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Vol. 5 No. 6, June 2013 Copyright 2013 by Wolf
J. Rinke
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HAPPY NATIONAL NUTRITION MONTH
IN THIS ISSUE
1. NEW CPE--HOT OFF THE PRESS
2. NUTRITION NEWS YOU CAN USE
3. HOW TO SAVE UP TO 16% ON CPEUs PLUS GET A FREE ETHICS COURSE
4. TIME MANAGEMENT: HOW TO STRETCH THE TIME RUBBER BAND--Part II
5. HEAR WOLF HOWL--I MEAN SPEAK
6. HUMOR BREAK
7. ABOUT THE EDITOR
8. PRIVACY STATEMENT AND SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION
INSIGHT BREAK
Everything you want to accomplish will be accomplished provided you perceive it as important.
--Wolf J. Rinke
Source: Make it a Winning Life Perpetual Desk Calendar, http://wolfrinke.com/calendar.html
1. NEW CPE--HOT OFF THE PRESS
The Best Things You Can Eat,Book by David Grotto, RDN, LDN, Study Guide by Wolf J. Rinke, PhD, RDN, CSP, C241, 22 CPEUs, $164.95
(Book, 314 pgs and study guide, 25 pgs) Is an orange or a guava the best source of vitamin C? Is farm-raised or wild salmon higher in omega-3 fats? If you've always wondered what foods to turn to when your patients need more fiber in their diet or which foods they can count on when they've got an upset stomach, The Best Things You Can Eat has the answers, and even a few surprises. Bestselling author David Grotto draws on the latest nutritional and scientific research to assemble the most authoritative compilation of food rankings ever produced. Here are just some of the useful lists you'll find inside:
- The 8 Best Foods for Lowering Cholesterol
- Top 6 Foods to Control Your Blood Pressure
- The 7 Best Foods for Stopping Bad Breath
- The 5 Best Foods to Slow Down Aging
- Top 5 Foods for Numbing Aches and Pains
- Top 5 Foods to Battle Cold and Flu
- Top 8 Cancer-Fighting Foods
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2. NUTRITION NEWS YOU CAN USE
Fiber Lowers Risk of Strokes
A new study analyzed data from 327,537 adults for eight to 19 years and found that people who consumed the most fiber were less likely to have had a stroke compared to those who consumed the least. Stroke risk fell by 7% for every 7 gm increase in fiber per day. The authors concluded: "Greater dietary fiber intake is significantly associated with lower risk of first stroke."
ACTION STEP: Help your patients become more knowledgeable about the benefits of fiber. When you enter the keyword "fiber" in the search field at www.easyCPEcredits.com you will find ten different CPE programs, including "The Best Things You Can Eat." (See previous paragraph.) Many are available in an electronic format at http://www.wolfrinke.com/CEFILES/ecourses.htm
Source: Threapleton DE, et al "Dietary fiber intake and risk of first stroke: A systematic review and meta-analysis" Stroke 2013; 44: DOI: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.111.000151., http://stroke.ahajournals.org/content/early/2013/03/27/STROKEAHA.111.000151.abstract, accessed 5/14/13.
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4. TIME MANAGEMENT: HOW TO STRETCH THE TIME RUBBER BAND--Part II
by Wolf J. Rinke, PhD, RDN, CSP
In a previous issue of this eNewsletter you found out how effective you are at utilizing your second most precious resource--your time, and how to get the most out of every 24 hours. In this issue you will be able to learn the magic of goal setting and discover powerful steps that will enable you to make lots more discretionary time.
Set Goals and Priorities
Goals can serve as a driving force in your life, continually pulling you in the right direction. Basically, a person without a goal is like a ship without a rudder. Likewise, an organization without clearly defined goals, stated in a prioritized fashion, is an organization that will not be successful. The irony is that many of us work in organizations that have very elaborate goals and objectives--in many cases, we are the ones who developed them--yet most of us do not have similar goals for our personal lives and careers. (For specifics read my popular How to Maximize Professional Potential and Increase Your Earning Power in Nutrition and Dietetics CPE program--http://www.wolfrinke.com/CEFILES/C187CPEcourse.htm.) Because effective goal-setting is critical, I would like to briefly share a bit of management folklore with you that has come to be called the $25,000 idea.
A Simple Tool to Prioritize Your Life
Folklore has it that an efficiency consultant by the name of Ivy Lee was meeting with the president of a steel mill. The president, Charles Schwab wanted to find out how to get more done within available time, and he was willing to pay anything within reason for such advice. Lee said that he could help him increase his efficiency by at least 50% provided he could have about 20 minutes of his time.
After Schwab consented, Lee gave him a blank piece of paper and told him to write down the six most important things he wanted to accomplish tomorrow. Schwab thought about it and completed the task in about three minutes. Then Lee instructed him to order these things from most important to least important. Now Schwab was instructed to keep the list until the following morning, at which time he was asked to look at the first item and to start working on it until it was completed. After that he was told to work on task number two and so on until the end of the day. Lee further advised Schwab not to worry about the tasks that he could not get done, since they didn't matter, because they would not have gotten done anyway. Then Schwab was asked to repeat this process every working day. Lee also asked Schwab to have his employees try this system and, if it worked, to send him a check for whatever the idea was worth to him.
After several months Lee received a check for $25,000 and a letter in which Schwab said that it was one of the most profitable ideas he had ever been taught. It is further reputed that the consistent application of this strategy helped turn this small steel mill into Bethlehem Steel. The moral of this story relates to what it takes to "eat an elephant."
How to Eat an Elephant
I'm sure you've heard that "if you want to eat an elephant, you have to take one bite at a time." And your job is probably just like that proverbial elephant, so if you want to master it--instead of it mastering you--you have to have goals, prioritize them and take each one in turn, just like Lee said. These two strategies are effective because they not only provide you with a sense of direction, but also provide you with a focus. Many nutrition professionals tend to diminish their effectiveness because they come to work without a vision. They are there to work on the irrelevant many, never asking themselves, "What is the one thing I can accomplish today that will make a big difference to this organization or in my life?"
One More Time with Feeling
Which strategy you use to stretch your time rubber band is not important, provided it "forces" you to work on the critical few and it disciplines you to finish one task before starting another. You see, how many projects you start doesn't count; the number you finish, even if it is only one important one, does! In fact, being busy or working long hours doesn't count either; results count, especially the WRAs we talked about in the previous eNewsletter! So visualize your prioritized goals, and work them tenaciously until they are done. Never worry about all the things you are not doing, or all the things you were unable to accomplish yesterday, because yesterday is gone and all the fretting in the world won't make it come back.
Take Advantage of the Three-Minute Rule
I suggest you use these strategies as guidelines and set up a system that works for you. Note I said "guidelines" because of an experience with one of our customers. She had just finished reading my time management CPE program (http://www.wolfrinke.com/CEFILES/C198CPEcourse.htm).and was trying to abide by the rules I had prescribed. Proud of her success, she was telling me how she had told someone that she would call him back with an answer, so that she could continue working on a major task. I asked her what the interruption was about and found out that she could have quickly resolved it. When asked why she had not taken care of it right away, or at least had offered to reply with an e-mail later, she said she wanted to "chunk" her time so that she could concentrate on the major task at hand and be more productive.
In this case the "operation" was a success, but the "patient died." By the time she would finally be able to reconnect with the caller (you know how long it can take to play telephone tag) our customer would have used up far more time than she saved by chunking her time. In other words, the literal application of any theory seldom works unless you tailor it to yourself and to the situation, and then superimpose some common sense. To help our customer I shared the three-minute rule with her: Once interrupted, do anything on the spot, provided it can be accomplished in less than three minutes. Let's face it, you've been interrupted. So get it over with. You will find that even though it may violate one of the other rules, it will save you lots of time in the long run. The moral of this story is that you must always look at the bottom line and ask: "Which is the most effective strategy over the long run?"
Source: Excerpted from Time Management: How to Stretch the Time Rubber Band, 3rd Ed., W. J. Rinke, PhD, RDN, CSP, C198, 5 CPEUs, http://www.wolfrinke.com/CEFILES/C198CPEcourse.htm.
5. HEAR WOLF HOWL--I MEAN SPEAK
Aug 14, 13 "Winning Management: Building a Peak Performance Workplace", Columbus, OH. This full day seminar may be open to you if your company is a member of the Institute of Management Studies (IMS). Contact Mary Held, cleveland@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." Plus I will make you into a hero. As a way of giving back, I speak to ADA groups at significantly reduced rates.
6. HUMOR BREAK
A time management expert gave a speech about his success in business and how time management had played a big part in his success. He engaged the crowd and they seemed to love him. Suddenly, he realized that he had been talking for quite some time! He stopped to apologize to the wary group and explained that he had left his watch at home. A voice came from the audience, "Check it out, there is a calendar right next to you."
7. ABOUT THE EDITOR
Dr. Wolf J. Rinke, RDN, CSP is the president of Wolf Rinke Associates--an accredited provider of easy to use CPE self-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 in this eNewsletter please e-mail him at WolfRinke@aol.com.
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