No matter what kind of work you do, or how good it feels to come home after a rough day at the office, safety statistics suggest you’d be better off staying at work. More people in this country die from accidents at home than at work—five times as many! More people are disabled in home accidents than in work injuries and car crashes combined. National Safety Council president Jerry Scannell stresses that all home accidents are preventable. Here are the most common home accidents and the NSC’s recommendations for preventing them.

1. Falls.

• Fasten carpet edges securely and put nonslip mats under area rugs.
• Keep telephone and electrical cords where they can’t be tripped over.
• Put away toys, clean up clutter, and move obstacles out of walkways.
• Wipe up all spills immediately.
• Use nonskid tub and shower mats and install grab bars in toilet and bath areas.
• Equip all indoor and outdoor staircases with securely fastened handrails along both sides. When it snows, use salt or cat litter on sidewalks and driveways to prevent slipping.

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Since you can’t guarantee an intruder won’t get into your home, it’s important to think strategically about hiding valuable items inside. Indoors, your best defense is a good offense: make the burglar’s job as difficult as possible.

THE WORST PLACES TO HIDE VALUABLES

1. Jewelry boxes. If you use a traditional jewelry box, hide it. Consider storing jewels in less obvious containers (see below).

2. Dresser tops and accessible drawers. Don’t keep cash or jewelry on dressers, in sock or underwear drawers, or in any drawer that’s in easy reach and can be rummaged through quickly.

3. Under the mattress or beside the bed. Many burglars look in these places first, especially when they’re checking for weapons.

THE BEST PLACES TO HIDE VALUABLES
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In addition to the burglar-proofing tips, take the following precautions whenever you’re going to be away for an extended time. You can discourage intruders by creating the impression that someone is in the house or will return shortly.

1. Keep drapes and shades as you normally have them. Don’t make the mistake of giving your house that “closed for the season” look with every window shuttered.

2. Hire a house sitter or have a neighbor come in to turn on lights and open and close drapes.

3. Stop your newspaper delivery and have your mail held at the post office. Piles of papers are a sure sign that no one is home.

4. Set a few timers and set them to turn lights on and off at different times in different parts of the house, echoing your typical patterns.
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There’s no foolproof way to foil a clever or determined burglar. But there are several things you can do to protect your home from a crook who’s looking for an easy mark. According to the National Crime Prevention Council, half of all burglaries occur because residents have neglected to lock doors and windows—proof that minimal security can make a big difference. Take these easy steps to secure your home.

1. Lock doors and windows before leaving the house. Make it a habit to check them at night.

2. Get pick-proof locks for all your windows.

3. Install dead bolts on your front and back doors. Anything else can be more easily broken.

4. Put a dowel or broom handle in the track of sliding-glass doors so they can’t be opened even if the lock is tampered with.
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Look up the numbers below before you need them (most emergency numbers are on the first page of your local phone book) and keep them near your home telephone. To make sure emergency numbers are easy to find when you need them, laminate a list and attach it to the refrigerator, or tape it inside a cabinet door near the phone. Include important information that anyone calling from your home would need to report in an emergency, such as your street address and phone number.

EMERGENCY PHONE NUMBERS

1. 911. This number should only be used when you need immediate assistance from the police, the fire department, or an ambulance. If you’re tempted to use it for less serious reasons, imagine getting a 911 busy signal if you or a family member needed immediate help. Teach your children how to dial 911 and make sure they know how to give their home address.

2. Police emergency. Most cities have a number to call other than 911 for situations that are urgent, but non-life-threatening, such as traffic accidents.
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When your wallet is stolen, you have two major issues to deal with. They are (to paraphrase the old Jack Benny joke) your money and your life. A thief with your driver’s license and credit cards can use the contents of your wallet to obtain a new set of identification documents in your name—making your funds and your credit line completely accessible. Following the steps in this checklist will help ensure that your identity as well as your money and credit are protected.

1. Report the crime to the police right away and get a copy of the police report. You may be asked for it later by your credit card companies, your insurance company, your bank, or other agencies to verify the crime.

2. Call each credit card company to report the theft right away. If you’re away from home, ask a family member, neighbor, or house sitter to pull your master list of credit card numbers and other relevant information from your files to make sure you cancel every card. (See chapter 2, “Records and Documents You Need at Home.”)
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Next to common sense, your best personal safety tool just might be your “uncommon sense,” your intuition. Take yourself seriously if you sense danger or have a bad feeling about a person or situation. Do not be embarrassed or afraid to offend: Get away immediately. The National Crime Prevention Council suggests these ways to keep yourself safe wherever you are.

AT HOME

1. Don’t hide house keys in planters, mailboxes, under doormats, or in other common (and obvious) places.
2. Don’t put your name or address on your keys. Losing them irretrievably is much better than giving a criminal the key to your house and car.
3. Don’t open the front door without finding out who it is. Verify the identification of service personnel, even if you are expecting them.
4. Don’t rely on door chains. They can easily be kicked in or otherwise broken.
5. Never give personal information to unknown or “wrong number” callers. This includes your phone number, social security number, credit card number, and address.
6. Don’t reply to harassing phone calls. Hang up immediately.

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Many people loves dog and quite optimist that it got to be fun to have one. But owning a dog is not like buying a hot dog. If you fail to consider the following issues, you might as well ruin your fun. So, before you get a dog or any other pet, please consider these points:

1. Have you got room for your dog?

Whatever kind of dog you might be thinking about getting, it will need space around your home that you are probably using for other purposes right now.

Even the smallest and laziest dog will need running room, a place to sleep and somewhere to relieve itself. You’ll also have to prepare in advance how you can prevent it from getting into areas where you don’t want it (good luck! )

2. Have you got time for your dog?

With the demands of jobs and our social lives putting pressure on all of us, finding time to spend with your new puppy to teach it some rules and just have fun might be quite difficult to arrange. Then, there’s the extra time you’ll need to keep your dog and your home clean.

But a dog is not a toy or an entertainment device that you can just switch off when you’re too busy. Its needs companionship, care, and training will be constant and probably the greatest in the first couple of months after you bring it into your home.

If you don’t have the time, but get a dog anyway, then you will both suffer

3. Have you got enough money to keep a dog?

You will have extra expenses when you get your dog. You won’t be able to maintain your dog’s health and temperament just by feeding it your table scraps.

But, it’s not just the cost of dog food.

You will be facing a list of recurring expenses; visits to the veterinarian and clothing (leads, collars, coats) as well as bedding and toys, (even big dogs love toys, because it means their owner will spend time with them.)

4. Have you got the strength you’ll need for your dog?

Dogs come in such a variety of sizes and temperaments that I’m sure you can find your perfect match. But, you’ll need to be fairly fit, both mentally and physically, to get the best out of your person/dog relationship. Walking your dog will, of course, have health benefits for you both but you’ll need to be able to keep up with your pal and stop it from going anywhere that you don’t want it to until you’ve got it trained so it knows the rules of the sidewalk.

You’ll probably have to lift your dog on to the examination table at the vet and lift it off your furniture on some occasions too. You’ll also need a reserve of emotional strength. There’ll be times when it will be very hard not to lose your temper or even hit your dog over some mistake. But, many of those errors, in my experience, happened because I thought that my dog thinks the way that I, a human, does.

In other words, we need to be able to step back, mentally and physically, and take a deep breath, then not do anything that, in a moment, could sour forever the strong bond we’ve built with our dog. We also need plenty of strength for those times when things don’t go right; your dog is sick or must be put to sleep.

Can you imagine yourself to be able to influence and inspire your colleagues? How does it feel. I bet it feels so great. But who would want to be influenced and inspired by you? What’s that, a stunned hush

Being able to answer that last question is important. If you are a manager, you can’t really do anything or be effective in your jobs, if your employees aren’t motivated to perform well. Obviously, it’s imperative that you continually look for ways to engage your colleague and rouse their enthusiasm.
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If you are experiencing some predicament or bad moments, sometime it’s kinda hard to rely solely on self-affirmation. Imagination can really helps. Here’s how;

A. Construct the Best Scenario in Your Mind

Ask yourself, “What is the best scenario can be happen from this situation?” Write it down in detail so that you can actually see, hear and feel it as if it really happens. This will require you to imagine in detail as you can be about your surrounding environment will be; visually and auditorily. Within this imagination, you must be on your best body posture, with the most encouraging surrounding sound you prefer.

It will be very helpful if you can find some pictures that represent your imagination. It takes some time to find the most suitable one. In the end, you can edit the pictures with Photoshop yourself to make it more personalized.
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