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We thought it might be useful to give our readers and prospective members a little “sneak peek” in to our Thursday morning meetings. Designed to be a lead generation and mentoring group, BCBC has grown multi-fold over the past 17 years!
Here is what to expect!
BCBC members convene “officially” at 7:15 a.m. every Thursday but encourage our membership to arrive by 7am to “catch-up”.
Our first “order of business” is to introduce any visitors and then take turns with our “30-second promotional” – aka the “elevator pitch”. Personalities shine during these 30 seconds as poems, clever slogans and stories are used in many a pitch to garner and maintain interest!
After our 30 -second promotional we then do “Leads and Thank- Yous”. For some, this is the “meat” of the meeting where leads to and from each member are generated. Also, we acknowledge those who have helped grow our businesses , our mentors, and much more.
Old and New business is discussed with upcoming events and “biz tips” being announced. You can see a sample of upcoming events here.
More “food for thought” is offered during our two- ten minute presentations by members. This is truly the educational portion of our meeting and much information has been shared during these 20 minutes. While it seems short in time, it is not “short” in sharing of expertise.
Did we mention that there is breakfast being served and endless coffee and tea being poured throughout our time together!?!
We continue our meeting with a second round of 30-second promotions (and visitors get a full minute here). Then on to our “thought of the week”.
Don’t be surprised to see may a member linger to chat, share more information or go more in-depth about lead generation.
Lastly… the very best part of our BCBC meeting is … friendships, business relationships and mentoring all continue well outside the Thursday morning meetings.
This is a reprint (with permission) from our member, Louise Sattler. Please read the entire article here
I take matters of safety seriously. Especially when it comes to the safety of our children in schools. Thus, I have compiled some resources and tips for you to pass on to your children – including those who are off to college. Please feel free to share your own helpful information in the comment section below.
Sadly we live in a world where the simple task of walking to school can be unsafe. Please be sure to have your young children walk to school or a school bus stop supervised by an adult or a responsible teen-ager.
RESOURCES
Our “children” who walk on college campuses also are at risk for their safety. Please consider enrolling them in a personal safety workshop or course prior to their first day of college life. And, consider providing them, where allowed, safety tools such as pepper spray.
DamselProGal.com , by the Safety Advocate, is a website where you will find much information about personal safety for coeds.
Related: Crimes on College Campus Report
TIP: Having an ID with medical and important data can be a lifesaver, especially if the student has a chronic condition, such as epilepsy or diabetes. Also, having ICE on the phone contact list is recommended by many emergency personnel. (In Case of EMERGENCY – ICE)
Friday-9/7 Saturday-9/8 & Sunday-9/9 | BCBC & Guests | Fri-5pm-9pm
Sat-11am-11pm Sun-12pm-8pm |
36th ANNUAL LOMITA FAIR – St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church—25511 Eshelman Avenue, Lomita, CA 90717. Fun and Safe evening for the whole family. Linda Benecke/Damsel and Lori McConnaha/Mary Kay are sharing a table/tent area. |
Tuesdays Sept 11th – Oct 30th | BCBC & Guests | 9-10am & 6-7pm | Bones for Life Classes – at Remedy Pharm 23811 Hawthorne Blvd. Torrance 90505. Take all 8 classes– Cost $72 for 8 wk series or $15 per class on drop in basis. Don’t hesitate to contact Joy if you have questions or concerns – joyfulmobility@gmail.comor . |
Thursdays Sept 13th – Nov 1st | BCBC & Guests | 9:30-1030am | Align the Spine Classes – at Remedy Pharm 23811 Hawthorne Blvd. Torrance 90505. Take all 8 classes– Cost $72 for 8 wk series or $15 per class on drop in basis. Don’t hesitate to contact Joy if you have questions or concerns |
First Mondays
Oct 1st |
BCBC & Guests | 6-8pm | First Monday “social hour” at Brio Coastal, Del Amo Fashion Mall, Torrance. The price is right ($5.00 for social hour drinks and for bar bites aka appetizers) |
by Lynn Cardarelli
It seemed that it was a typical day. But, it wasn’t. March 8, 2016 at 10 in the morning would start off being the worst of worst days. My name is Lynn Cardarelli and among other hats I wear, I am an insurance agent. When you work in this profession you know that bad things can happen to great people, but I didn’t expect that it would be “my turn”, let alone that of my long-time beau, Joe.
So, here is how my “worst day” began… I am working in my home office. Joe comes in says he isn’t feeling well and wants me to make a doctor’s appointment for him. While an unusual request, it didn’t seem too “odd” as I suspected he was not well. He would normally goes to the gym at 4:30 AM to work out, however that morning he had crawled back into bed and said he wasn’t feeling well and needed to sleep. For him to miss his workout is atypical so I figured he must be getting sick and I was going to call the doctor. Then I took looked at him. He wasn’t sick. He was staggering as if he was drunk. He acted disoriented and was holding onto the wall trying to put his clothes on. I knew then… Joe was having a stroke.
I called 911. (Commence solemn music) This is where the nightmare truly beings. Hours spent in the ER as hordes of medical professionals determine treatment and finally find a bed for him. Then starts the ongoing days and nights in the hospital room waiting for him to wake up. Praying that he would come out of it all right. And, once he woke up, a blessing, we began to discover the extent of the damage.
The long journey now becomes longer…
From the hospital Joe went into a nursing facility only to be back to the hospital again. Rinse and repeat for seven months. That is what it feels like, but not in a good or cleansing way. But, more futile as the challenge is where does beloved Joe go next? More care facilities? Remain in the hospital?
Joe does not have use of the right side of his body and there is no way of knowing if this his new normal or if it will come back. Mentally he is like someone who has suffered PTSD. And, I continue to pray.
Joe has good medical insurance. I am an insurance agent and I know the policies. I know what medical insurance policies including Medicare and policies that supplement or replace Medicare do and do not cover. Most policies cover a 100 days in a skilled nursing/rehabilitation center, so many hours of speech, physical and occupational therapy, home health care etc. If durable medical equipment is needed, the recipient normally has a 20% coinsurance. Most policies do not cover retrofitting the house for an individual who is immobile.
I know I must not be alone – there are others who have their “Joes”.
Being struck by a critical illness – stroke, heart attack, cancer, ALS, MS, Dementia etc. – cost money and if a Boomer is not properly insured the illness will destroy their retirement funds.
Boomers should know what their health insurance policies covers or if on Medicare, what Medicare covers. And, to protect the home and financial future you should have policies such as…
These policies provide for money to cover the costs that medical insurance, including Medicare, does not cover. They provide money to live on while recovering, money for additional time in a skilled nursing facility, money for additional days of therapy and money to cover alternative treatments.
Many have bought policies through their work and will let them go when they retire. You should review the policies you own with a trusted Insurance Agent. Sometimes, if the company allows it, it is better to keep those policies in place during retirement. Regardless of age, individuals should look at acquiring additional protection against critical illness. In my Stroke Support group, I am always surprised by the number of stroke survivors who are in their 20’s and 30’s.
Joe’s stroke has cost over a half million dollars. The insurance company is bearing the majority of the cost. We are responsible for a portion of the cost. A Long Term Care Policy would have significantly reduced the financial burden of his recovery. There are options every Boomer should discuss an insurance agent.
Joe and my journey is long on a road we did not want to discover. He was healthy. I am healthy. And, now we are both severely impacted physically and emotionally from the toll a catastrophic illness can impart on its’ victims.
I wish we had better options… and a different road.
For more information: Stroke.org
Are you ready for 2017? Is your business plan prepared for the New Year? Have you thought of your 3-6-12 month goals to help keep your business growing or jumpstarting a business that may be floundering.
Here are some suggestions to help you gear up for when the calendar goes from 16 to 17!
What do you expect in 2017? Let us know! The graphic below if for you to download and organize your year! Good luck!
author: Louise Masin Sattler, owner of 411 voices media
October is Domestic Violence Awareness month. Here is a PSA video that is produced by DAMSEL in DEFENSE and brought to our attention by their representative, Linda Benecke of Damsel Pro Gal.
Please take time to discuss the tough issues spotlighted in this video with your loved ones.
What do Arianna Huffington, Brendon Burchard, and Eben Pagan have in common? If you answered an amazing amount of wealth along with millions of social media followers you would be correct.
There is another commonality among these three contemporary thought-leaders that has contributed to their success. They each speak about the importance of bringing balance into your life through daily morning rituals; the most important of these is drinking water! They recommend drinking water first thing in the morning and continue with lots of quality water throughout your day.
Learning through personal experience of body fatigue and sickness by not giving the body its most important nutrient, water, we go into dehydration. When the body dehydrates, even just a little, it’s like letting parts of our brain dry up. Dehydration dulls our alertness, lowers our energy, allows toxins to build, and slows our metabolism.
If we don’t give our body its most basic needs, our body will start failing us when we need it most to show up.
In fact, the aforementioned powers in business and media had this to say about the importance of hydration and balance in their lives:
Arianna Huffington starts her day every morning with a glass of hot water with lemon and she continues saying, “I drink tons of water with lemon throughout the day.” *
Eben Pagan’s morning success ritual includes drinking a half liter of water, doing several minutes of meditation, drinking a green smoothie using his custom recipe, and doing a morning walk to get exercise while spending time with his daughter. Moreover, Eben’s ritual over time has resulted in dropping 20 lbs. of excess weight, making him healthier, and more productive throughout his day.
Pagan shares, “I have found that the first action I do in the morning sets the tone for the rest of the day. When I have a great morning, I feel the rest of the day is great too. I can concentrate and get things done and feel a fulfilling satisfaction at the end of the day.” – Excerpt from Wake Up Productive webinar.
Brendon recommends that we set a trigger. You wake up in the morning and your first action is to drink water, get dressed for exercise, and workout. Bam! Nothing interrupts those actions. Plan for success by starting your day, every day, with a routine you do not question.
Brendon Burchard says, “ I’ve spent my entire career helping high performers basically set up better habits in their lives, better routines, better strategies that they could run on a continual basis -to keep them energized, to keep them in a good space, to keep them engaged, to keep them enthusiastic.
“If we can’t have the right habits in our daily life, we’ll never reach high performance.”
Read more about Burchard and his recommendation regarding water consumption in his New York Times best-seller , The Charge.
Drinking water first thing in the morning jump-starts your metabolism. Rania Batayneh, MPH, a nutritionist and the author of The One One One Diet, explains how the essential carbohydrates and proteins that you consume on a daily basis are digested, assimilated, and transported by way of water throughout the body. “When we are not adequately hydrated, we can mistake thirst with hunger, which leads us to eat more,” she says.
Just like cute puppies and chicken soup, water can be “man’s best medicine”. Through years of my intensive study of seeking health and well-being, I’ve experimented on myself and I completely agree with the aforementioned thought –leaders who emphasized the importance of water in our diet. Along that path for wellness inside and out, I have chosen to drink Kangen water.
Why Kangen? Simply, this water is restructured water and cannot be bottled and stored on a shelf because its greatest benefits must be absorbed and assimilated fresh (just as eating fresh-made food is always the healthiest and more tasty.) Kangen water is made by attaching a medical grade ionizer to your kitchen faucet. The medical grade ionizer cleans and restructures your tap water into high-quality energy equal to fresh mountain running water as nature intended. In my opinion, it is the most delicious, fresh, anti-oxidant water you’ll ever taste without being in the high mountains drinking from a running stream of active, alive water!
Last words, please seek out the healthiest water you can find and drink, drink, drink to your health!
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*Arianna Huffington, Thrive: The Third Metric to Redefining Success and Creating a Life of Well-Being, Wisdom, and Wonder
About the author:
Debbie D’Aquino is associated with Kangen Water. She is available to connect with those interested in learning more here:
You may also learn more about this multi-talented dynamo at DebbieD’Aquino.com
Opinions expressed here are hers alone. She received no compensation for writing this article.
Dr. Jennifer Cassidy, owner of the Country Hills Animal Clinic, is one special lady. Once a month she and staff members dedicate a Saturday to provide vaccines, flea and tick prevention and other health care measures to animals that may have otherwise gone without. Helping dogs from owners who are struggling financially or those who are seeking a forever home is why this team donates so much of their time and efforts. Each month over 100 dogs and cats are cared for with little to no cost.
To learn more about DOGTOWN RESCUE please click here including their list of adoptable animals.
Please visit CountryHillsAnimalClinic.com and you will find out they are a comprehensive team of veterinarians who offer laser surgery (less invasive), online pharmacy options, comprehensive veterinary services and much more. They even have a REWARDS program.
Enjoy these photos from past Dogtown rescue veterinary service day!