5 Ways To Cope With The Death Of A Pet

5 Ways To Cope With The Death Of A Pet

The loss of a pet can bring as much grief as the loss of some human friends and family members.

This makes sense when you consider the role our animal companions play in our everyday lives. You cared for your pet’s every need and, because they could not speak, you learned to communicate in other ways. Such caring builds intimacy similar to that found between a parent and their infant; love without conflict, jealousy, or any of the other complications found in most relationships. So when a pet dies, the depth of your grief reflects your loss of a special relationship. 

 “When we lose a pet, we lose a relationship unlike any other,” says Ken Dolan-Del Vecchio (www.greengateleadership.com), a family therapist and author of The Pet Loss Companion: Healing Advice From Family Therapists Who Lead Pet Loss Groups. 

 “Many of us love our pets the way we love our children. But in the immediate aftermath of this unique loss, too often family members and friends say things like, ‘Just get another one.’ Instead of devaluing your grief over the loss of this important relationship, as others may advise, embrace your sorrow. Your grief is important, for it will lead you to healing and teach you important things about what matters most in life.” 

Dolan-Del Vecchio offers these tips for those grieving the loss of a pet:

• Share your grief with empathetic friends. Spend time with people who understand your closeness with your pet. Even some friends may be insensitive, so be careful to avoid “get over it” types of people. “Unfortunately, many people see animals as if they were non-living objects,” Dolan-Del Vecchio says.

• Attend a pet loss support group. Pet loss groups provide a concentrated dose of social support. Meeting with others who also grieve and share similar emotions can boost one’s healing greatly.

• Keep moving. Exercise is a healer. It boosts feelings of well-being and calm, improves sleep and brightens your mood.

• Be creative. Whether you lean toward writing, scrapbooking, ceramics, photography or making collages, creative projects may contribute to healing.

• Spend time in nature. Nothing quiets the mind and soul like a stroll through a park, nature preserve, or by the seashore. “The natural world brings special benefits when your heart has been torn by grief,” Dolan-Del Vecchio says. “The sights, sounds, and smells of nature connect us to eternal, circular stories of life and death in ways that go beyond our usual thoughts and feelings, and this experience brings solace to many people.”

“It’s important to care for yourself when you’re grieving your pet,” Dolan-Del Vecchio says. “This requires some planning and acts of will, as grief can diminish energy and motivation. You can lessen your distress through self-care. Above all else, be gentle with yourself.”  

About Ken Dolan-Del Vecchio 

Ken Dolan-Del Vecchio (www.greengateleadership.com) is an author, speaker, family therapist, and leadership and life skills consultant. His books include Simple Habits of Exceptional (But Not Perfect) Parents, The Pet Loss Companion: Healing Advice From Family Therapists Who Lead Pet Loss Groups, and Making Love: Playing Power: Men, Women, and the Rewards of Intimate Justice. Ken founded GreenGate Leadership® after retiring from his role as Vice President, Health and Wellness, at Prudential, where he was responsible for behavioral health services for the company’s 20,000 U.S. employees.
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Article: MU Team to Study Flipped Instruction in Missouri High School Algebra Classrooms

MU team to study flipped instruction in Missouri high school algebra classrooms

The National Science Foundation has awarded $450,000 to study how teachers use alternative teaching methods

Nov. 30, 2017

COLUMBIA, Mo. – The practice of “flipped instruction,” in which teachers send students home with lectures and videos and then use class time for problem-solving and discussion, is becoming more popular because it allows for flexibility in class and uses widespread technology resources. However, little evidence exists on the benefits of using flipped instruction with technology. Now, a University of Missouri team of researchers has received a nearly $450,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to explore how flipped instruction varies in Missouri algebra classrooms and discover what tactics help students learn math best.

“Flipped instruction is becoming more popular because technology is allowing it to become more widely available,” said Zandra de Araujo, assistant professor of mathematics education in the MU College of Education, and principal investigator of the study. “Ten years ago, most children in the classroom didn’t have access to internet connections or uploaded videos in the classroom. But now, our society has become so technologically advanced that most people are consistently video-ready.”

The team’s findings could help yield recommendations on what flipped instruction tactics work best for students and inspire the development of curricular materials designed to help with flipped algebra lessons. The team also says they are surveying students to see how they access video technology available to them at home and how teachers accommodate students without home internet access in an effort to make sure every student has the resources they need to succeed.

“Teachers have told us they don’t flip because it’s easier,” said Samuel Otten, assistant professor of mathematics education and Lois Knowles Faculty Fellow. “Actually, they say it is harder to flip because of the prep it takes to have videos ready. However, they want to try it because they believe it can help students learn material better and gives them more time to interact with students in the classroom.”

De Araujo and Otten are working with co-investigators Ze Wang, associate professor in the Department of Educational, School and Counseling Psychology; and James Tarr, professor of mathematics education and chair of the Department of Learning, Teaching and Curriculum. The team will spend two years visiting teachers and collecting data, with an additional year for analysis.

This study is funded by the National Science Foundation’s discovery research division for pre-K through high school. The NSF funds special projects and exploratory work for STEM use that has the potential to solve real-world problems that educators face. De Araujo and the research team are seeking Missouri algebra teachers to participate in this study. A summary of the study and the researchers’ work, along with a survey for teachers interested in participating in the study, can be found at flippedmathstudy.net.

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Guest Post: Parents Television Council Study & VidAngel

Parents Television Council Study: Streaming Video Platforms Unsafe for Children, More Parental Control Over Content Needed

PTC Study: 65% of original/exclusive Netflix content is TV-MA, 8% PG, and just 1% G; NRG Study: 40% of Americans interested in filtering service like VidAngel

VidAngel CEO Neal Harmon: “Parental filtering offers single most effective solution…”

(Los Angeles, CA—August 9, 2017) VidAngel, the market-leading entertainment platform empowering users to filter language, nudity, violence, and other content from movies and TV series on Netflix, Amazon Prime, and HBO—using modern streaming platforms such as iOS, Android, and ROKU—has been engaged in a high-profile legal battle with Disney, Warner Bros., 20th Century Fox, and Lucasfilm for more than a year. These Hollywood studios are engaged in a legal effort to eviscerate the 2005 Family Movie Act, preventing VidAngel and other services from lawfully empowering parents and families to filter content on modern devices in their homes. VidAngel has responded by engaging in a robust, crowd-funded legal defense in which the company is prepared to take its case all the way to the Supreme Court.

VidAngel is reacting to a new study released yesterday by the highly-respected Parents Television Council, which found that “children have easy access to adult content, in part, because the parental controls are lax or non-existent” on the leading streaming video platforms. Over-the-Top or a Race to the Bottom: A Parent’s Guide to Streaming Video “assesses and grades the robustness of the parental controls and the availability of child- or family-appropriate programming on the most popular Over-the-Top (OTT) streaming devices including Apple TV, Amazon FireTV, Google Chromecast, and Roku, and the most popular Streaming Video On Demand (SVOD) services: Amazon Prime, Hulu, and Netflix.”

Neal Harmon, VidAngel’s CEO, has issued the following statement:

“Parental filtering offers the single most effective solution to the dual problem of the abundance of mature content and lack of adequate controls on the leading streaming video platforms. A groundbreaking study that National Research Group conducted for us last year revealed that 40% of Americans would use content filtering such as VidAngel, 72% of parents feel it’s important to know about explicit content their kids might see, and 53% of parents use the parental controls currently available to them on various platforms. That’s why we’re seeing such strong interest in our new service; it’s effective, works with major streaming providers, and meets each family’s individual needs.

“In 2005, Congress passed the Family Movie Act (“FMA”) to enable parents to filter bits of shows that they deem inappropriate, a law which Hollywood opposed then and is still fighting in the courts today. We will continue to defend the use of the FMA on modern streaming devices in court, and as well as working with Senator Orrin Hatch and other Congressional leaders to find a solution that addresses the alarming concerns raised by the PTC.”

Here are the main findings of the study, recounted word-for-word from a press release issued yesterday by the Parents Television Council. The complete study can be found by going to this link: http://w2.parentstv.org/MediaFiles/PDF/Studies/OTT2017_D.pdf

BACKGROUND:

For the purposes of this report, trained PTC staff analyzed the most popular OTT streaming devices (Apple TV, Amazon FireTV, Google Chromecast, and Roku), to assess the robustness of the parental controls and the availability of child- or family-appropriate programming on these systems and devices.

In addition, the PTC examined how those devices work in conjunction with some of the most popular SVOD services (Amazon Prime, Hulu, and Netflix) to assess, among other things, whether age- based or content ratings are being used; how easy or difficult it is for a parent to determine a program’s rating; and the availability of family-appropriate original content.

The PTC looked at the process of setting up the parental controls on both the devices themselves and on the streaming video services to assess which devices give parents maximum control over the content their children can access.

Because the menu of available programming on these services is constantly in flux, and because of the enormous volume of content available, we chose to narrow our focus to exclusive and original content only to assess how much information is given to parents about program content, how the ratings are applied, and how much child- and family-appropriate programming is made available.

MAIN FINDINGS:

•   Among top SVOD providers, there is no consistency in the application or visibility of aged-based content ratings.

•   While Hulu and Netflix both provide the option of a separate user profile for child viewers, there is nothing to stop a child from switching over to an adult profile with either service. Amazon does not provide a separate child user profile option.

•   Netflix offers categories of content that viewers may find offensive, which often feature pornographic titles and cover art, and which often appear in close proximity to child-friendly categories – with no clear or obvious way of eliminating those categories from menu screens.

•   Likewise, a child viewer using Amazon Prime Video may need to scroll past adult-themed titles and cover art on promoted original content in order to access child-friendly content.

•   None of the SVOD services offer family plans which would allow parents to block all explicit title at all times and across all devices. A portion of the user’s subscription fee is going to underwrite explicit content.

•   Among streaming devices, Chromecast was most limited, but that limited functionality gives parents a high degree of control over the content streamed over the device.

•   AppleTV alone among the devices we looked at, applies parental controls to music and podcasts, as well as video content.

•   Roku offers PIN-controlled restrictions to the channel store, and V-Chip-type content control on Antenna-TV input, but no additional content restrictions for SVOD services.

About VidAngel

VidAngel is the market-leading entertainment platform empowering users to filter language, nudity, violence, and other content from movies and TV shows on modern streaming devices such as iOS, Android, and Roku. The company’s newly launched service empowers users to filter via their Netflix, Amazon Prime, and HBO on Amazon Prime accounts, as well as enjoy original content produced by VidAngel Studios. Its signature original series, Dry Bar Comedy, now features the world’s largest collection of clean standup comedy and has earned rave reviews from audiences nationwide.

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Guest Post: “Why Positive Thinking Will Never Change Your Life” By David Essel

“Why Positive Thinking Will Never Change Your Life”

By David Essel

I wrote this book as a way of making amends to the thousands of listeners to my national radio show, as well as former coaching and counseling clients I may have unknowingly mislead for the first 10 years of my practice.

You see, I used to teach back then about the power of positive thinking. That according to the guru's before me, if you use affirmations and thought correctly, you can attract "things" like money, love and perfect health. 

I was wrong. So to set the record straight, I called on 6 NY Times best selling authors, and dozens of experts and clients to write the truth about the power of positive thinking, and included their writings in this book.

So, why is a guy who loves positive thinking, and has worked in the positive thinking, personal growth industry for over 30 years, now writing a book to dismantle the myth of the power of positive thinking? The truth is that I love positive thinking. I'm one of the most positive people you will ever meet. If you ask my brother, and he's totally unbiased of course, he will tell you that he's never met a person that has gone through more adversity and maintained such a high-powered positive attitude—than me. But I did not get or stay positive strictly by thinking only positive thoughts and saying or writing affirmations. I became and remain positive by relentlessly facing my own shadow and seeking the truth, not simply covering it with positive affirmations. Accepting and coming to terms with the truth, the good, the bad and the ugly, is what lead me to the actions that helped me change my life for the better.

As I witnessed so many clients who were disappointed and disillusioned after following the advice of best-selling books on us­ing the power of the mind to change their life, and not seeing any real and lasting changes, I realized that positive thinking alone had some serious limitations. As I saw that the coaching work that we offer naturally addresses the need to jump off the positive thinking bandwagon, and take positivity to the next level by guiding our clients into taking powerful and positive action steps necessary for deep and permanent change, I knew that I needed to share this with everyone.

The people that find their way to our work are only a tiny percentage, compared to the millions upon millions of people who have invested time, money and effort into weekend seminars, CD courses, DVD programs, and books, that have been telling us for years that if you think a certain way, you can attract the perfect soul mate. Or if you build the right type of vision board, you can become a millionaire. It's all a bunch of crap. And this book will prove that not only are these theories and philosophies unfounded in reality, but that they could actually be hurting more people than they help.

I don't believe for a second that other authors, teachers or speakers, have done this intentionally. I really think everyone has good intentions in this industry, at least for the most part, to help people create the life they want. But positive thinking alone just doesn’t work. Unless of course, a miracle takes place—which it could—I'm all for miracles, but usually people that achieve any type of significant success do it by something much greater than positive thinking alone.

Let me give you an example of a client that came into my office a number of years ago in the same dejected state of mind that I've seen in so many people. She had followed a very popular book that recommended she write positive affirmations about what she wanted in her life for 45 minutes every day. She walked into the office with piles upon piles of journals, 45 minutes of writing affirmations every day for two years. She never missed one day of writing! And yet here she was, almost broke, having not been in a healthy relationship for years, struggling with self-confidence and self-esteem. Everything that she was told she would accomplish by writing these affirmations had never come true. I was her last stop. There was nothing else left that she could think of doing other than investing some of the little money she had in savings, into my coaching program.

Within eight weeks, we were seeing a dramatic turnaround in her attitude. Twelve months later she was rocketing to the top of her profession, making more money than she's ever made, doing exactly what she's here on earth to do. So what was the difference between the work that we did together and the program she was following by a best-selling author that has sold millions of books? The answer you will find later in this book. You’ll find that taking specific steps on a daily basis is the key to great success with your financial situation, your body, your attitude, your relationships, your spiritual path or anything else that you want to accomplish in life. She was proof positive, that by only using positive thinking, nothing changes in our lives. Now there are exceptions. Miracles happen. I’ll never take that away from anyone. But instead of sitting around and waiting for miracles to happen, we will teach you a formula, which will help you create the success you’ve always wanted. And I'm so excited to share it.

David Essel, M.S. is the best selling author of 9 books, a counselor and master life coach and inspirational speaker whose work is endorsed by celebrities like Jenny McCarthy, Wayne Dyer, Kenny Loggins and Mark Victor Hansen. www.talkdavid.com

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Guest Post: 3 Strategies To Increase The Value Of Your Financial Legacy

3 Strategies To Increase The Value

Of Your Financial Legacy

After a lifetime of accumulating money, it’s common to start thinking about your legacy and what you want to leave to your children, grandchildren or a favorite charitable cause.

But despite the dollar signs you see on your investment and bank accounts, there’s no guarantee your loved ones or your chosen charity will get the full amount.

Uncle Sam is lurking to snatch a sizable share.

"It’s important to plan carefully if you want to make sure that as much of your money as possible goes to the people or organizations you choose," says Rich M. Groff II (www.TheMoneyMD.com), a third-generation Certified Financial Planner.

"It’s very easy for someone to think they’ve covered all the bases, when in reality there are potential pitfalls they didn’t know about or didn’t count on. The good news is that there are plenty of options people can consider that will allow them to leverage those gifts so that the person or organization receiving them gets the maximum amount possible."

Groff says just a few of those options include:

• Leverage your IRA to increase your legacy.

When you leave a traditional IRA to your loved ones, they pay a hefty tax. But there are ways to eliminate – or at least mitigate – the tax bill, Groff says. For example, you could use some of the IRA money to buy a survivorship universal life (SUL) insurance policy that would pay enough to your beneficiaries to offset the amount of the taxes. "There are additional ways using an SUL where you can eliminate the taxes, give to charity and still increase what your loved ones receive," Groff says.

• Make a charity your life-insurance beneficiary.

People usually think of naming a spouse or a child as the beneficiary on a life insurance policy, but the money doesn’t have to go to an individual, Groff says. You can direct that the policy be paid to a charity instead. The main downside to this approach is that there’s no income-tax advantage for you.

• Donate your life insurance policy.

This strategy does come with some tax advantages, Groff says. Giving a life insurance policy to a charity as a gift can provide an income tax deduction now, and can significantly reduce the taxable estate of the person who made the donation when that person dies. The charity, meanwhile, receives the full face value of the policy.

"Many people have a good idea who they want to benefit from their financial legacy," Groff says. "They just don’t always know how to make it happen. But if they lay out all their wishes to their financial professional, he or she should be able to help them come up with a plan that will meet their legacy goals."

About Rich M. Groff II, CFP

Rich M. Groff II (www.TheMoneyMD.com) is a third generation Certified Financial Planner and entrepreneur. Although he has worked with people from all walks of life, he has focused his practice primarily around high income and high net worth professionals. Groff prides himself in assembling the best financial team to address and solve each individual’s needs, such as tax-reduction strategies, asset protection, legacy and business succession planning or estate-preservation techniques. He has a bachelor’s degree in business administration/finance from Central Michigan University.

  

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Guest Post: 3 Ways To Make Company Priorities More Clear To Your Employees

3 Ways To Make Company Priorities

More Clear To Your Employees

Good communication is a key to success in any endeavor. Yet in the business world there’s often the sort of "failure to communicate" referenced in the movie Cool Hand Luke. That failure in the movie resulted in the premature demise of the hero. In real life when leaders are unclear about their expectations, employees often muddle through blindly, work at cross-purposes or pursue unintended, unproductive directions. The result is poor organizational performance, if not an early obituary for the leader and his or her vision.

"Ambiguity is pervasive in every organization but is rarely recognized and poorly remedied, keeping organizations from achieving success," says customer strategist and executive coach Robin Lawton, author of Mastering Excellence: A Leader’s Guide to Aligning, Strategy, Culture, Customer Experience & Measures of Success.

For example, most business leaders will say their top priorities include service and customer satisfaction. Yet seeking improvement in those areas without being clear on what you mean by them "is a fool’s errand," Lawton says.

To make the journey from ambiguity to clarity, he says, leaders need to:

Define what "service" means.

Ask any 10 employees, representing different levels and functions, for their one-word definition for service. You are likely to find at least eight unique responses. "If we can’t even agree what service means, how will we achieve excellence?" Lawton asks. He goes on to say " define all work as products" that can be unambiguously characterized, measured and improved. This focuses on deliverables, not activity.

Know who the customers are.

Ask those same employees who "the customer" is. You will get a similar lack of consensus. Who is to be satisfied? Are all customers equal in priority? How does ambiguity affect performance of the employee, the department and the enterprise? Lawton says the solution is to "identify which of three roles a person can play with any product: end-user, broker or fixer." Empower and seek to satisfy end-users first.

Make sure there’s a customer satisfaction policy.

If customer satisfaction is a top priority of leadership, is there a customer satisfaction policy? "Sadly, I’ve found in over 30 years of cultural transformation work that fewer than 2 percent of organizations can answer yes to this," Lawton says. "They do have policies on hiring, money management, quality, supplier selection, cost control and myriad other issues. But not on customer satisfaction. With no policy on it, how important can satisfaction really be?"

Ambiguity can cause chaos, confusion, conflict and unproductive competition in an organization, Lawton says. Leaders can take a first step to uncovering sources of ambiguity in five minutes, he says, by completing a free self-assessment he offers at https://www.c3excellence.com/product/c3iq/. The insights can be immediately applied.

About Robin L. Lawton

Robin L. Lawton is an author, leadership strategist, executive coach, customer advocate, and motivational speaker. He coined the term "customer-centered culture," and his "C3" methodology has enabled numerous organizations to achieve rapid and significant growth. His work has been referenced by authors and experts in areas such as business excellence, leadership, customer experience and innovation.

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Guest Post: How To Decide Who Merits Your Money As You Ponder Your Legacy

How To Decide Who Merits Your Money As You Ponder Your Legacy

Not long ago, Jeff Bezos took to Twitter to ask the world for charitable-giving ideas.

The Amazon.com founder sought a charitable strategy that looked at the long term and soon he was inundated with suggestions.

Of course, Bezos has plenty of money to give, but you don’t need to be a billionaire to reach a point in life when you start feeling the charitable urge.

"There comes a time when many of us want to do more than just accumulate money and property," says Patrick Renn (www.patrickrenn.com) a financial professional and author of the best-selling book, Finding Your Money’s Greater Purpose.

"You want to distribute the bounty. You want to enjoy what you worked to acquire, of course, but part of the change in attitude is looking to see how you can do more than just take care of yourself."

But who should your wealth – whether abundant or meager – go to? Should all of it be kept in the family when you die? Should it go to your church? A favorite charity? The college that educated you?

Ultimately, only each individual can answer that question, Renn says. But there are steps that can help you prepare for making that decision. They include:

• Be aware that circumstances change.

When you die, whatever you accumulated can end up in the hands of family, other beneficiaries, charities – or Uncle Sam. "A lot of people I talk to think they have it all worked out and that the IRS is going to get nothing," Renn says. "But often, when I examine their documents and analyze the numbers, I discover that’s not true. It’s not always because they did a bad job. More than likely, it’s because tax laws changed since they did their calculations, or something about their personal situation changed."

• Realize that fair doesn’t always mean equal.

People often divide an inheritance into equal shares. If there are three children, for example, then each gets one-third. Renn says people should sometimes reconsider the automatic urge to do that. For example, both children may be hard working, but one might be well off financially while the other is struggling to make ends meet. One sibling might be more adept at handling money, while the other will quickly blow any inheritance.

• Understand that even small gifts can help

           

Many people think that leaving something to charity is for the very rich only. But Renn says anyone, regardless of net worth, can find something they care about and include that charity, organization or cause as part of their legacy. A financial professional might even be able to help you leverage your resources so that your gift accomplishes more than you would have imagined.

"We can contribute to the greater good with our time, our efforts and our money," Renn says. "In giving financially, we are, in effect, giving all three, since money represents the fruit of our time and effort. When we share our money, we share ourselves."

About Patrick Renn

Patrick Renn, author of Finding Your Money’s Greater Purpose, has been a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNERTM for more than 35 years and holds a bachelor’s degree from in business administration from Villanova University and an MBA from Loyola College. Renn – who currently lives in Georgia – is the founder of Renn Wealth Management Group Inc.(www.patrickrenn.com), the former president of the Georgia Society of Certified Financial Planners and former president of the Georgia chapter of the International Association for Financial Planning. He is the past president of the Georgia Special Olympics, is the current chair of the Day 1 Endowment and has served on countless other charitable and endowment boards.





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