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Charla Krupp’s new book, How To Never Look Fat Again is in stores today!

Charla is getting fantastic publicity. In fact, she was a guest on the Today Show this morning.

Check out the clip here!

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We are very excited to announce that last night a Springboard book won a Books For A Better Life Award!

Sponsored by the Southern New York Chapter of the National MS Society, the awards recognize self-improvement authors whose books “inspire people to live their best lives.” 

There were 500 entries in each of 10 categories, and Throw Out Fifty Things by Gail Blanke was the book that won the award for the Motivational category.

We are very proud of Gail and her fantastic book! 

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Check out this in-depth interview with Lisa Johnson Mandell that was recently posted on Careersolvers.com!

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Our fabulous author Lisa Johnson Mandell has come out with the ultimate guide to jump-starting your job search. Lisa has all sorts of amazing tips for getting mid-life job seekers on the payroll. Check out some of the great press she’s gotten so far!

article from More magazine!

article from The Denver Post!   

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 Check out this fantastic in-depth interview with Katrina Kenison on CommitmentNow.com about The Gift of an Ordinary Day!

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Katrina Kenison, author of The Gift of an Ordinary Day, put together this moving video about motherhood and about recognizing the value of those fleeting, “normal” moments which end up being the most cherished memories.

Watch the video and share your feelings with us!

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Paula Span has received another great review for When the Time Comes!

Read the article here on Silver Planet!

The article ends with this great quotation from the reviewer:

“Thank you, Paula. I’m going to give a copy of your book to all my children. ”

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Exciting news!

The National MS Society has named Gail Blanke’s wonderful book Throw Out Fifty Things as a finalist for their books-for-a-better-life award!

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Usually when we multi-task, we feel very productive because we think that we’re saving time and “killing two birds with one stone.” However yesterday The New York Times ran an article (here) about multi-tasking that suggests multi-tasking isn’t as great as we think it is.

According to the article, productivity significantly decreased in adults who were multitasking. As Dr. Christakis put it, “The truth is you don’t really multitask, you just think you do; the brain can’t process two high-level cognitive things.”  In other words, when we multi-task we are doing each task less competantly and less efficiently than we would if we were focussing solely on that task. So instead of doing one task quickly and then another task quickly, we are really doing both tasks more slowly and carelessly. When you think about it, it makes a lot of sense. How many times have you put your keys or glasses down while talking on the phone only to find that you have no idea where you put them?

But the article goes on to say that multitasking may not actually be a problem for the generation that has grown up texting-while-walking, and that all that extra media stimulation has likely made for greater mental dexterity. As Dr. Christakis puts it, “Parents are digital immigrants; children are digital natives.”

Read the article and let us know what you think!

Could the constant texting/calling/surfing-the-web be beneficial to younger generations, or do you think  it’s just a distraction, plain and simple?

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Think Baby Boomers are slowing down? Not a chance!

In fact,  Baby Boomers currently have the highest rate of starting a new business of any age group in the U.S.

U.S. News and World Report published an article the 0ther day stating that “over the past decade, the highest rate of entrepreneurial activity was among people between the ages of 55 and 64,” and that “about 21 percent of all workers who change careers after age 51 are self-employed at their new jobs.”  It goes on to say that after making the decision to start a business, “entrepreneurial baby boomers need to pick a place to set up shop.”  Here at Springboard we took particular interest because, frankly, we couldn’t agree more!

(Check out the U.S. News and World Report article here)

While the article focusses on great places for entrepreneurial boomers to retire, we feel that the real expert on the subject is our author Barbara Corcoran, real estate guru, who wrote an entire book devoted to the subject of where to “live your life” called Nextville. Not only does Corcoran’s book include a quiz to help you figure out where and how you want to live, but it breaks each location down by cost, weather, median age, and local activities. Nextville is actually about to come out in paperback, and includes a new forward by Corcoran about how to survive the current (read: tough!) real estate market.

For more info, check out Barbara Corcoran’s website directly:

http://barbaracorcoran.com/

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