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Think Pink or Not?

ByMichael

Fall is here, one of my favorite times of the year.

I often think about the annual vacation trips that I would take to see my grandmother Blanche in Detroit.  I usually went the third week of October and celebrated her birthday with her.  We would go visit our same places almost every year including the stop at the cider mill for cold apple cider and brown donuts. 

If you haven’t guessed yet, this is Tina Tannery and I have hijacked Michael’s blog this week to discuss something that impacts all of us.
I think you know how I feel.   CANCER SUCKS

CANCER SUCKS – easy to say, yet there are so many unique other diseases that impact families across the entire USA and world.  Today Michael had a meeting with clients who shared the medical struggle that their daughter in laws father is facing.  His struggle is about proteins around his heart.  Annually there are 4,000 people in the United States that get this diagnosis.  With 330,000,000 people that is a small number.  Mathematically it is just 0.0001212%, to this family, this is the most important disease to conquer.

My message to you

It is direct and to a point for all our clients and friends.

I have two specific requests.
  1.  Take my gentle push and whether you are male or female, go get your annual exam.   Stay ahead of your health with early detection.  It is much easier on you than going through what I and many other survivors have struggled through and continue to daily.
 
  1. Think before you give.  We all want to eradicate disease and our emotions impact how we give.  The Christmas and Hanukkah season is only ten weeks away and many of us choose to make contributions at this time of year.
 
Before you give, check the charity out and see how much of your donation goes to research or to the intended benefactors.
How do you do that? 

Charity Navigator is your resource.

“Charity Navigator was founded in 2001, Charity Navigator has become the nation’s largest and most-utilized evaluator of charities. In our quest to help donors, our team of professional analysts has examined tens of thousands of non-profit financial documents. We’ve used this knowledge to develop an unbiased, objective, a numbers-based rating system to assess over 9,000 of America’s best-known and some lesser-known, but worthy, charities.”

Don’t get me wrong, I support giving and want to do more. 

Yes, October is breast cancer awareness month and as a survivor, I feel it’s important to share the reality of breast cancer.
I don’t give a damn about saving the Tata’s or cute pink hearts, breast cancer isn’t pretty, pink or lacy.  It and all other cancers are life-altering, deadly disease that leaves you forever changed even if you are one of the “lucky ones” that survives.

This October and every day make sure your donations are going to the focus of your giving.

A disease that is killing tens of thousands of women every year shouldn’t be wrapped in a pretty pink bow and used to sell socks and hats. #thisisnotpink

Thank you for your love, kindness, and support our entire office and family has felt your love.

I am thinking that we need to go to the State Fair one more day with a beautiful fall weekend.

Tina Tannery

tina@tannery.wordifysites.com

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    What is wasted time?
    Unscheduled, unplanned time doing the simple things of life
    As kids out summers were spent riding our bikes, playing in the creek or playing any game we could make up. All of this was outside and required very little parental supervision.
    Ain’t it funny how the best days of my life was all that wasted time
    – lyric from Keith Urban’s song – Wasted Time
    Today, I observe adults and children over scheduled with activities and over connected with every electronic device possible. Wasted time is where creativity is created.
    We are the “Attachment Generation”.
    Based on my observation about us becoming the “Attachement Generation”, I began to pose this question to friends and clients in my conversations.
    “What is your daily routine and how connected are you”.
    The #1 answer was – immediately when I get up or I take my phone to bed with me.
    I would get the answers and ask my favorite question – why?
    Why do you have to keep your phone with you, even taking it to bed?
    Why do you immediately look at it when you wake up, no matter the time of the night?
    They answered with various reasons that attempted to make the attachment to their phone seem normal.
    This simple idea of not having your smart phone with you 365/24/7 caused people stress.
    “When people are so plugged into their devices around the clock, they often lose the ability to be fully present to themselves and to other people,” says Jeffrey Rossman, Ph.D., director of Life Management ar Canyon Ranch in Lenox, Massachusetts. “It negatively impacts our peace of mind and relationships with others.”
    When is the last time you had “Wasted Time?”
    If “I can’t remember” is your answer then you have become part of the Attachment Generation. It is time for a digital detox and some “Wasted Time”.
    Take my seven steps toward finding your Wasted Time.
    1. Let go of the phone – start with taking it out of the bed. Your phone needs to sleep in the other room, not in the bed or on the bedside table. I made this change and the results are positive. (the phone was on the bedside table)

    2. Don’t touch your phone for the first 30 minutes of your day. Let your mind and your body refresh from the night’s sleep.

    3. Eliminate all of the “push” notifications on your phone and your desktop. This also includes your watch. I see many people distracted and looking at their smart watch for the text notifications during a meeting. It is unprofessional and inconsiderate.

    4. Drive your car without looking at your phone at stop lights. (No texting should not even be mentioned)

    5. Stop using your phone to occupy all of your free time. If you are standing in line at the grocery store, it is Ok to let your mind be unoccupied.

    6. Meals are Digital Free.

    7. Plan some wasted time each day without a screen in front of you. That includes a TV. Go workout, take a walk or have a conversation with your spouse, your children or take a bottle of wine and go visit a neighbor. I prefer reds however a chilled white will work this summer.
    Be honest
    You probably use your smartphone way more than you should, but you’re far from alone. It’s addictive checking social media, playing games and of course just staring down at it when you’re in a socially awkward situation.
    Try either taking the Apps off your phone or try one of these six apps to break your addiction.
    Tell me about your results of finding your Wasted Time.