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Don’t miss any Bottom Line Secrets. Add our address, bottomlinesecrets@news.bottomlinepublishing.com, to your Address Book or Safe List. Learn how here. July 27, 2011 Is This Former Broke Kid Responsible for Creating the Most Millionaires During This Recession? How to Succeed in Life from Peter Drucker—the Man Who Taught the World How to Succeed in Business If Anyone You Love is Suffering... Healthful Cheese Did You Know that You Can... Dear healthwellness82@gmail.com, So many people focus on money as the key to success. But there’s another simple strategy that’s even better. Bruce Rosenstein, MSLS, author of Living in More Than One World: How Peter Drucker’s Wisdom Can Inspire and Transform Your Life, tells you the secret. And now here’s good news for all you cheese lovers who can’t resist this gooey goodness but feel a little guilty about eating it—nutritionist Lisa Young, PhD, RD, adjunct professor of nutrition at New York University, tells about three low-fat cheeses that actually are delicious... no guilt required. Enjoy! All the best, Jessica Kent Editor BottomLineSecrets.com Don’t forget to check out Bottom Line President Marjory Abrams’ latest blog posting: Spit. And don’t forget to share your thoughts on the blog with Margie. Is This Former Broke Kid Responsible for Creating the Most Millionaires During This Recession? He barely finished High School and was called "dumb" by his teachers, but that didn’t stop Dean Graziosi from becoming a bestselling author and multimillionaire investor. With his transparent style and unique approach to real estate investing, Dean has amassed a fortune and has gone on to share his techniques with hundreds of thousands of students. In the last 3 years alone, this unlikely candidate for success has shown average Americans how to become millionaires in real estate even when they have no money or credit. Now he’s sharing a blueprint anyone can use to do the same... Read on... How to Succeed in Life from Peter Drucker—the Man Who Taught the World How to Succeed in Business Bruce Rosenstein, MSLS Peter Drucker is known as the "father of modern management." His business writings remain widely read and highly influential six years after his death at age 95. Yet even Drucker’s disciples might not realize that the famed guru was an expert in life management as well as business management. What can we learn about succeeding in life from the man who taught the world so much about succeeding in business? Bottom Line/Personal asked Bruce Rosenstein, author of Living in More Than One World: How Peter Drucker’s Wisdom Can Inspire and Transform Your Life, to identify three of Drucker’s core life strategies... Strategy 1: Live in more than one world Most people assume that the best way to achieve success in any one area is to devote themselves completely to that area. Devote all of your energies to your career... your family... or your favorite cause... and the odds of a positive outcome in that area seem certain. Drucker strongly cautioned against such single-minded focus. He recommended that everyone find at least one interest outside his/her primary area, then expand that secondary pursuit into more than just a hobby. Example: Drucker devoted considerable time to the study of Japanese art. He even taught college courses on the subject. Drucker noted that people who have just one goal or one passion tend to wind up unhappy for several reasons... If you have just one interest, your circle of friends and allies is likely to be very limited. That’s unfortunate, because having lots of friends is highly correlated with happiness... and having lots of allies means more open doors, increasing your odds of success. Having only one goal leaves no fallback position should you be dealt a setback. Example: Devote yourself completely to a political cause, and you will feel crushed if the vote goes against you. People with multiple interests tend to spend less time ruminating over mistakes and missed chances. Obsessing over failures only reduces the odds of future success. A single-minded person tends to feel like a failure unless he/she is 100% successful in his focus area—and total success is rare. Example: Anything short of reaching a desired spot in a company can feel like failure to someone who has devoted his life entirely to his career. Outside interests provide unique viewpoints, which can increase the odds of success in one’s area of primary interest. Example: Drucker found that studying Japanese art gave him insight into Japanese culture, which helped him find perspective on—and gain influence in—the Japanese business community. Strategy 2: Choose a nonfinancial primary goal Peter Drucker observed that most of the people he knew whose life goal was to make lots of money did, in fact, make lots of money. But Drucker also saw that despite their wealth, most of these people were miserable. Drucker was not opposed to wealth. He simply believed that there never is a true sense of satisfaction when wealth is the main motivator of achievement. Set out to earn $1 million, and you probably won’t feel successful when you do it—you’ll decide you need even more money... or wonder why money doesn’t make you feel fulfilled. Drucker thought a better goal was to leave something of value behind when you’re gone. You could leave behind... A happy, loving family that will continue to be happy thanks to your positive example. A history of treating everyone you meet with respect, encouraging them to treat others with respect, too. A profitable company that will continue to provide employment and products or services after you retire. If you’re not certain what you can leave, spend some time teaching, mentoring or volunteering with a charity. These are among the surest ways to feel you have created a worthwhile legacy. Added benefits: Teachers and mentors tend to improve their own mastery of the material... while volunteers benefit from a halo effect—others view them more positively because of their public service, increasing the volunteer’s odds of success in all aspects of life. Strategy 3: Know and develop your core competencies In 1990, a pair of management experts named C.K. Prahalad and Gary Hamel coined the phrase "core competencies." The crux of their idea was that a company should focus on the things that it does better than its competitors. This philosophy has been widely adopted in the business world. What few realize is that Drucker advanced a similar idea more than a quarter century earlier, only he called it "strengths analysis." This strategy works just as well for individuals as for companies. Three ways to put strengths analysis to work in your life... Abandon whatever isn’t working. Regularly question your habits, your hobbies, your relationships, your projects and your time commitments. For each, ask, Would I start this again today knowing what I know now? If the answer is no, end it or at least scale it back—your time is better spent elsewhere. Drucker disagreed with the saying "If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again." He advised, "If at first you don’t succeed, try once more, and then try something else." Example: Drucker published two novels. Neither succeeded, so he never wrote fiction again. Engage in ongoing self-reflection. Consider what you expected to happen in the past year... what actually happened... and if those two answers differed, why they differed. This analysis could point you toward areas where your abilities are greater than you realize—or away from areas where your abilities are less than you think. Focus forward. People get too caught up in day-to-day tasks and activities. They don’t spend enough time focusing on future opportunities and how to make those opportunities happen. Our future is more important than the distractions and errands that absorb much of our time in the present. Do not treat the future as a low priority just because it has not yet arrived. Bottom Line/Personal interviewed Bruce Rosenstein, MSLS, a lecturer at The Catholic University of America, Washington, DC, and former librarian, researcher and writer for USA Today. He interviewed Peter Drucker extensively for USA Today prior to Drucker’s death in 2005 and is author of Living in More Than One World: How Peter Drucker’s Wisdom Can Inspire and Transform Your Life (Berrett-Koehler). www.BruceRosenstein.com If Anyone You Love is Suffering... "Please," said Hugh Downs at the start of his recent TV broadcast, "if anyone you love is suffering from heart disease, cancer, arthritis, diabetes, memory problems—don’t miss this!" He then proceeded to document an amazing outpouring of new cures, from a project unprecedented in the history of science... Millions watched in awe as legendary newsman Hugh Downs introduced over 498 world-acclaimed traditional and alternative doctors—the greatest medical team ever assembled! Learn more and find out how to save up to 75% on your prescriptions... Healthful Cheese Lisa R. Young, PhD, RD We all love cheese, but there are lots of cheese products that have too much fat, sodium or other unhealthy ingredients. Plenty of reduced-fat cheeses are available, but many of them contain chemical additives that make them taste artificial—kind of like plastic. Fortunately, you can find delicious options made with low-fat milk—if you know what to look for. My advice (recommendations are based on a one-ounce serving)... Limit the fat content. Don’t exceed 5 g of total fat. Get enough calcium. Aim for at least 20% of the daily value (DV)—the percentage of a nutrient that you need to consume each day (based on a 2,000-calorie diet). Watch out for sodium. Stick to 250 mg or less per serving. Keep an eye on calories. Look for no more than 80 calories per serving. My top picks... CABOT 50% Reduced Fat Cheddar One ounce (one-inch cube*): 4.5 g total fat... 3 g saturated fat... 0 g trans fat... 8 g protein... 170 mg sodium... 20% DV calcium... 70 calories. FINLANDIA Imported Light Swiss Deli Slices One slice (about ¾ ounce): 3 g total fat... 2 g saturated fat... 0 g trans fat... 7 g protein... 110 mg sodium... 22% DV calcium... 57 calories. THE LAUGHING COW Mini Babybel Light One round piece (about ¾ ounce): 3 g total fat... 1.5 g saturated fat... 0 g trans fat... 6 g protein... 160 mg sodium... 20% DV calcium... 50 calories. *Nutritional breakdowns are based on serving sizes that vary slightly, depending on the form of the cheese—sliced, cubed or individually wrapped. Bottom Line/Personal interviewed Lisa R. Young, PhD, RD, is a nutritionist in private practice and an adjunct professor of nutrition at New York University, both in New York City. She is the author of The Portion Teller Plan (Broadway). Did You Know that You Can... If you have arthritis, you’ve probably tried painkillers and heating pads. You may have even tried drugs like Celebrex® or supplements like glucosamine. 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