TGIF: Eating with the Mongol nomads

The Mongols are colorful, tribal and nomadic.
They inhabit Mongolia, China and Russia.
Their restless lifestyle helped create a distinctive cuisine.
One of our favorite dishes is Mongolian beef.
It’s made with flank or top round steak.
But it’s also great with leftover beef, chicken or pork.
Just slice the leftovers and substitute for the steak.
Mongolian Beef (for 4)
1 lb flank or top round steak
1 tbsp cornstarch
4 tbsp olive oil
1/2 tsp grated fresh ginger
4 crushed garlic cloves
1/4 cup soy sauce
1/2 cup water
3 tbsp Hoisin sauce
2 green onions chopped
Some butchers label this cut "London broil". It’s actually flank or top round. Thin slice the steak against the grain. Dip slices in cornstarch to coat and set aside.
In a sauce pan, warm 1 tbsp olive oil over medium heat. Add ginger, garlic, water, Hoisin sauce and soy sauce. Boil sauce to thicken it, then remove from heat.
Heat remaining olive oil in wok over medium heat and saute beef lightly, turning once to brown both sides. Drain excess oil and pour thickened sauce over beef in wok. Sprinkle with chopped green onions and serve with white or fried rice, iced tea and a small cucumber and greens salad dressed in oil and vinegar.
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Leadership Strategy: Take care of No. 1

Bob Ringer wrote a controversial book a few decades ago.
The critics panned it. The liberals damned it.
But "Looking Out for No. 1" was largely misunderstood.
Ringer’s thesis: You have to look out for yourself first.
On a flight, you’re advised to put on your oxygen mask first.
Then you can help your children to put on theirs.
Leaders know they have to take care of themselves first.
Then they can take care of their families and their people.
Our friend Larry Timbs just came through a double bypass.
He’s recovering but has not been able to return to teaching.
Larry reports he’s working on his diet. No fatty foods.
Skim milk, grape juice, carrots, salads, fat free dressing.
Oatmeal, fat-free yogurt, walnuts, baked chicken, grilled fish.
No more milkshakes, hamburgers, freedom fries.
Everyone, he says, should eat like this.
I suggest that you try the American Heart Association Cookbook.
More than 400 pages of tasty, heart-healthy recipes.
You can Google "heart-healthy recipes" for even more.
The point: You don’t have to give up taste to eat healthy.
How do you feel about what you are doing with your life?
Do you wish you could develop better health habits?
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Marketing Strategy: Write compelling ads

Why hire a copy writer who knows little about your business?
Who knows your business and customers better than you?
What do you tell your prospects to get them to buy?
That’s what your advertising should be saying.
When you write ad copy, remember that simple strategy.
What sells in person also sells in advertising.
If you sell advertising, just turn that around.
Ask your advertiser what he tells prospects to get results.
Make that the headline and focus of his advertising.
It’s neither rocket science nor brain surgery.
It’s a field-tested ad strategy that works every time.
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Success Strategy: Balancing your life

Ever been asked to do something you didn’t want to do?

Did you reply, "I’m sorry but I just don’t have the time"?

That wasn’t exactly honest but it was diplomatic. What would happen if you told the truth. What if you said, "Sorry, I don’t want to do that."

Would you hurt someone’s feelings? Perhaps. But when you’re honest, you get a great feeling of relief.

Over time, people will quit trying to impose on you. You will take control of your time. You’ll have time to get your work done. You’ll have more time to spend with your loved ones. You’ll have more time to do what you really want to do.

Try it. Diplomatic personalities will find it hard at first. But do it once and you can do it over and over again.

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