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Master ‘Crucial Conversations’
You are stuck in the middle of a high-stakes conversation loaded with strong emotions and differing opinions. How do you handle this situation? According to best-selling author Al Switzler, your...
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Successful Families: Built Upon Common Strengths
Have you ever wondered how some families seem more closely connected and resilient during hard times? Several studies have found that strong families across the world share much the same...
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The Importance of Looking for Positive Traits in A Relationship
Which traits do you look for in a friend or a mate? Do you try to cultivate those characteristics in yourself? Dr. Gordon Livingston wrote in “Too Soon Old, Too Late Smart: Thirty True Things You Need...
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Help Turn Goals into Reality by Writing Them Down
Parents, teachers, and society all encourage goal-setting from an early age, but all of us sometimes fall short at turning motivation into success. Whether it’s a New Year’s resolution to lose weight...
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Pet Rx: Why Owning a Pet is Good for You
If you live with a dog or cat, you already know how easily a furry friend becomes a member of the family. Now, studies show that people who own pets are happier, healthier, live longer and weigh less...
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Seven Steps to Maintaining a Good Relationship
We all know that successful relationships require work. Here are seven principles, commonly distributed in counseling centers, which can help you build adult relationships that flourish. Be aware of...
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Support for the Personal Journey of Grief
How do you survive when a family member or close friend dies? Although people approach loss differently, experts agree that “you can’t go around it” to cope; you must go through the grief process, one...
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Be a Good Fan
Parents want their children to do well. In sports, this can be especially true. Attendance at your children’s sporting events can be helpful, but other times it may turn positive intentions into...
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Measuring Assertiveness
Sometimes assertiveness gets a bad name, because people confuse it with aggressiveness. But if there were a yardstick to measure human behavior, assertiveness would fall right in the middle, with...
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Volunteer to help others — and yourself
Volunteer to help others — and yourself Your volunteer work can go a long way toward helping others – and make positive difference in your life, too. If you make the time to volunteer, you may find...
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Who would make decisions about your health care if you couldn’t?
The power of attorney for health care — some experienced estate planners say it’s one of the most important documents they prepare. It answers the question, “Who’s in charge of making your health care...
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10 Ways to Teach Kids to Be Generous During the Holidays
As an adult, you know it’s greater to give than receive. Unfortunately, that is a difficult concept for children to grasp and teaching it to your kids can be even more difficult. Here are 10 ways to...
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As the year comes to a close, we find it appropriate to look back at the year’s most-read posts. Here are the top 5 blog posts that you loved in 2013. #5 Five Tips To Get Your Home Ready for Winter —...
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Take Care of the Caregiver
If you’re caring for an elderly parent or someone with a chronic illness or injury, you know it’s easy to get overwhelmed. What you may not realize is, you’re actually caring for two people – your...
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Connect With Us
Mutual of Omaha uses several social media sites to help enhance your experience and connect you with our ever-expanding network. We’re constantly posting updates online and communicating with our...
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Three Goal Setting Tips for Your Teen Athlete
Is your teen athlete determined? Focused? A self-starter? Have tenacity and able to persevere? If so, then you can help him or her set goals in their favorite sport. Here are three tips to help them do...
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So You Got a New Dog…
Getting a dog is like adding a new member to your human family. In fact, many of us know of dogs who truly believe they’re people! When you bring home a new four-legged family member, your rewards are...
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Ways to Support Your College Freshman
When parents send their college freshman off to institutes of higher learning, there’s the stocking up on supplies, loading up the family vehicle, and then driving away once it’s all unpacked. It’s a...
View ArticleBest Blog Posts of 2014
Here are the Top 5 blog posts you loved in 2014. #5 How to Build an Emergency Fund — The following steps will help you start saving more right away. Read the entire article. #4 Is Your Golf Game Ready?...
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Who would make decisions about your health care if you couldn’t?
The power of attorney for health care — some experienced estate planners say it’s one of the most important documents they prepare. It answers the question, “Who’s in charge of making your health care...
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