Quotes of the Day

Standard techniques of good listening are to pay close attention to what is said, to ask the other party to spell out carefully and clearly exactly what they mean, and to request that ideas be repeated if there is any ambiguity or uncertainty. [1991] - Roger Fisher

The first level of positioning is developing a core message that is clear, customer-focused, and graphic. The second level of positioning is to integrate customer needs into a message tailored for a specific customer. There is a third level to positioning. As you learn more during the sales process, incorporate into your message what you've learned and what is happening as you move through the sales cycle. [2003] - Linda Richardson

Most entrepreneurial businesses eventually succeed by doing something different from what they first started. [2004] - Brian Tracy

Adding 3-5 g of creatine a day and 2-3 days of resistance training a week led to an additional 3 pounds of lean mass over an average duration of about 4 months. Some of this lean mass may be water weight, but creatine combined with resistance exercise increases muscle strength as well. The standard dose to achieve muscle saturation is 3 g a day. For older adults, it takes at least 12 weeks of creatine-supplement resistance training to see a significant additive effect. One third-party supplement testing outfit that checked for impurities chose as its top pick the BulkSupplements brand, which also happened to be the cheapest at about 10 cents per daily 3-g serving, which is about a level teaspoonful. [2023] - Michael Greger

Hibiscus delivers the tart cranberry-like flavor and bright red color of Red zinger tea. Also known as roselle or jamaica, hibiscus tea has been enjoyed around the world for millennia as both a delicious hot or cold drink and an ancient medicinal remedy. In How Not to Die, I covered its blood pressure benefits, working as well as, or even beating out, some anti-hypertensive medications in head-to-head clinical trials. In How Not to Diet, I describe its role in AMPK activation and in improving blood sugars, LDL cholesterol, artery function, and weight loss, with or without another herbal tea, lemon verbena. [2023] - Michael Greger