are afraid
of, you will be able to do it, and will no longer be afraid of it. Most
importantly, it will empower you and put you in charge of your life,
providing you with the confidence of a supremely successful human being.
4. Conduct a Worst-Case Analysis
Whenever I am presented with a challenge that scares me, I ask myself,
"What is the worst thing that can possibly happen?" After
I identify that, I ask myself, "Can you live with that?" If
the answer is yes, I forget the worst case, visualize myself succeeding,
and go for it. If that still does not satisfy you, do a basic Ben Franklin
decision making analysis. (Actually Plato came up with it first.) For
each option, list the "Pros" and "Cons." Now pick
the option that has the greatest number of Pros and the fewest Cons,
and go for it with gusto. (For other useful decision making strategies
go to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decision_making.)
5. Replace Fear with Desire
All of us are motivated by two very powerful human emotions: fear and
desire. Both are extremely powerful and both work equally well, although
in opposite directions. To overcome fear, we must recognize that the
human mind can only hold one major thought at a time. To take advantage
of this phenomenon, we must get in the habit of substituting desire
for fear when we speak to ourselves and to others. Instead of programming
our mind with the things we do not want to have happen we must use the
same creative energy to tell ourselves what it is that we want to have
happen. Telling ourselves what we want should be supplemented with visualizing
what we desire in clear, vivid, dramatic pictures. Once you have formulated
that picture in your mind, you should think of all the positive consequences
associated with succeeding. That way you will be focusing on the rewards
of success instead of the penalties of failure.
6. PIN it
The PIN technique will help you focus on the positive instead of the
negative, see the opportunity instead of the risks, and generally minimize
"stinking thinking." Internalizing and consistently applying
the PIN technique has enabled me to transform myself from a pessimist
into an eternal optimist. The PIN technique consists of a three-step
mental process that you can use to first focus on what is positive (P),
then on what is interesting or innovative (I), and last on what is negative
(N). By PINing it, instead of NIPing it, you will provide yourself with
the ability to focus your vast mental energies on positive thoughts
instead of squandering them on negative and nonproductive ideas. NIPing
it closes the proverbial mental shade whereas PINing it allows you to
go beyond your customary response pattern and lets you see the hidden
opportunities and focus on desire instead of fear.
Source: For other empowering strategies read or listen to Make It a
Winning Life: Success Strategies for Life, Love or Business available
at http://wolfrinke.com/MIWL.html or if you need CPE credits devour
How to Maximize Professional Potential and Increase Your Earning Power
in Nutrition and Dietetics 3rd Edition (C187) approved for 30 CPEUs,
available at http://www.wolfrinke.com/CEFILES/C187CPEcourse.htm. (Order
now and save an extra $20)
5. HEAR WOLF "HOWL"--I MEAN SPEAK
Sep 28, 12 "Positive Attitude: The Key to Wellness and Peak Performance,"
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Los Angeles, CA. This full day seminar may be open to you if your company
is a member of the Institute of Management Studies (IMS). Contact Michael
Alley, losangeles@ims-online.com for specifics.
Recommend me to the meeting planner of your upcoming state or local
dietetic association and I will help make your next meeting a "howling
success." As a way of giving back, I speak to ADA groups at significantly
reduced rates.
6. HUMOR BREAK
As a jet was flying over Arizona on a clear day, the copilot was providing
his passengers with a running commentary about landmarks over the PA
system. "Coming up on the right, you can see the Meteor Crater,
which is a major tourist attraction in northern Arizona. It was formed
when a lump of nickel and iron, roughly 150 feet in diameter and weighing
300,000 tons, struck the earth 50,000 years ago at about 40,000 miles
an hour, scattering white-hot debris for miles in every direction. The
hole measures nearly a mile across and is 570 feet deep."
The man sitting next to me exclaimed: "Wow, look! It just missed
the highway!"
7. ABOUT THE EDITOR
Dr. Wolf J. Rinke, RD, CSP is the president of Wolf Rinke Associates--an
accredited provider of easy to use CPE home study programs for nutrition
professionals since 1990 available at www.easyCPEcredits.com. He is
also a highly effective management consultant and executive coach who
specializes in building peak performance organizations, teams and individuals,
and an author of numerous CPE home study courses, audio/video programs
as well as several best selling management, leadership and self-development
books including Make it a Winning Life--Success Strategies for Life,
Love and Business. In addition he is an internationally recognized keynote
speaker and seminar leader who delivers customized presentations that
combine story telling, humor and motivation with specific "how
to" action strategies that participants can apply immediately to
improve their personal and professional lives. Preview a demo at www.WolfRinke.com
or call 800-828-9653. If you have questions, or would like him to address
a specific issue or topic please e-mail him at WolfRinke@aol.com.
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