6 Practices for Achieving Excellent Self-CareWritten by ADD Management Coach Jennifer Koretsky
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4. Indulge in Your Passions Life should be about more than to-do lists! What do you love to do? Paint, sing, visit theatre, rock climb? Schedule in regular time to indulge in activities that you are passionate about. It will help keep you happy, positive, and motivated! And you deserve it! 5. Surround Yourself with Happy & Helpful People One of best ways to stay happy and positive is to surround yourself with others who are happy and positive. Energy is infectious, and we absorb others' positive energy just as easily as we absorb others' negative energy. Surround yourself with people who will see good in you, instead of those who are overly critical or quick to point out your challenges. 6. Don't Tolerate Things or Situations that You Don't Have To When adults with ADD feel weighed down with day-to-day life, they often feel like they lack necessary motivation to make big changes. Things like bad relationships, undesirable living spaces, or unfulfilling jobs seam easier to tolerate than to change. But making these types of changes doesn't have to be all-consuming. When large goals are broken into small steps, progress becomes more realistic and less draining. It's difficult to be happy and healthy when life is full of things you tolerate, instead of things you love. © Copyright 2004
Jennifer Koretsky is a Professional ADD Management Coach who helps adults manage their ADD and move forward in life. She offers a 90-day intensive skill-building program, workshops, and private coaching. Her work has been featured in numerous media, including The New York Times Magazine and The Times (UK). To subscribe to Jennifer’s free email newsletter, The ADD Management Guide, please visit http://www.addmanagement.com/e-newsletter.htm
| | What is the difference between HMO and PPO dental plans?Written by Dentistry21 Editorial Team
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2. HMO plans When it comes to a general dentist, usually way insurance companies pay is called capitation payment. Which means they sign a contract with a doctor for a certain number of people (let's say 500 people). Then they pay doctors a monthly payment for each patient (Something around 1-6 dollars per person). Then in return they expect dentists to perform certain procedures for free and some others at a discounted rate. When you think about it, you realize practically they reward doctors who do less! As far as dentists are concerned if they are performing a "covered benefit" they are losing money! The only time they make money is when they perform a procedure that is not covered by insurance. Getting more familiar with system, you now realize why some dental offices act strongly when you call them for appointments having an HMO plan. The fact is that insurance companies (being a large monopoly dealing with a non-union crowd) have pressured many doctors (both in medicine and dentistry) to sing up with HMO plans. That has resulted in lowering of quality of service across country. Next time you are thinking about selecting an insurance plan keep in mind way they reimburse doctors. You should not make your decision only based on list of co-pays they give you. You may end up paying much more for a lower quality of service in long run. Go to http://dentistry21.com/public for more information.
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