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Few remodeling projects can make as dramatic an impact as the relatively simple job of hanging a new panel door in the frame of an existing entranceway.

Designers suggest that the best way to decorate with doors is to let the front entry “key” the door design. This also is known as architectural continuity and it often may make or break the effect sought by the homeowner.

Homeowners who admire the uncluttered look of Colonial or Federal architecture can now duplicate the classic design with either wood or metal clad door assemblies that are factory-made yet contain the look of fine hand-crafted detailing.

Stock panel doors sold by local retail lumber dealers have anywhere from 2 to 32 panels, glazed for light and visibility, or solid construction for complete privacy. Among the most popular designs now being used for both new construction and remodeling are:

• Colonial six-panel Cross-and-Bible, in which four upper panels form a cross and the two lower panels depict an open book

• St. Andrew’s Cross, with wood panels or glass panes set above an X-shaped cross. This design is often used for Dutch doors which, though rarely used inside a house, make a handsome back or side entrance. In Dutch doors, the top and bottom halves operate separately

• Eight-panel Florentine doors

• Fifteen-panel Tudor doors

• Three-panel contemporary; the panels are large squares, deeply-grooved, and set vertically down the center of the door

• Mediterranean, multi-paneled, often with elaborate carving, rich embossing and exotic-looking grillwork
All of these doors can be purchased for single or double door entries that provide the popular wide opening for modern entry halls. Companion sidelights (fixed or opening), columns, fanlights, pediments and other decorative accessories also are offered. The sidelights range from plain glass and straight angle surrounds, to elaborate Early American fanlights with massive pediment heads and needed pilasters.

Today’s doors are among the finest ever made. Wood units can be solid, hand-carved models or manufactured units offering the same fine detailing. They are treated at the factory with a chemical preservative to provide long-lasting protection against the elements and can easily be weather stripped to keep out drafts. Since wood does not readily conduct heat, these entryways are also good insulators. Sidelights can be obtained with double-pane insulating glass.

Highly engineered steel entry doors greatly resemble wood designs and feature a core of insulating polystyrene foam The doors are guaranteed not to warp, twist, swell or shrink and can be finish painted at the factory in a choice of several hundred colors or painted any color at the job. Several brands of steel entry doors boast 21/ times better insulating value than solid-core wood doors, thus eliminating the need for storm doors in cold climates.

Wood and steel entry doors come in standard 6 ft. 8 in. anti 7 ft. heights and in single door widths of 2 ft 4 in, 2 ft. 6in., 2h.8 in, 3ft., 3ft.6in. And 3ft. 8 in. Double door widths are 5 ft., 5 ft. 4 in., and 6 ft. Door thicknesses generally are 13/3 or 13/~ in. Special sizes may be ordered both from local mil lwork firms and national manufacturers.

A home’s front door can say a lot about the family living there. The entrance may be cold and forbidding, or it can offer a welcome even before the door is opened.

If your home entrance doesn’t have the desired personality, you can change it. But first consider the entrance way, the approach, the planting, the lighting, the walkways, the overhang or porch setting, sidelights, columns and other decorative elements. They should blend together as one setting, of course, in keeping with the overall architectural design of your home.

I f you’ve never managed a financial enterprise of your own Awoke, the kind of discipline you’ll need to follow your particulars.

Than may be new to you. Or you may never have sat down and Consciously thought about it before. Let’s look at some of the characteristics you can develop that will make you more successful

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Successful people share certain common attributes. Some people learn how to achieve what they want during childhood, while ethers wait until they’re grown to develop success-oriented behavior. This makes it clear that these traits are not inborn, but can be learned. If you want success, you’ll memorize these characteristics and do everything you can to develop them in yourself.

The first requirement for success, of course, is to have a goal something you want to achieve, a point you wish to reach, whether it’s a dollar amount of money, a tangible item you want to possess, or a particular level of skill you desire to reach in some activity.

The best goals are the most concrete, and I advise you to write down an exact description of what you want in the most specific terms possible. If you want cash, don’t just record your goal as “more money,” but choose the exact amount you desire. You might write “an income of $500,000 a year or a net worth of $3,000,(X10. ” Instead of saying, “I want a better car,” describe it exactly: “I want a red Mercedes convertible with black up hole story.” If possible, find a picture of what you want and pin it up where you’ll see it several times a day. Rather than wishing you knew how to make more money, start with, “I’m going to learn how to generate $10000 [or $5,000] a month in additional income.”

Next, set yourself a reasonable time limit for what you want to accomplish. Break your goal down into individual steps, the small milestones that mark your progress toward your ultimate target, and set dates for the completion of each step. Write all this down and review your progress at regular intervals, revising your targets and timetable as necessary.

Now, assuming you have a goal, what characteristics should you develop and practice so you can reach that goal? Here are the ten that have been found in common among successful people in all fields.

1. Motivated. You must want to reach your goal more than anything else. Working toward it must become the most important activity in your life more important than watching television, socializing with friends, or keeping up with the latest books and movies.

Naturally, when you have family or other important people in your life, you can’t always expect them to take a backseat to your ambitions. Often, though, you can convince them to join you in your interests. Even when you can’t, you’ll want to spend some time with them in mutually enjoyable activities.

I’m not suggesting you cut everyone and everything else out of your life. But you must set priorities and make choices. Decide what’s most important in your life, and eliminate unnecessary pastimes that take away energy and time you could use to work toward your goal.

2. Action-oriented. True achievers reduce daydreaming and useless activities. Instead of dwelling on fantasies of how wonderful life could be when they reach their goals, these people invest their time and efforts in active work to help them achieve what they want.

Notice, I said they reduce their daydreaming. They don’t eliminate it altogether. An active imagination can be an asset in finding creative ways to achieve what you want. Also, a certain amount of fantasizing about your future goal helps keep your motivation fresh.

Ruben you spend too much time envisioning the future, and not imp working in the present, you’ll never get anywhere find your mind wandering during the time you’ve set aside ~ toward your goal, allow yourself a short break, perhaps five minutes every couple of hours, to imagine the fulfillment of reams. Then get back to work to make those dreams come.,.

Not all of us are blessed with perfect bodies, of course, and no point straining to become Jane Fonda or Arnold nvarzenegger if you’re not built that way. Learn your own rwnal most desirable weight and fitness level, probably through visit with your doctor, and adopt a reasonable diet and exercise lid. Get enough rest and maintain a cheerful, positive mental it looks. After all, becoming wealthy is one of the most rewarding lags that can happen to us in life.

4. Independent Successful people recognize that they are Responsible for every step of their achievements. You must be able ids work alone, if necessary, on every task toward your goal.

This doesn’t mean that you must do all your own accounting, o to legal work, or any other specialized job. But it does mean that you’re responsible for seeing that it’s done, and done competently, by someone who is qualified to perform the necessary tasks. You’re a self-starter, ready and able to get going on whatever needs to be done next. You recognize when jobs require your attention, and don’t need someone to give you permission to act or to nag you into performing.

You can direct others when it is necessary. You take charge every step of the way. If others don’t approve of what you’re doing, you’ll listen to their objections, of course. You’ll also listen to the advice of experts. But you’ll make the final decisions for yourself.

5. Flexible. Accepting and adapting to changing conditions is an important part of success. Times change, and so do people and you need enough patience to let profitable enterprises. However, you shouldn’t become so stuck on one thing, Per it’s a particular business or investment, a location, a type Reship a contract form, or anything else, that you continue b follow outmoded patterns when they no longer work. Be open to low ideas, and if they prove more promising than your old ones, be idling to try them out.

6. Determined. Don’t give up on a good idea because of Foolery problems or a lack of faith from others. We all encounter obstacles; nothing in this world is perfect, and things never go smoothly all the time. Realize this before you start anything, and solve to find solutions to your problems and ways around obsta Peas for a lack of faith from others, years ago a woman named Evelyn E. Smith said, “When you discover something new, evi body thinks you’re crazy. Think of all the people in history who Could agree with that statement! Probably the first person to make Reheel was regarded as the tribe mental case. Do you remember Ping about Fulton’s Folly in school? That’s what they called the Steamboat Robert Fulton invented, until it proved a success.

I could go on and on about lack of faith: music teachers called ilk young Ludwig van Beethoven “hopeless”; the telephone, the automobile, and the airplane were all regarded as useless toys by iciest of the people who saw the first models; dozens of the most heinous inventors, writers, and actors were told they should take up Char lines of work. You can probably think of a few examples of won’t believe you can do something. Make up your mind from the start that n decide what you can or cannot do, and of achieving what you want.

They gather as in hefts they have to decide a question. s only a little, they do the best they can. Based on whatever they can learn, they make the best decision they can at that moment and then move on to the next task.

Naturally, you’ll want to make informed decisions whenever you can. But sometimes it’s simply not possible. If it makes you feel better, you can remind yourself to go back and review the decision at a later date, when you have more information. In some cases that’s vital, but more often it’s not. Usually the most important move is to make some decision and act on it, even if occasionally your decision IS to do nothing about the matter and move on to something else.

8. Confident. A belief in yourself and your ideas is vital to your success. It’s what keeps you going when others question your Judgment, your ability, and your sanity. It’s also important in persuading others to follow your directions and your ideas.

Your belief and enthusiasm will convince others to loan you money or invest in projects with you. And as we’ll see later, persuading others can be a vital ingredient in your plan to reach financial independence.

Developing confidence can seem like a difficult job to some people. It’s really fairly simple, but takes some practice. The basic ingredient is knowledge. When you know and understand what you’re doing, you can’t help but be confident. Study what you plan to do until you’re sure you understand it, and ask questions of anyone who might be able to give you good advice. The more you know, the more confident you’ll feel.

9. Thrifty. The most successful financial achievers spend money only where necessary for the success of their enterprises, at least until their profits can support a few extras. It makes no sense to take money out of an investment program, for example, to rent luxury offices if you don’t need to invest from a fancy office.

One of the saddest examples of this I ever saw was a man who ran a small mail-order business. One month he placed an ad in a national magazine and received ten times the volume of orders he had expected. It was the first time he’d ever seen so much money, and he got so excited, he ran out and bought an expensive boat instead of putting the money back into more advertising and greater capability to handle the increased volume of orders. He repeated this pattern of self-indulgence until he lost his business.

Aim Before spending any money, financially successful people ask. Selves two questions: 1) Do I really need this? 2) Where could the money be put to better use? They weigh the answers to these questions very carefully before deciding to commit money to any ‘unnecessary expenses You don’t have to become a total tightwad to the successful. But you must budget your money as carefully as you do your time, particularly in the early stages of your success Ram.

10. Informed. Success depends on knowing what goes on in the world and how it affects your interests. You have to be alert to Dew trends and shifts in the marketplace if you’re going to stay ahead of the competition. You can collect information from all kinds of; sources: newspapers, trade journals and newsletters, books, seminars, computer data banks, and contacts with people who share your concerns. In fact, these days we’re said to live in an “information age” where we’re practically buried in news, facts, and rumors.

That’s why it’s important to be selective about your information

Abstaining from food for ritualistic reasons may have its place in some religions, but fasting cripples athletic performance and endurance. Fasting has no rational role in modern sports nutrition.

Today, many athletes still believe that eating no solid food before competing or performing somehow cleanses their bodies of poisons or toxins and contributes to high performance and increased endurance. Nothing could be further from the truth.

Fasting robs athlete’s of-endurance because lack of food disrupts normal storage of energy (in the form of glycogen, the energy storage carbohydrate) and energy metabolism itself, which requires a specific balance of protein, fat, Ail carbohydrate, and the vitamins and minerals’ they provide. If you fast for more than 12 to 24 hours your body will begin to eat itself and you will lose vital muscle tissue, glycogen, vitamins, and minerals.

Do not be misled by claims any sports superstars may make. Fasting for athletes is unnecessary and potentially dangerous. It can defeat even the champions themselves.

Your success will depend on more than having a plan to follow however. You’ll also need the discipline to apply yourself. It’s up to you to study the techniques I will describe until you understand them, then go out into the world and put them into practice. If you want to reach the ultimate goal of financial independence, you can’t make excuses to put off the day when you’ll actually start working on your plan. No one ever excused his way to success.

I know that it’s sometimes difficult and even frightening, to try new things and change your way of life. That’s why, if you truly want to succeed, you must discipline yourself to work through your plan. Others have done it, and so can you. Simply take it one step at a time, at your own pace. Once you’ve accomplished one step, go on to the next; don’t back off and lose your momentum.

This discipline factor is so important to achieving anything you want in life that I’ve incorporated it into a formula that I use as a motto for my Cash Flow System students:

Plan + Discipline = Success

I originally developed the Haas Peak Performance Program in order to save my own life. This sounds pretty dramatic, but it is no more than the simple truth.

I was quite athletic in college. Weight lifting was an important part of my total fitness regimen,-but I also jogged and played tennis. A t 5′11, I weighed about 190 pounds and most of it was solid muscle.

After graduation, I had a date with my draft board and it was at my pre induction physical that I got news that was to change and save my life. The doctors told me I had extremely high blood pressure 170 over 11 a most unusual and very dangerous reading for a twenty year old.

My own physician told me that my serum cholesterol was dangerously high. Elevated blood sure and serum cholesterol were two indications that I was a high-risk candidate for heart attack or stroke at the tender age of twenty!

My physician told me that I would have to take one or more medications for the rest of my life to control these abnormally high risk factors for cardiovascular disease. The drugs that help lower blood pressure and serum cholesterol all have side effects, some of which seemed to be more uncomfortable than the diseases they were used to prevent! In seeking an alternative, I pondered what I was doing to myself to cause such an abnormally high disease risk profile at such a young age.

Instinct led me to the local bookstore. The disciples of natural foods, high-protein diets, and Far Eastern eating regimens were interesting enough, but my background in chemistry told me that their recommendations often sidestepped real science.

It became increasingly clear that nutrition was the only pharmaceutical-free alternative to my health problems and that I had to learn all I could about chemistry, biochemistry, biology, physiology, and even medical pharmacology (the study of pharmaceuticals, the very things l was trying to avoid), before trying to explore the relationship between nutrition and health.

Back to college I went to master the basic and advanced sciences I needed for personal survival.

Sadly, however, I never really learned about nutrition until I graduated. Most professors I

I- encountered in the department of nutrition did not acknowledge the role of dietary cholesterol in promoting heart disease, or the importance of environmental factors and food in promoting some types of cancer and the role of free radicals in damaging healthy body tissue in the aging process.

I began, like so many research scientists, to use myself as a guinea pig, recording laboratory data on the changes in blood chemistry, following various diets and swallowing a variety of food concentrates and food supplements. The complex interrelationships between diet chemistry and body chemistry were logged into a computer.

As if by magic, my blood pressure dropped into the low normal range (110 over 60), as did my serum cholesterol (125) without resorting to harsh, stringent, and tasteless diet regimens. My body settled at its ideal weight 140 pounds and I eagerly embraced long-distance running because my physical endurance increased far beyond my wildest expectations. Something unique and important had been discovered.

I opened my own clinical nutritional practice in association with a group of physicians at a regional medical center in Florida, and today I am a nutritional consultant in private practice.

Several years ago, some of the world’s most famous tennis players began seedling my counsel, and I have been counseling tennis professionals ever since. Jimmy Connors, Stan Smith, Harold Solomon, Gene and Sandy Mayer, Fred Stolle, and Martina Navratilova are just a few of the world champions with whom I work. Tennis is a sport that demands both aerobic and anaerobic metabolism, and tennis players require a nutritional program that ensures them endurance as well as explosive energy. This combination tests the Peak Performance Program even more rigorously than sports that primarily demand quick power for a short period of time, such as weight lifting.

The Haas Peak Performance Program is currently used by more world class tennis players than any other sports nutrition program. As a matter of fact, this probably is the first time in sports history that a whole class of pros in this sport has followed the nutritional advice of one scientist.

The Peak Performance Program has worked for skiers such as U.S. Olympic and U.S. Ski Team member Viki Fleckenstein; swimmers such as James and Jonathan DiDonato, co-worldrecord holders in long-distance swimming, U.S. and Canadian triathaloh champions Sylviane and Patricia Puntous; and toranked basketball players such as Nancy Lieberman, as well as a host of collegiate athletes in most major sports.

But right now, I want to start working with you.

Food is more than mere sustenance. It can pros vide pleasure as well as nourishment but it can also be dangerous. Food substances such ad fat and cholesterol can clog arteries, raise blood’ pressure, prematurely age our bodies; other chemicals in food can harm our unborn children and even contribute to some forms of cancer. How can something so vital be so harmful?

When the Chicago Heart Association invited me to train their staff members to administer my diet program to a group of volunteers at high risk of cardiovascular disease (heart attack ant stroke), I became part of a seven-year national study designed to lower the rate of cardiovascular disease in middle-aged American men. ‘I FIT” was conducted at a dozen research centers across the country. One MR F1T research center in Chicago, directed by Dr. David M. Benson, studied those men at high risk of heart disease who had already received regular medical and nutritional care for six years before following my program. Dr. Berkson, who is also chief of cardiology at St. Joseph’s-Hospital in Chicago, reported that volunteers who followed my program decreased their serum cholesterol by 20% after just 28 days. In fact, one man achieved a 50%- reduction in his cholesterol level! Weight’ loss was equally impressive.

I was felling very tranquil that day. I had got 3 weeks vacations from my university after hectic routine. I planned to pass my vacations abroad. My sister decided to accompany me. We packed our entire luggage. We chose airlines and booked our seat. The day came when we had to depart. Our flight was in the early hours of morning. We woke up early, got ready and left for airport. After all check in process at airport, finally we sat on our seats. Seven hours flight was long enough to pass time easily. First few hours passed chattering and amusing. After that we were exhausted and had a nap. We woke up just half hour before landing. At last we arrived at our destination. It was noon time. My brother was already there to receive us. Right after reaching home, I went to bed and slept like a log. We were waked up for dinner. After taking dinner we went for walk. We visited our relatives on return. They were delighted to see us. We reminded our past time by watching our photographs. After passing few hours there we returned home. The next morning weather was good enough to visit seaside town. Hence we decided to have a picnic on beach. We went market, bought all necessary stuff to take with us. We finally reached the coast after long driving. We spent that day on the beach. We took different rides on pleasure beach rides. We decided to go boating but there were no boats because of cold weather. We had been snacking all day. It was evening time and twilight was fascinating a lot. So we took few photographs and made video as well. Then we left for home. Next morning we planned to invite relative to our home. Our room was in mess as ever. So first we cleaned it thoroughly. It was gone so tidy that we were amazed our self. Then we went to have food and other stuff for guests. After a long wait they came. We had arranged tea party and it really went excellent. After that we showed them our kennel, they were scared to see our pet. Time passed talking and babbling. Also we played basket ball with our cousins. They went back at night. Next day it was visiting day at sister’s university. So we decided to go with her. We decided formal dresses to wear. As our home was near station, we went there by walk. Then we reached university by train. My sister went to take her class and we toured the whole university. We visited all departments and laboratories. We also saw classrooms and conference rooms, but most of the rooms were busy. We saw different books in library. Though we had not enough time to read books fully, yet we got a slight awareness. After that we had lunch at university café. There we met a Botswana girl. She was doing masters in transport there. She told us interesting incidents of her country. We invited her home and took her address as well. After that we went to our sister lab. We met her professor there too. He reminded us to wear laser spectacles before using any machinery in lab. Then sister showed us her experiment. We saw colored lights passing through some equipment. It was truly a strange experience. On return, a mishap occurred. We missed our train and we had to wait one hour for next train to come. So we made our minds to go nearby takeaway. We ordered fish and chips from there. After finishing food we walked here and there. At last train came and we proceeded toward our home.