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OD BUSINE A A Journal Star Zi Monday, ITZ Jl. November 3, 2003 www.journalstar.combusiness SS Books to help make the most of next steps in life higher purpose. In each case, the conversation is directed to the basic need to find happiness. For "stuck" job seekers, sections augmented by Cutler, a psychiatrist, will prove enlightening. He inserts examples of people who harmed their own efforts through exaggerated estimates of their own skills, bad attitudes or defensiveness.

Cutler also provides statistics and surveys, creating a counterbalance to the Dalai Lama's more theoretical approach. To get the most from this book, buy it and underline passages that strike you. Read it from cover to cover, like a novel, and you will begin to absorb the fundamental philosophy underlying the Dalai Lama's answers to each question. Some will strike you as common sense, others as a startling reversal on problems you have thought unsolvable. ers, start by focusing on the ways you are thankful for them.

Start by believing and acting as if people around you are worthy of your thanks, then notice how your positive attitude affects their behavior." "The Art of Happiness at Work," by the Dalai Lama and Howard C. Cutler, M.D., Riverhead Books, 2003, $24.95. Hmm a book on the workplace by a man who doesn't have a workplace. It would be easy to dismiss the book on this premise alone, but sometimes the best insights come from people outside the system they are discussing. This book was actually written by Cutler, who used an interviewconversation process with the Dalai Lama to capture his views on key topics of interest to workers: the struggle to advance in a career, the question of calling and the desire to use work to serve a complaint mode when it comes to the challenges we face in our ever-changing world.

These authors advise you to set goals and prepare for the changes, and they give you steps to do that. "Vital Truths: The Secret to Living and Leading Wholeheartedly," by Bruce Roselle, Ph.D., 2002, $19.95 (available online at www.Midwestbookhouse.com). A more contemplative author, Roselle is a MinneapolisSt. Paul-based corporate psychologist with two decades of experience in workplace counseling. His book is based on seven principles, or vital truths, that he relies on in his own life and in his work.

At the core of the vital truths is Roselle's concept of "wholehearted ness," or the practice of carrying the same values into every aspect of our lives. In his view, the reason many of CAHEECS tended metaphor, I will say that it's done very well. The authors are consistent in its use and, if you like games, you will probably enjoy the pretense. I like this book for its content, not its gimmick. Maxey and Bremer are two of the most optimistic, yet practical, authors I've had the pleasure to read in the field of career development.

From the first paragraph of the introduction, they had me hooked: "There's nothing more stimulating than change and this book is about making positive changes in your life and work." If this sentence doesn't strike you as earth-shattering, think about how many changes in your life you have greeted with a frown. As a culture, I'm afraid we have slipped into Ach Business Achievements are paid announcements How to place a Business Achievement Cost to place an item is $13 per column inch (about 40 words per inch). Costs for photos: $15 for a one person, half-column photo. $30 for a group photo. $60 for a twc-column group photo.

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Send to: Jodie fiawl, Lincoln Journal Star, 0. Box 81689, Lincoln, NE 68501 or goodbizjournalstar.com. Send faxes to (402) 473-7291. For more information, call 473-7235 or email goodbizjoumalstar.com. their training with Home Real Estate and are members of the Realtors Association of Lincoln, Nebraska Realtors Association and the National Association of Realtors.

They are ready to serve customers with real estate needs. Home Real Estate would like to welcome these new agents to its field staff. Neighborhoods Inc. board elects Hove Andrew C. "Skip" Hove was recently elected to the board of directors for Neighborhoods Inc.

at the organization's annual meeting. Neighborhoods Inc. is a nonprofit partnership of business, government and neighborhood representatives promoting responsible quality planning and housing development and uiaaV HOVE neighborhood improvement. As Neighborhoods Inc's newest board member, Hove brings with him a lifetime of achievement in the financial sector. He is a native of Minden and served as chairman and CEO of Minden Exchange Bank and Trust Co.

until his appointment to vice chairman of the FDIC by President George H.W. Bush in 1990. Hove retired from the FDIC in 2001, having served as acting chairman twice within his tenure. Hove also served a term as president of the Nebraska Bankers Association and has been a board member of Neighborhood Reinvestment a national affiliate of Neighborhoods Inc. Neighborhoods Inc.

has been active in the Lincoln community since 19B6. For more information about the organization and its board of directors, visit www.neighborhoodsinc.org, or call 477-7181. More Achievements, Page 5A 0527 200 November 3, 2003 Connect. us struggle with balance between our work and our home lives is that we are different people in these different settings. By recalibrating our priorities and actions against the seven vital truths, we can begin to bring consistency to our interactions and live more fully according to our values.

This slim book is clear and concise, filled with examples from Roselle's life and the lives of his clients. My favorite chapter revolves around the third vital truth: "Focus on the beauty that remains." Roselle describes a period of burnout in his life and his painstaking effort to remember the practice of thankfulness for even the smallest pleasures. Through this discipline he was able to eventually refocus his perspective and reawaken his joy. As he advises in this chapter. "If you long to have a job where you love the company and your cowork Haymarket district.

The new building hearkens back to the 1950s and '60s and includes antique gas pumps and an array of historic memorabilia. This year's residential development award was given to Lincoln Investment Group for work on the Lincoln Building, 10th and streets. The building, built in 1910, was purchased by investors Ravi Maniktala and Dr. Deepak Gangahar. The eight-story building is being converted to a modern, energy-efficient, mixed-use development with 41 luxury residential units and is more than 65 percent occupied before construction is complete.

The Lincoln Children's Museum received the Business Leadership Award. Committed to a downtown location, the museum raised more than $6 million to design a top-quality facility in downtown Lincoln. Recently named by Child magazine as one of the top 15 children's museums in the country, the Lincoln Children's Museum has welcomed almost 500,000 visitors since opening its permanent facility in October 2000. The Downtown Champion Award was awarded to Dr. John S.

Campbell. Campbell began practicing medicine at 220 S.17th in August 1979. In 1999, he persuaded his fellow physicians to purchase the practice to save it from closure. Today, the practice serves 15,000 private-paying patients. It was recently renamed the Downtown Physicians Group and relocated to the former DuTeau Chevrolet building.

Campbell retired in 2002 but continues to play an active role at the practice. A Significant Development Award for projects more than $1 million went to the Van Brunt Visitors Center and Ross Media Arts Center. Housing the UNL Office of Admissions, the center is-designed to serve the thousands of new and prospective students and their families who visit the campus each year. The Ross Media Arts Center is a state-of-the arts facility that provides a unique outlet for independent filmmakers to share their creative work. The second Significant Development Award winner for projects of more than $1 million was presented to Jim Abel and Nebco for 1 Landmark Center, a office building at 1010 Lincoln Mall.

The building has increased the visibility and beauty of Lincoln Mall and is the catalyst for a major rebuild of the Lincoln Mall streetscape. The first downtown visionary Leadership Award was presented to Polly McMullen, president of the Downtown Lincoln Association, for her support of the downtown and her role in the advancement of several key projects, including the Old Federal Building and the downtown entertainment center. The award was presented by the association chairwoman Michelle Waite and past chairmen Charlie Meyer and Brad Korell. Designer selected for national show Lincoln jewelry designer Sydney Lynch, president of Sydney Lynch Jewelry has been selected to participate in the 27th Annual Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show. The event is widely respected as a showcase for work by the finest craftspeople in LYNCH America.

It is the seventh time Lynch has exhibited in this prestigious show, which runs Nov. 12-16. For more information go to: www.sydneylynch.com. A I BY AMY LINDGREN Knight Ridder Newspapers I love fall. The leaves turning red and the school kids lining up at the bus stop are signs of renewal to me.

It's a good time to look at personal and professional goals. The following books will help you think about your next steps at work or home. "It's Your Move: DealingYourself the Best Cards in Life and Work," by Cyndi Maxey and Jill Bremer, Financial Times Prentice Hall, 2004, $22.95. The authors, both professional speakers, have structured their motivational lessons about goal-setting around a fantasy card game. Each "hand," consisting of two or more cards, focuses on a self-improvement topic such as learning, attitude and listening.

The cards themselves are action steps to take in completing each chapter. While I'm not wild about the ex- I OEHLERKING ZEUTZIUS Insurance agents group honors two at gathering Rich Oehlerking and Carl Zeutzius were honored at the Independent Insurance Agents of Nebraska annual convention in Kearney. Oehlerking was awarded the Independent Insurance Agents of Nebraska Distinguished Service Award. He retired from Union Agency early this year, capping a 38-year career as an insurance executive. Oehlerking was a driving force in reforming Nebraska's worker's compensation system in 1993 and represented the Independent Insurance Agents of Nebraska on the governor's worker's compensation task force.

He also served as the Independent Insurance Agents of Nebraska president in 1995 and has continued to be involved in the Independent Insurance Agents of Nebraska's legislative program. Zeutzius was elected to the Independent Insurance Agents of Nebraska board of directors. Zeutzius is vice president with Union Agency. He got his start in the insurance business in 1990 as an account executive with Chris Schroeder Insurance in Milwaukee, Wis. He moved to Nebraska in 2001, where he has worked in the community as a board member of Heartland Big Brothers Big Sisters and Lincoln South Rotary Club and also as a Class 17 fellow of Leadership Lincoln.

The Independent Insurance Agents of Nebraska is a nonprofit trade association, representing more than 2,000 independent insurance agents and their employees. Independent Insurance Agents of Nebraska members offer their clients choice, customization and claims assistance with a variety of insurance companies in all lines of insurance: property, casualty, life and health. Woods Aitken law firm welcomes 2 associates Woods Aitken is pleased to announce that Nathan J. Gurnsey and Kory D. George have joined the law firm effective Sept.

19. Gurnsey graduated from Pensacola Christian College in Pensacola, in 2000 with a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration. He received his law degree with distinction from the University of Nebraska College of I.aw in May 2003. His practice will encompass corporate and business transactions and real estate law. George graduated from Minnesota State University in Mankato, in 2000 with a Bachelor of Science degree in political science.

He received his law degree with distinction from the University of Nebraska College oflawinMay2003. He was editor of the Nebraska law Review and is a member of the Order of the Coif national honors program. His practice will encompass construction litigation, general litigation and utilities law. Woods Aitken LLR a law firm established in 1921, provides high-quality, cost-effective legal services responsive to the needs of its clients. Located in downtown Lincoln in the Cornhusker Plaza, Woods Aitken engages in a general civil practice with emphasis in the fields of LEBSOCK KLOSTERMEYER Union Bank promotes Trust Division officers Union Bank Trust Co.

has promoted two officers in its Trust Division. Tanya Lebsock was promoted to trust compliance officer. Lebsock started at Union Bank in December 1990. With her promotion, she is responsible for compliance within the Trust Division. Lebsock graduated from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln with a degree in business administration and holds the certified securities operations professional designation.

Ralene Klostermeyer was promoted to assistant vice president in the Corporate Trust Department. Klostermeyer began at Union Bank in March 2001 and has 15 years of banking experience. With her promotion! she will continue to administer corporate trust and custody accounts for Union Bank. Klostermeyer graduated from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and holds her certified corporate trust specialist designation. Six new sales associates join Home Real Estate Home Real Estate, a member of HomeServices of America and an affiliate of Berkshire Hathaway, is proud to announce.the addition of six qualified, new sales associates to its Pine Lake Office.

Joining the Pine Lake office, 7211 S. 27th are Lee Ann Carnes, Darcy S. Grabenstein, Charmaine R. Kearl, Dennis A. Scheiding, John S.

Showalter and' Elizabeth Snell. These agents have completed Vol. 137, No. 307 USPS government contract and construction law, general corporate and business law, telecommunications law, banking law, intellectual property law, taxation, business and entity planning, probate, real estate, litigation, personal injury, antitrust and labor and employment law. Ayres Kahler promotes Belka to media buyer Ayres Kahler has promoted Katie Belka to media buyer.

She previously held the position of media assistant. A Lincoln native, Belka holds a degree in advertising and public relations with emphases in political science and psychology from Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, Texas. Belka is a member of the Advertising Federation of Lincoln and Updowntowners with which she serves on the Star City Festival activities committee. As a former Lincoln Junior Achievement public relations vice president of the year, she is also an adviser for Junior Achievement's after-school program for high school students. Belka is working toward Worldwide Partners media buyer certification.

Ayres Kahler is a member agency of this international network of 5,000 marketing communications professionals in 56 countries. Ayres Kahler is a brand navigation firm with offices in Lincoln and Omaha and in Des Moines, Iowa. The agency guides emerging and existing brands for a diverse roster of local, regional and national companies. For more information, visit www.ayreskahler.com. Marsh Inc.

names Welsh as vice president Michael J.Welsh has been named vice president, client executive for Marsh the world's leading risk adviser and insurance services firm. Welsh is assigned to the Marsh Omaha office, where he will focus his practice on a diverse clientele WELSH including" financial services, technology, construction, public utilities and health care. Welsh is a key player in a team of industry specialists at Marsh that provides consulting expertise in determining and mitigating clients' risk factors through proactive program design, risk transfer and risk control. Welsh has more than 10 years of profit-building experience in the insurance field. For the past five years he was with Midwest Medical Insurance where he worked in medical liability, BELKA employee benefits planning, brokerage services and billing office solutions as well as providing a range of services to technology and health care clients He is working toward completing his chartered property casualty underwriter designation having completed his certified insurance counselor designation in 2002.

He has been a licensed agentbroker for life, health, property and casualty insurance for individuals and businesses since 1993. A native of Norfolk, Welsh is a graduate of Kansas State University, Manhattan, where he received his Bachelor of Science in agriculture. He is active in several organizations in the Omaha community and is a member of the board of directors of the Child Saving Institute. Marsh, the world's leading risk and insurance services firm, has 38,000 employees and annual revenues of $5.9 billion. The firm provides advice and transactional capabilities to clients in more than 100 countries.

It maintains several practice groups, including: aviation, casualty, employee benefits, financial and professional, international, marine and energy, risk consulting, private client services and property and surety. Marsh is a unit of Marsh McLennan a global professional services firm with about 60,000 employees and annual revenues exceeding $10 billion. Marsh McLennan also is the parent company of Putnam Investments and Mercer Inc. Marsh McLennan's stock (ticker symbol: MMC) is listed on the New York, Chicago, Pacific and London stock exchanges. Marsh McLennan's Web site address is www.mmc.com.

Marsh's Web site address is www.marsh.com. Downtown association gives impact awards The Downtown Lincoln Association announced the winners of its 2003 Downtown Impact Awards at its annual meeting Oct 16. The Downtown Lincoln Association's Impact Awards recognize businesses or individuals that have made a significant contribution to downtown Lincoln. Nearly 400 people attended the event, held at the Embassy Suites. One of two Significant Development awards for a project under $1 million went to Arlington Properties for the AR720 Building at 720 St.

Previously an underused warehouse space, the project was a joint effort of Arlington Properties and two of its tenants, Archrival and RMlOl.The building is now a totally renovated office property, housing a creative mix of young professibnals. The other Significant Development, Under $1 Million award went to Quick Nick's Snappy Lube and owner Nick Vuko. Quick Nick's Snappy Lube is an expansion of Walker Tire Co. at 830 St. and now houses a three-bay service facility designed to reflect and complement the nearby JouiinaoStar ioumalstar.com 926PStreet Lincoln NE 68508 Mailing address: Lincoln Journal Star P.O.

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