Articles Written by Barbara Merola From Isnare.com http://www.isnare.com/?s=author&a=Barbara+Merola Are You a Challenger or Conformer? Advice Barbara Merola Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=440804&ca=Advice This weekend I had the honor to serving as the Keynote Speaker for the Young Women's National Conference in Washington, DC. The focus of the conference was to equip young women (ages 14-17 years) with the necessary tools to become more confident and inspire the courage to embrace their leadership po... Access to Quality Healthcare is Critical and Personal Opinions Barbara Merola Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=433946&ca=Opinions In the healthcare debate in Congress and in backyards across the country, millions of Americans are registering passionate opinions about the issue but not ever experiencing a severe health emergency without access to quality healthcare. What these Americans are not talking about is how the determin... 8 Ways to Stop Stressing Over the Economy - This Economy is the Result of Our Greed. Don’t Let History Repeat Itself Society Barbara Merola Sun, 01 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=432712&ca=Society No matter what your situation: unemployment, no credit for your first car or home, paying for college while holding down two part-time jobs and a full course load, rapidly depleting savings, or a mounting workload, you’re not alone. Everywhere you turn people are feeling the same pinch, some more so... Access to Quality Healthcare is Personal and Critical Advice Barbara Merola Sun, 01 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=432715&ca=Advice What would you do if your mother had an advanced stage of colon cancer and your parents’ insurance company cancels her citing “pre-existing” conditions? Since most cancer patients experience unrecognized symptoms prior to actual diagnosis, the insurance company could cancel the patient citing that t... Lessons From the Greeks on Prudent Decision-Making Advice Barbara Merola Sun, 01 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=432716&ca=Advice On a recent trip home to southwest Florida, my family and I stopped by The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art. I never thought I would leave a cultural complex boasting a circus museum (John Ringling of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum and Bailey Circus), the couple’s Venetian Gothic mansion and an...