Coach for the Military

11/01/2025

Spartanburg Methodist College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, s*x, age, national or ethnic origin, disability, veteran

10/27/2025

Learn to be resilient and bounce back from a setback or disappointment. Don't be a quitter. Stay focused and determined. Make your success strategy for the week.

Your brain has a resilience circuit, and you can train it to grow stronger

Here’s something incredible about how your mind works. Scientists have discovered a brain circuit that controls how quickly you bounce back from stress, failure, or disappointment. It’s like your built-in recovery system, and every time you push through a setback, you’re strengthening it.

This circuit connects areas deep in your brain that regulate emotion and motivation, including the prefrontal cortex and amygdala. When you face challenges, this network activates to help you adapt, refocus, and move forward. The more you use it, through persistence, problem-solving, or simply refusing to give up—the more efficient it becomes.

In other words, resilience isn’t just a personality trait. It’s a physical skill your brain builds through experience. Each time you recover from a tough moment, your neural wiring adjusts, making it easier the next time.

So, the next time life knocks you down, remember, your brain is quietly upgrading its strength. Every challenge isn’t just a test. It’s training.

10/26/2025

“The Rosary is the most excellent form of prayer and the most efficacious means of attaining eternal life. It is the remedy for all our evils, the root of all our blessings. There is no more excellent way of praying.” Pope Leo XIII

10/22/2025

We are hiring Dealer Transfer Drivers!! Great job for retirees or part time workers. Please apply in person at our Jacksonville location or email resume to [email protected]
What is that? Dealer transfer drivers transport vehicles between dealerships for trade or sale and are responsible for ensuring safe and timely delivery. Must have valid drivers license.

10/19/2025

“You always leave the Rosary for later, and you end up not saying it at all because you are sleepy. If there is no other time, say it in the street without letting anybody notice it. It will, moreover, help you to have the presence of God.” – St. Josemaria Escriva

10/19/2025

This woman used her critical thinking skills. When you see a problem don't complain but find the solution. I once heard the phrase "Don't bring me a problem. Bring me a solution." Leaders don't complain without already having a solution.

In 1946, a frustrated mother cut up her shower curtain and accidentally invented something that would change parenthood forever. Marion Donovan was exhausted. Not the kind of tired that comes from a hard day—the kind that accumulates from endless, repetitive labor that no one sees, acknowledges, or thinks to improve. She had two young children, and like every mother of her era, she was drowning in laundry. Cloth diapers were all that existed. They leaked constantly, soaking through clothing, bedding, and furniture. Babies developed rashes from sitting in dampness. Mothers spent hours every single day washing, boiling, and drying stacks of soiled diapers, only to start again the next morning. Everyone simply accepted this as "how things were. "But Marion looked at the problem and thought: Why? One night, instead of resigning herself to another load of laundry, she grabbed a shower curtain from her bathroom. She sat down at her sewing machine and began cutting and stitching, creating a waterproof cover that could go over cloth diapers. But here was her genius: unlike rubber pants that trapped moisture and caused rashes, her design had snap fasteners instead of pins (safer) and allowed air circulation (healthier for baby's skin).She called it "The Boater" because it kept babies afloat and dry. Marion knew immediately she'd created something transformative. This wasn't just about keeping babies dry—it was about giving mothers back hours of their day. It was about dignity. About acknowledging that women's time and sanity mattered. She tried to sell her invention to manufacturers. Their response was unanimous and dismissive: unnecessary. Mothers don't need this. They've managed for centuries with cloth diapers. Why would they want something different? But Marion understood something those businessmen didn't: just because women had endured something for centuries didn't mean they should have to continue enduring it. She refused to give up. If manufacturers wouldn't help her, she'd do it herself. She took The Boater to Saks Fifth Avenue in New York, convinced them to carry it, and watched as it flew off the shelves. Mothers who tried it once became loyal customers instantly. Word spread not through advertising, but through the exhausted, grateful whispers of women who finally had a solution to a problem they'd been told didn't matter. In 1951, Marion patented The Boater. That same year, she sold the patent to Ke ko Corporation for one million dollars—approximately $12 million in today's money. She wasn't just an inventor. She was a savvy businesswoman who understood the value of what she'd created. But Marion still wasn't satisfied. She looked at the waterproof cover and thought: We can do better. She began designing a fully disposable diaper—one that parents wouldn't need to wash, dry, pin, or cover. They could simply throw it away and move on with their day. It was revolutionary. It was practical. It was, to Marion, obvious. Businessmen called it "absurd." They insisted mothers would never throw diapers away, that it was wasteful, impractical, and would never catch on. They fundamentally misunderstood what Marion was actually inventing: not just a product, but freedom. Time. The ability to be present with your child instead of being enslaved to endless laundry. Though manufacturers rejected her disposable diaper design in the 1950s, her concept laid critical groundwork. Years later, when Victor Mills developed Pampers in the late 1950s and early 1960s, the disposable diaper finally entered mass production. Marion's vision had been vindicated—the industry had just needed time to catch up to her thinking. Marion didn't stop inventing. Over her lifetime, she held more than twenty patents for innovations large and small: a dental floss dispenser, a better facial tissue box, closet organizers, and countless other solutions to everyday problems that most people never thought to fix. She wasn't inventing for glory or fame. She was inventing because she noticed problems and refused to accept them as unchangeable. Because she believed that making life easier—especially for women—was worth pursuing, even when others dismissed it as trivial. Marion Donovan died in 2014 at the age of 92. By then, the world she'd helped create was almost unrecognizable from the one she'd entered. Disposable diapers were a multi-billion-dollar global industry. Millions of parents had hours of freedom she'd envisioned decades earlier. The endless cycle of diaper laundry had been broken. Her story matters not just because she invented something useful, but because she represents every person—especially every woman—who looked at accepted burdens and asked: "Why do we have to live this way? "Innovation isn't always about grand technological leaps. Sometimes it's about noticing the small, daily struggles that shape people's lives and having the audacity to believe those struggles deserve solutions. Marion Donovan saw invisible labor and made it visible. She saw exhausted mothers and gave them time. She saw an accepted burden and refused to accept it. And in doing so, she proved that changing the world doesn't always require a laboratory or a fortune—sometimes it just requires a shower curtain, a sewing machine, and the stubborn belief that life can be better.

10/18/2025

10/17/2025

ANYONE AGES 16+ CAN DO THE TRAINING!!
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10/15/2025

Join our team at the Lake County Sheriff’s Office and play an important role in supporting our deputies and community.

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✅ Great benefits, including health, dental, vision, and Florida Retirement System
✅ Pay: $19/hr (73 hours bi-weekly)

If you’re detail-oriented, dependable, and ready to make a difference behind the scenes — we’d love to have you on our team!