would you let your neighbour whip out your appendix?

Of course you wouldn’t and it wouldn’t matter how many

episodes of E.R. he’d seen!

You’d go to a doctor - an expert in his field. It makes you

wonder why so many people approach friends, relatives and

colleagues for advice about specialist problems, when these

people have no more qualifications than our telly-watching

friend.

Every hour of every day there are problems and questions

you need answered, whatever you’re doing and whatever

your own experience and qualifications.

Here’s a little quiz for you - see if your answers match those

of experts.

Do you know best way to keep tax records of your

car expenses?

According to Sandy Botkin, Attorney and Certified Public

Accountant, Chief Executive Officer and Principal Lecturer

of Tax Reduction Institute based in Washington, DC

area, there are five methods you can use to keep records

that have varying degrees of success in trying to bullet-proof

your car from tax man:

1. you keep track of your mileage daily from stop to

stop, recording whether it is business or personal

2. Ninety Day Log: here you would do exactly as you

did under method one but for only ninety consecutive days

3. One Week A Month Method

4. only keep track of personal and commuting mileage -

difference is business

5. desperation approach.

What common vegetable can help you lose weight,

keep your blood sugar levels stable, cure dysentery,

prevent colon and prostate cancer and lower bad

cholesterol?

James F Balch, MD, graduate of School of Medicine at

Indiana University, explains benefits of garlic, "Garlic

contains germanium and selenium, which are

sulfur-containing antioxidants that boost immune system.

In a study, conducted by Dr. Tariq Abdullah, Kyolic (garlic)

killed 20 percent more of tumor cells in laboratory

cultures than did raw garlic. And raw garlic is by itself one of

the most potent boosters of your natural killer cells."

And you thought it was only good with prawns!

Why aren’t you as successful as you should be?

Gary Ryan Blair, The GoalsGuy, is one of top strategic

Many people try to handle controversy by simply avoiding it. Unfortunately, this often leads to bland, wishy-washy arguments that really have nothing to say.

Other people face controversial subjects by bluntly stating their opinion, regardless of situation or reactions of audience. These people often call themselves "frank," "candid," "upfront" or "in-your-face" -- but, they are about as effective as people who have nothing to say.

Why? Because, for an argument or a persuasive message to work, there has to be COMMUNICATION. This means there has to be at least one person talking and one person listening. If a message is too blunt or controversial, then audience has a tendency to "tune out" what is said -- they are too angry, shocked, or outraged to continue paying attention to what you have to say. As soon as they stop listening, communication is over and your message has failed.

How do you prevent this from happening? Well, I have found that best way to present a controversial subject is to use a method called "proof-to-claim." To use this method, you hold controversial point of your message (your claim) for end of your argument, after you have had a chance to present all information (proof) that supports claim.